All of a sudden today, my laptop lost it’s wireless connection.  I was all like "what is going on?  I can’t go five minutes without internet on my laptop."  So, I closed some programs and did a reboot on my computer and well, let’s just say that was the last time I saw it breathing.

Luckily, Brian did a back up yesterday, good guy that he his, but now I sit here at his desktop, a desktop of all things, trying to blog.  It’s just so uncomfortable, I have to sit up straight and my legs are all on the floor and my back is to the TV, it’s not right.  Not fair.  Honestly, I’m just not used to using a desktop, I’ve been using a laptop for over seven years.  When I’m sitting here at the desk I feel like I’m at work.  I feel like I should be gossiping with my co-workers, or trying to figure out which internet sites are blocked and most of all, I’m trying to figure out when I get a break. 

So, while Brian is swearing at my laptop, I guess I’ll tell you about my new camera.  It’s luscious and amazing and I slept it with it, or at least I was going to, but Brian pointed out that it’s bad enough that I sleep with a stuffed animal let alone a camera and a stuffed animal. 

On Saturday, I bought the Nikon D40x.  I’ve had my eyes and heart set on it since I drooled over Crooked Eyebrow’s Nikon D40 back on September 1.  After I left my make out session with her Nikon D40, I began doing internet searches on it and everything turned up with "BEST CAMERA EVER; GO BUY IT; WHO CARES WHAT YOUR HUSBAND SAYS."  or at least that is what I thought my searches came up with. Then Chris bought one and started to post pictures taken with her new Nikon and I almost couldn’t take it any longer.   The problem?  First, big bucks, sister.  Second problem, I had just purchased a Brand New Sony H9 on August 1.  That’s right – one month prior to meeting the D40.  It’s like a bad love story. 

But I finangled and saved and made promises of "this will be my Christmas gift and my birthday gift" (from Brian, not from you, you are not off the hook.) and here I am, the proud Mama of a Nikon D40x.  It’s fast and the pictures are amazing.  And it sleeps through the night.

Here’s a picture of Ariel in her Jasmine costume yesterday:

and one of Buzz Lightyear:

and here’s a dog.  It’s a real dog, not someone in a costume.

I’m pleased, real pleased.

Of course, maybe I should have purchased a new laptop instead.

Don’t ever say that again.

okay, fine.  One more picture.