I have a camera. Yes, yes I do. I have my first ever digital camera. Yeah, I’m behind the times, so sue me.

One of the things I want to do with it is include photos in the cookbook reviews to make them more interesting—this way you can see for yourself how the recipes came out.

(I expect this could be particularly interesting when things go… wrong.)

Anyway, while it’s true that I’ll end up taking way more images of the cats than any person should, here’s a taste of other things to come. And yes, this was tonight’s dinner:

It’s appointment day. This morning I went to see my GI doc. The last HIDA scan showed no gallbladder problems (which doesn’t fit with the symptoms, but that’s the weirdness of the human body for you), so in about a month I’m getting an upper endoscopy done. Wheee. I’ve always wanted someone to stick a camera down my throat. (Yes, that’s sarcasm there.)

There’s nothing like invasive tests and chronic mild pain to make you feel like you’re getting old. Mid-30s shouldn’t be old. (Ick, I’m whining! I’d better move on to another subject, quick!)

In different news, I’m finally looking at the possibility of getting a digital camera—I’d really love to liven up the cookbook reviews with some home-grown food photography so you can see what some of the yummy results look like. My tentative pick is a Canon PowerShot SD1000—it looks like it’s good quality, and capable of taking crisp, clear photos, even when food is involved. And it doesn’t cost a fortune (well, when we’re talking digital cameras). Speaking of which, yesterday’s review was of Betty Rosbottom’s Coffee cookbook. YUM!

Short post today. I just wanted to link to the three recent book reviews I put up: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, The Writer Behind the Words by Dara Girard, and Soups & Salads for Spring and Summer Days. Upcoming: the Baker’s Odyssey cookbook, Bettie Sharpe’s Ember and John Karr’s Dark Resurrection.

Okay, okay, I admit that part of my lack of posting is a result of the Pirates of the Burning Sea pre-launch, which started Monday. Despite the mess that SOE made of the pre-order, the game itself is every bit as much fun as I’d hoped. I’ll post about it in more detail soon!