I got up fairly early today. I was in the middle of one of my technicolour, full on blockbuster feature film dreams and dream me kept having to go to the bathroom. Since my dream self only needs to do that if my sleeping self does, I informed my body to wake me up. I love my dreamworlds, so I hate having to wake up for something as boring as going pee.

Ahhh, too much information to start a morning off right. Anyway, this week has been ok. I didn't get as much as I wanted to get done, done, but I can live with that. I'm really discovering just how deep the depression has stuck its claws into me. I started to consider going back into therapy on Friday. We'll see. I take my time deciding things. I like to mull it over, toss it and shine it up in my head before I make a decision. (Or rather, come to terms with the decision that was made in the instant the question was raised and then move forward on it. But that's a whole different entry right there.)

I've been working on my 26 Things. I'm down to the last few and I'm finding them difficult and frustrating. I got Light, Money and Monument yesterday. What remains are Authority, Sound and Construction. You would think with the construction everywhere I'd get a good shot, but it's been difficult. Doesn't help that I finally got some workable shots and then a salesman at Henry's formatted my card. It was an accident, but does two things. One it reminds me that I don't let other people touch my tools because it almost always leads to grief. (Ask me sometime what I'm like with people using my PC) Second, that shit happens and deal.

Mom and I went to the market yesterday, and on the way out I asked her to stop in at Henry's so I could pick up a bigger Smart Media Card. They had a great sale listed on the website, 32 MB for $14.99. So I get in there and I'm chatting it up with the sales guy, Nick. I debate getting 2 of the 32MB cards, but decide to look at the larger MB cards as well. He offers me $20 off the sticker price on a 128 MB card and I just jumped at it. I now have the ability to shoot and shoot and shoot and leave the keep or trash debate for home. Heaven, I tell you.

I decided to take a peek at some of the mid-range Digital Cameras since I was there anyways. Mike and I had discussed on Friday the possibility of me getting my own digital camera. The Olympus is his, a gift from his parents, and I hate the worry that I may ruin a gift, you know? So I had done some preliminary research, reading reviews and such. I'm discovering I really prefer macro photography, so I want something with a higher optical zoom feature, but still affordable. I found a fairly highly recommended camera with 6x optical zoom... the Fuji FinePix 2800.

So I take the chance to hold one, try it out get a feel. As I'm fondling the merchandise (hee.) Nick points out that it's on sale, on "oh my god are you kidding me? that's AWESOME!" sale. The camera was on for $389.99 down from about $600.

*about 12 hours later* (I have a bad habit of leaving an entry sit as I wander off for hours at a time... but I'm back! And I'm going to post this tonight!)

Anyway, that $200 difference was enough to make it a feasible purchase right now. I don't have that in my allowance account, but Mike does in his, so I phoned to ask as soon as I got to my Mom's place. I figured Mike would talk me out of it. I figured he'd say that we could wait. He doesn't say any of that. He says, "that's a good price. Call them back and go get it. You'll pay me back later." Damn.

So I wait a bit and discuss it with my Mom, do a bit more reading of the various reviews online and mainly tumble the cost vs. my want in my head. I called back and got another sales guy and asked him to put the camera (the last one they had and it was a walk-in sale, no rainchecks) on hold for me. Mike called back maybe 20 minutes later. Henry's had called... the camera was gone. It had been purchased right after I left.

I'm very much one of those people that believe that if something is meant to happen, the opportunity will present itself to be tripped over. That the 2800 was gone just means that it's not time for me to be buying a digital camera of my own. It still sucks. Ahh well. Something else will come along.

Well, I should post this and get moving towards bed. Tomorrow morning will come soon enough, no need to face it more tired than I already am.