KshGoddess's Journal: 2 more weeks of hell.

I gave my notice for the contracting company. I'm going back into NMS with a passion that can't be denied.

Just 2 more weeks of waking up when other people are coming home from work.

Just 2 more weeks until I can take the dog to the dog park after work, or go to the normal park with her on her leash (we're right near Chatfield, and they have a great dog park, I've been told.

Just. 2. more. weeks.

where am I, and why am I in this handbasket?

[dominator2010]

10 days or 14?

Be brave little one, you've made it this far. Here's, and cheers, to your future.

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[KshGoddess]

my last night is the 12th. I start new job on the 14th. the 13th is gonna suck, but I DON'T CARE. I get to work days again. I get to have a life again.

I get to not wake up, go to work, come home, sleep.

I get to get out in the sunlight and take photographs in my downtime. Probably of bunnies for a while, since the place we're living is overrun with the adorable grey furry things.

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[Shadow Wrought]

Glad you're getting to make a positive change. As for getting a chance to take pics again, you might want to check this out: The Daily Shoot [dailyshoot.com]. It's pretty cool.

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[Shadow Wrought]

That's one of the reasons why Oregon winters are hard for me as originally from California. Those months during which the Sun rises after I'm at work and sets before I leave are the worst.

I have my BlackBerry camera for point and shoot pics. For more composed one I have an older Olympus C-5050 which was kick-ass back in the day. It's a hybrid between a DSLR and a point and shoot. It doesn't have interchangeable lenses or the SLR setup, but it does allow you to tweak the WB and allows for saving in RA

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[KshGoddess]

I've got a Nikon D80, and a panasonic dmc-zr1. the panasonic takes decent *enough* photos, (MUCH BETTER than the camera on my phone) and is 12mpx, which if nothing else, lets me crop the hell out of a photo :)

We're glad to have the point n shoot. It does video, which we've been using for things like product shots on our website, and for a demo of the cnc router benny built. I got it for ... some holiday or other from Costco.

2 more hours of this crap, then another week (4 days) of 12 hour shifts against

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[Shadow Wrought]

At least you're almost there! Although that sounds like a brutal week to finish on, with no recovery time before your next job. See the Sun will probably help immensely, though :-)

A decent point-and-shoot and a nice DSLR are, I think, the best combo. Some shots are so quick that having the point and shoot makes all the difference. Plus being lighter and easier to carry around. I have a little Sony Point-and-shoot that works nicely for that. But there is something very cool about the deliberate phot