tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post2428464212493359810..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: The OFFICIAL Return From Hiatus PostAmalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-7497564723116114882010-07-23T21:17:23.880-04:002010-07-23T21:17:23.880-04:00(That would be totally awesome!)(That would be totally awesome!)Just Another Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589166715361819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-4575481335052958082010-07-22T14:26:01.187-04:002010-07-22T14:26:01.187-04:00Yay! haha. Sarah you are so funny. Let me know if ...Yay! haha. Sarah you are so funny. Let me know if you do and we can do it togetherish!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-6634135801703201122010-07-22T13:46:02.502-04:002010-07-22T13:46:02.502-04:00Obviously, I haven't been around much, because...Obviously, I haven't been around much, because if I had, I totally would have commented on the awesomeness that is the Icelandic videos you picked to share with us. I want to learn Icelandic. I am going to have to find time to fit learning for free, online, into my schedule!Just Another Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589166715361819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-21215679054797596632010-07-20T12:56:29.783-04:002010-07-20T12:56:29.783-04:00High 5!High 5!L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-84105999140009055682010-07-19T14:00:52.809-04:002010-07-19T14:00:52.809-04:00YES! another convert! High 5, LT! :)YES! another convert! High 5, LT! :)Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-33433382753863376922010-07-19T13:01:58.935-04:002010-07-19T13:01:58.935-04:00How freaking cool! I love languages, I never reall...How freaking cool! I love languages, I never really thought about Icelandic before. I'll have to check out that UoI program. Thanks :)L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-76482732062459463062010-07-17T11:12:55.420-04:002010-07-17T11:12:55.420-04:00:D :D :D yeah. I thought it was pretty funny mysel...:D :D :D yeah. I thought it was pretty funny myself the first time I watched the video. I was like "Wait, what?!"Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-61036511529557988442010-07-17T07:49:43.670-04:002010-07-17T07:49:43.670-04:00Dude, you made me snort Dr. Pepper up my nose. &qu...Dude, you made me snort Dr. Pepper up my nose. "Get away from me!" That's frickin' classic. I heart you.Tina Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914428134837892539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-58941451302206059812010-07-16T14:25:51.970-04:002010-07-16T14:25:51.970-04:00I'm not great with languages either, VR, belie...I'm not great with languages either, VR, believe me. but I'm determined with Icelandic!<br /><br />I'm tentatively planning something for next year, but it depends on some elements that are outside of my control, so we'll see. Fingers crossed! Maybe I should start accepting donations to fund my trip so I can get there sooner :PAmalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-61197819781224888162010-07-16T14:17:20.000-04:002010-07-16T14:17:20.000-04:00Welcome back, Amalia. You were missed. Love the vi...Welcome back, Amalia. You were missed. Love the vids. Great to watch and listen to, but I'm hopeless at languages. Been trying to learn French for ten years. When I'm forced to speak it, it always comes out Spanish. :)<br /><br />So when are you visiting Iceland? You must find a way.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-35104586027287293542010-07-16T13:51:51.978-04:002010-07-16T13:51:51.978-04:00Awesome!! It is definitely fun to learn, I think. ...Awesome!! It is definitely fun to learn, I think. Well worth the effort.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-12945502244457424142010-07-16T13:44:14.358-04:002010-07-16T13:44:14.358-04:00Cool. I am definitely going to have to learn some ...Cool. I am definitely going to have to learn some Icelandic online. My ancestors are Icelandic. I'm a viking girl at heart.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-27268185108031148962010-07-16T10:02:35.263-04:002010-07-16T10:02:35.263-04:00Welcome to the blog, Cruella! You're right tha...Welcome to the blog, Cruella! You're right that Icelandic has preserved a lot of the elements of Old Norse-- it's kind of the Latin of the Scandinavian languages, which is maybe why it's so appealing to me. I'm hoping to use it as a stepping stone to Old Norse and then hopefully to be able to read the Sagas in the original language. Languages are like a cultural map, and I really Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-13781172071823205442010-07-16T09:03:58.627-04:002010-07-16T09:03:58.627-04:00Very cool!!Very cool!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046724975658216337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-78602775976298180842010-07-16T09:03:56.693-04:002010-07-16T09:03:56.693-04:00Very cool!!Very cool!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046724975658216337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-83983283029593912632010-07-16T06:16:35.399-04:002010-07-16T06:16:35.399-04:00As a relatively new follower of this blog I haven&...As a relatively new follower of this blog I haven't really got to explore it a lot yet, but your obsession with Icelandic makes me giggle. It's a fascinating language, indeed! Norwegian is my native language, and even though the two languages took different paths sometime shortly after the Viking Era (or maybe sometime in the last century - Icelandic has been re-morphed into what it used Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-79669348063392547472010-07-16T02:09:40.197-04:002010-07-16T02:09:40.197-04:00Mostly I find this stuff by luck. A friend found t...Mostly I find this stuff by luck. A friend found the Bambi link for me, when I first started extolling the excellence of Icelandic, along with the Basic Greetings tutorial, and it all kind of snowballed from there. Youtube has some great resources buried in it! I'll let you know when/if I break and end up tearing into the Hunger Games. I had a moment of temptation tonight, but I managed to Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-10746283703783874802010-07-16T01:35:16.987-04:002010-07-16T01:35:16.987-04:00That's pretty cool. Where do you find this st...That's pretty cool. Where do you find this stuff?<br /><br />I'm glad to see you're distraction tactics are working so well to keep you from Hunger Games.<br /><br />You'll cave. You just have to so I feel better about my own distractions!<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.com