It's uh, gonna be almost 80 today.

Ok, it's the 5th of November and we're gonna hit almost 80 today?!? That's crazy. It'll at least give me a chance to get some fertilizer down in the yard to prep for next year. I like my moss green you know... LOL! I still have this lingering problem with moss in my front yard. Hopefully I can get rid of that crap in the coming year or I'm just going to put sod down and be done with it.

Had the first oil change done on the new car this week in time for a quick trip down to Birmingham. While I was there, I did manage to get lost in the malfunction junction cluster. It's frustrating to not know where you are but I soon saw something I recognized (the airport) and knew how to get home from there. It's time like that I wish I would have sprung for the extra $2K to get the navigation system for the car. As it stands though, I'll probably get one of those Garmin or Magellan portable nav systems so I can use it in my car or in a rental when I travel. Anyone had experience with any of those portable systems? Let me know if you have any suggestions.

While I was in B'ham, I stopped in a camera store and looked at the Sekonic light meter I've been thinking about purchasing. It's pricey, but I've been using a Minolta meter a friend loaned me and it rocks. You see, I typically do most of my shooting in manual mode instead of automatic because the latter can be too much of a hit or miss operation. Using a meter along with manual mode gets you dead-on the settings you need to properly expose a scene. I used the meter I borrowed for my forest and home interior shots earlier this week. It just takes all the guesswork and trial-and-error out. Anyone want to buy it for me?