Born to be Wilde

This was my Oscar Wilde getup for Saturday. Good times. Thanks to Rose for help with the costuming and Watts Costume Rentals as well. I lost by one point to Robert Burns. I was astounded and how sad Wilde's poetry was, though, compared to the levity and biting wit of his plays and his quips. From what I hear that was in fashion at the time.





There is only one thing worse that being talked about, and that is not being talked about.


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Digital Camera RIP

It had to happen. After six countries, four years, extreme weather, drunk nights, and a whole shwack of bumps, dents, drops, cracks and even a fun couple of flirtations with 'teh ocean', my camera danced out of my pocket last night and landed unceremoniously on the floor, never to work again. The last time my camera dropped, it actually split open like a sandwich. I merely pressed it back closed with a scrunch and it worked again. Like some sort of Lazarus.

Not this time. I am a man. I did not weep.

If this camera was a cat, it would be on its 25th life. It earned this noble death.

It has been fun, Fujifilm Finepix Z1. You were pocket-sized and easy to carry around. Your unpretentious flat-black face, super fast start-up time, sliding-front-face activation panel and lack of extending lens made me feel like a secret-agent spy sometimes. Your steel bracket of a body kept yourself safe in my clumsy hands. Your giant-for-the-time viewscreen let me preview the pictures beautifully. Your simple and easy to understand interface let me take pictures that I wasn't embarrassed to post online.

I will mourn your passing. The iterations that came after you were not my style. They didn't have your class. Your panache. Your style.

So I am opening it up to the floor. Hey out there.

What's a good camera? Something similar to what I just described. I don't want no bulky, expensive SLRs. I want something sturdy and small.

Suggestions?

I also need a exterior portable hard drive if anyone has any suggestions.

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