Woo hoo! The UPS guy, taking his sweet ol' time, finally came to the office at about 4 pm. Contrary to popular expectation, I did not play with my new toy ALL evening. After eating dinner (tacos, see below) Aileen and Brian and I watched an English series called "Monarch of the Glen", then I hopped on my black charger, galloping across the Internet to bring you these very important photos.
Question now is, should I post the pic of the day in the blog itself (like the pictures below) or as a separate page?
7.29.2004
Ok...now?...how 'bout now?...now?
I'm sitting here waiting for my new digital (Canon Powershot A75) camera to arrive via UPS. I ordered it on Amazon (they were having a special, where you get a gift certificate towards future purchases) and took the Free Shipping option. That's always a gamble, since you might get it soon, or in two weeks. I was lucky, they shipped it pronto, and (according to the UPS tracking feature -- what did we do before its invention) the package arrived in Denver yesterday. So, it's on some UPS truck, making its meandering and agonizingly slow way to my office.
I have to resist getting up and looking down the street to see if I can see the truck.
I hate waiting...
I have to resist getting up and looking down the street to see if I can see the truck.
I hate waiting...
7.25.2004
Stress
Stress: when your family moves in with you and you haven't had a roommate in five years.
I love my siblings very very much and Friday they moved in. Actually, Max will be living with his best friend, Gabe, in Fort Collins, and Aileen and her husband, Brian, will be staying with me. We all kind of need our own space, and yesterday those spaces hadn't really been established. Today they have been and everything is much much better.
Sure, I hadn't anticipated the stress, but that's mainly because I'm not really interested in dwelling on what can go wrong. The important thing is we decided beforehand to communicate with as much honesty as humanly possible. So, if there's stress, at least it's not based on imagined worries. :)
Pic-of-the-Day is suffering a bit, not from lack of picture taking opportunities (the cats were sleeping together on the bed -- so cute!!), but because the camerasaur is not processing the pictures more and more frequently.
I'm going to order the camera online (better prices, I think) but I'm sorely tempted to just walk into a store for $25 more and get it now!
I'll alert you to more photos when that's up and running again.
Oh, and I'm trying to set up the Blogger picture posting feature, I just haven't gotten it to work yet.
(And Aileen thinks the camerasaur is 7 years old, not 10...)
I love my siblings very very much and Friday they moved in. Actually, Max will be living with his best friend, Gabe, in Fort Collins, and Aileen and her husband, Brian, will be staying with me. We all kind of need our own space, and yesterday those spaces hadn't really been established. Today they have been and everything is much much better.
Sure, I hadn't anticipated the stress, but that's mainly because I'm not really interested in dwelling on what can go wrong. The important thing is we decided beforehand to communicate with as much honesty as humanly possible. So, if there's stress, at least it's not based on imagined worries. :)
Pic-of-the-Day is suffering a bit, not from lack of picture taking opportunities (the cats were sleeping together on the bed -- so cute!!), but because the camerasaur is not processing the pictures more and more frequently.
I'm going to order the camera online (better prices, I think) but I'm sorely tempted to just walk into a store for $25 more and get it now!
I'll alert you to more photos when that's up and running again.
Oh, and I'm trying to set up the Blogger picture posting feature, I just haven't gotten it to work yet.
(And Aileen thinks the camerasaur is 7 years old, not 10...)
7.23.2004
Camera decision!
Okeydokey! I was in OfficeMax today and took an opportunity to look at the digital cameras first hand. The difference in size between the two cameras I've been considering isn't as much as I thought it would be. The A75 is really quite small, and the Elph is almost too small. Well. Decision made then. I'll take an A75 please.
The really nice thing? I just got paid for some extra work I did (thanks M&D!) and while most of it will go towards my credit card debt, I think I can skim off a bit for a new camera. Then I'll stop complaining. [cheers from the audience] Hey, quit that -- the camerasaur, while free, really is ancient (10 yrs old!).
You know I'll let y'all know when I get the new camera.
The really nice thing? I just got paid for some extra work I did (thanks M&D!) and while most of it will go towards my credit card debt, I think I can skim off a bit for a new camera. Then I'll stop complaining. [cheers from the audience] Hey, quit that -- the camerasaur, while free, really is ancient (10 yrs old!).
You know I'll let y'all know when I get the new camera.
7.22.2004
Itchy Political Philosophy
- I just finished a good book called "The Philosophical Strangler" by Eric Flint. It's a comedy fantasy novel that reminds me a bit of Monty Python or the Princess Bride. Very funny and a fast read.
