A few new things

I finally gave up on the knife set I inherited from my younger sister's apartment when she moved to China.

They just didn't work.

I know, I know... a knife is sharp and cuts things - how can it possibly not work?

I'm not entirely sure - but those ones found a way.

They were all serrated, and dull, and therefore impossible.

I put up with carrots and sweet potatoes that broke into chunks instead of actually being cut all the way through, I put up with fuzzy edged peppers and onions because I was going to cook them soft anyway. I put up with the basic inadequacies.

Until I tried to cut a steak I grilled for myself one evening, and the blade of the knife popped up *through* the handle.

Then I tossed the whole mess and went to Wal-Mart and got some lovely new knives. ^_^

I also bought myself a new camera - and I just *had* to test it out the other day.

And yes, my apartment is a bit of a mess.

Meh.

New camera has a panorama setting, which I gave a test run.  Behold the view from my balcony!