Sweet Gift
Jacqui gave me this:
Now, I’m eagerly waiting its arrival….
In other news, yesterday was filled with minor vexations, yet great and simple joys… Jacqui was hot, beautiful, warm, loving, funny, and silly — everything I love about her.
I heard from an old friend, Nicole, who will also give birth soon and that’s exciting.
My friend, Wendy, from Washington state, USA invited me down to see her and her family this weekend; they even have free tickets to a fair.
I received a letter from my last employer (on a temporary contract) in regards to a job competition telling me I am the #1 candidate on their waiting list.
My sister’s new baby, Angel-Jazdell is healthy, and everyone appears to be happy and doing well.
And yes, ordering computer parts from local stores and expecting them to accurately describe their stock with the aid of the clearest questions imaginable (”I need one that’s no more than 15 1/2 inches wide, not the usual 18 inches — you’re measuring it now? How wide is it? 15 1/2 inches? Good, I’ll be right over.” Real answer: 18 inches. “Do the keys light up? Yes?” Real answer: No.), in order to save you endless frustration and repeated unnecessary trips, is a problem.
But on balance, God has blessed me with challenges, for sure, and enough gorgeous colour in my life to make it all worthwhile with reason to strive toward the future.
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By Chris Dollis at 7:20 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Wednesday April 19th, 2006 |
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How sweet. I’d like to get on like this ;).
great present, Bear!
Comment by Mariah
11:47 PM Vancouver, Canada time on Wed. Apr 19th, ’06
Thats a sweet camera!! I’m jealous, I have megapixel envy…..
I hope girls still like my 5.0…
Comment by Roby
6:48 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Thu. Apr 20th, ’06
Enjoyed checking out your blog. Good luck and best wishes to you — Laura
Comment by Laura
11:17 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Fri. Apr 21st, ’06
Nice camera! I feel bad with my crappy little 5 yr old 1 megapixel camera. I need to get a new one- one that actually takes pics and they don’t come out all blurry…I might actually take more pics if I had a good one.
Then again, I want a nice mp3 player with a built in voice recorder too. Decisions, decisions…
Comment by Joshua Taj Bozeman
12:11 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Mon. Apr 24th, ’06
Hey, Josh, thanks for dropping by.
As far as cameras go, I did a ton of research (Jacqui ponied up the dough since I haven’t taken pictures in 20-years and she really wanted some!) and bought the Casio EX-Z120 on specs.
It has way exceded my expectations. To see why, go here:
James Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
These are from a person who hasn’t taken photos in 20-years. The couple that are blurry are because I didn’t know anything about exposure times.
Notice photos 11, 12, 13, and 18 especially. These were taken at night, first time out the gate, and without reading the manual (camera was mounted on an inexpensive tripod). They are low resolution 2 megapixel photos because I’m still waiting for the memory card to arrive.
11, 12, and 13 are all shot from Victoria, BC and that’s Port Angeles, WA in the background. The mountains are the Olympic Mountains. For some more daylight pics (lowest resolution - 640×480) taken earlier the same day, go here:
Chris Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Camera rocks. Specifically, it conveniently takes 2-AAs, it produces wonderful video (this is why I bought it… up to 28 fps at high quality and normal quality is great too!, and video length is only limited by the size of the SD card you choose to use), and includes an audio-video out cable. While I hadn’t personally taken any pictures with them, the camcorders I sold 10 years ago for hundreds of dollars were no better than this in quality.
I chose this solidly built compact camera with a metal body specifically for short-to-medium video performance to post on the web. Coming soon.
The video stores in AVI format, which is totally perfect if you use Windows (you don’t lose quality and time converting a MOV file to Windows format to manipulate with the free Windows MovieMaker). If you use Mac or Linux, you should choose a different camera.
It includes a voice recorder, which stores in WAV.
I experimented with many MP3 players before I discovered one that easily outclasses the best Sony tape recorders I have owned for quality… it is the iRiver ifp-799. It includes line-in that supports a mono or stereo external microphone or dubbing from another device. The built-in mic is great. Sound quality is phenemonal when listening to music with volume to spare. FM radio works well. Folder navigation is easy.
A good piece of kit. It can even be fitted with an optional dive-case, I kid you not. Of course, I don’t know who would actually do that, but it is kind of cool…
There are other good choices. However, if you want to guarantee yourself that you won’t be disappointed, consider the Casio (”not just decent inexpensive watches”) Exilim digital camera line and top-of-the-line iRiver flash-based MP3/WMA players.
Drop me a line at Loving Jacqui anytime.
Comment by Chris Dollis
4:56 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Mon. Apr 24th, ’06