May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 7

[Making_Memories]

Ian, You know how mom was always worried about having on clean undies in case you were in an accident. Well as a nurse I can tell you it the first thing we check.

I received my Real Simple Travel Mag and they recommended a Canon Powershot SD950 or a Sony Syber-shot DSC-T70.

For Tech lovers and Olympus E-410

I have a Sony Cyber shot and I love it. The upgrades from the DSC-T70 are the DSC-T200 and the T300. Both are great and I love my Sony. Very easy to use and great pictures.

 

[Making_Memories]

did you just offer to off my DH? I'll keep that in my back pocket for a rainy day.

I do grow tomatoes too, but the darn dog (the red one) picks them carefully off and eats them before we can get them for ourselves.

I was more worried about your comment that people can't sleep with your hubby...............since he snores. Umm would you be offering him out if he didn't snore?

 

[Making_Memories]

OH MY GOSH! I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE.....SHIP OF "THEIVES"! I guess I'll call them tomorrow! We didn't even look at them, just hung them up in the closet! How funny! How many others are out there?

We just got ours this week.........

Chalk it up to real pirates most likely can't spell well any how!

 

[Making_Memories]

I think I'm just like you. If I can afford to not wake up and do nothing, I'll sleep all night and day.

Now you understand my problem. I get so dang lazy at times. I need to light a fire under my butt some days. I am hoping the better weather ahead will get me going. More time outside with the kids and more fun places to have fun at when the sun comes around.

 

[onekindman]

I wish we could get Patrick into the Oceaneer Club! He'd love it. Connie

Connie,
I worked with the director for the kids programs (Ian) and he had to go all the way to CPT Tom for approval, but we got it. You may want to check in there on the first day open house. I know I will be doing so!

 

[Making_Memories]

If I were any lazier...I'd be in a coma!!!

OMG now you are really talking about me!!

 

[Making_Memories]

Just make sure that if you do go without.. that the paparazzi don't catch you!!! Wouldn't want you doing a Britney Spears!!!

never pulled a Britney! You know her life is a mess right now but as far as club hits her new album is pretty damn good. Yes I just said I like some of the new Britney LOL

 

[granmaz]

Thanks Steve! Good news is that I got sprung today! The psychologist finally realized that I don't need to be there and that the issues that need to be addressed are parenting issues at his dad's house and the arguing his dad and stepmom do about discipline. Yippee!!!!! I'm free!

Great.

There's a candy here called "Aplets and Cotlets" http://www.libertyorchards.com/newac.asp
Is it like this?
No offense, but chocolate covered sounds...not that good to me.

Not sure if it is similar or not. turkish Delight is very soft and very sweet, traditionally rose scented, and with nothing like nuts etc in it. Really the chocolate covered version is completely different.

Hi everyone! I have not dropped off the face of the earth. I just had a literacy festival/carnival for 3000 kids, a conference in Las Vegas for my industry association for a week and I am now in Jackson Hole for a figure skating competition for DD.

I hope all is going well!

kim

I was wondering about you last night, glad to know you are ok.

 

[Making_Memories]

Marr TMI

 

[Making_Memories]

Marr I just had a bad red carpet visual...no commando when with me...

Ok I shall always wear panties when with Nan LOL

 

[Making_Memories]

To the Fish Extender Gift Givers....
I PM'ed Lisa...CALMOM and asked her to put it into English for this Ditzy person here...

This is what she so graciously sent me TWICE because, hey, yeah, I really am a ditz...


HERE YOU GO!

1. the amount of cabins for the fish extenders - 75
2. the amount of adults - 147 ( in cabins with FE)
3. the amount of children - 76 (in cabins with FE)

Thanks a bunch!!!

 

[scottishwee35]

Two things:

1. Thank you to everyone for responding to my laundry question and for taking such a great interest in my underwear. Not since my mother, has any one shown such a great interest in the state of my undies.


2. I am thinking of buying Sukie a higher end digital camera. Not something compact. Any recommendations for a sub-pro camera?



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Ian, I am sorry for not reply back to you as I was working from 2 to 10 pm

Ian, many of us love the Canons, and several of us have a S3 si or the S5 si models. I have a feeling you are going to be looking at the Rebels in Canon or the D series in Nikon level.



Pj

I am looking for a new camera, I lost my good camera which I bought it from Australia and another one was broken. I am looking for flat camera which easy for me to carry everywhere. I need to buy it soon. Any good camera?

I'm loving the Nikon D40x I got at Thanksgiving.

mmm

Good news on Molly's school work. Her teacher tells me that she has to turn in something, she the teacher, has to turn in to the district. And that she has stuff for that already (read between the lines here). I told her about the power point idea and she thought that was great. The one thing Molly will have to work on is a paper/presentation on I think Colonial Times. More details to come on that and I suspect that Molly will be working on this prior to travel, rather than during travel. Fingers crossed.

Her band teacher also said that she can make up her missed performance (date being decided now for time frame while we are gone) by doing another one somewhere else. I figure she might have to offer a solo concert, maybe at Grandma's retirement home???


Lastly, she got a part in the school play, Grease. Not a great part, but considering we are gone during the whole last 2 weeks she is very lucky. Turns out they had a big audition and not everyone got parts. The performance dates are the week we return 5/28-30. She will miss all of dress rehersal and we will miss all the parent work to set the set.

Now I'm feeling a bit guilty about spending the extra day at Dland. Not sure what we will do about this. I might suggest that Paul and she fly right home, we'll see. I'm staying and so will Wilson. But Molly might find it important to come home, I just don't know????

