thanks! there's a bunch of bands i've seen in small venues that aren't listed, it's def the scene i'm most familiar with. it started with listening to deftones "white pony" as a kid.

Nice. No, I haven't read any of his work actually but I would like to. That's pretty exciting to study theology. I feel like I spent most of my life avoiding the subject so I'm extremely ignorant, like an elementary school student learning to add single digits. But it's been all positive changes in my mentality since I've started so I guess better late than never.

I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing to feel that way; I often feel that what I have learnt the most about during my degree is my need for humility, as my studies constantly remind me how little I know and how little I can know at all. As for Lewis, I would recommend beginning with A Grief Observed, as it is a short but profound work that reflects on a Christian perspective of navigating suffering.

The Screwtape Letters was also a joy to read for me, and The Four Loves is very insightful and relevant to daily life as a Christian. Mere Christianity is also a solid staple that many people use as a gateway into Lewis' works. I hope you're able to give him a read sometime; I think he's brilliant!

@othala I too recommend C.S Lewis :)

Thanks. It's more difficult than you realize to source a good background these days. You have to really dig to find something that isn't AI and then getting it to match the page is an effort as well.

I've been thinking of doing almost the same thing! I hadn't actually considered how tricky it'd be to get a good picture of a dish, especially because I don't have a decent camera lying around. There's probably a ton that goes into such an image

My guess is that properly plating the food and using the correct lighting would go a long way. And using photo filters you can probably get away with a phone camera. Real cameras are much harder to use correctly than software cameras. But yeah, you at least have to be ready for your photo to not come out how you expect.

That is probably the case yea. I was thinking of perhaps taking the pictures outdoors, as I don't think I'll ever get good lighting inside. It could also be an opportunity to learn how to touch up photos in an editor to make them more presentable!

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