1. My computer has gone to shit. It takes me 15 minutes to open a file, then it usually crashes, it displays colours horribly, and everytime I attempt to process something in RAW, anything that is white turns bright red. Oh, I forgot to mention the time it actually takes to upload a file, which I attempted for about 15 minutes this morning. My photos are coming out over-saturated and soft, hence why I am overkilling the soft focus technique. I love my crappy laptop that has travelled all over with me, including 6 months in Central America, but I am in desperate need of a new one. The sad thing is, I am looking at two perfectly decent ones that are sitting under my desk at work. The one has been sitting here since I started, and the other is my old one that was perfectly fine, but I guess we needed to spend the rest of our budget before the end of fiscal so everyone on the team got new ones. I currently have 3 monitors on my desk, I only need one, it's such a waste. So yeah - I need a new computer but unfortunately I won't be able to afford one for at least another 6 months. That being said, if anyone feels like sending me computer parts, or money, or anything that will support my photo addiction, well by all means. (i am kidding, kinda)

2. I would have posted something as soon as I got into work, but I had a deadline this morning, and I was late already because I had to take my car in to be serviced. Now for the normal person that should be a quick process, but for me it's a lengthy one where I stand there for at least an hour and politely complain about the dent in my car. You see, I have a Saturn. When I bought my Saturn they promised me that it was dent resistant. That is the one thing that I found so appealing about the car, they even let me kick it in the showroom. Only after 3 weeks of owning it, someone smashed into the side of my car, and left a huge dent. If you have seen the Saturn commercials, they have someone driving into the side of the cars, there is no dent. I have been arguing this point everytime I take my car in to be serviced for a little under 2 years. You could see the look of dread on the faces of the service men when I walked in this morning. It may have taken almost 2 years but this morning we finally agreed on a price that was reasonable, half of the cost in which they initially estimated. I want to make note that when I complain, I am never rude, I never yell, I just annoy people until they eventually give me what I want. Persistance will get you everywhere.