Lizardsmells

So a week ago someone broke into my car, sitting in my driveway, on a dead end street off of another dead end street out in the middle of West Goddamn Virginia. They got my iPod Nano, the one from Jat inscribed “music for the woman who makes my heart sing”. It’s 5 years old, but I love it, lots of sentimental value. They also got my Garmin Nuvi out of my glovebox.

Jat spent a good part of the day in “I told you so” land. Which is fine, because he did. I just never thought I needed to lock my car doors out in the goddamn boonies for fuck’s sake. The cop who came to take the report says this happens all the time around here. We live in what’s considered an affluent area to these WV folks. To me it’s middle class, but whatever, I guess it’s tempting enough for asshole douchebag thieves. So yeah, I was pissed off. Still am.

But Jat ordered me a new Nano immediately. It’s purple and shiny and has all kinds of crazy features. It takes video, it has an accelerometer in it so I can shake it to shuffle randomly to a new song and it has games on it, a pedometer and all sorts of wackass shit. It’s a nifty little device and I’ve been having fun with it. Jat also got this one engraved with “music for the woman who rocks my world”. He’s awesome.

In more ‘wow my husband rocks’ news, he’s also building me a new computer, a 64 bit system, so I can more easily use all my digital and 3D graphics apps that I use for school. Right now it’s a nightmare trying to work in these programs because my laptop just can’t handle everything I need it to.

I’ve been reading The E-Myth lately. Holy shit, talk about eye-opening. I now know what went wrong with the glass business and why my yarn business would’ve gone the same way if I hadn’t picked up this book. It’s amazing. I’m in the process now of incorporating the ideas and suggestions in the book to build a stronger business. Fuck yeah.

This is the camera package I bought, it was, at the time, on sale for 200.00 less than it’s selling for now.  I upgraded some of the lenses and filters when I talked to the guy on the phone.  One of the things I needed was macro capability, so they hooked my bitch ass up.  I am SO EXCITED about getting this camera.  Ever since my dad gave me his manual Yashica when I was 15 I’ve yearned for a nice, semi-pro camera set up.  When digital cameras began to be something other than novelties that took shit photos I began wanting a digital SLR, but knew it was far, far out of my budget and probably would be for a good long while.  This is a dream come true.   In addition to this, about 2 weeks ago, DH bought me a DSi, which I’m having a great time with too.  The man spoils me rotten on all fronts.  I love it and I love my life.

And having the camera and the sheer delight I feel at having it is something that is causing me no small amount of discomfort.  Not because I feel badly for spending the money on myself, because I don’t at all, we can afford it and I found a good deal.  No, I feel badly because there is not really anyone I can share this with.  We have, much to my surprise, become of The Haves.  Many friends, on the other hand, for the most part, are of the Have Nots.  There is no fucking way I can share this awesome news with them without feeling like an asshole who’s rubbing it in their faces.

So.  I’ll share the news here and happily crow away about my new, awesome, supercool toys and maybe not feel too much like a bragging, gloating assfaced fuckwit.

I’m about to drop 900.00 on a camera kit.  The body and 6 lenses among other things.

Somebody hold me, this is scary.  But I need the fucking thing.  I need a new camera, one that can accurately capture color and the Canon XS I’m probably going to buy seems to be highly rated when it comes to color.  I’ve also wanted a digital SLR forever and need to be able to take good, high res shots for texture work and other digital applications.  Or at least that’s how I’m justifying buying more camera than I need.  It’s a good deal too, a damn good deal.

Business is booming, which means I’ve been too fucking busy to get this shit back up and running.  Which means I’m likely talking to myself.  I’ve pulled my ads to give me a little breathing room and time to build up stock before I send out my postcards.  I have 60% of them addressed and ready to be taken to the post office, 40 to go…part of me hopes and expects a really good response, my stitch markers aren’t popular for nothing, the other part of me is terrified of getting too much business, getting overwhelmed and having to fake my internet death (you knitters know what I mean).

In other news I found out we have  a rewards program on our credit cards.  I had no idea, but now have an Amazon gift certificate heading my way.  Maybe I’ll use it to buy a book on digital SLRs.

I accidentally deleted my blog.  Yes, I’ve kicked myself in the taint.  I’m working on getting myself back up and running.