Yay!\u00a0 My computer has been on the fritz since I moved and I’ve been relying on my friends and family for computer access (hence the lack of blog posts).\u00a0 But I now have a brand spankin’ new power supply and I’m back up and running bitches!\u00a0<\/p>\n
*sigh*<\/p>\n
My life is once again complete.<\/p>\n
On to the fun stuff…Vikingfest!<\/p>\n Because I’m way prouder of my heritage than any decendant of rapists and pillagers should be, I decided that it would be fun to go to Vikingfest not one, but two days over the weekend. That, and I’ve been deprived of lefse for far too long and one days worth simply wasn’t enough.<\/p>\n I\u00a0am\u00a0lucky enough to\u00a0have a double dose of viking blood from both the Norwegians and the Danes. I wrote a bit about growing up Norwegian while reviewing Thor<\/a><\/em> but there’s more to it than mythology.\u00a0 There’s the fact that we (and by we, I mean Leif Ericson<\/a>) discovered America 500 years before the\u00a0rest of Europe\u00a0(suck it Columbus).\u00a0 You know that Bluetooth gizmo that all the douchebags never take out of their ears? It’s named after Harald Bluetooth<\/a>\u00a0who was King of Denmark and Norway in the late 900’s.\u00a0 The Bluetooth symbol?\u00a0 His initials in Nordic runes. Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark, is the oldest flag still in modern use and was sent to King Valdemar II by God himself (I’m just going to assume that\u00a0this legend is true) during the Battle of Lyndanisse.\u00a0 It’s so awesome that the design was stolen by Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland.<\/p>\n Yes, I’m a history nerd…though not of the caliber that my friend Pete is. Seriously, don’t try to out-fact him, he’ll kick your ass every time.<\/p>\n Going back to Vikingfest 2011. It’s kind of like a Renaissance Faire only with women dressed as Valkyrie instead of wenches. Uhmmmm, more awesome much?!<\/p>\n Here are some pics from Vikingfest:<\/p>\n A chick warrior!!\u00a0 I gotta give her props because that armor was ridiculously heavy.<\/p>\n \u00a0A traditional Viking tent dwelling.<\/p>\n Party in Valhalla!<\/p>\n I got the Danish from my Dad and the Norwegian from myMom.\u00a0 We have epic “uff da” vs. “oof dah” battles.<\/p>\n Testing equipment with Don, one of my parental units.<\/p>\n