Patience is a virtue...

Last night I got home from work at the uncivilized hour of 8pm. Way too late for a Monday night, or any other night if you ask me. Dan and I had an easy, no frills dinner. After our quick nosh, Dan turned on the television to catch up on the latest New York Jets talk, prep for the big football game this weekend. Then Mark McGuire’s steroid confession came on. And on and on and on! These teary eyed confessions really are too much. After watching his mea culpa several times in the span of a few minutes, I had heard enough. Watching grown men cry over stupid decisions they have made, just doesn’t do it for me.

I decided to get off the couch and do something more constructive than grumble about pro athletes. How about taking the time to try and learn how to use my nifty little camera? Every time I try and take a picture inside the apartment of something up close – its way too bright. The object of my focus looks like a shiny illuminated UFO hurling through space. Not anything like the pretty pictures I see on other blogs. How hard could it be to change that? My camera is of the “aim and shoot” variety. After trying to understand its many buttons and screen directions, I ended up cursing and screaming at that little piece of light blue metal. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to “aim and shoot” it or myself! It’s amazing how something so small can cause such annoyance. It’s like the TV remote for the cable channels when you hit the wrong button. Instead of another channel appearing on the TV, you are in no mans land. You may be just one button away from the right one, but hours away from figuring out what you did wrong. I’ll never call an 800 number for help either. I just suffer until I figure it out, which for me is never easy. Last night I didn’t have hours and I was too tired to fight. I decide instead, to calmly put the camera down, step away and pick up the fight again later. I’ll try again when I am not so riled up.

Hopefully next time you stop to read this blog, (please, oh please!) I’ll have worked it all out and there will be beautiful clear pictures to accompany my words. An enticement per se. Until then, thanks for listening.