Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Mac?

There has been so much promotion for mac products. There is not an Apple store near by but its not too far. I would have to save up for one of course but would it be worth it? Many would say yes, but what if something broke and I had to wait till I could drive at least 3,4 hours away to get it fixed. I watched a few videos on the new features of a Mac Book Air. I was impressed, except for not being able to just insert a cd or disc into it. It suggest to rent a movie from itunes I think of course to give them more money, not that they need it. I do have the itunes free music player on my own laptop already and like it more than the windows player. I do like the look of the white mac book. Well here is how one man feels about it.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Is it for Real?

Using my new web toy StumbleUpon, I came upon an amazing photographer named Mary Ellen Mark. It was a site with a group of her favorite photos she had taken and wrote about each one of them. The photos all consist of people from around the world. It inspired me to want to take pictures of my own. I have always enjoyed taking pictures of people and couldn't wait to get them developed but never had the confidence to do more than just pictures of family and friends. Knowing that this feeling of wanting to do something big seems to occur more than a few times. I cant help but wonder if its for real. Would it be amazing to travel the world? Of course it would. But the pressure to get an amazing photo in a short amount of time is a lot. There are many things I love about this kind of photography, no touch up, or any other reason for taking it other than to show real life. It is so easy to get caught up in things that don't really matter. I know I do. But after looking at those pictures, I was brought back to the real world. It is difficult to explain if you do not know what I mean. It let me see how most of the world lives, not as the few very privileged do. Thank you Mary Ellen Mark for sharing your photos and experiences.

StumbleUpon

My new favorite thing on the web is StumbleUpon. It says it "discovers websites based on your interest, learns what you like and brings you more."It is very easy to use and gets better the more you use it. I know I love it already and cant wait to find more.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Thank You Technology

I was just looking at pics and found the negatives and thought how great it is to not have to deal with negatives anymore. They dont fold nice and neat, fall out of the sleeve, just create a big mess usually. Now, still need to organize all the old pics that arent so neatly put onto a disc. One day it will all get done, I hope.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Solar Powered Bra

Yes, Really