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The Jammed Lens Saga

Last night I was working on a craft project, waiting for the paint to dry when I decided I’d run outside and take a picture of the Harvest Moon.   I went out to my back porch, saw the moon and the clouds heading my way, then ran back in to collect my Pentax camera, tripod, and my telephoto lens, figuring I had enough time to get at least a couple of shots before the clouds took over.     I took off my 55mm lens and attached the telephoto lens when I realized something was really wrong: Normally when you attached a lens, you turn it about 90 degrees before it locks into place…I had already turned it about 270 and it had not locked into place…    Crap. I tried to remove the lens and my worst fears were realized: the lens had jammed.    @#$%$!!! I tried wiggling the lens, but to no avail.   The little button you press to release the lens was stuck as well-I could move it about 90 degrees and it would pop back up, but no matter how hard I tried, the lens would not come

Checking in!

Just checking in!  Honestly, I really do want to post more.  Now if I can just find the time. ;) I've got so much to talk about-a weekend trip to Minnesota, the Doctor Who Fan Orchestra, Italian Band, my adventures with my new camera, work, life in general.   The last two weekends have been really busy for me.  First there was the Feast of the Assumption, then I did a quick weekend trip to Minnesota... Yeah, I know-Ohio to Minnesota-not really 'quick weekend trip' material, but it had been so long since I had been back, anything was better than nothing! ;)   This weekend is the St. Rocco's Festival, and next weekend is our Tippit Reunion.  Hmmm...not much sleep is in my forecast! LOL.  It's a good thing I got my DWFO submission in for The Impossible Astronaut Suite.   It's not due until the 7th of September, but if I hadn't finished it before the Feast, I doubt I would have been able to contribute to this one! Well, that's about it for my check-i

Craft Challenge: The $5 Challenge (sponsored by Dollar Tree)

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OMG!!!!  A co-worker of mine told me about this blog-I haven't been following Dollar Store Crafts  for very long, but I love them!  Check out this awesome contest they are holding!!!! Craft Challenge: The $5 Challenge (sponsored by Dollar Tree) : That's right DSC readers, it's time for another challenge, with another $100 gift card prize generously provided by Dollar Tree !  This month, rather than picking a specific theme, we're doing something a little different: The Five Dollar Challenge! Start crafting now, and come back to enter on July 1st. USB Desk Lamp by Rebecca Made It Dollar store crafting is not only about creativity, it's about big ideas on a small budget.  You might be surprised at just how far $5 can get you! Take, for example, this USB desk lamp by Rebecca Made It .  Can you identify all of the dollar store parts she used? (Of course, we always encourage the use of stash items, so you don't need to count on-hand items in your total

Promo for The Impossible Astronaut Suite

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 Wow-due to the unprecedented interest in the Impossible Astronaut Suite, they have to limit the number of applicants to the first 600!!!  Better hurry! ;)

DWFO #4: Dalek Suite

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I know, I know-I should be posting about the Venus Transit (which was AWESOME by the way!) I would like to include pictures, so I just have to decide which ones I would like to share here. :) Until then, I would like to share with you the Doctor Who Fan Orchestra's fourth collaboration, "Dalek Suite!"  I would have to say this was the most fun to work on so far. I'm really excited about our next piece, "The Impossible Astronaut Suite". TIAS will include bits from "I Am the Doctor" (the DWFO's first collaboration). I really enjoyed "I Am the Doctor" and have often said the only thing I regret about joining the DWFO is missing out on the first piece! ;)

Busy Bee!

Happy June!  As usual, I've been pretty busy!!  But I want to try to make more of an effort to post here-as I've neglected this blog (well, all my blogs) quite a bit. Here are a couple of updates in my life. I've played around with the telephoto lens that belonged to my dad-I've been taking pictures of the moon throughout it's current cycle.  I need to learn to focus it a bit better, but it's still pretty cool.   Too bad it's been cloudy the past two nights...  Speaking of astronomical events-the transit of Venus is this Tuesday! At first, I wasn't as excited as I should be-after all, it's not going to occur again for over 100 years.  However, I didn't have any eclipse glasses or arc welder's glass, so I wouldn't be able to see it with my own eyes.  Then I went to storage and brought home a box of some of my dad's camera equipment.  As I was going through the box, I discovered a piece of no. 14 arc welder's glass!!!  Not only

Yes, I am still here! :-D

Yes!  I'm still here!  Man, I haven't posted since January!  Yikes!  Well, alot has happened.  Sports-wise, in football the Pack went 15-1, but lost in the first round of the playoffs. (boo.)  That's ok-they did pretty well in the draft-I can't wait to see what happens in the fall!  Baseball...eh...wah.  As of this moment, we are 8-23.  Gah!  I can only hope we will get better.  I refuse to be a fair-weather fan, and will stand behind my team-WIN TWINS!!!! Hmmm...let's see, what else has been going on?  Lots of stuff-a week from Sunday I will become a godmother again!!  :)  Stormy is sooooo cute!!! He's such a sweetheart.  Perspeh and Paul are very lucky parents! My sister finally has a new house-woo!!! Also, I have a new camera!!!  I decided I'd finally get a DSLR.   It's a Pentax K2000.  An older model, entry-level DSLR, but it's in great condition-already took some fantastic pictures!!!  My dad was a Pentax man, and Pentax excels at '

Illuminated Houses

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Happy Year of the Dragon! Saw this on Craft-I want to make some-they would be perfect for the mantle above my fireplace! :-D Illuminated Houses : These illuminated houses seen on Anthology Magazine are simply gorgeous! So romantic and dreamy, I must make some.