it has arrived…

my nikon d700 arrived this past monday. it set in its box for a couple days because i was so busy with my daytime job and my second job at the non profit. busy busy life. blah. last night i opened it! took a couple pictures, and well…i now need to buy a new lens! but i have a feeling i have tons to learn and will have tons of fun doing so.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)

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November 5, 2009 in my life, photography

why kodakgallery.com suck!

what good is a “forgot your password?” option if the link in the email they send you requires your old password in order to reset your password. if i knew my old password i wouldn’t had pressed on the “forgot your password?” link! IDIOTS!

but on top of all of this, i think my password is correct. i had just registered it 10 minutes before they required me to log back in to place my order.

i just created an account again, but then i had to upload ALL my pictures again. next time, they can keep their free $15 credit. i don’t have time to do things over/re upload pictures.

it is the little things that is an indicator of how a company will handle big things/problems. if they can’t get the “reset your password” right there are probably a lot of other things they can’t get right either.
my pictures will probably be green.
thanks, but no thanks.

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October 28, 2009 in photography

the nikon d700

all the reviews moved me.
they were spiritual in some sense
“this camera will change your life”
“buy it with no regret”
“life is short, buy it!”
“mind blowing” and so i
took the leap
and got one!
it should come monday!
$2500 gone goodbye…
but hello
nikon d700

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October 26, 2009 in my life, photography

yeah, it’s like my last post

i desire to be a student again, unfortunately the dfw area doesn’t have any good programs i really want to apply to. and i don’t think i want to move anywhere, but if i must i must.

i feel like i am barely existing right now.
unhappiness sucks.
sigh.

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October 15, 2009 in my life

2nd grade is killing me

2nd grade is turning out to be a whole lot more challenging than 4th grade. arriving early and leaving late, day after day. i guess eventually i’ll get it all together and be able to arrive and leave on time. but wow, so tired. today i didn’t know if i could make it through the day.

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October 6, 2009 in my life

i think i am having problems with the idea of debt

i think i could put together a good grad school application for a top policy / public affairs school but i am having problems with the idea of having so much school debt. i could probably get some scholarships, but still…the cost is like whoa. i would probably be paying for the rest of my life!
perhaps i am cheap, but perhaps i am also wise.
however, “you only live once!” and that argument goes for and against the idea of school debt!

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September 29, 2009 in my life

fearless – colbie caillat

got the new colbie caillat cd and the song “fearless” is awesome. it is track 8, and i really don’t know what is beyond track 8 on the cd. haha.

If that’s the way you love
You’ve got to learn so much
If that’s the way you say goodbye

And this is how it ends
And I’m alright within
Never going to see me cry
Cause I’ve cried

[Chorus:]
So go on, go on and break my heart
I’ll be okay
There’s nothing you can do to me
That’s ever going to burn me

So go on, go on and leave my love
Out on the street
I’m fearless
Better believe I’m fearless, fearless

So oh woh oh woh oh…

If this is how it hurts
It couldn’t get much worse
If this is how it feels to fall

Then that’s the way it is
We live with what we miss
We learn to build another wall
Till it falls

[Chorus:]
So go on go on and break my heart
I’ll be okay
There’s nothing you can do to me
That’s ever going to burn me

So go on, go on and leave my love
Out on the street
I’m fearless
Better believe I’m fearless, fearless

So oh woh oh woh…

If it’s between love and losing
To never have known the feeling
And I’m still sad we’ve loved

And if I end up lonely
At least I will be there knowing
I believe in love

Go on, go on break my heart
I’ll be okay
I’m fearless
Better believe I’m fearless, fearless

Go on, go on and break my heart
I’ll be okay
There’s nothing you can do to me
That’s ever going to burn me

So go on, go on and leave my love
Out on the street
I’m fearless
Better believe I’m fearless

So oh woh oh…

So go on and leave my love
Go on and leave my love
Go on and leave my love
Better believe I’m fearless, fearless
Fearless,..

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September 26, 2009 in ear candy, videos

only you can make me happy


“happy” by the daylights

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September 18, 2009 in ear candy, videos

gmail: behind the scenes video

gotta love google.
bing who?
;)

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September 17, 2009 in tech, videos

trucking right along

“i think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” – calvin and hobbes/bill waterson

haha. love it.

recently discovered diyplanner.com and me gusta! even though i love the idea of everything going electronic i still use my paper based daily planner. i use google notes for all of my notes, though. never really did the notecard system, before google notes i would have scraps of paper and sticky notes everywhere, and google notes allowed me to reduce my paper. but i’m going through the site thinking about what templates i can use to better organize my life. if i don’t take anything from the site i should take away the concept outlined in the getting things down reference package.

grading is relentless as usual, but i got to hop on to this grading train and get it done. going to spend my night grading.

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September 16, 2009 in my life