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you know what i saw last saturday on tv? beakman’s world. it’s a science show for kids and i was a religious watcher of it back in the day. i still remember all sorts of stuff from that program and i’m sure it was a contributing force in my interest in science and ultimately, my degree in biology. i hadn’t seen it in years and somehow, it’s back on tv. terrific!

the lame-o award for the month goes to the guy that was next to us last friday watching fireworks with his wife and two girls. halfway through the show, he made them pack up and leave because “there were going to be too many people trying to get out afterwards.” the girls both looked way bummed out… so did the wife. they missed out on an amazing finale at the end. it’s a reminder of the kind of parent i do and don’t want to be. i can get carried away at times and become “dictator-like” (which jeromy didn’t hesitate to point out this weekend as we were knocking off items on our “house to do list”), but i really want to make sure that my kids have fun in life.

i’m planning on buying a d300 soon. it has received glowing reviews and i have been impressed with its capabilities and features. it’s a logical move to continue growing red brick and will give me more options (and hopefully make shooting in the back of dimly lit chapels with no flash a bit easier). in addition - it’ll give me capability to have two shooters going plus a backup body. i’ll have the funds in a matter of weeks and the high megapixel, live-viewing, self-cleaning sensor of high ISO goodness will be mine. i’ve heard the manual for it is long, but good. maybe i’ll actually read it this time and learn something, unlike my current camera where i just screwed around with settings. heh. i’ll probably weep with joy when i get it. hopefully more to come on that.

this week at work was a nice pace and enjoyable. i’m having lunch with a former coworker today in fort worth and am looking forward to catching up. not much planned for this weekend… i have a wedding to shoot on saturday and then hope to make some progress with various wedding and bridal edits that i am behind on.

the dogs crack me up… we so enjoy having them at the house and they’re always up to something. turco and bacon are becoming closer friends and i’m glad to see the comradery building.

nothing really going on besides that. it’s been surprisingly quiet in our lives (and it’s actually nice). had dinner with jenny last night after not seeing her for weeks and i realized just how dull everything on my end has been.