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Samer

@samer.is
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I photograph, eat, and drink across DC; I'm obsessed with beer and Iceland; Íslandvinur; bon vivant. Put an egg on it!™ Measurements in metric unless noted! 🖥️ samer.is Reykjavík food recommendations: samer.is/eating/reykjavik

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Suzanne Lapointe @suemetal.bsky.social · 6h
Hier soir, nous avons eu des aurores boréales! Photo prise avec mon cell.
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Baldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 3h
Old raven photos revisited: www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/photo…
A raven on a roof.A raven balancing on a thin branchA raven inspecting a bit of leftover porkTwo ravens inspecting that bit of leftover pork
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Alex @portcityposter.bsky.social · 22h
Not today Satan
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Metro @wmata.com · 20h
Did you know Metro’s historic architecture was inspired by the best transit elements from around the world? 😮🧵
Detailed pencil sketch on translucent paper shows Gallery Place station. A train is at the platform, people use escalators, and a distinctive coffered ceiling is visible. An overhead schematic of park entrances is above. Inside a spacious, vaulted station, a train marked "Huntington" waits at the platform. Silhouetted passengers, including children, stand before its open doors, beneath the station's iconic concrete ceiling with square and triangular patterns.
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Robert MacAnthony @robertmacanthony.bsky.social · 20h
Can anyone who speaks Icelandic let me know whether there is a logic behind "opna" taking the accusative but "loka" taking the dative? Regarding a door, "ég opna hurðina" but "ég loka hurðinni". This is the kind of thing I'll fail to remember if there isn't a reason and it's just how things are 😂
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Samer @samer.is · 13h
I saw this vaguely heart-shaped mushroom circle yesterday
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Samer @samer.is · 14h
😭 Walking back from a night out, I always stop before turning down Garðastræti off Túngata and check for aurora. If there’s even a hint, I walk up to the church as it’s surprisingly dark around there.
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18h
Evening
A church, a hospital, a school and northern lights
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Jessý Potato @markdownhandsup.bsky.social · 15h
Loksins! (finally!) A cloud-free evening in Reykjavik. Which means? Northern lights! Luckily the terrestrial weather cooperated so we could enjoy some space weather. It's been weeks... #aurora #northernlights #iceland
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A quick reminder that this one will be out in March! Links to preorder are here. It’s my retelling of the Icelandic 12th century myth of Selkolla. It has changelings (or does it?), mound dwellers, blót and a fair bit of blood. Preorders are the best way to support a book, its author and their dog!
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Down Where Monsters Dwell
From Hildur Knútsdóttir comes Down Where Monsters Dwell, a dark, historical fairytale steeped in Icelandic folklore about the powerful bond between mothers...
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Egill Harðar @egillhardar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
No, I don't want to create an account to read the whole story. No, I don't want to subscribe to your newsletter. No, I do not want to receive updates or offers from you or your affiliates. No, I don't want to sign up for a free one month subscription. I just wanted to read the fucking story!
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Samer @samer.is · 05/10/2026
This worked really well. Ice cream whipped up with a bit more body, too. Think will test it out again and post the recipe to my website. I might try it with a smaller batch size.
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erin mccann @mccanner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My favorite part of October is when someone in my town starts moving lil ghosts into the little free libraries
A ghost with smaller ghosts on a bookshelf. The bigger ghost holds a sign saying “oh no this library is haunted!!!”A ghost with three smaller ghosts on a bookshelf. The bigger ghost holds a sign saying “oh no this library is haunted!!!”
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Samer @samer.is · 05/10/2026
I just discovered that million in Icelandic is “milljón” and billion is “milljarður”. Maybe the kid’s right?
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Samer @samer.is · 05/10/2026
😬😬😬
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 05/10/2026
In one week! Reception for my solo show at Harmony Hall www.pgparks.com/event_list/m... #sciart
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Michele Banks: Forces of Nature - Public Reception - Park and Recreation - Prince Georges County MD
Artist Michele Banks' ink and watercolor paintings on yupo explore the invisible forces that shape our world.
