I often tell everyone that the more I go to masked traditions, at least in this corner of Europe, the less important the mask and the costume feels to me. It still is, a lot, don’t get me wrong, but there are so many other subtle things that it feels not fair to look only at that one.

But today, as I quickly browsed through my pictures from my return to Ousilhão, one that caught my eye was one where the mask is the main character.

I’d love to be more consistent, but things aren’t as linear as that 😁

Man holding mask in winter solstice festivity

É quase 2024 e ainda continua a haver gente a dizer que Sistelo é o “Tibete português”…

Always having a camera nearby

Plate with soup, glass with wine, photo camera

It’s almost 2024, but most of Google web applications still don’t have dark mode…

And with Threads and Tumblr having plans to federate their own networks, this hopefully means that the “digital town square” we hear about is meant to be open and interconnected, and not a walled garden at the whim of a billionaire or a small group of investors…

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Sunday mornings where it would felt much better to stay in bed, but glad I didn’t! Hiking at Tapada de Mafra, my mate Bruno’s idea.

Three people hiking a forest Three people hiking a forest

Slack has a neat little feature where it plays ambient music when there’s no one else in a call. It’s funny, but I need different options, something like:

  • Grim Shadows
  • Ethereal Echoes
  • Mechanized Pulse
  • Midnight Reverie
  • Underground Vibes

I love how most of VPN clients, at least for Windows, like to push themselves into the Startup, most of the times in a way it’s not easy to turn off…

Often nag people about using more public transit and less car. This morning decide to take the car to work, because it would be faster. Got really stuck in traffic, taking much longer than usual. I guess this is karma getting back to me…

Winter afternoon photowalk at Lisbon’s eastern neighborhoods with my mate Bruno. There’s no better way to catch up with friends that also photograph than going on a walk with our cameras, if you happen to take nice shots then that’s an extra bonus!

Also was a chance to take out new gear for a drive, but in the end mostly used only one camera. Mental reminder not to take the X100V when testing new gear…