Maybe it was b/c I got 3 rolls of film back and there were only 10 shots, at most, that were decent, but all of a sudden, I feel the urge to take the digital plunge (and you say: It's about time, Grandma). But the thing is, I don't know if I am ready to drop so much monies at this point. I would have to buy a camera ($500-800 thereabouts) and then ( Read more... )

A couple of months ago I mentioned that I read a "fashion" blog by this Asian chippy in Boston. I don't remember how I found her blog and I don't know why it's still in my Bloglines b/c I really dislike the way she dresses and her writing style is really contrived and reeks of try-hard pretensions. Today, I was reminded of why I need to stop ( Read more... )

There's that sinking feeling that I've been HAD and it feels brand new again, unfortunately.

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I'd be interested to know if there are any LJ photo communities for pictures that have not been Photoshopped AT ALL, save for cropping/resizing (no cross processing either). Anyone?

I'm playing hooky today b/c I have 3 personal days and 3 sick days left in the year that cannot be carried over (on top of 1 floating holiday and 1 vacation day). So imagine my surprise horror when I was leisurely getting out of bed this morning and greeted w/the sing songy chinky accent of Dr. Ho. Behold:

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If you're not wearing an annoying keffiyeh and if you want another way to tie your scarf, you know, the normal long kinds that keep your neck warm, then check this out:


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