Finally! A new toy!

I did promise a Christmas gift list, but seeing as I got "only" very sensible and practical stuff, I didn't want to bore you with it. If you are, however, immensely curious (and maybe a bit weird); here goes:

Thermal underwear and a bunch of thermal socks
Cooking pots
Gift card for curtains for my bedroom
iPod-charger for my car
Outdoor clothing (fleece underwear, soft shell jacket and pants etc)
Money

See? All very sensible, grown up and practical stuff. And of course I am very grateful for it, it is stuff I need and don't want to spend money on, but I did feel that I lacked a good toy for the Christmas holiday. I thought about what I wanted to buy with some of the money I got, thought long and hard, considering possibilities like a new pc, new pc components or even an XBox 360. But I finally landed on what I've wanted for a long while, something that would make me, if not more active, at least less likely to become stationary. I bought a camera! I've always been annoyed by the limitations of a point-and-shoot, you have no control over focus, depth and such, and therefore wanted an DSLR. I am, however, not interested enough to buy the more expensive ones, and went for an "entry-level", the Canon EOS 1000D. I still feel I have more than enough configurative possibilities, though, and I am still learning.



Of course I am such a child that I have to have some extras, and immediately went online to search for a battery grip, and found a relatively reasonable one in the UK, which I've already ordered... The money I got for Christmas is running out fast, and I still need a camera bag of some sort, can't keep carrying around, I freely admit that I am such a numpty I won't trust myself with carrying it around very long without some sort of protection. Even considered buying camera "armor" for it, to give it the best possible chance of a long life.



Tomorrow is new years eve, a night I've always hated. People always talk about welcoming a new year - and the new possibilities it represents. I always end up thinking about all the stuff I still haven't gotten around to do, studying, travelling, moving away, loosing weight, whatever it might be. All in all I tend to get rather emo and weepy, and probably not very pleasant to be around. So either I need to get drunk and have some fun, or crawl into a chair with a blanket and my laptop, and just relax like I do on every other night. Might end up shedding a few tears either way. But never mind me - Happy New Years!