[high-pitched rewind whine] [projector humming] i grew up as a big-headed baby in seattle, moved to nicaragua when i was three, made friends with parrots and sloths. moved back to washington state when i was five, learned to play the bassoon. moved to illinois and joined the drama club, and eventually, i landed in los angeles as dunder mifflin s assistant to the regional manager. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet. [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you d think i d be happier. [upbeat music] but like so many others, i struggle. to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it s just i ve been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i ve been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. and so i ve churned through countless thera
stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we begin with a dramatic volcano eruption in iceland, which is sending lava spewing hundreds of metres into the sky. let s take you straight to these live pictures from south western iceland as the volcano continues to spew jets of molten lava from a crack in the earth that s now several kilometres long. the area is a volcanic and seismic hot spot not far from the capital, reykyavik. experts say the eruption could last weeks, or maybe even months. this is the moment the volcano erupted late on monday captured on webcam by the icelandic broadcaster ruv as smoke and fiery lava lit up the night sky. and look at these pictures, caught by an eyewitness from their phone as they were driving past the volcano. scientists are continuing to monitor the explosion from the air and land. they had predicted an eruption after detecting intense seismic activity over the past few weeks, butjust didn t know exactly when it would happen.
So the history of iceland is just a hodgepodge of mythologies, tall tales, and some actual history thrown in. aaaah! - what is she doing with her boob? - i m not sure. - finding herself cornered, she took up his sword, opened her tunic, and placed the blade against her naked breasts. - yes. - the strange but bold gesture it is strange and bold. - strange, but bold. - put the natives to flight. they were like, no, don t cut off your boob! aah! - don t-don t do it! don t do it. - wow. what does this saga-ness reveal about the modern icelandic character? - it s everything that is icelandic. to be able to survive here and live here and find happiness here, you have to be quite creative and inventive. - hmm. - yeah. come up with stories, something to entertain yourself and others. one thing you have to realize about iceland