my new cam cam

As you all know, one of my silly little hobbies is to make "movies." Recently, I'd been wanting to step up my game by bringing a better camera into the equation. At first I thought I wanted a strictly video camera, but after some research and especially after having used Lexi's swanky Mark II for "Rain is a Good Thing," I realized that the DSLRs with video are just as good quality, but with the benefit of obviously being able to shoot stills as well.

I had been eyeing the Nikon D700 for quite awhile, which is on my list as #59. Unfortunately, it doesn't have video, so I found the next best camera that does in the D7000. Costco had a bundle special, so I went for it. I've been quite pleased! I'm still working on figuring out how to best control focus especially on moving objects.  I practiced on my pups (which move like crazy), and the below is the result of that exercise. Still need a lot more practice, but it's fun!

a little bit of cheating?

So, two items on my list I didn't do, but they still got done. This past week when I was back home for Thanksmas, Mom fixed the button on my jeans (#31). I didn't help at all, not even give moral support because she did it while I was sleeping. What a gem.

Also, back when I was just getting into the list, Brian solved the mystery of the rattling noise in my trunk (#39). It was just a stinking baseball! Somehow it had gotten into the spare tire storage area, and any time I would break hard, for instance, it would make a noise like something important was loose. Such a good boyfraaaand.

Maybe I'll come up with two bonus goals to do, since I didn't really have a hand in these. Until then, thanks guys!!