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
xkcd.com/386/
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Duty Calls
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
😬
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
Oh boy!
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
Avókadó
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
Might have to use that on my one work call that has a “joke of the week” component
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 04/10/2026
We just want healthcare
New York Times for today 
Superpowers race to put nuclear reactor on the moon
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
I had a single day of pain, but it was mostly discomfort, some ear popping/sinus issues when sneezing. (The pain may have been from a biting midge that got into my ear. The infection was a cold that migrated.)
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
Coming to grips with mortality is … not for the faint of heart.
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
Had an ear infection this summer that was somewhat like this. It also made the tinnitus in that ear so much louder.
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
One letter off! I(c|r)eland
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
A hot dog for breakfast? Are you Icelandic or something? 😂
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
Was it me? I don’t know that place! (I might have told you to drink all the genever/gin though!)
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
I did, I did!
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
I want a bagel but I don’t want to get out of bed. Needs must, I suppose.
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Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sorry, that picture sucks. Look at this
A better shot of Diplo inside a red lit up triangle with the Capitol dome behind it
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Iceland Geology @icelandgeology.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Strong earthquake on the Reykjanes peninsula. Automatic magnitude is Mw3,3 (EMSC) / Kröftugur jarðskjálfti á Reykjanesskaga. Sjálfvirk stærð er Mw3,3 (EMSC)
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
They did tear down the old tavern and replaced it!
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
That spot used to be a Greek tavern. Delicious. The owners refused to sell to the developer that built the big apartment building around them. Eventually they retired and sold it, and every single restaurant that’s gone in there has been bad.
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Samer @samer.is · 04/10/2026
Walked past Hanabi Ramen around a drizzly 7p and there was a line out the door. Rounded the corner and walked past Wagamama and you could walk in there with 20 people and get seated immediately. That site is definitely cursed.
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Suzanne Lapointe @suemetal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Malgré la pluie, les couleurs d'automne sont vibrantes 😍 Parc national Þingvellir #Iceland
Végétation orange, ruisseaux, petite église et bâtiments blancs. Parc national Þingvellir, Islande (octobre 2026).
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
What has he just murdered???
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
Do you have an H Mart near you? I don’t have a favorite, but I tend to like the (smaller) buckets that kinda look homemade (but are probably made by huge company).
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Pulp & Politics @pulpandpolitics.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He's cutting himself!
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
Have you considered: A) not going outside 2) taping thousands of those silica gel packs inside your raincoat
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Freyja Valentine, Girl IRL Cat URL @freyjavalentine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every time cis people want to indulge in the TERF wizard series they go to the trans people in their lives seeking penance like we are the catholic church selling indulgences and if that's what you want, just give us some money instead of expecting it for free and let us be tired in peace
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
If it has multiple Ks, I’m blocking!
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
I meant about the numbering cars and making sure all platforms indicate where a 6 car train ends, but point taken
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
This is fascinating
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
Now I need these!
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
Will report back once the ice cream is made!
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
The custard is incredibly smooth and has a bit of air worked into it. Super easy method, I’m shocked it isn’t suggested often. I’ll cool it overnight and then flavor with fermented fruits to make a few different ice creams.
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
Just had a dumb food idea and had to do it and … it worked? Instead of cooking a custard for ice cream in the traditional way, just use a proper high-end blender. Blender has to be able to heat the liquid via friction; mine got the mix to 80°C in about seven minutes!
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
Ok, I didn’t have “eating at a Courtyard” on my list of things to do in Iceland, but… Have you had the tiramisu at Lóla, though???
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Samer @samer.is · 03/10/2026
Step 1: take a flight on Icelandair Step 2: buy all the Turkisk Pebar at duty free Step 3: … Step 4: PROFIT!
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