Feels Like -24.4 Degrees
Posted: February 3rd, 2007 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: stuff, travel | No Comments »So, I am back in Minneapolis, and the weather here is great. It is actually -6 degrees, but weather.com says that it feels like -24.4 degrees with wind chill. I walked to the central library to return some books, and I noticed two unusual things. First, I wasn’t wearing thermal bottoms so my legs actually started freezing on the way there. Secondly, my headphones started making crackling and popping noises. I’m not sure why.
My younger brother, Sumit, gave me a cool mp3 player for Christmas. I’ve been addicted to NPR podcasts since I got my Samsung YP-U2JZW. The headphones that came with it were absolute crap and didn’t work. Also, I found out that it wasn’t recognized by SuSE or Ubuntu because of the Microsoft DRM. I was able to find some firmware on Samsung’s site that upgraded it and allows for .mp3 and direct insert compatibility. I had to use a Windows Machine to flash it.
Since I used to volunteer at the Film School at Raw Art I’ve always wanted to buy a video camera. And I was thinking about pulling the trigger before going to France, but I figured that I didn’t want to “ruin” my vacation with a documentary project.
So in true minimalist fashion I pulled out this Holga that my older brother gave me a while ago. I haven’t used it yet, but I modded it with a few common 35mm conversion mods – velcro, foam, etc. I’ve taken a few pics with it in 100 ASA, and will develop them tomorrow to make sure this is a feasible project for France.
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