What I've been up to...

I really haven't had much to blog about lately, so I'll just let you know what I've been up to...

• Constantly searching for good deals on Nikon lenses on Seattle Craigslist -- no luck though. I may just end up buying my much coveted 18-200mm lens from J&R (no sales tax)
• Doing the same thing off of Ebay -- even worse and not really any good deals. The lens I've been wanting is often selling for the current retail price anyway
• I did end up buying a 50mm prime lens for portraits (hopefully will arrive tomorrow)
• Bought a new iPod since I've mysteriously misplaced my old one -- totally loving it
• Cancelled my XM subscription which I've had for nearly 4 years. Just decided that I've spent way too much money on this. I like it but not for ~$120/year.
• Decided to get more into Podcasts as a result---subscribed to NPR, This American Life, Money Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips, and the Best of YouTube so far. Any recommendations?
• Finalizing rental car and hotel details for upcoming trips to Hawaii and later in Boston after returning from Iceland. Yay, can't wait.
• Helped co-organize a bridal shower for Sandra -- super fun, especially the bachelorette party in Belltown afterwards.
• Shopping on Gilt Groupe, a website that Betina introduced me to. Awesome fire sales on exclusive brands. Let me know if you want an invitation!
• Working on my photography technique (see here and here)
• Playing Scrabulous and Scramble on Facebook obsessively
• Working out
• Got my hair cut over the weekend -- it's short again!
• Uploaded my picture on Facestats for kicks (it uses Mechanical Turk to power it). I'm apparently conservative, untrustworthy, totally single and in my early 20's. Interesting. (see also Mikhail and Laurel, the only other people I know that've uploaded their picture. Hemant's also on there but I can't find him...)