Life Hacks From the Road: It's the Sunglasses

Sunglasses and sandals outside monastery in Gonder, Ethiopia. 2011.

I pouted when, on sunny days, I couldn't see what was on my new camera's LCD monitor if I turned it for a portrait view.

In the horizontal view, I could see the LCD monitor fine. 

It made no sense at all. What the hell was wrong with my camera?

I did my research.

Well, fuckity fuck.

My sunglasses.

Remove my sunglasses and voila! I can see the monitor! Put 'em back on and the monitor is dark.


Other crazy hacks from the road:

• My mouse lost consciousness. 
• I had a headache that just wouldn't go away.