Since our time will shortly not be our time, the hubs and I decided to take a little vacation. What?! He agreed to leave for a week...in the middle of basketball season? Yes, he did. There is a break in the schedule until next week, so we're taking that opportunity to jet down to the Caribbean and soak up some sun, snorkel with some turtles (no Scuba for me right now), and down some fruity drinks. I guess mine will be virgin (boy, that name seems amusing, given my condition).
We actually planned the trip back in the fall, forgetting how damn tired we always are once the new year rolls around. We may spend the whole trip asleep.
We are all packed up and ready to head to the airport bright and early tomorrow morning. "Packed up" in this case means "bag full of suntan lotion, beach reading, and a camera."
Augh...speaking of taking a camera, my little mini-Fuji finally crapped out (it was something like $130 two years ago, so no big shock). So today I ventured out to purchase a new one. My allotted shopping hour became three, of course.
I swear, choosing a compact, "simple" camera is much more difficult that picking out a gigantic, professional one. There are about 40 brands, and each takes a different type of memory, and each has different requirements- a little universal-ness in this area would go a LONG way to keep consumers sane.
After much searching and comparing (and calling my MIL to have her compare reviews of different cameras), I finally chose one. It was of course locked up tight in a case, so I had to consult the "quick look" board to find out what type of memory it needed. It listed "SD" and "CompactFlash". "Sweeet," I thought (and I thought it in a Cartman voice). "I have lots of CF cards, so I may get out of here for under a gagillion bucks."
So the redshirted pimplyfaced clerk comes over and takes the camera out, presenting this sub-10 mega-pixel camera to me like it is the Hope Diamond, like I should be in awe of it and him. I ask, "So this takes CF cards, then?" And he sighs at me, and says, "No, hon, those cards are only for the big, professional cameras. They are much more power than you'd ever need. This takes the SD (he pronounced it very carefully: "Essss-Deee") cards, and the 1 gigs are on sale. Do you know what a gigabyte is?"
I just said, "Yes, thank you," and walked over to the media display. I figured it wasn't really worth the trouble to get into it with the guy, so I picked up the Esss Dee media card and went on my way. He's the one spending his life patrolling that section of retail real estate, not me, and I guess being a pompous ass to the general public makes him feel powerful.
On the upside, I really do like the camera. We'll see how it handles the trip.
Hope you all have a great week- see you soon!
Cheers!
