What a long time it has been since I've written anything here. I've been so busy with school (midterms just ended Friday) that I haven't even had time ot think. But now its Fall break! Hurrah! This is kind of a work in progress, so bear with me as I try to catch up books read, news, my fun toys and my new website. Hopefully there will be a post up tomorrow and a few new things added. Part of me wanted to just write a monster post now, but that seems silly. So I'll start with just some basic stuff. The Critical Digital thing is in the process of being turned into a separate website. I got inspired by reading some flikr photographers who also use toy cameras to try something different. I bought a cheap Halina camera that will be the main Critical Digital camera. This is the Halina. Cute huh?
This is a picture I took with it. Outside shots seem to do better than inside shots.
As seen here. Emily looks a little grainy.
And now for my most exciting piece of news. I replaced my Zire 71!!! See here for what happened to the first one. It is VERY exciting. I've been entering data and snapping shots with it nonstop. Emily always mocks me for my love of dead technology, but I think that I get a lot of use out of these items. Here's a photo of Emily and some techy computer/guitar things I took with the zire. I also have started using it as an ebook reader, which is pretty fun and a good use for it I think.
I've read a ton of stuff recently (mostly for school, but also a large amount of brain numbing -in a good way- children's star wars lit). I have two great online finds that I think should be used by everyone. One is pandora, a free online radio station thingy. It is pretty awesome. You type in a song or artist you like and it plays similar artists and songs. Type in Clancy Eccles and just lay back and let the tunes roll in. It is fantastic for doing computer work to. Emily discovered it and I spent a whole car ride to Durham playing with it on her iphone. I also recommend creating an Ananda Shankar station. Another recommendation is The Simple Dollar. The author just makes sense and the archive of old articles is amazing. Its where I got the idea to try making my bread at home instead of buying it. Here's how it turned out.
Also I've become completely obsessed with this ds game called N+. The game is awesome and fiercely addictive. There are about 3 billion levels, and each one is a challenge. It is a blast to play and each session usually only takes 5 minutes or so (my normal video game tolerance). It has equaled Professor Layton for sheer enjoyability. 
The economy being in crisis has really made me realize how fantastically well off I am. I have a car, 2 bicycles, multiple computers and entertainment systems, free internet and cable, no lack of food (even though it is pricey), and loads of books. More books than some people will ever see in their whole lives. I know its bad that the global crisis makes me re
