I’ve had a love-hate relationship with radio for years. On the one hand, I love not having to choose the next song. If you’ve been in the car with me and my iPod on shuffle play, you’ll often see me skip dozens of songs until I pick one that interests me. Having that ability taken away from me is cathartic, and I’m happier for it. I also love that the radio will make me listen to new music I haven’t heard before. It broadens my musical horizons, and introduces me to some great bands.
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One of the odd little habits I picked up when I first got my own place was to drink tea without cream or milk. I drink a lot of tea, and I used to love it light and creamy, but keeping a supply of fresh dairy products on hand became problematic. When it came time to mix in my sweetener, I would use a spoon and then wash it immediately. This got old after a while, and I decided it would be much more efficient to just put the sweetener in the cup before pouring my tea.
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I read a lot of photography blogs lately, and 3 weeks ago they helped me discover a conference called Photoshop World. I lost myself for a day reading about it, and decided it wouldn’t be a bad use of time and money. I could improve my photography skills, take some pictures, meet new people, and brush up on my Photoshop skills.
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Conventional camera straps have always been a disappointment to me. I use them simply to prevent accidentally dropping my camera. When walking around and taking pictures, the camera hanging from my neck on my chest is just not comfortable and looks out of place. I tried slinging the camera over the shoulder a few times, but I never got the hang of it.
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I remember my father’s 8-track player, and the stack of music that dwarfed the workbench in the garage for years after the advent of cassette players.
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