i lost my fucking check card.

i reported it stolen or lost to the company over TWO WEEKS ago and it still hasnt arrived. i called them up after one week to see where it was and they say its still being procceced !!! I mean come the fuck on. how long does it take to produce a debit card and mail it out while the credit card companies roll them out like bloody candy. im sitting here, absolutely broke, unable to buy shit. yes i dont use cash....personal prefrence; you spend it more this way and hey it doesnt feel really good to give out that 20, 50, or 100 dollar bill, does it? plus carrying around a stack of cash is always worrisome. i keep dropping them out of my pocket regularly (when i have it at least). moving on...its going into the third week in poverty.

actually come to think of it, it made me realize how much i actualy spen on a day to day basis. im no rich snob but still we can do without the twice a day starbucks and the 10-20 buck meals at overly and i do emphasize overly expensive college caffeterias. $3.99 for a small cup of fruit salad (thats a TALL in starbucks terms)?...are you fucking shitting me? as if they dont already bleed us out of every hard earned dollar.

example?...$100 parking permit for ONE semester...and violation tickets? those they give out the moment you loose sight of your car. on top of that, theres not even sufficient parking space for the local crowd. and they have 2 parking decks which are both paid "visitor" parking. no students allowed....i mean whata testicles. and to top it with a cherry, they are building more and more housing for the out of state crowd......

so this is still the third week and counting......(i need some serious cup of joe )

and holy shit is this radcliffe from harry potter [link] ?.....funny shit

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YESSS....its finally here.



i got this awsome deal on this Canon Rebel XT. i had to get the battery and the flash card seperately but overall it came pretty well under the average sale price for these things....so wooot for me bitches im still waiting for the battery and the card which should be here tomorrow. still though from what i can see the SLR function is pretty awesome and the lens is detachable so you can upgrade to better ones maybe some macros. pic size is 8.1 mega pixle. well thats all i know for now more will come after i get it going


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OK....I didnt yet get a digital SLR (but soon enough will) however, i also found something just as much exciting. I was rummaging through old junk around the house when I found this Yashica Electro GSN 35mm camera. Its absolutly freaking awesome....



My dad had bought it long ago but put it in storage for years and it went unused, and because of that its still in mint condition and works perfectly. it was in a case so all parts are pristine too. Interestingly, this model was made in 1973 so this one now is 34 YEARS OLD !!!

I tried to put in a film and take some shots but after the reel was spent i figured that it wasnt set in right so i dont know how the pics will turn out till they are developed. Also it lets you set the focus and exposure using indicator lights on top which unfortunately dont work now because it needs a special battery which ,again unfortunately, is no longer in production so you need an adapter for another battery of the same voltage. it has a self timer too thats activated by pulling down a lever on the lens and you can hear all the mechanism as it moves the gears around. you can also set the ISO settings by turning a dial on top but this camera uses ASA instead of ISO, but they are both the equvilent so thats not a problem. I am waiting for the battery adapeters that i ordered after that i should pop in some film and take practice shots and it takes some pretty brilliant shots based on some iv seen online.

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you know that feeling you get when you want something really bad even though you dont really need it but you just have to have it because thats the only way you'll be satisfied ...? yes i know that feeling and have way to it many times. philisophical shit aside....im looking to buy me a DSLR camera. i looked around the internet for hours searching for a suitable one but have not come across any one i desire mainly because they are pretty fucking expensive. the cheapest one around is somewhere near $200 bucks which is not too much of a problem in the long run but it gets pretty frustrating when you start reading reviews and specs and get confused and end up at the beggining trying to sort the shit out. there are a couple of contenders that i have my eyes on but there are also some really good point-and-shoot (PS) cameras out there too good for begginers that actuly come quite close to some low end DSLR cameras which is another predicament in of itself. now i already have two ps cameras but i cant really do much with them except the basic pic taking expected from any average digital cameras but when it comes to the high end photography you really need the high end equipment. so far iv able to narrow down my choices to

Canon EOS Digital Rebel and

Pentax K100d or

Fuji FinePix S700

now the first two are full DSLR cameras and the last one is a close runner up point and shoot and is suppose to match the DSLR cameras in some respects. most of my "research" has pointed to the Pentax as a good choice for the begginer whereas the Canon works both for beginners and experts so thats a solid choice regardless. the Fuji, however, is not a DSLR but has the capability and some functions found in DSLR cameras and is somewhat cheaper in price compared to the other two and i have seen some shots taken by the FinePix and the do look pretty acceptable as decent semi-professional photographs so i should keep that on top of the list otherwise my choice remiain firm on the Pentax.

so as far as i know, the DSLR cameras offer much more customizability compared to the simple point and shoot cameras and have much more options with regard to lens and flash types. they can offer much more optical zooming and much better macro shots (which i particularly want to do) along with better ISO settings and focus ranging which if used right can be pretty fucking phenomenal when trying to bring your photos to life.

now i am open to suggestions and direction. anyone who knows about DSLR cameras feel free to drop a tip as to what works best


AND semster starts tomorrow.....another 5 months of snoozing in class and blowing shit up in the lab. wish me luck cuz I WANT A FUCKING A


and sorry no boobies

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hola ppls of this place ..... i was enjoying winter break for a while thats y i havnt been around for a while but am coming back in full force. semester starts in two weeks so i ll be ass deep in studying. other than that happy new years to you all and my Bday is coming up on the 29th so keep your presents ready.....im old enough to buy booze but dont really need to since i dont partake in it but if you want a favor hit me up ............


i leave you with some sweet ass music that you probably have not heard before

Keane: Nothing in My Way [link]

Someday - Sugar Ray [link] (old but still awesome)

Aberdeen City - Pretty Pet [link]lindex=0 OR [link]

James Morrison - You Give Me Something [link]



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damn iv been so goddamn LAZY these past few days. cant seem to focus on anything for some reason. iv even reduced the time i used to spend scrolling through DA (is the effect wearing off? lets hope not). i have some comics in line and will be posting more soon in a day or two.




iv gotten hooked to DIGG. click after click of mind boggeling (but useless shit thats mostly distractive than informative)




also check out this video [link] its the "Cant Laugh" Japanese library game show clips. pretty fucking funny i thought specially when they tape up his mouth....y cant hollywood come up with something like that? maybe because they used every possible premise and angle on pretty much anything "ethically" imaginable so theres the limit




and lastly "I am Legend" ....the movie, yes. i read the story a few weeks back and its pretty awesome to say the least but the movies gonna be somewhat off the literature but the ideas the same. lets hope they dont fuck it up and the chances of that happening look pretty slim mainly becaues of Will Smith. i really wana see how he performs and if he lives up to the original story which is set in a small town whereas the movies set in New York (yawn). (and if you want theres a .pdf of the book floating around somewhere)

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Reluctantly....now i have a myspace account (didnt use one before because im not a big fan of it and only getting it now for a reason ) . I made one like a year ago but never got around to using it and forgot the password so screw that...make another one. I shall be exploring all its spacyness and Id appreciate any helpdul info on it as to its utilization. so hit me up if you like



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holy shit --->





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