On the eve of Independence Day, it's appropriate to celebrate a nation's heritage, its warriors, hunters, legends. That country, in this case, is Iceland, naturally.The smallest country to ever qualify for the World Cup has gained respect for its national teams' unity
and fighting spirit, and for its fans' haunting Viking war chant. But until now, the nation's badge didn't match its heritage. It looked like it was designed by a first-semester graphic design student who was destined to work in a coffee shop for years.
Now, though, Iceland has a crest to match its sporting character. And the video reveal for it is amazeballs. The film was directed by Icelandic men's nation team goalkeeper Hannes Thor Halldorsson, who seems to specialize in the epic.
The new crest itself is like nothing in world soccer. It's got bears, and vikings, and giants, and eagles, and volcanoes, and dragons. Oh my.
A friend of my wife is from Iceland. Well, she was born in America but her parents are from Iceland. We were planning on a summer trip with them. Those plans are on an indefinite hold.
ReplyDeleteAlso, how the fuck did TR just now get around to seeing Face/Off? Such a great bad movie.
Makur Maker could be the next Bol Bol.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have seen very few of the 90’s/00’s big action movies, including most Michael Bay flicks. My kids like them, so we DVR them on basic cable. Haven’t seen Con Air, The Rock or Independence Day either.
The DC football team is reportedly changing their name. The invisible hand of the market works to get little Danny Starfucker to change the name so he can build on the old RFK site.
ReplyDeleteMakur Maker joins an elite group, alongside Bol Bol, Boutros Boutros-Ghali and my all-time fav Duany Duany
ReplyDeleteI love The Basketball Tournament and watch a ton of it every summer. Might watch every single game this summer.
ReplyDeleteI worked at a video store for a year in my early 20s so I’ve seen just about every 90s movie.
ReplyDeleteI've been on a manly roll lately. Fixed the fridge a few weeks ago, and the AC today. I'm usually moderately handy, but these two successes have coincided with me sporting a mustache. I'd planned on shaving it this weekend, but what if I lose my fix it powers?
ReplyDeleteI don't see why the DC squad doesn't just christen itself the Washington Power, or something like that. Still plenty of opportunities for white supremacist branding with that one.
I just made a quick stop in the hardware store. There I saw a man, with his mask around his chin, remarking excitedly at the N95 masks they had for sale there. His chin would be really safe with one of those bad boys.
You’ll definitely lose your handy man powers if you shave your mustache.
ReplyDeletePicked up some Surly beers for the vacation. Todd the Axe Man and One Man Mosh Pit. Plenty more booze I need before I leave but it’s a good start.
One Man Mosh Pit is the greatest beer name ever.
ReplyDeleteI agree. It’s a hazy IPA. It checks a lot of boxes for me.
ReplyDeleteOedipus and the Mamma’s Boys?
ReplyDeleteI spent a day and night in Iceland. Most beautiful people. Bad-assed place.
ReplyDeleteMy 10 y/o came downstairs in some distress last night, holding his head and saying he had a terrible headache. Was the second time in a couple weeks he had complained of headaches. He said it hurt so much he might throw up (which happened to him once before when he scraped his cornea). We got him Motrin and a bucket, he calmed down, and I got him to lay down on our wraparound couch. I spent the night huddled next to him. My mind went to dark places, where phrases like "inoperable brain tumor" exist. He fell back asleep eventually, but my mind raced for a couple hours. I started wondering what urgent care places would be open on the 4th.
ReplyDeleteWe all woke up this morning. He's 100% fine. He tells me that he forgot to tell us he hit his head on his bedpost, which is what made his head ache. I asked why he didn't tell us that last night. He says b/c he was embarrassed he did it. So I feel hung over b/c I slept so badly and my back aches, but I guess that's better than the alternative. Hope you all had less eventful nights.
Sorry, TR. But yeah, that penultimate sentence is right.
ReplyDeleteDave and his family were here yesterday and last night on their way to OBX. We are and drank well, played games and music. And went to bed before 11pm. Old man life is okay.
TR—glad your kid is okay!
ReplyDeleteIt is HOT - guess the 4th is supposed to be.
Don’t know if this is okay, but here’s a clip of our 13 year old daughter singing. It’s a song for the church my husband serves, so skip it if it’s too church-y, but thought she sang pretty, well, pretty!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a8WGXe2pueHY8sSzzZj1ZhEZ0RgI53fr/view?usp=sharing_eil&ts=5ed3e161
Hope y’all have a good holiday!
I think the link I tried to share failed. I’m pretty tech stupid with this stuff. Oh well. Sorry
ReplyDeletePlayed in a golf event today. Went to bed at 9 last night so you could say I was primed. No way I make it to 9 tonight. Happy birthday America. I love you. As an aside, I type this on my bed as wife finishes shower. Will keep ya posted.
ReplyDeleteLong fuckin shower, I will say that much.
ReplyDeleteIf I can just tithe the shower time, I will be tickled. What can you be doing in there? A 6 min shower for me is suffice. She has to be going on 25.
ReplyDeleteDanimal live blogging his wife's shower is tremendous content
ReplyDeleteCould have been tremendouser
ReplyDeleteIf the shower has a magic wand, could explain the duration. No offense.
ReplyDeleteShaving day apparently. Searching for wand now.
ReplyDeleteHead injury update: wife took him to urgent care. They put him in concussion protocol. I’m convinced they do this 100% of the time to avoid being sued. Suboptimal timing, w/travel baseball starting in 2 days.
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th, Gheorghies!
ReplyDeleteNot going the way TR or Danimal was hoping. Stay strong lads!
ReplyDeleteIt gets better. Exposed to covid.
ReplyDeleteFach. That ain’t good.
ReplyDeleteTeam Danimal been hanging with Kim Guilfoyle?
ReplyDeleteKids's buddy whose dad has tested positive. Guessing a 1:5 chance we have it. Stay tuned.
ReplyDeleteHung out in the pool for most of the day with friends. I smoked wings for dinner and smoked grouper for a fish dip in Tybee. We leave for Tybee tomorrow with a stop in Jacksonville Beach tomorrow night. Gonna pass on a drink with Danimal though. No offense.
ReplyDeleteEvery time Mark mentions Tybee I think of this:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aGWkc_IDuk
here in trump country, people brought arsenals to bear to celebrate merica. it’s impressive.
ReplyDeleteThe Mad Real World is never a bad clip to share.
ReplyDeleteour guy marcus had 12 points in 32 minutes for team hines, but a different marcus (keene) called game and knocked team hines out, 93-91. elam ending score to gain was 92. hell of a game.
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