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Going to try and leave a little earlier this morning since the weather made the drive even longer and filled with more stupid yesterday.

#ff @theodorestark @blackstar @doctorow @warrenellis @melissagira wish her happy birthday today

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Camera Update

Well.

Back from both Samy's *and* Steve's Camera Service.

Yeah.

Um, can't be repaired by either of them. It is apparently too old of a Nikon for that and would have to be sent straight to Nikon USA for repairs. Where it would cost me $130 to $180 to just get in the door to be looked out, does not cover parts, does not cover extended labor.

Oh, and when I told the exceptionally helpful young man at Samy's what the issue was, he made The Face.

You know The Face.

It's this sympathetic pain/wince expression that is immediately schooled into compassion.

It is not the expression you want to see when describing a technical problem with your gear. It typically means, "Oh shit, that's probably not fixable."

So, considering that a quick look at their used cameras showed me that Canon 20D bodies are going for $329 and Canon 40D bodies are going for $527.

It's official. The 8800 is not worth fixing.

So there it is. That's the update, as requested.

in which I am gobsmacked to almost wordless

Dave Mitchell is an angel, masquerading in human form, doing funny voices.

A replacement 8800 is on its way to me.

Because of him.

I can't even find the words.