I’d like to say it’s all down to Daylight Savings Time. This morning is so bright and clear, with the red and yellow leaves on the trees that line these Ohio streets shockingly saturated against an almost cloudless, baby blue sky. Is this morning so marvelous merely because the sun is coming up earlier than I am accustomed to as I make my normal commute? I would like to believe that there is an emotionless and scientific reason that this morning seems so fresh and new, even after a night of too few hours of fitful sleep. It was an ugly night filled with bad dreams, dreams of a new President who is as corrupt and evil as the last, a nightmarish orchestra of vague and disturbing emotions, of fleeting images of the war and woe of the last 8 years but with a different face on its conductor. I realize now, in the light of this bright morning, that my already healthy cynicism, especially for things political, has been fed and fanned and stoked and drenched in the lighter fluid of apathy and distrust for decades, especially this last one, starting with that ridiculous witch hunt to destroy a decent leader out of spite only to replace him with a barely coherent and jabbering sock monkey who’s ground this great country into the dirt, spit on it and is stealing its wallet before leaving it to die. No, I said to myself, this morning is changed, not because of the early dawn; this morning is changed because the entire country has changed and for the first time in a very long time, there was a little chink in my cynical armor, and a little hope was oozing out. (more…)
Church of Hell
The sand in the swimtrunks of life.
Thanksgiving Sushi
November 26th, 2008
In an attempt to avoid the cynical, angry rants and focus more on things that won’t give me a stroke, I’ve tried to do more writing, drawing and cooking. From my lack of posts, you can see how well this is going.
I decided to try another cooking/photography project last night. I had bought a sushi mat and made some sushi the night before (spicy shrimp and a vegetarian roll) and had an idea that I wanted to try. The results, in glorious, over-contrast photos are on the flickr link below. Needless to say, almost everyone who tried it enjoyed it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maniacalv/sets/72157610053998989/
Check out the Moroccan Tagine of Pumpkin and Lentils while you’re there.