Month: June 2005

Tank tops

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Have I ever mentioned my obsession with tank tops? If you knew me in person, you might not even know about it because I usually wear them either underneath a shirt, or to bed. I guess it’s like wearing an undershirt.

The thing is, I can’t wear a shirt without a tank top underneath it, and the tank top has to match what I’m wearing over it, even though you can’t see it. Is that weird? And I hate white (although I do have two white tank tops that I wear for Joe since he thinks they are sexy), so I own different colored tank tops. I just bought two more (which I may actually wear by themselves, since the bright green one has little rhinestones around the collar and my favorite color lately is powder blue), putting my collection far beyond what is probably normal. I wouldn’t be surprised if I have more tank tops than regular shirts.

In the clingy, mostly wear as an undershirt category, I have:

1 maroon
1 dark green
1 bright green
1 dark blue
1 powder blue
3 black
3 dark grey

In the wear outside by themselves only category, I have:

1 turquoise
1 turquoise, blue, green and white striped
2 navy blue
1 black
1 sage

That’s eighteen tank tops (if you count those two white ones), and that’s still not counting all the tank tops I no longer fit into (of which there would be approximately 7-8 more).

I’m not addicted; I can stop at any time. Well, maybe after I get a few more. ;)

Last one, I swear

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Well folks, I am officially in the market for another camera. Yes, you read that correctly. But no, I’m not replacing the 20D.

I just want something to carry around that’s better than my cruddy 2-megapixel Nikon 2100. It suffers from poor macro focusing, not to mention it has crappy zoom and eats batteries. I definitely want something more robust, but small enough to fit in a purse, to take along on all outings, especially when we’re at the Disney parks where I don’t want to be lugging a huge camera and lens on the rides.

I’ve checked some reviews of the current 4-megapixel cameras out there as I don’t want to go over $250. Right now the camera I’m leaning towards is the Canon Powershot A520 due to it’s size, picture quality, zoom, and battery life.

So here’s my criteria, in case you have any suggestions:

  • Price range: Up to $250
  • Megapixels: 4+
  • Storage: Any except memory stick, although CF is preferred
  • Battery type: Anything, as long as it is rechargeable and doesn’t suck them dry like my Nikon does
  • Lens type: A decent optical zoom (no fixed lens)
  • Size: Something fairly small so I can carry it anywhere with ease

Is that too demanding and unrealistic?

Kudos to Walmart & Medisana

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Since I usually write about poor retail experiences, I thought it only fitting to write about the positive ones I’ve encountered as well.

Two weeks ago I ordered an audio stand from Walmart.com for $139.74 plus shipping and tax. After receiving it, I happened to notice that the price went down to $125.77. I emailed Walmart to see whether they would credit me the difference since it had been less than 30 days since placing the order, and not only did they do it without any argument, they also included the applicable tax, so my credit was just shy of $15. Just goes to prove it never hurts to ask.

There are a few spots where the finish is missing, though, but they are small and I swear you can’t buy any furniture that is perfect these days. At least Walmart’s shipping center had enough sense to use these plastic “corners” that they put on the box and then wrapped it in shrink wrap so that it wasn’t damaged in transit.

I’m pretty happy with the unit, too. It’s quite spacious and good looking. I’m just thrilled to finally have something so we could take the equipment off the floor! After all the problems I had trying to purchase a unit, I was starting to believe we’d never get one. But it turned out just like our house hunt: it took awhile and was frustrating, but in the end we spent less money and got more. So you have to wonder if there’s a higher power out there. Like the shopping fairy or something. ;)
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Dust dust everywhere

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I am so frustrated with my camera’s dirty sensor right now. I think I made it worse trying to clean it two weeks ago, so I ordered the Copperhill cleaning system. I want to send my camera into Canon for servicing, but the fact is, I can’t send it in every time it gets dirty. I do plan on sending it in before our trip to have my lenses calibrated (if they are willing to do that), but I need to clean the sensor before I throw the camera out the window. I’m really starting to feel like I bit off more than I can chew with this thing and it’s taking the fun out of taking photos for me. :(

March of the Penguins

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Awww, I want to see this movie when it comes out. Of all the penguins, the Emperor has always been my favorite. I bet it would have been cool as an IMAX film. The official site has a lot of interesting information about the penguins and how the film was made.