Summer is nearly upon me. Sort of... Almost...
Ok, technically spring just barely started, but still. It's a beautifully, gorgeous day outside, and although I'm cooped up at a desk today, I'm determined not to complain about it.
I'm already having wonderful daydreams about waterskiing...sunshining...flipflops and swimming suits...red rocks and blue-green water...mmmm...
Oh sorry. I dozed off for a second.
Just the fact that I don't have to wear a coat anymore is cause for a party. Just a light jacket in the evenings? I can totally handle that.

I own a car.
I could never say that until yesterday. I'll say it again, just cause I can. I own a car. All by myself.
Granted it's not quite as fun as Lianne's Lexus or Aubrey's Mazda 6, but hey.
It runs and it's mine.
This is not a picture of my car. My car is sitting in front of my house and I would take a picture of it, but it's dark outside. This looks just like my car. Same strange, purple-y color and everything. But my car doesn't have a big blue sign that says 1997 on it.
My bank now owns my soul, but only for a year. Maybe less than a year if I can pay it off quicker.
This whole car owning/buying business is stressful stuff. Maybe not to anyone else but it has been for me. Loans and titles and bill of sales and registrations...
I think ownership should be determined by who has the key. If someone hands over the key, it's yours. Period. End of transaction.

The countdown begins! In exactly 78 days I will be in Denver, Colorado. At exactly 7:30 pm, Mountain Standard Time, I will be at the Buell Theater in Denver, Colorado. At exactly 7:30 pm, Mountain Standard Time in Denver, Colorado, I will be viewing Wicked, The Musical live.
I'm paying good money for this trip so it better be good. I'm so excited.

My mission as of late, is to buy a new camera. I'm just bursting with creative energy, but lack the tools to let it out in the way that I want. I have a nice Canon point & shoot that serves me quite well for average, day to day photography. But I just really want to take some good, quality photos. I want people to say "Wow" when they look at a picture I've taken. Something along the lines of my reaction when I saw this and this.

I'm eyeing myself a nice Digital SLR, but am pondering how to aquire one without having to eat Top Ramen for the rest of the year. This beauty is the Canon Digital Rebel. It exactly what I want for my purposes right now, but he's looking to set me back $800+.

Camera #2 is the Nikon D40. Significantly cheaper, but has one major drawback. If I want to use the wonder that is auto-focus, I have to purchase a certain type of lens with the auto-focus motor built in. It is an unexplained mystery as to why they didn't put that part into the actual camera. I'll just have to wonder.
So, dilema. Do I spring for the one I really want even though it has quite the price tag? Or go with the cheaper version and worry about hunting down the right kind of lens, which possibly could end up making my total about the same?
I don't know. I'm waiting for divine inspiration to deliver one to my doorstep.