[today at work, i am hoping to actually see my boss.] (Reply) [i may be a bird in a cage but at least it's your cage]

[Chicago] is the sort of place a photographer could never get tired of, because it's so huge and it's always changing. I had a lovely weekend with insidian, who tolerated my habit of stopping every five feet to take a picture and who fed me incredibly well, but I also hold fast to the belief that our weather is better than Chicago's weather, and I am turning into one of those old people who makes location decisions based on the weather. Spring happens in February in the NC. Sometimes winter comes back in March for a few days, but mostly, spring, February, everyone is happy.
Speaking specifically of the weather:

I suffer summers in the NC for winters like that. It's supposed to be colder here next week, if by colder you mean "in the 50s".

I took advantage of the weather (and Tuesdays being my work from home days) yesterday and went out and farted around in [Chatham County] with the camera. It's always nicer to have company, which I did not, but it was still lovely to be outside.
Anybody out there who has experience with renting camera lenses? I am tentatively eventually in the market for the purchase of a 50mm lens and while I'd love to buy the Nikkor 50mm/f1.4 (uuuuuuuuugh you guys my lust for this lens is only matched by my lust for the Tamron 12-24mm macro wide angle lens), the 50mm/f1.8 is waaaaaaaay more in my potential price range, so I was toying with the idea of renting a 50/1.8 lens for a couple of weeks, to see how it stands up to the low light in the crappiest of our venues and also taking pictures of baseball, as these are my two big lens requirements. My problem being that there are a ton of lens/equipment rental companies out there, and I have no idea who's reputable and who's not, and who's got the best selection and prices. So if you've rented lenses -- tell me from whom and what you rented! I want to investigate.

And if you happen to be in the Triangle and could point me someplace where I could rent in person instead of via the internet tubes, that's even better.
Carolina at Duke, tonight, 9PM, ESPN if you live anywhere outside of North Carolina, RAYCOM if you're in the NC. Either it's going to be amazing or it's going to be brutal, but it's Carolina/Duke -- it's always good.
My favorite coworker made himself a tuna sandwich at 9:30 this morning. I love him and I love tuna, but not at 9:30 AM. I've been feeling vaguely ill since.
This is why I haven't posted recently, you guys. I have got absolutely nothing of interest to say. I took some pictures! I watched some basketball! (How killer was the end of the Florida/Kentucky game last night? AMAZING.) I cooked some things! :D? :D?

My life is so boring, but it's my life and the fact of the matter is, I really like it.

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i may be a bird in a cage but at least it's your cage

[today at work, i am hoping to actually see my boss.]

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