The thing on the front, to the right of where it says "PLC2," is the shutter button.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
See?
Photos of one camera, taken with the other.
The thing on the front, to the right of where it says "PLC2," is the shutter button.
The thing on the front, to the right of where it says "PLC2," is the shutter button.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Winter and its hateful sensory experiences
I hate winter. Some people apparently enjoy the sights and sounds and smells and tastes, but i find the most prominent ones terrible. Seriously, you like being cold?! It's ridiculous. So, in the spirit of Christmas being over and having no fun plans until Friday, i'm going to write about all the things i hate about this season.
1. Cold. I hate shivering, numbness, and barely being able to force myself out from under the covers every morning. Most people seem to prefer it to heat, but i wholeheartedly disagree. I'd much rather sweat and then have to take a nice, relaxing shower to be clean than freeze and have no such relief to look forward to. Bundling up doesn't help. Even if clothes weren't made such that even if your armpits are sweating like crazy and your arms don't have goosebumps, your legs are frozen and you can't feel your hands, feet, or face, how can you be stuffed into so much fabric and padding you can barely move? Doesn't that defeat the purpose, somehow?
Another thing... until last week, my house had no central heating. So, on a few mornings, i got out of bed into 48-degree air. Fun.
2. Dryness. Even if you keeps putting on more and more Chapstick, it invariably wears off in minutes. No matter how much i moisturize my face, my skin flakes off like the Horde. And my arms and legs are ashy all over. I have to rub my icy hands all over them with lotion to help it... and that's not fun.
3. That smoky smell. Outside in my neighborhood, it smells like wood smoke. It's not even nearby enough to see where it comes from, but it burns my sinuses and gives me a headache. I like fire, but i hate any kind of smoke. That's another reason i'll never smoke pot. "It intensifies sensory experiences..." Yeah, like the sensation of being STABBED IN THE FACE WITH A BURNING STAKE.
4. Static electricity. Aside from making your hair look stupid and stick to your face and everything, it causes everything you touch to electrocute you. Everything. Other people, plastic slides, metal chairs and doorknobs and all kinds of crap that initially looks harmless are now light sockets. It gets really annoying.
I can't think of anything else that's sucky and totally specific to winter, right now... but i think all of the above is plenty. Least favorite season, most definitely.
1. Cold. I hate shivering, numbness, and barely being able to force myself out from under the covers every morning. Most people seem to prefer it to heat, but i wholeheartedly disagree. I'd much rather sweat and then have to take a nice, relaxing shower to be clean than freeze and have no such relief to look forward to. Bundling up doesn't help. Even if clothes weren't made such that even if your armpits are sweating like crazy and your arms don't have goosebumps, your legs are frozen and you can't feel your hands, feet, or face, how can you be stuffed into so much fabric and padding you can barely move? Doesn't that defeat the purpose, somehow?
Another thing... until last week, my house had no central heating. So, on a few mornings, i got out of bed into 48-degree air. Fun.
2. Dryness. Even if you keeps putting on more and more Chapstick, it invariably wears off in minutes. No matter how much i moisturize my face, my skin flakes off like the Horde. And my arms and legs are ashy all over. I have to rub my icy hands all over them with lotion to help it... and that's not fun.
3. That smoky smell. Outside in my neighborhood, it smells like wood smoke. It's not even nearby enough to see where it comes from, but it burns my sinuses and gives me a headache. I like fire, but i hate any kind of smoke. That's another reason i'll never smoke pot. "It intensifies sensory experiences..." Yeah, like the sensation of being STABBED IN THE FACE WITH A BURNING STAKE.
4. Static electricity. Aside from making your hair look stupid and stick to your face and everything, it causes everything you touch to electrocute you. Everything. Other people, plastic slides, metal chairs and doorknobs and all kinds of crap that initially looks harmless are now light sockets. It gets really annoying.
I can't think of anything else that's sucky and totally specific to winter, right now... but i think all of the above is plenty. Least favorite season, most definitely.
I has a camera, by the way.
Still not a digital one that's really good for photography, but... actually, two cameras, nonetheless. My uncle gave me an older digital one a few days ago, which is cool. And months ago... I should have talked about it then, but i forgot about blogging for a long time... a friend of my grandpa's gave me this awesome, 40-year-old Praktica that cost a few hundred dollars in 1968. (Which is to say, it's a pretty great camera.) Obviously it uses film, so it'll be a lot of trouble to get pictures that i take with it online or anything, but still. He also gave me a bunch of accessories, including several lenses. It's awesome. You have to buy film, but so far people have given me that, and i have six rolls right now. So, yeah. Look forward to me having fun with it.
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