What fun. I've been going through all these old photos I took over these past months and seeing how I can apply my new skills to them. Stuff I had practically all but dismissed as crap end up turning out pretty awesome once I put in some post-production work on them.

Photography is certainly fun. But it's such an expensive hobby. Now I'm getting the itch to buy a better camera. I'd love a Canon 30D. But I still can't justify spending more on a new camera just a year after picking up this Olympus E500. The Olympus is still a great camera but already I'm finding it a little limiting in some features.

Yes yes I know....it's not the camera, it's the skill of the photographer that can get good shots. But after hanging out with a lot of photographers lately, I realize that a good camera often gives these pros a LOT more opportunities to get those killer shots. Guys with cameras that can take 8 shots per second, have 2 or 3 times as much opportunity to get that one shot. Or if your camera can focus better or faster in low light conditions then my camera, then you're more likely to come out with a useable result.

Now I'm just saying that from my observation.... I still can't justify spending $10k on a camera when I can barely understand the physics behind exposure, aperature, and shutter speeds.

As far as other things go, business is moving briskly this month. I love the pace, but it comes with a lot of stress. Just have to keep moving. I'm glad I went to this last seminar though, it gave me new incentive and momentum to surge forward with all this work, I was feeling BLAH a couple weeks ago.

My fiancee & I are also coming along with our wedding plans, her move over to Hawaii, her visa application, etc. The latest report from the immigration center is looking positive again, after going backwards the last time they issued a report about their fiancee visa applications, this time they're back ahead and gained a little ground. So hopefully around March of next year we hope to hear the good news that everything is set to go.

Her nursing apps went through, so beyond passing a big test in March, she should be good to work in the U.S. right away when she moves here. That will be another load off our shoulders...the poor girl has had to study this HUGE 600 page book for this test, similar to a MCAT or SAT type test. I'm pretty proud of her. I wish I could do something to help her studies, but unfortunately I'm not telekinetic.

I'm so behind on Christmas things. I'm still struggling with this year's Christmas cards. And aside from a couple people, I haven't even begun my shopping yet. This year my bro is coming in from the bay area to celebrate the Holiday's with us. What the heck do I get him he doesn't already have in San Fran? ...............Macadamia nuts? ............... Shoyu chicken?