the near and the dear one
i got a new digital camera! i can't tell you how exciting this is. i wouldn't have admitted it a week ago but up until now i've been using one from 2002. the settings are all rubbed off, half the time it wouldn't focus but i somehow still managed to get decent shots from it. i think the main reason it took me so long to get a new one is because i felt like i should get a fancy dslr (especially since i majored in photography in college, back when film wasn't a novelty, haha) but i really just wanted a nice point and shoot. so i threw in the slr towel and got a good p&s, and so far i really love it. merry christmas to me!!
so there's this amazing shop in san francisco (next door to dave eggers'pirate store) called paxton gate. i've been there a few times and each time was so sad because they don't allow photos. well guess what, they just opened one in portland and i went in today and they let me take a bunch of photos! it isn't as chock full as the sf one, but it still has amazing stuff. if you're in the area and need a strange, weird, gorgeous last-minute holiday gift (how amazing are those knit dissected frog and rat?!?) make sure to stop in. (they're also having a grand opening party next wednesday dec. 15th from 8-10 pm.)
have a great weekend!
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yay for new cameras and pretty photos!!! you have been saying you wanted a new forever. happy to see you finally got it. oh and that store is amazing! i can't wait to go check it out. :)
so happy! i love paxton gate. when i was in san francisco last summer we bought the coolest plant for our friends and wanted to bring one home but feared it wouldn't make it back to chicago. now that we're moving to portland...
yay! and great pics!
oh thank you for saying you bought a Point & Shoot! my camera is only a year old...my former camera (stolen!) was a floppy disc Sony Mavica (the Brick Pic)...and I'm thinking...mmmm, must buy a dslr because all the cool kids have one....but my little p/s one works pretty good still.
anyhoo. I do want to step it up a bit...but I'm pretty happy with my pics...they're weird...like me and my eye.
I love keeping up with Portland thru your eyes.....
I was really surprised to see that a Paxton Gate opened up in Portland--right up the street from where I live!
I'm also glad to see that they allow pictures. Nothing's worse than being told there are No Photos Allowed.
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