Pomp and Circumstance

Update on yesterday's graduation: she did it. My sister is officially a high school graduate. The white dress and roses is a tradition here at girls' schools in the area. I had to do it as well. For both my sister and me, major dress disasters. My original dress never came, and the store failed to notify me. My sister's was altered, except the tailor left a THREE INCH gap between the zippers, meaning there was three inches of space that could not be pulled tighter. Oh, and my sister didn't realize this until Sunday, the day before graduation. Luckily, issue was resolved.

This weekend was also an opportunity for me to showcase my amazing photography skills. By amazing, I mean that I can operate my camera correctly and I can take a picture in a relatively short amount of time. The same cannot be said for the rest of my family. Last week my dad got really excited when he transferred music from his iTunes to his iPod. I think he did some kind of celebratory dance. Anyway, while I was waiting to snap photos pre-graduation dinner on Sunday, I took some nature shots utilizing the digital macro on my camera. These two are my favorites:

I have a Canon Powershot SD600, a pretty nice point and shoot if you ask me. I've always been really happy with the quality of the pictures that I've gotten. I'm by no means a photographer, but this camera has made it really easy. One thing that has helped tremendously: reading the instructions. It's a wonder what I learned.

Tomorrow I embark on The Interview-wedding-Adirondacks week. I haven't started packing yet. I've been prepping for the interview like I studied for tests by making flash cards. And I'm finally getting to utilize the podcast option - I'm going to record some facts into an mp3 file and load it onto my iPod to listen to on my way to DC. I'll let you know how that works out. Right now, time to put some clothes in the bag....