In General

Well, I finally got it. Not the job, though I am going to try again. I mean a camera, from a guy on Craig's List.

A VERY nice Canon AE-1 with Vivitar flash, 50mm lens and shade, skylight and polarizing filters, a little instrument for clicking the shutter without looking through the viewfinder, a couple of cables which I have no idea what they do, strap, the small black case for the camera itself, lens wipers, instruction manuals for everything, and a bag to hold it all in...for a price so low you would never believe it: $110. Wow. And my aunt (who went with me to pick it up) says it's been very well kept and is a sweet deal. So now I'm all set. Just need film. :)

In other news, the novel proceeds apace through the more detailed plotting stages. I'm making a bunch of notes on the working outline I drew up, figuring out just how stuff is going to happen and finding better ways to build the characters and handle them in the midst of a complex plotline which has more than one hole in it. It's very exciting, to tell the truth.

Be seeing you,
Steven

...Letting It Go

As an update on the job at Chapters...I got a call on Monday and they said they were looking for someone who could commit to continuing beyond the summer. As I would have school on again in September, I had to tell them I didn't know what my schedule would be like. But they did say that it had come down to me and one other person, so it's not like I gave a bad impression.

Oh well. I might still be able to get a camera, just wouldn't be taking that many pictures for now.

Be seeing you,
Steven

Holding My Breath...

So I handed in a resume to the downtown Chapters on Thursday. I got a call back from them on Sunday afternoon. I'm going in for a "group interview" tonight.

With luck, I'll be employed soon enough at a bookstore. We're talking about my dream summer job here: working with books, organizing them, maybe helping other people find the ones they want. And it all means I'll be able to afford a manual SLR camera and take up photography, plus getting that DVD set or that deluxe edition book that I want so badly. I'm extraordinarily nervous, but excited at the same time. Here's hoping it all goes well.

Be seeing you,
Steven