One kid down, one to go

That is good.

Please don't feel guilty about Dland. Cannot help it. Always something is it.

My son actived two Accelerated Reader Award and Pupil of the Week last Friday for (contributing sensibly to class discussions and coming up with some great ideas. Well Done, keith! Keep it up!)

Keith was two years behind, now he is catching it up now but still poor with writing but I feel proud of him.

Scottishwee35

 

[hawkaye19]

Morning all,

Thought I would check in early from work. It's the last day of March break here in Ottawa and a Friday to boot, so an awful lot of people are taking the day off

Originally Posted by iankh
Two things:

2. I am thinking of buying Sukie a higher end digital camera. Not something compact. Any recommendations for a sub-pro camera?

I picked up a used Canon Rebel X...for a very decent price. It is not the newest model, but it can take all the current lenses available. I absolutely love it. Especially with the card I picked up ...it allows me to take over 1000 pictures at the highest resolution. It also has an adapter that allows me to switch between rechargeable and regular batteries

I am trying to figure out if I should bring my laptop along with us. Hopefully I will not be doing any work on the trip as I should be getting an extension on my current contract to take me past when we come back from the trip. I was planning on using it to store and edit the many pictures I'll be taking, as well as using it as a DVD player for Liam's favourite TV show - Corner Gas.

Anyone else bringing one along?

We picked up another couple of inches of snow last night....there are some streets downtown which used to be three lanes and now with the snowbanks they are barely one..ahhhhh, how many days till our trip?

Liam says that he will not get 'excited' until we get into May....( he said the same thing at 99 and 75 days )...I think he is just trying to maintain an even keel as he sees how obsessed I have been about it....Nancy just lets me plan away...keeps me out of her hair...

 

[iankh]

If you are looking at a dSLR then I am going to recommend the Pentax K200D. It has weather sealing, takes AA, uses an SD card (which I am finding are cheaper than CF) and the big feature for me coming from a Canon S2 is that the Image stabilization is built into the camera - Nikon's and Canon's build it into the lenses which usually results in more expensive lenses.

Now if you are not looking quite at a dSLR I would highly recommend the Canon S5 that V just bought and has been providing us with some great pics. It is considered a "prosumer" camera because it is not quite the dSLR but does have some of the similar features as well as a great 12x optical zoom. It is also quite renowned for its video ability. I loved my S2 and if it hadn't had the problems I would probably be taking it with me on this trip.

As for my dSLR (the pentax mentioned above) - I'm still learning how to operate it and hopefully will get some of the basics down in time for the ship so that it isn't much more than just an expensive P&S.

Just looking at this on Amazon. No reviews there, but I do see that the Pentax takes standard Pentax lenses. That seems different from others, where the lenses for the digital lines are not the same as the film lines.

I bought myself a new camera back this past May. I had had a Sony that I bought about 5 years ago. It's a great camera except for the latency of the flash. I counted 13 seconds between being able to take flash pictures.

Flash latency was a big deal for me. When I went shopping I looked at Canon and Sony cameras. Then completely out of left field, I bought a Fuji. It was so responsive. The pictures are really quite amazing. I am satisfied and so surprised with it, because Fuji had been nowhere on my radar. It also uses SD cards, and AA batteries (how I found out about Powerex batteries).

For this purchase I'm thinking of possibly going a bit higher end. Still not sure what this gift will be.

 

[hawkaye19]

Ian,

We have an old Fuji finepix digital point and shoot camera (probably 6-8 years old now) and I have always been amazed at the quality of the pictures it takes. The flash latency is hard to take...i agree

I picked up a flash for my rebel (once again a used one) and wow...what did I ever do before...almost instant recharge and a much greater range

When I was looking for a dslr camera (we are huge Canon fans - Tlb, A-1, T-70 and T-90 slrs) so we have quite a collection of 'standard' lenses. Some of the 'helpful' clerks in various stores said that the newest Canon digital cameras could use the older lenses...but that is not the case....very different lense mounts ( and I never thought I would say it, but I like the auto-focus feature )

 

[iankh]

I am trying to figure out if I should bring my laptop along with us. Hopefully I will not be doing any work on the trip as I should be getting an extension on my current contract to take me past when we come back from the trip. I was planning on using it to store and edit the many pictures I'll be taking, as well as using it as a DVD player for Liam's

We're brining a laptop with us, a Mac iBook.

Mrs. Bennett is staying at home.


.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Good Morning All - Overslept again - hate this DST adjustment.....

As for cameras - I still use film.....Honest.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

actually I am only going to do something for the girls and something small at that. John doens't need a basket - he can have a few DOD's for that instead!


I was looking through my cruise box last night it's full! Just need to tape it up and ship it!

O - come on - John needs a basket - Sam gets a basket - this year it is a cruise theme. I have another pair of swimming trunks/shorts for the bottom, one small package of candy, and a cruise pin in a gold egg - not sure what else = folks have suggested sunglasses, sunsreen etc -b ut we are all set on that living in Fla. So I'll think...

 

[chip&dale&fun]

That would be me!! But, since our house is not sold yet......we cannot get on the road just yet.

Ahhh - too bad.....I guess I will need to paint this weekend and daydream about all the good times to come on the Magic!!!

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Half the dry cleaning cost, which is $8.00. So just $4, very doable.

Pj

Many thanks....We are hoping we will arrive wrinkle free as we are driving to the port. I hope everyone knows the trick I heard for my first cruise - DRY CLEANER BGS - everything is packed in dry cleaner bags and it does work...at least when we drive to the port...