3:00 snapshot #1162: New Years Day

The snowy back yard viewed from the warmth of the kitchen.

I'm experiencing problems with my technology: The main lens I use for my camera broke (the aperture is stuck shut down to its smallest setting) so I'm making due with an old manual lens. Unfortunately the auto settings for the lens aren't reliable, and I'm stuck guessing on proper exposures. Makes me yearn for my old K-1000. Options are: 1) suck it up 2) buy a new lens 3) save up for new camera 4) wait for February when we are getting smart phones. Option 2) seems like the best, except that the flash is also busted on this camera. The whole thing feels light and flimsy, but looks "professional" enough that I can't get away with using it surreptitiously.

Also my trusty laptop has not been charging its battery for...some long time now, I forget. But I got a new battery for it which didn't solve the problem, then brought it in to the Apple store where they told me my problem was that I don't buy new computers often enough. Well, that was the attitude I detected, when the "genius" informed me that I bought the laptop in 2006. You kids can get off my lawn etc., but shouldn't something that costs four figures last six years? Options are: 1) suck it up and pretend it's a desktop computer and be very very careful about the cord because when it gets unplugged (easy, since it's one of those magnetic jobbies that costs a mint) the machine turns off 2) drop another grand on a new machine 3) re-evaluate my life and decide that I don't really need a laptop and switch to using a hand-held device full time.

Don't even bring up the car.