New color picture

New B/W picture

I just took this half an hour ago.

Opportunities

I love when great opportunities just fall into my lap. See for instance the e-mail I just got:

To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Dear Friend,
Greetings from taiwan, my name is chung mao bank manager of bank of overseas taiwan, i have a lucrative business proposal for you just get back to me for more details.
Regards,
Mr Chung Mao.

Rebel Rebel

I think one of the best camera deals right now (though there are many) is getting the Canon 400D (which in the US is burdened by the moniker "Digital Rebel XTi"). Because it's being replaced by the 450D (or XSi), which is not a revelutionary upgrade, it can be found for £350 or $550.

And what you should do is not get it with the kit lens, even though it's cheap, for it's crap. Instead get the new kit lens: 18-55mm IS. IS stands for image stabilization. More than worth the maybe hundred dollars extra. And on top of that you will also get a lens which by all reports is amazingly sharp.

And both camera and lens are amongst the smallest and lightest around, so for travel or walk-around photography, or just casual photography, they are ideal.

Good books for young readers

Good books for young readers.

Alex said:
I'm not sure what saving merits there are to Lord of the Flies. It is miserable, depressing, and really no inspiration for someone who is being bullied.

Isn't it funny how school teachers and libraries will push insanely depressing and disturbing books onto their hapless young students?
One of the stories which was read loud to us in primary school was a about a boy who was bullied into climbing a high smoke stack, and fell down.
Another one was about two boys who heard about bacteria (they called them "batteries") and wanted to help a friend who had a wound on his leg, so he wouldn't die from infection. So they tied him down, gagged him, and sawed off his leg. Just lovely stories for kids.

Camera deals

PhotoBorg article on buying cameras cheap.

Update: somehow I missed this interesting page when it came out.

New full frame chip coming

New 35mm 24MP Sony full frame chip coming this year.

Also, Nikon has announced new lenses, including the stabilized standard zoom I mentioned they needed to have.

The Todd Time

The Todd Time. This is the guy who was the lead in The Karate Kid. It's safe to say, though, that his part in Scrubs is quite different.

Talking about Scrubs: Sarah Chalke, please call me. I can make you so happy.


dr. phil said...
The Karate Kid was played by Ralph Macchio, The Todd is played by Robert Maschio.
Btw, for an asexual you do seem to experience a sexual attraction to the ladies.

eolake said...
Dang, you're right. He said in an interview that he was him, then said he was joking, then said he was not joking. Apparently he ended it on the wrong one.

I didn't say I wanted to "sex up" Sarah. I just want to cuddle, have long walks on the beach, some fine coffee in Venice, show her off on the boardwalk, and have spirited conversation over a game of Backgammon.

Dylan Moran

"Men look at breasts the way women look at babies... 'oh, aren't they lovely'." - Dylan Moran

Just watched his "Like, totally Live" show. This guy rocks.

Water in the head

Candidates for the Darwin award.

Money and wet shoes

Having money problems is like walking around in wet shoes: it takes your attention, and it feels like the only problem you have.
Getting money is then like changing into dry shoes: it feels better. And after a while you notice that none of your basic or important problems have been solved yet, but now you at least have a bit more free attention to work on those.

Depression risk 'highest in 40s'

"Life may begin at 40, but research suggests that 44 is the age at which we are most vulnerable to depression." - Article

So that explains why I've been feeling so good recently: I'm just about to turn 45!