HI FRIENDS.
I think it’s just about time for another post. Teres Major has been untouched for a little while.
Why?
I’ve moved to London.
I’ve not been inspired to post on here.
I’ve not been posting anything anatomical for two years.
I feel like it’s a bit of a dumping ground for random information.
I’m sick of that green eye/glasses and skull.
But, check me out here. Hopefully with a bit more direction, sense and interest.
sobn.wordpress.com
See you there.
I had recently purchased a Nikon F80 to take with me on my travels. It was cheap, shares lenses with the DSLR, and it’s FILM!
On Friday, I had a bit of a lesson shooting on the streets with Darren and a handful of other friends. It’s such a disciplining experience not having the immediate preview from the DSLR screen as well as having a limited number of shots (and a cost associated to every shot taken). You don’t get to stand there and take 10 shots of the same bench hoping that you’ll be able to fix at least one of them up in Lightroom. It really requires you to step back, think about what you’re shooting, and whether it’s worth one of the 36 shots you’ve got for the day.
I loved it! Let’s hope I can apply some of these practices to use in Europe. Also, 2 weeks till the move to London – whoa.
Here are how some of the shots turned out.
More from Elixir.
Origin: Bufundu, Nyamagabe, Rwanda
Farm: Buf Cafe
Elevation: 1600-1900 meters above sea level
Varietal: Red Bourbon
Process: washed, sun-dried
Buf Cafe, owned by Epiphanie Mukashyaka, a widow from the 1994 genocide, and one of the few female entrepreneurs in the region. She helps over 7000 small farms in her community buy their beans and hires locals far above minimum wage to at her washing stations. The cafe helps to bring electricity and water to the local town and provides jobs, income, and a central focus to thousands of people.
Definitely worth the $15 you pay for a bag of beans.
Bought this Supreme x Damien Hirst sticker ages ago. It finally has a home.
Starting to think about what I should/can/want to bring with me.
Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants. It is most commonly consumed by humans in infusions extracted from the seed of the coffee plant and the leaves of the tea bush, as well as from various foods and drinks containing products derived from the kola nut (Wikipedia, 2013).
Since the return from Melbourne (the so-called ‘coffee epicentre’ of Australia), I’ve decreased my intake of coffee, namely, barista-made coffee. Not to say there is no good coffee in Perth, but it tends to be geographically less convenient and slightly pricier.
This has resulted in turning to Singaporean Kopi-O Instant Coffee in the am and pm for my pick me up. I eventually got quite accustomed to this routine, and even started to enjoyed it.
Deborah♥ recently got me a Market Lane Jet Set Starter Kit. It consists of an Aeropress, filter papers, a Porlex hand grinder and a pocket scale. The Aeropress is a device that brews filtered coffee and sits somewhere in between a pourover and a french press. Without being too wanky, the Aeropress is great as draws some of the clarity from a pourover, along with the body of a french press.
My first Aeropress brew was using some beans from Yirgacheffe, fruits and berries! It had been so long since I’ve had freshly brewed coffee that even one cup kept me buzzing for quite a while. One cup was so much stronger than a cup of Gold Kili Kopi O. Today I got some beans from Elixir, a Brazilian Rainha, which was milder and more chocolatey.
The whole process takes around 5-7 minutes and the set up is quite portable. I’m looking forward to bringing this along on our travels for freshly brewed coffee in the morning!
New camera = More snaps
Will not be posting about every photo I take, so they shall be housed here on Flickr.
Please check in from time to time.
Here’s one from the other day at the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis gig.
Last night, my friends and I had the genius idea to combine two loves,
Korean BBQ
and
Mos Burger.
Ingredients:
Rice buns, lightly fried on both sides
Felicity’s homemade kimchi
Gochujang
Seaweed
Fried garlic
Bean sprouts with sesame oil
Lettuce
Choice of (or all):
Pork belly
Beef tongue
Beef bulgogi
The result was a delicious party of all your standard Korean BBQ components in every bite! I especially loved the crunch from the slightly charred rice and the fried garlic pieces.
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