Bookshelf:

Recently Read:

• Dan Simmons, Hyperion

Currently Reading:

• Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion

Next Up:

1. Margery Allingham, Mystery Mile
2. Yogesh Chadha, Gandhi: A Life
3. Margery Allingham, The Gyrth Chalice Mystery
4. Wil McCarthy, The Collapsium
5. Margery Allingham, Police at the Funeral
6. Pat Cadigan, Synners
7. Margery Allingham, The Fear Sign
8. Frederick P. Brooks, The Mythical Man-Month
9. Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade
10. Margery Allingham, Flowers for the Judge

Guess What I Got?

Gee, what could it be?

Saturday I dragged Debbi to Santa Cruz to take some photos with my new toy. We did some shopping, and then headed to the coast:

(Click on a picture to see it full-sized.)

In the second picture, there were sea lions on the island to the right. They were too far away to see clearly, though.

We took some pictures of each other:

I like the pic of me in front of the lighthouse.

And a kind fellow who was watching surfers (there were some great surfing waves Saturday, and we watched in appreciation of several waveriders) took a few pics of the two of us:

Yes, my hair is very short right now. I also seem to be developing a widow's peak. And I seem to resemble my Dad more closely by the year. Eerie!

Oh, and I should mention that since my birthday is Thursday, all I bought were some used books and cookies.

The camera is a Nikon Coolpix 2500. It's not a high-end camera, but it's small, takes good pictures, and - most importantly - works, unlike my old camera, which gave up the ghost around the time I bought my house.

I think I'll have fun with this one.

Oh, and this digicam cost me just as much as my old one - which Trish will understand!