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Today I went to work, wiggle my mouse to wake up the computer, and get in response a solid gray screen. So I reboot, and the BIOS screen and all the screens passed that are just a bunch of randomly colored lines. It was as though my computer decided it was tired of crunching numbers and wanted to become an artist instead. Calling up tech support confirmed that my LCD went haywire, so Dell is sending a new one tomorrow. I wish I'd had my camera on me though, the designs were pretty cool.
Things like this is why I think the Alamo Drafthouse is the best thing in the whole world:
Thirty-five of us will be boarding a special bus from Fluid Party Bus featuring DVD players filled with classic western scenes and meat movies as well as two kegs of beer flowing for the whole trip as we drive down to Smitty's in Lockhart, City Market in Luling, Gonzales Food Market in Gonzales, and Big Oak Barbecue in Buda. Plus everyone on the bus will be issued their very own "Meat - It's where me at!" T-shirts (which we'll then require everyone to wear for the duration of the BBQ run)
Now I'm not a fan of Blazing Saddles nor a beer drinker, but just the fact that someone would create an event like this tied to a quote-a-long movie makes me happy. It's a true movie theater for people who love movies.
I've pretty much decided on going with a Canon for my dSLR, and right now I'm leaning toward the 20D since the 40D is out of my price range and there's not a compelling reason to get the 30D for the extra money it'd cost me. The far more important question is how much do I want to spend on lens(es). It's really easy to spend LOTS of money very quickly on lenses, and there's so many kinds with so many features and drawbacks that it becomes maddening after a while. At the moment I'm leaning towards getting a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 for my "walk-about" lens, and then a Canon 50mm f/1.8 for my "nifty-fifty". This all subject to change probably tomorrow however. What did I get myself into?
I updated 7 days in a row! First time that's happened since like 2003.
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