The King of Cups expects a picnic. But this is not his birthday!

Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


beekaytee - Mar 27, 2011 8:53:17 am PDT #539 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

Oooh. Smart. I should give that a try. But I'm not sure I can give up my color coded, all facing the same direction regimentation. I may actually have a problem.


tommyrot - Mar 27, 2011 8:57:44 am PDT #540 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Angry Birds: The Movie


Atropa - Mar 27, 2011 9:24:51 am PDT #541 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

(Think of it as the Circle of Life Apparel.)

And I LOVE that circle of life. The previous trends for Victorian-esque military jackets and ruffly blouses? Starting to hit the thrift stores. Now I just need the Thrifting Gods to bless me with an ivory version of one those jackets, and a pair of Fluevogs that fit me.


Zenkitty - Mar 27, 2011 10:19:24 am PDT #542 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Cameras: Here's a thing. I got sick of wrestling with my little digital point-and-shoot cameras, because when I point, they don't shoot; they whiz around for a second trying to get the right light and focus, and then I miss the shot I wanted. So I went back to using my Pentax point-and-shoot film camera. And I'm taking a lot more photos! The quality of the photos may not be as good, but I'd rather have a grainy photo of the moment I wanted than a crisp photo of the moment after.

Does anyone know of a digital camera that will actually *take the photo* when I press the button? One that doesn't have a control panel more complicated than a 747? If I can't find one, I'm selling all my digital cameras and going back to my old Fuji manual SLR, which I loved, knew how to use, and with which I happily took many photos. (So there. *flounce*)


NoiseDesign - Mar 27, 2011 10:31:56 am PDT #543 of 30001
Our wings are not tired

My Canon T2i powers up and can take a photo in less than 2 seconds if my memory is right, but it's a full DSLR. I'll have to check on my little Canon point and shoot, but anecdotally it takes pictures pretty quickly as well. I don't think the camera flailing has often caused me to miss a shot.


Hil R. - Mar 27, 2011 10:38:03 am PDT #544 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Note to self: be sure to wash hands after making blackened tofu and before wiping nose. Oww. I think I inhaled some blackening spice mixture.


Zenkitty - Mar 27, 2011 10:38:30 am PDT #545 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Mmm, both my current digital P&S cameras are Canons. 2 seconds actually seems pretty slow, a lot of lag time between pressing the button and getting the shot. Maybe I should clarify, I take a lot of action shots (cats, birds, gyrating rockstars) as well as static shots. I'm annoyed when the cat has walked away or the bird has flown off or the rockstar has landed before the camera decides it's time to take the picture. I really should do more actual research on this, but I kinda got burned out on buying cameras and being disappointed. Also, I'm cheap, wherein may lie the problem.


billytea - Mar 27, 2011 11:19:30 am PDT #546 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

I haven't ever noticed much lag time on my camera (a Lumix DMC-FZ7). It's not just a little party camera though, its primary feature is a 12X optical zoom, as these have historically tended to be my targets:

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Either way, I imagine I'd have some trouble with any significant lag time too.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 27, 2011 11:28:16 am PDT #547 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Is there some reason a pharmacy would make pill capsules with an extremely bitter outer coating? I've run into pills that were bitter before, but this is the first time I recall taking capsules that had a strong taste in the brief second before I can wash them down with water.


Anne W. - Mar 27, 2011 11:29:47 am PDT #548 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

I've had that happen recently with some of my generics, Matt.