humph...

although i may be prepared for certain occasions or travel notes, i am NOT prepared to go downtown tonight. we're supposed to meet our friends, Russ and Sandy, for dinner tonight at Samba Room (sumpin' that Monte Vista doesn't have - Cuban cuisine)...our treat...it's his birthday. unfortunately, we probably shouldn't put it off...since his b-day was monday and they postponed the thing yesterday. but still, this cold and snow is just putting a blah on everything...

it should be good though...even fun. ya see, Russ and Sandy were my first regular customers when i worked at the Harvest - sorry, Lowa and Denny. i guess they're the jewish godparents i never had ;) we share the same penchant for good food and art house movies... oh yeah, he likes photography too. in fact, they even gave me a Yashica T-4 as a 'tip' once.

i know you're saying, 'huh.' or WTF?!? well, the Yashica T-4 is considered to be one of the best point-and-shoot cameras ever to be manufactured. they stopped making my version about a few years ago...but for $180 this camera rivaled other high end models like the Contax T2, which costs around $550-$650. of the 1200 or so photos i've taken with this baby, i've been happy with at least 95% of 'em. you can't say that about all cameras, that's fer shure.

they're just good people...everyone should surround themselves with people like them; it makes life more fun interesting. i know i'm very fortunate to have all the good people in my life...driving 217 miles or through cold and snow make it all the more worthwhile.

okay, good people...gotta go!