Normally I don't change gadgets as often as people thought of me, but this year I had a rewarding experience converting from Olympus E-P1 to Panasonic GF1, both micro four third cameras.
Lucky me got a Korean friend's help to get an Olympus E-P1 20% off from retail, I even made a leather strap for it myself, but soon I found the sex appeal of this PEN died off fast because of its lack of built-in flash, electronic view finder and slow focusing speed. Having tested Panasonic's GF1 from a colleague, I decided to switch. I sold my white PEN at a good price over Yahoo auction just when Olympus announced an upcoming E-P2.
An ex-colleague happens to work at Panasonic so I managed to get discount again while most other people are still waiting for stock to arrive. GF1 exactly won over E-P1 for features I thought I didn't need. Then, a few days ago Panasonic GF1 is awarded "Best of What's New" in gadget category by Popular Science. So smooth.
In case you want to know, that leather briefcase from the first photo is from Saddleback Leather and I love it. If you need something more modern, 78% released a series of handsome leather/canvas briefcases.
via Bloomberg, Nov. 25 -- Kokuyo Co., a maker of stationery and desks, will buy the rights to operate The Conran Shop home-furnishing outlets in Japan to expand beyond office products. Details here.
さざなみや近江の海の黒松に
雁来たりて実る猫かも
( ・ิω・ิ )
近江の国では、時折松に猫が実る事はよく知られた話です。
(´・ω・｀)「猫崎の松」として和歌にも歌われております(´・ω・｀)これ豆知識な。
先週末は会社のイベントで仕事してました。3連休がつぶれてしまいました。そして、昨日まで働いて、今日は休みです。明日出勤したら、週末だ！！！！！！
こっちに向かって歩いてきてほしかったなー。まあ、そうはうまくいきません。
ついでに、
ぞろぞろ湧いて出てくるので恐ろしかった。
また機会があったら撮りたいねー。
猫主役じゃなくて、点景にして撮りたい。
今年は意識的に楓の紅葉は撮らないでおこうと思っていたのですが、
すっかり冬の様相で、楓しか葉っぱついてないので(´・ω・`)ちょっと撮りました。
ここずっと実は写真撮れてなかったんですが、
行き詰った時は平泉寺に行くと神のお告げが・・・ｗ 初心に帰る。
・・・しかし、楓って皆が撮るだけの事はありますね。
ちっ(・д・) （嫉妬）ｗ
"Two-third of the decision making process is based on analysis and information. Remaining one-third is always a leap in the dark."
普段質素な生活しているので、
たまに贅沢してもいいじゃない（；^ω^）・・・ってことで食べてきました。
個人的には、やはり越前海岸沿いで採れる魚介類の刺身・・・特にあわび・甘エビの方がビックリする美味しさ。
それにしても茹でたばかりの越前蟹食ったの何年ぶりだろ(；´∀｀)
普段美味しいと思わない、カニ味噌が美味かった。
また5年後ぐらいでいいです（笑）
しっかし、最大・最上級の越前ガニ食べる人って何でしょ。
私ならレンズ買いますが(^^;)
Julie, you might wanna skip this one.
I have a lot of things to post about, but there will be several posts to play catch up. First up, the easiest things. I had no real time for knitting in Bangkok, with the exception of Ben's scarf (which sadly, I don't have pictures of at the moment) which was done in garter while I was in lecture. But, in the few weeks since I have been back, I have done quite a bit, of which I am very proud.
First, my Blackrose Wristlets. Glad to finally be done with these, as they took a lot of modding to get the way I wanted them. Unfortunately the lace pattern doesn't show up very well, but they are comfy and suffice for their intended purpose of warming my hands. I have lots more of this black yarn - I was going to make the matching socks with it, but it might just end up being vanilla socks. I think the yarn's texture is the problem. Click to embiggen.
While I was visiting Julie in DC I was in a Marshall's looking for some shoes. I didn't find any shoes, but I did find some pretty awesome scarves made from variegated sparkly, wonderfully cushy acrylic. I bought and frogged them, thinking the yarn deserved to be something much more interesting that a ribbed scarf. (I mean, ribbed scarves are nice, but there are so many in the world.) Sadly, there aren't many fingerless glove patterns for bulky yarn that I liked, but I made these from a pattern called Highly Regarded Mitts, and they turned out awesomely. They were fast and simple too - took me maybe 6 hours total to finish them.
Lastly - and best - I finally, FINALLY finished my Dragonwings Shawl. Technically, I finished knitting it in June or something. But I hadn't done the crochet edging. I had picked an edging I liked out of a book, gotten my beads, made sure I understood how to do all the stitches the edging required - and then realized I wasn't sure how to do the stitches in order, and to be honest, trying to do so many stitches with such tiny yarn and hook - well. I decided to go for something simpler. It didn't take me that long to get it all done once I got started - crocheting is fast! (I should do more of it.) I even have some beads left over.
Okay, that's one post down. Maybe I can manage another before bed.
あまり評価されている気がしないのは、なぜなんだぜ？
ちなみに編集、その予想は外れだ。
で、見る人に伝える事ができなかったオレ、もっと駄目だ('A`)
むむ、でも、
『バラバラになった破片を組み立てると、元に戻るような、何か蓄積された時の流れ、そうしたものが写真からも伝わってきます。』
ん～、やはり編集者って油断ならない生物だなぁ。
負けずにガンバロ。
