This camera has just the right amount of “gadget-ness” for me: it has a 2.7″ touch screen, shoots at 8.1 mega pixels, has 4GB of internal memory, 1cm macro mode and cool things like face detection and smile shutter.

What I do like about the camera is it’s compact size. Oh, and the lens does not extend from the camera as was the case with my DSC-W70. So now when the battery dies I am not stuck with the lens sticking out! Nice.

Did I say touch screen? There are a grand total of 5 buttons on this camera – the remainder are on the screen. And this menu system seems to be the most intuitive so far (I can actually find the options I’m looking for…).

The one feature that has been an instant success with my friends and I is the smile shutter. Somehow the camera decides when you’re smiling, and then automatical

ly takes the picture. This has been the cause of many terrible pictures…

So far the only aspect of the camera that I don’t like is the lack of view finder. My DSC-W70 had

 that – and you could turn off the screen to save battery. Not so with this one. But I’m getting over it! Alltogether this is a camera that I love! And the macro mode is rather incredible too!

Flavors of Entanglement

From Flavours of Entanglement by Alanis Morissette

My house, my role My friends, my man
My devotion to god
All the more feels indefinite
Nothing’s been clear Nothing’s been in
Nothing’s felt true
And I’ve never had both feet in
Nothing’s belonged
Nothing’s been yes
Nowhere’s been home
And I’m ready to be limbo no more

My taste, my peers
My identity, my affiliation
All the more feels indefinite
Nothing’s been clear
Nothing’s been in
Nothing’s felt true
And I’ve never had both feet in
Nothing’s belonged
Nothing’s been yes
Nowhere’s been home
And I’m ready to be limbo no more

I sit with filled frames
And my books and my dogs at my feet
My friends by my side
My past in a heap
Thrown out most of my things
Only kept what I need to carve
Something consistent and notably me

Tattoo on my skin
My teacher’s in heart
My house is a home
Something at last I can feel a part of
Sense of myself
My purpose is clear
My roots in the ground
Something at last I can feel a part of
Something aligned To finally commit
Somewhere I belong
Cuz I’m ready to be limbo no more

My wisdom applied
A firm foundation
A vow to myself
‘Cuz I’m ready to be limbo no more

Cloverfield Theatrical Poster

I think the relative word here is “wow”! I didn’t know anything about the movie before watching it, so everything was unexpected. Firstly, it is shot from a first-person perspective, which takes a bit of getting used to. But once you’re in-tune with the up and down motion you’re set! I’d have to admit that for most of the movie I had very little clue of what was happening, and even at the end I was left with questions. I guess I will have to just watch it again!

Basically, the story is about 5 young New-Yorkers attending a going-away party when some kind of a monster attacks the city. The movie is their documentation of the event – and I would have to say that it is extremely well done!

Of course, the things that helped the movie along were simple: friends and food! It’s never the same on your own…

So go and watch Cloverfield as soon as you can!

So, I coughed up the ridiculous amount of R200 for a small, thin piece of leather with holes in it. Ouch. That’s a quarter of my monthly food budget! So this belt had better hold me in for at least 5 years! (That’s only R3.33 a month.)

For interest’s sake, you too could be the proud owner of a brand new belt  – the lovely staff at Truworths looked in the stock room for half an hour before finding one small enough to fit my waist. So thank you to them!