{"id":36,"date":"2010-02-05T12:44:57","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T12:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gasamtokin.is\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2010-02-07T15:54:41","modified_gmt":"2010-02-07T15:54:41","slug":"fyrsta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gasamtokin.is\/?p=36","title":{"rendered":"Gott \u00e6vikv\u00f6ld"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff<strong>Gott \u00e6vikv\u00f6ld&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lei\u00f0 m\u00edn til GA &#8211; samtakanna var l\u00f6g\u00f0 strax \u00ed barnask\u00f3la \u00feegar \u00e9g kom vi\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e6lg\u00e6tisb\u00fa\u00f0inni, borga\u00f0i eitt sent og reyndi a\u00f0 finna bleiku karamelluna sem leyndist \u00ed hr\u00fagu af hv\u00edtum karamellum \u00ed krukku \u00e1 b\u00fa\u00f0abor\u00f0inu&#8230; ef \u00e9g fann \u00fe\u00e1 bleiku f\u00e9kk \u00e9g ver\u00f0laun. A\u00f0 stela sm\u00e1aurum til geta fari\u00f0 til a\u00f0 finna &#8220;\u00fe\u00e1 bleiku&#8221;  var\u00f0 br\u00e1tt fastur li\u00f0ur \u00e1 hverjum deigi \u00ed sk\u00f3lanum. A\u00f0 spila k\u00faluspil, kasta upp mynt um hafnaboltamyndir og hark me\u00f0 sm\u00e1peningum voru n\u00e6stu sporin \u00e1 gl\u00f6tunarbrautinni.<br \/>\n   \u00c9g haf\u00f0i mikinn \u00e1huga \u00e1 hafnarbolta eins og fleiri \u00ed Brooklyn \u00e1 fimmta \u00e1ratugnum og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 ve\u00f0ja \u00e1 li\u00f0in \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g var\u00f0 fj\u00f3rt\u00e1n \u00e1ra. \u00c9g og vinir m\u00ednir \u00e1ttum grei\u00f0an a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 ve\u00f0m\u00f6ngurum og fylgdumst me\u00f0 \u00farslitum \u00e1 billjar\u00f0stofunni e\u00f0a \u00ed dagbl\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed s\u00e6lg\u00e6tisb\u00fa\u00f0inni. Vi\u00f0 vinirnir l\u00e9kum alls konar boltaleiki &#8211; upp \u00e1 peninga. \u00c9g fylgdist me\u00f0 k\u00f6rfubolta og handboltaleikjum og ve\u00f0ja\u00f0i um \u00farslitin. \u00c1 veturnar spilu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 str\u00e1karnir p\u00f3ker, tuttugu og einn, romm\u00ed, m\u00f3n\u00f3p\u00f3l\u00ed og \u00f6nnur spil n\u00e6stum hvern einasta dag. Foreldrar m\u00ednir, sem b\u00e1\u00f0ir unnu \u00fati, voru mj\u00f6g \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ir me\u00f0 a\u00f0 vita yngsta soninn una s\u00e9r me\u00f0 vinum s\u00ednum vi\u00f0 bor\u00f0tennis og m\u00f3n\u00f3p\u00f3l\u00ed en vissu ekki hva\u00f0 var lagt undir.<br \/>\n   Br\u00e1tt var \u00e9g farinn a\u00f0 spila fimm sinnum \u00e1 dag. Fyrstu \u00e1rin \u00ed gagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ask\u00f3la vann \u00e9g sem sendill \u00ed fatahreinsun og matav\u00f6rub\u00fa\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fj\u00e1rmagna fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspili\u00f0. \u00c1hugi minn \u00e1 ver\u00f0br\u00e9famarka\u00f0num vakna\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g var\u00f0 sext\u00e1n \u00e1ra \u00feegar eldri br\u00f3\u00f0ir minn hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 kaupa br\u00e9f \u00ed sykurfyrirt\u00e6ki \u00e1 K\u00fapu. \u00c9g f\u00e9kkst vi\u00f0 margt spennandi og fannst a\u00f0 \u00e9g lif\u00f0i mj\u00f6g \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegu t\u00e1ningal\u00edfi; \u00e9g ve\u00f0ja\u00f0i \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttagetraunum, spila\u00f0i um peninga, stundaum l\u00edka teningaspil og \u00e1 hverjum sunnudegi hitti \u00e9 \u00edtalska vini m\u00edna og vi\u00f0 spilu\u00f0um \u00ed happadr\u00e6tti, t\u00f3kum \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed getraunum \u00ed bl\u00f6\u00f0um og t\u00edmaritum og reyndum fyrir okkur \u00e1 ver\u00f0br\u00e9famarka\u00f0num. Sm\u00e1m saman komst \u00e9g vel inn \u00e1 marka\u00f0inn me\u00f0 sm\u00e1hlutabr\u00e9f, sem var \u00fe\u00e1 mj\u00f6g vins\u00e6lt, og eining \u00ed Kanada. M\u00e9r fannst l\u00edfi\u00f0 mj\u00f6g spennandi.