I was a little surprised when I received a pingback from About Gadgets on their blog post titled 8 signs a geek has too much money. While it’s cool that the ping occurred, it gave me an opening for this post. First, I don’t have too much money. I assume that maybe people associate my travel lifestyle with a good job, and while it is true that I have a good job, I don’t get to travel because I make tons of coin. I get to travel because I’ve chosen to spend my money on travel instead of other things that consume financial resources. Not having a car was huge — the cost of keeping a car on the road for a year easily exceeds what an international flight costs. Insurance, maintenance, fuel, car payments if you have one — those are not insignificant.

Anyway, more about the trip. I solved my camera bag dilemma. I had been looking for a better solution when I travelled, and turned to Kata, a company that I’ve purchased from before. I had really wanted a sling bag, but I didn’t like the fact that every other sling bag on the market was geared for a right handed person. Nor did I like the fact that a single sling strap doesn’t lend itself well for long distance carrying. Kata solved both of those issues with their 3N1-22, a sling bag that has a mirrored configuration so it can go either way. The straps can be crossed across your chest, or used as a regular sling, or whatever. And the 22 version has a small sleeve big enough for a netbook, or in my case, a small journal and some charcoal pencils. So, win for me.

I will hopefully do up two recipes this weekend. It’s been a while, and I am due. One is a sunflower/carrot pate, and the other is a variant of a dish my brother showed me last weekend, called revithia me spanaki, a Greek recipe of chickpeas, tomato juice, and spinach. I’ve made it a few time since last weekend and tweak it each time and think I have something that I am happy with.

My track today is classic NWOBHM. Nothing beats Judas Priest doing a live version of Living After Midnight, recorded back in 82.