- Last Saturday I cut my finger while cutting vinyl tile for the basement. It was a bit traumatic, but I'm fine now [sigh of relief from the audience] and have one of those high tech bandaids on that stay on for a few days and keep out water. Anyway, now it's starting to itch and that's great news (it's starting to heal!).
- I got sent the following link by a friend of mine -- This Land. Absolutely hilarious! A political cartoon that ladles out the humor evenly to both sides, and does it stylishly and well. I highly recommend it to Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike as a reminder to keep thier senses of humor in these tough political times.
- Last Saturday I cut my finger while cutting vinyl tile for the basement. It was a bit traumatic, but I'm fine now [sigh of relief from the audience] and have one of those high tech bandaids on that stay on for a few days and keep out water. Anyway, now it's starting to itch and that's great news (it's starting to heal!).
- I got sent the following link by a friend of mine -- This Land. Absolutely hilarious! A political cartoon that ladles out the humor evenly to both sides, and does it stylishly and well. I highly recommend it to Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike as a reminder to keep thier senses of humor in these tough political times.
7.21.2004
Snapshots
- On Monday I saw two Buddist monks in my grocery store. I wished I had an itty-bitty camera on me to whip out and snap a photo of them. They were dressed in burnt orange robes, sandals, and had buzzed haircuts. And they were smiling. I think every Buddist monk I've ever seen was smiling. They were so cute!
- Yesterday I managed to get some good photos of the cats investigating the printer.
- My soccer team had a good game on Sunday, but lost again. I think it was one of my best games ever -- I blocked, I collected and stole balls, I even made good passes, and I took hits. In the last minute of the game, I blocked a powerful shot from a distance of about 6 feet. So now I have a giant (about the size of a bread plate) spectacular buise that is blending beautifully from deep purple to chartruese. Here's the Sunday evening bruise. Today's Pic-of-the-Day features Tuesday and Wednesday's versions of the bruise.
- Blogger has a new photo blogging feature that I might have to try out.
- I'm trying to decide between two digital cameras to buy (or beg for)...
Canon PowerShot A75: 3.2 mp, very good performance, kinda bulky, $250.
or
Canon PowerShot SD100 (aka Elph): 3.2 mp, good performace, very slim, $250?
Right now I'm leaning towards the Elph, since it is easier to carry around and get spontaneous photos, sacrificing the better performance for portability and an increased likelihood I will actually use it. If I find there are times I would prefer better performance, then down the line maybe I'll buy the other.
- Yesterday I managed to get some good photos of the cats investigating the printer.
- My soccer team had a good game on Sunday, but lost again. I think it was one of my best games ever -- I blocked, I collected and stole balls, I even made good passes, and I took hits. In the last minute of the game, I blocked a powerful shot from a distance of about 6 feet. So now I have a giant (about the size of a bread plate) spectacular buise that is blending beautifully from deep purple to chartruese. Here's the Sunday evening bruise. Today's Pic-of-the-Day features Tuesday and Wednesday's versions of the bruise.
- Blogger has a new photo blogging feature that I might have to try out.
- I'm trying to decide between two digital cameras to buy (or beg for)...
Canon PowerShot A75: 3.2 mp, very good performance, kinda bulky, $250.
or
Canon PowerShot SD100 (aka Elph): 3.2 mp, good performace, very slim, $250?
Right now I'm leaning towards the Elph, since it is easier to carry around and get spontaneous photos, sacrificing the better performance for portability and an increased likelihood I will actually use it. If I find there are times I would prefer better performance, then down the line maybe I'll buy the other.
7.17.2004
Site Addition
The day has arrived! Woohoo!
What am I so excited about? I figured out how to post pictures to this blog! (See the right hand side bar from now on.)
Well, I kind of figured out how to jury-rig it for now. As you know, I plan to redevelp the site, and that includes setting up an integrated personal site that includes blog, pictures, commenting, etc. This is how we're going to work it for now.
I'm so excited about it, I'm thinking about doing a "Pic of the Day" feature. It might turn into Pic of the Week, but we'll see.
Anyway, hope the three of you enjoy it! ;)
What am I so excited about? I figured out how to post pictures to this blog! (See the right hand side bar from now on.)
Well, I kind of figured out how to jury-rig it for now. As you know, I plan to redevelp the site, and that includes setting up an integrated personal site that includes blog, pictures, commenting, etc. This is how we're going to work it for now.
I'm so excited about it, I'm thinking about doing a "Pic of the Day" feature. It might turn into Pic of the Week, but we'll see.
Anyway, hope the three of you enjoy it! ;)
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