Day 3: September 25, 2006
Today was a day of productivity. I woke up early, worked on organizing and decluttering my room for a while, got dressed and drove over to the electronics store where I found a small digicam for traveling, then I went to a different bookstore (than the one from yesterday) and finally found a new journal that I really like.
When I came back home I was working on my room again but my father asked me to do the dishes. But in his tone I knew what he really meant was ‘Clean the kitchen!‘ so I scrubbed down the kitchen just in time for mom to get home from work. As she cooked dinner I worked on my room some more and was mildly delighted to come across my very old passport. I had the chubbiest face!
When I was 2 my dad was stationed in Germany and we all lived there for a year. I don’t have any vivid memories but I do have bits and pieces that I think are from around that time. Last year I had hoped to visit the town in Germany that we lived in but, sadly, I never made it as far as Germany before running out of funds. I also felt terrible because I was supposed to meet up with Sven in Munich. Unfortunately a couple days before I left for home I tried to e-mail him to see if he wanted to meet up, but he was out of town when I was trying to get in contact with him so I went to Interlaken instead of Munich and by the time he got in contact with me I was headed back to London. We will meet up again sometime though. For some reason I am just sure of this, don’t ask me why.
As mentioned above I bought a new digicam today. Canon’s new PowerShot S3 IS and I love it already. This little baby is going on a test run with me to Chicago and if I can’t find any significant faults with it I’m going to be selling my digital SLR.
Don’t get me wrong, I love my SLR but the thing is heavy beyond all belief and it’s accessories are expensive!! In a burst of impulsiveness last week I decided it would be a good idea to purchase 2 extremely expensive (think small debt) high quality lenses to carry around with my camera. I have since received those lenses and have been carrying them with me at all times. My bag must weigh a good 15lbs now and is very bulky. On top of the small debt and weight I’m constantly worried about breaking the camera and/or lenses and I just don’t need to be worrying like that all the time. Maybe in the future I will be ready for a digital SLR, but for now I’m much more comfortable carrying around my small/inconspicuous (but with super zoom – 12x optical – capabilities!) digicam. And in my humble opinion comfort is key for taking good photos. :)