September 16, 2019
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Didja miss me?
I know blogging for the sake of blogging is dead, but I still kinda like it, so I’m going to try it again.
Since my last update, I’ve traveled a lot of Europe, been to Petra and the Jordanian desert for the first time, visited Kiev and Chernobyl, and just dinged Executive Platinum on American Airlines. Wacky. I haven’t been home much, but that’s what this fall is for. I’m excited that it’s football season, angry at the Eagles for predictably sucking, and generally looking forward to the fall (as soon as South America is done).
What should I do in Lima for a day? When should I get back east? Will I ski a lot this winter? Camp? Make things? Hopefully yes to all of them and maybe I’ll even do some updates about them.
After the break, I’m sticking in a weird 5.5-minute video about re-upholstering chairs that I shot yesterday and edited today. I haven’t been as successful as I’d like to be with the whole creativity thing this winter, although I have been better. Then again, I could hardly have been worse.
I may be the auto industry’s version of a basic bitch. Rains for one day, i run out and buy new wipers for both cars.
Also, when some poor sap was trying to valet for me the other day, I noticed that my center brake light was out, so I bought a new bulb for that, too. The last lightbulb (on the top right here) lasted 15 years, so if that trend holds true, that photo holds 45 years of lighting right there. Impressive. Also impressive is how easy that thing is to change. I forget sometimes that there are a handful of things in this world designed by humans for humans and it’s always nice to find them.
Also, my jeep had a dead battery yesterday, so I stuck the charger on it and let electrons trickle in all night. I’m about to go try to start it. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for good luck. I don’t wanna replace a battery. But thank god for chargers. At least I can get it started (probably) if it’s absolutely necessary.
Back in May of 2013, I visited South Africa’s wine country an hour or so north of Cape Town for a couple days and loved it. As you can see by the pictures below, I couldn’t get enough of the mist atop the mountains on morning 1. The views were breathtaking and the weather was perfect.
From bizarre museums to beautiful baths, Budapest really had a lot to offer. Again, more than a year later, I’m thinking about the things I didn’t photograph and wishing I had, which is strange for someone who takes so many pictures. But nothing of our weird AirBnB accommodations, nothing of the baths (which was, I believe, against the rules anyway), and nothing of any of the places we ate, which, while not spectacular, were at least enjoyable and unique.