<br \/>\n   Sk\u00f6mmu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g var sautj\u00e1n \u00e1ra vann \u00e9g hva\u00f0 eftir anna\u00f0 500 &#8211; 750 dollara \u00ed hafnaboltagetraunum. \u00dea\u00f0 styrkti tr\u00fa m\u00edna \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 getraunir og fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil v\u00e6ru v\u00e6nlegri en ver\u00f0br\u00e9famarka\u00f0urinn til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed markmi\u00f0i m\u00ednu a\u00f0 setjast \u00ed helgan stein \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og fimm \u00e1ra gamall. Fram undan var sk\u00f3laganga, atvinnuleit, hj\u00f3naband og barneignir \u00e1samt langri lei\u00f0 \u00e1 gl\u00f6tunarbrautinni&#8230; og GA &#8211; samt\u00f6kin aldarfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi s\u00ed\u00f0ar.<br \/>\n   Eftir hafnaboltagr\u00f3\u00f0ann f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttagetraunum \u00e1 hverjum degi, spila\u00f0i reglulega teningaspil og fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil og f\u00f3r \u00f6\u00f0ru hverju \u00e1 ve\u00f0rei\u00f0ar. Me\u00f0 hverri v\u00edku, hverjum m\u00e1nu\u00f0i og \u00e1ri sem lei\u00f0 \u00ed hringi\u00f0u fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspilsins dreymdi mig \u00e1kafar um st\u00b4\u00b4ora vinninga og vels\u00e6ldarl\u00edf eftir \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og fimm \u00e1ra aldur. \u00c1m \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed var\u00f0 draumurinn um gott \u00e6vikv\u00f6ld \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e6 fjarl\u00e6gari eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00e9g t\u00f3k fleiri l\u00e1n. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk l\u00e1n hj\u00e1 foreldrum m\u00ednum, br\u00e6\u00f0rum, vinnuveitenda, b\u00f6nkum og l\u00e1nastofnunum. \u00c9g gegndi \u00e1byrg\u00f0arst\u00f6\u00f0u vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rn og verslun \u00e1 myndlistarmarka\u00f0num og \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a m\u00e9r \u00fati um f\u00e9 \u00e1 \u00f3l\u00f6glegan h\u00e1tt me\u00f0 beinum \u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0i og m\u00fatum. \u00c9g r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tti \u00feessi afbrot sem e\u00f0lilegt endurgjald fyrir vinnu m\u00edna og sanngjarna uppb\u00f3t fyrir gr\u00f3\u00f0ann sem \u00e9g f\u00e6r\u00f0i vinnuveitanda m\u00ednum.<br \/>\n   \u00c9g gifti mig tuttugu og eins \u00e1rs, var\u00f0 fa\u00f0ir tuttugu og \u00feriggja \u00e1ra og s\u00ed\u00f0an tvisvar aftur en \u00fea\u00f0 voru a\u00f0eins auka aukaatri\u00f0i \u00e1 r\u00famleg tuttugu og \u00feriggja \u00e1ra ferli m\u00ednum sem virkur spilaf\u00edkill.<br \/>\n   Hei\u00f0arleiki var ekki lengur til hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r, hvorki gagnvart vinnuveitanda, ve\u00f0mangara, vinum, eiginkonu, b\u00f6rnum n\u00e9 \u00f6\u00f0rum a\u00f0standendum, ekki einu sinni gagnvart kunningjum m\u00ednum. A\u00f0 lokum var\u00f0 m\u00e9r lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 enginn l\u00e9t lengur blekkjast og vissi innst inni a\u00f0 \u00e9g var kominn \u00ed alvarlegar kr\u00f6ggur. \u00c9g br\u00e1st vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0 enn \u00e1kafara fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspili svo \u00e9g g\u00e6ti haldi\u00f0 \u00ed vonina um st\u00f3ra vinninginn sem myndi leysa allan vanda. \u00de\u00f3 nokkrum sinnum gr\u00e6ddi \u00e9g st\u00f3rf\u00e9 en s\u00ed\u00f0an kom hvert tapi\u00f0 af \u00f6\u00f0ru og \u00e9g s\u00f6kk enn d\u00fdpra \u00ed skuldafeni\u00f0.