I know it's been probably over a month since I last posted. Things have been crazy, but nothing catastrophic. Mostly. Catch-up post to follow soon. But for now ( Read more... )

I hadn't been to SpinStreet in quite a long time, mostly because of trying to save up for photographic equipment and because there hasn't been any good prog out lately, but I emerged with the following great deals, all used:

1-5 were in the "$2.99 each or 5/$10" bin:
1. Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston
2. Marillion, Real to Reel3. Time-Life ( Read more... )

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I'm not doing this to be the photographic equivalent of the Grammar Police... really! I've meant to write this for a very long time. I've learned quite a few things in my photographic exploits so far -- read books, viewed tutorials, attended seminars, pored through exhibits, made the stupid mistakes myself -- and so I'm ready to distill all that ( Read more... )

I've got just an hour before bed, and I desperately need to update my LJ with what's been going on with me.

A week ago, I attended a photo seminar by Sandy Puc' (I've no idea why the apostrophe, except that her last name might be a shortened Italian name, since it's pronounced "pooch," to rhyme with butch). That's just my guess.). She's mostly a ( Read more... )

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I finally got our Christmas decorations back into the attic this past week. Ugh. It had just been to frickin' COLD to attempt it before. Daily high temperatures are back into the low 50s, so that's winter weather I can handle. I feel like the proverbial groundhog poking his nose out again, albeit a few weeks early ( Read more... )

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