I hope you don't mind another list-like post. I seem to have a lot of unrelated thoughts lately, none of them -- apparently -- very deep.
-- I might have to lay off the coffee for a while, since I've been getting headaches shortly after breakfast. I only ever have this one cup of cold brew with almond milk (plus one or two cups of tea during the day), but I've never had much of a tolerance for caffeine.
-- After ten days of my 365 project, I'm finding that it's not so difficult remembering to take a photo every day (usually), but I do find it a real challenge to pick just one. Today I wanted to use both the coffee photo above and the plants below. I went with the plants. It's difficult sometimes to decide which image I like best, generally, which is more '365-y', and which will look better/best with the other thumbnails in my flickr set.
-- Speaking of photography, my Olympus point-and-shoot is broken. Something with the mechanics of the auto-focus, as far as I can tell. My Nikon SLR is also playing up with slow shutter speeds. I can take the Olympus being out of service for the time being, but the Nikon better get its act together.
-- Mo was is town this weekend for the wedding of a school friend (it was a very good wedding, and, of course, I'm basing most of that judgment on the cake), so we went to the farmers market together this morning. We shared a big-as-your-head cinnamon roll, and I bought green beans for freezing, corn, focaccia, and that tiny succulent in the photo. I'd wanted to plant something in the little jars I thrifted a while back, and this is perfect. I also cut part of my jade plant, which had started to wither as a result of a Beany attack. It was already putting out roots halfway up the stem before I cut it, so let's hope for the best!
-- My chest freezer is going to be delivered tomorrow (they never called to let me know what time, so they'd better not show up at 8AM tomorrow, or I'll tell them where they can stick their freezer. . . downstairs, next to the outlet, please). In anticipation, I finally grated the zucchinis I'd been piling up over the past week or so. The result was almost eighteen cups, which I divided into three cup portions, squeezed the water out of, and bagged. Zucchini bread in the middle of winter is go.
-- In addition to tidying the house today, finishing my new wallet-purse, and mending a shirt, I also bought the colour cartridges I'd run out of. So now I can print my gardening zine! I've also got ideas for two new ones. Well, one idea and one vague 'something'. I'm like a squirrel preparing for the winter, except instead of nuts, I'm hoarding silly drawings.
Weird -- my Olympus has the same problems as your two cameras.
For months now it has insisted on reaaallly slow shutter speeds if the available light is less than super-sunny (read, anything indoors). I have to use the flash (I HATE the flash) for all indoor and a surprising number of outdoor shots.
The second problem is not the camera's fault. After being left out in a driving rainstorm, the zoom would automatically extend to the zoomiest position, no matter what. I took pictures standing waaay back for days, until it apparently dried out.
I'd love to hear if you solve the slow shutter speed problem or develop a good work-around. Hope your camera woes work out!
Anne -- Well, I don't think we're having the same problem, really. The thing with the Nikon is that when it needs to use a slow shutter speed (appropriately), the shutter sometimes sticks. It's an SLR, so I can control all of its settings -- that's not the issue!
I'm not sure what's led to the Olympus's problem, though. I hardly ever use it (I hate point-and-shoots), and when I take it places, it's almost always been in a case. So who knows. In my experience, though, point-and-shoots (particularly my Olympus) always need a ton of light to get a decent photo.
Mug Thoughts: I really like that blue mug! I am sure a blue mug like that would make my morning cup of Pero taste twice as good.