On this nippy day, I stopped to stare at the sunrise and say “What’s going through your head? What exactly, are you up to?” I didn’t get an answer, of course, but sometimes rhetorical questions are the ones with the best answers. Things are … weird right now. I suppose it’s a good thing – I’ll take weird over routine and the norm any day.

I’ve been getting out with the camera a lot, especially since I’ve been back from Africa. My Slovakian friend, Matej, has been a helpful critic; his advice has been to push the envelope, and experiment with contrast. I have been enjoying the attempt — distorting reality can sometimes hide imperfection. I blame my out of focus goofs on frozen fingers stuck to magnesium camera bodies.

A food topic is in order. I made candied ginger last night, but failed to document it, so I will have to do it again. It’s quick, so that’s not a big deal.

My next bit of travel is also up for discussion. I am thinking either Egypt or India, but Romania is a possibility. I have to plan it around January 27, though — Arch Enemy is playing the Phoenix in Toronto! Woo. In light of that fact, the official song of this post is We Will Rise, from the Download festival.