<br \/>\n   \u00c6sku\u00e1r barnanna minna \u00feriggja li\u00f0u hj\u00e1 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g sinnti \u00feeim nokku\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 ekki aftur teki\u00f0. \u00c1 me\u00f0an spila\u00f0i \u00e9g fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil og \u00fe\u00f3ttist vera a\u00f0 afla fj\u00e1r handa fj\u00f6lskyldunni.<br \/>\n   Dagarnir f\u00f3ru \u00ed a\u00f0 grannsko\u00f0a getraunad\u00e1lka \u00ed fj\u00f6ldanum \u00f6llum af dagbl\u00f6\u00f0um og \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttabl\u00f6\u00f0um. Kv\u00f6ldin f\u00f3ru \u00ed s\u00edmt\u00f6l til a\u00f0 leggja undir og s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00farslitum fram undir morgun. \u00dea\u00f0 var erfitt a\u00f0 byrja n\u00e6sta dag nema \u00e9g s\u00e6i fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti stunda\u00f0 fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil eins og daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur. T\u00edminn var a\u00f0 rj\u00faka fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r og ver\u00f6ld m\u00edn a\u00f0 hrynja. Verstu vonbrig\u00f0in voru \u00feegar leikjum, sem \u00e9g gat ve\u00f0ja\u00f0 \u00e1, var afl\u00fdst, eins og \u00feegar Kennedy forseti var myrtur; \u00feegar l\u00f6greglan loka\u00f0i ve\u00f0mangarastofum e\u00f0a \u00e9g gat ekki sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed skilum og ve\u00f0mangari \u00fatiloka\u00f0i mig fr\u00e1 frekari ve\u00f0m\u00e1lum.<br \/>\n   \u00deegar \u00e9g var h\u00e1lffertugur (og draumur minn um a\u00f0 \u00e1hyggjulaust \u00e6vikv\u00f6ld \u00e1tti a\u00f0 hafa r\u00e6st) borga\u00f0i \u00e9g minnst einum l\u00e1nadrottni \u00e1 hverjum degi allan m\u00e1nu\u00f0inn. \u00derj\u00e1t\u00edu og \u00e1tta \u00e1ra gamall f\u00e9kk \u00e9g hjarta\u00e1fall og gat ekki lagt undir \u00ed viku me\u00f0an \u00e9g var \u00e1 hjartadeildinni. S\u00ed\u00f0an var \u00e9g \u00e1 almennri deild \u00ed r\u00famar tv\u00e6r vikur og h\u00e9lt \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1fram a\u00f0 ve\u00f0ja. M\u00e9r var bjarga\u00f0 fr\u00e1 bana en samt h\u00e9lt \u00e9g \u00e1fram \u00e1 s\u00f6mu braut vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 drepa mig.<br \/>\n   \u00deegar \u00e9g var fj\u00f6rut\u00edu og eins \u00e1rs og haf\u00f0i spila\u00f0 fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspil \u00ed n\u00e6stum  24 \u00e1r f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u00e1 fund \u00ed GA &#8211; samt\u00f6kunum. Um fertugt hafa flestir komi\u00f0 undir sig f\u00f3tunum en \u00e9g var r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 byrja a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra a\u00f0 lifa l\u00edfinu \u00e1n fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspils. GA &#8211; samt\u00f6kin hafa v\u00edsa\u00f0 m\u00e9r lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 lifa l\u00edfinu \u00ed hei\u00f0arleka, hamingju, \u00f6ryggi, i\u00f0jusemi og fullri vitund. \u00c1n fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspils er \u00e9g f\u00e6r um a\u00f0 lifa l\u00edfinu og er ekki st\u00f6\u00f0ugt \u00e1 fl\u00f3tta.<br \/>\n   GA &#8211; samt\u00f6kin hafa leitt mig \u00fat \u00ed s\u00f3lskini\u00f0 og \u00e9g vil aldrei aftur lifa \u00ed skugga fj\u00e1rh\u00e6ttuspilsins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffGott \u00e6vikv\u00f6ld&#8230; Lei\u00f0 m\u00edn til GA &#8211; samtakanna var l\u00f6g\u00f0 strax \u00ed barnask\u00f3la \u00feegar \u00e9g kom vi\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e6lg\u00e6tisb\u00fa\u00f0inni, borga\u00f0i eitt sent og reyndi a\u00f0 finna bleiku karamelluna sem leyndist \u00ed hr\u00fagu af hv\u00edtum karamellum \u00ed krukku \u00e1 b\u00fa\u00f0abor\u00f0inu&#8230; ef \u00e9g fann \u00fe\u00e1 bleiku f\u00e9kk \u00e9g ver\u00f0laun. 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