Lots of commotion over here in the last few days. I've been drinking a lot of caffeine, so naturally this commotion feels even more commotion-y than usual. I'm really going to have to cut back some time soon. I get all extra jittery and insane after 1.5 cups. I guess I have low caffeine tolerance.
First and foremost, my boss gave me the "company" camera so that I could learn to use it over the weekend. He said, "I have no idea how these things work, so just see what you can figure out and then teach me everything you know." Ok!
I said, "Do you have the USB cable?" and he responded by looking at me in that dismissive way and saying, "Now you're just spewing out techno-babble. You've lost me."
I'm a bit of a technology whore despite myself, so of course I started playing with the camera as soon as I could. It's beautiful, it's wonderful!
As proof, I took a picture of my "office."
This is without doing a damn thing to the settings, just letting the camera do it's thang. For having those windows in the background, and only half the lights on inside, I was really surprised by how well the camera regulated itself for the image. Check out my desk: It's gorgeous!.
I think a few things need to be pointed out here. 1) Can you tell I'm a neat freak with the paperwork? I hate having papers on my desk. I also hate having random pens lying about. Yes, there are piles of books - that can't be helped. Fortunately, on Saturdays, the Big Strong Men come and whisk them away. But I must have a completely clean space to work on. My superiors - both of whom are darling but not exactly organized - have already commented on my borderline obsession. 2) Is my computer not the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? I need to name it, I know -- I am open to suggestions. Your call. It's a boy, just for the record. 3) I have already decided that when I have lots of money and my own personal library at home, I am finding the exact wood they used in their bookstore. a) it smells divine, even after four years b) it's sturdy and appears never to scratch and c) holy coziness! Where's my cocoa?
I'm off to do the less interesting things with the camera now, but I have fallen absolutely in LURVE with it. Easy to use, none of this shaky hand business that is such a problem with the other digitals.
Second bit of business: my landlord has agreed to buy us a new couch! This has been a long time coming - at least six months - but we're finally going to get one. I think I'll take a picture of the monstrosity we have had in our living room for the last few years. Then I'll do a compare/contrast. Apparently, the new couch is going to be a deep burgundy of sorts, which could go terribly wrong. However, I am not opposed to masking the Ugly with cushions and various other techniques. The real joy here is that I will finally have a couch with armrests. For the past five years, I have done all of my reading in bed, for lack of a better place to do so. Naturally, this often leads to sleeping instead of reading. Now, however, I will be able to curl up into a corner of the couch and read. Again, where's my cocao?
Third bit of commotion: The Little Guy is on his way once again! This means Monday will be an exciting day: picking up the kid at the train stration (he takes the train all by his lonesome, now), picking up a shit ton of books ordered from a local editor, potentially picking up a new couch, and somewhere in there, going to work.
Ooooo what kind of camera??