New Camera

So I've been looking at cameras a lot lately and came to the realization that I am not a good enough photographer to use a DSLR. It would be a waste of money on me. So I've been looking at cameras that fall in between DSLRs and your regular point and shoots and came across the Nikon Coolpix P500. I liked it for a lot of reasons, but the two that drew me in were the 36x zoom, and the fact that you can record in 1080p with it. I love my little waterproof Sanyo for what it does, but it is lacking in features. It is great at the beach, the pool, the waterpark, etc. It is not great for shooting indoors, or stills. So I was at Best Buy yesterday and they had the P500 on sale as an open box item! It was such a great deal I couldn't believe it. I asked the guy working there if there was anything wrong with it and he said it was just missing the software that comes with it. I thought about it for awhile, and decided to get it. I got a spare battery as well because I learned my lesson with my current camera. Video really eats up the battery. I took it outside, loaded the battery and find out the zoom doesn't work. Dang it. I thought I had found such a great deal only to have one of the options I really wanted didn't work. I took it back inside and explained the situation. The guy at customer service called one of the girls in the camera department over, and she started trying to make it work. She brought over a brand new one and tried that one, and it worked perfectly. They asked if I just wanted to swap them out? I explained that I had gotten this one as an open box item and the girl said, well this one is open now too. So I got a brand new one at an AWESOME discount!
Well, since I have this fancy new camera, I had to take it out fora spin, right? So Lauren and I went to Lake Parker in Lakeland to do a little Geocaching. It was a lot of fun, and we found two micro-caches! This is the first time we have been able to find any micros, so we were pretty excited. We also saw three gators and a bunch of birds. There are still several caches there that we didn't find, so I imagine we will be going back. :)
Here are a couple of pictures from our excursion:










Until next time, peace!

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James, Spartacus, and Jesus

I got a surprise phone call on my way home from work today. I got a call from James, who is in Africa. Djibouti to be specific. After some internet problems on his end, we got to talk for almost an hour. He is doing okay, all things considered. He does not know for sure when he will be home again, but the soonest is looking like the end of May. He said the unrest that was going on in the country several weeks ago have stopped. At least from what he can tell. He did say that watching the movie "Hotel Rwanda" is not a good idea while in Africa. He will definitely have some awesome stories when he gets back. I'm looking forward to hanging out with him again.

I took a few days off from updating because I have been distracted by a new show. Not new really, but new to me. It's called "Spartacus: Blood and Sand." You can find it on Netflix streaming. It is like a cross between 300, Gladiator, and Caligula. If you can get past the blood and sex, it is a very interesting show. Has anyone else watched this? I'm only on episode 6. Does it continue after this season?

Now to Jesus. Lauren and I have started going to church at Relevant Church in Ybor City. This church is definitely a new experience for me. My friend Wendy and her husband go there and she invited us. It is basically a rock concert with a sermon thrown in the middle. I really like it. It is different from what I got comfortable with out in Phoenix at CITD, but it's good different. Our weekends can get pretty busy, but I think we are going to try and go regularly.
That is all for now. I hope this finds everyone well.


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