Homemade Ginger Ale - grated fresh ginger, lemon and lime zest, vanilla and brown sugar steeped in two cups of boiling water. Chilled and the juice of a lemon and lime added with water to fill a 64 oz growler with a scant 1/4 tsp of active dry yeast. Then two days in the basement for tiny bubbles. Good stuff. #food #drink (Taken with instagram)
Zack Arias’ Faces & Spaces project got my attention back in January. It is simple and straightforward. The less-is-more, high-key approach to portraiture captivates me. So, here’s my first shot, with a new (only) 48x72” reflector I received on Friday. If this gets nailed down, my goal is to shoot my entire family just like this.
BTS info - two Nikon SB-80DX on 1/4 power (on into shoot-thru umbrella, one to the background), Canon 1D Mk II N f/6.3, 1/100, ISO 100, Canon 100 f/2.8 Macro.
Comments and (especially) critiques welcome.
Breaking (in) the Egg
First run with an new BGE. Kosher salt, black pepper, vanilla sugar, brown sugar, paprika, chili powder, cumin, and dried oregano rub. Three hours at 325, then another 1.5 at 250.
You never know when you’ll need it. Bus fare, the Lebanese restaurant that unexpectedly only accepts cash, the $2 tip obligation that springs out at you — it’s just a good, solid strategy. Don’t spend it unless there’s no way to use your debit card.
International readers: Apologies for this entry’s USA-centrism. I think the guiding principle is to carry enough cash to pay for a cheap lunch.
Local reasons to always carry a few paper notes: Claus’ German Sausage & Meat Market, The Donut Shop, Red Key Tavern, Yats
The Farmhouse pizza - egg, chicken, sausage gravy, bacon, and cheddar. #food #indy #pizza (Taken with instagram)
Contrary to the trend in my recent posts, my diet consists of more than ground beef in patty form. I also eat cereal.
Grilling 1.0 #food (Taken with instagram)
5:23 for 5/23
Not for the money
Not for the fame
Not for the power
Just no more games
(Source: Spotify)
This is a great step originally suggested by Alert Reader Rachel. Being new to a place or job is like being really sick in that when people show you a small amount of kindness, it feels like a great deal of kindness, because you’re so nervous/stressed/anxious/lonely (or, in the case of…
The world is already full of orifices (claims Guy Kawasaki). Don’t be another.
Blazing Saddles at Bru Burger Bar #food #indy @CRG_BRU (Taken with instagram)
