The 35th Random TPBM (Waiting for Spring) Chat Thread

Belmondo wrote in post #9926975
Congratulations, T.D.

It certainly looks like a win/win

Thanks.

Belmondo wrote in post #9926996
Speaking of blessed events, we are now an iPad family.

Congrats. How do you like it?

Mine isn't shipping until "late April."

the big guy setting up ring toss for the little ones

Jon wrote in post #9925531
Bummer! I hope so too!

M, Tv, Av, P, etc. via pressing a button and then using the Main Dial instead of that easily-bumped free-standing knob . . .

ah yeah. It's been so long since I've had a dial, I forgot about that.


CRISSA!! Eli is SO grown up looking. I didn't even know it was him. Or is it not?

it IS!! Even I was taken aback at that particular photo and how old he looks.

Nkechi adores him and follows him everywhere, it is too cute.

Those are great photos Crissa. Looks like you all had a great time, and Eli looks sooooo grown up

Very fun shots, Crissa!!

Woolburr wrote in post #9924347
Z....how bout a 1Dmk2n? Makes a nice pair with your 1Ds2.

I am looking for something with the latest noise processing. I love my 1DsMkII but it is really noisy at high ISO. No problem for a lot of what I do but that combined with slow fps it is not ideal for fast low light shooting. My 5D I also love, does pretty darn good at even 1000 ISo but still not fantastic. So I am thinking a 5D2 for nice IQ, good noise handling, and full frame, which I like. Then again it is not real fast fps. So I think 7D, not expensive, seems decent IQ but a crop body, not sealed, and debatable not as nice IQ depending which cwap I read. Then there is the 1DmkIV. Good noise handling, way fast fps, sexy 1 bullet proof body, but a crop and as much as like 3 7Ds. Hmmmm, crop not terrible for sports shooting as I am always shooting long..... Seee how it goes? Then I look at Nikon and they seem to have everything I want.....

Becky N wrote in post #9924424
G'MAE all. Rainy day today, good day to clean the house and prep for tomorrow's dinner and family time. The youngest one here tomorrow is 19, I'm thinking of having an egg hunt. Doing up small baskets for every place setting and think everyone has to find one egg before they can come to the table...my worry is Bax finding the eggs first.

Hope it was a nice day.

T.D. wrote in post #9925671
Well, it's settled....

I present to you Grace (or Gracie to her friends) - the Labrador formerly known as Nicki.

Awwww, that's sweet, Chris.

T.D. wrote in post #9925915
She is AMAZINGLY well-adjusted. She is so wonderful I can't even believe it. Except for the messy business that's now done (YAY!) she has been SO easy. She doesn't have any oddities or neurotic behaviors that I can see at all. She is so happy. And appreciates everything - especially sleeping on my bed and on the couch. It's like she's died and gone to heaven.

I can't see any indication that there is anything wrong with her leg. Had they not told me I probably never would have known.

Thanks. No real story. I am Graced to have her in my life. She is a blessing.

And I've always loved that name. And it will be a constant reminder of how lucky I am that she came to live with Maggie and me.



I can't wait to see it either. I'm thinking 3 letters -- Z - O - O (no dots).

neil_r wrote in post #9926133
That is very different, that is sport
(and they will show you this post the day they ship you into a home!)

LOL!

Guineh wrote in post #9926448
I love being able to make my own circuit boards. This is an etching of a 14 segment break-out board. Fresh from the ferric chloride.

Nice geekdom. Looks good, use thin solder

Skrim17 wrote in post #9927446
the big guy setting up ring toss for the little ones

Looks like a fun day. Wow on the E, he is all growed up.

Hi folk

evening Zbert.

so I got this pain in my finger this afternoon while leaving the park, look at my hand and it has a big lump below the 1st joint, felt almost like it was going to explode. Now it is a nice purpleish bruise with a dull ache to it. weird.

Sounds like some kind of bug bite to me, Crissa.

I would think so too Paula, but there is no head or anything, as it swelled it looked like the vein itself was going to pop thru my skin. I am having some more pain in my wrist as well, might head to the ER actually it looks pretty nasty.

Sorry Crissa. Hope it is nothing too serious.

So, I leave for an afternoon, and Zane considers going Nikon?

Crissa, I hope that it's nothing serious, sounds like a bug bite of some kind.