Pre-Trip Planning: Gear & Gadgets

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[1] As a gift to myself for working like a dog, completing my grad school applications, and surviving the weather here at Dartmouth College, I bought myself that Nikon I had been lusting after. I agonize over these types of expenditures and excuse me while I go puke thinking about my credit card bill. Oh, and did I mention that I’m getting my next to last paycheck today? Double puke!

Enough with the puking already. This blog is so classy!

[2] I decided on the D50 over the D80 afterÂ listening to some photographers whose work I like. The D80 is $600 more than the D50 and that doesn’t include anything except the “body” of the camera. I also had a great offer for a 55-200mm lens, but it was another $700 and I was l like wait, last.paycheck.for.months and BlindianÂ called andÂ talked me off the $700 cliff. I went with the baby lens and used a very generous gift certificate that I received for Christmas. I am very happy. But still slightly puketastic.

[3] It has warmed up to 2 degrees here in New Hampshire-its a heatwave!

[4] Come check us out over at Gadling.com for more hilarious travel news.

T-minus: 11 days and counting to Semester at Sea.

First stop: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl to Nassau, Bahamas.

9 thoughts on “Pre-Trip Planning: Gear & Gadgets”

Dia,
I took the travel quiz – I am what you are according to the quiz.
I feel the truth is …..NOT….
Love the post and you deserve the CAMERA – big time. I still use the “throw-away cameras” from Walmart!
Looking forward to seeing all the places you are going to visit with “SAS”
Our building had a temperature control malfunction – it was 100 + degrees here on Tuesday.
Looking forward to more news,
DJ

Nice camera, see you next week and bring the camera, I Love You…Dad

I’m going to need you to work some of that camera magic on me! Look forward to seeing you next week too!

(sigh)…that’s just me lusting after your camera. 😉 Look forward to seeing what you’re going to capture with that beauty!

Hey,
I have that camera,verye nice; I got it last year for Christmas. It takes great shots. I frogot to bring it on this trip..UGH!! Too many Textbooks for my pond limit. I am in Dallas now for my residency. The weather seems to be much like what you have been experiencing. Sunday, was freezing rain. After a canceled flight on Saturday, I finally made it here. Monday was ICE, Tuesday SNOW. Wednesday SLEET, Thursday, Friday, Saturday just cold and rainy. Now why is it colder in Texas Than Va? I have one more week here, and I better see sun SOOn….smile. Take care.