Not best friends

My new camera and I are still not best buddies. There are so many things you can do with it and right now I just don't have the time to play around as much as I'd like to. I'm thinking about taking some classes in photography or something because now that I have a great camera I think it's about time to learn how to take great shots as well, don't you think?

One thing I'm thinking about getting is a manfrotto tripod because tripods are a smart thing for both still and motion photography. Yes, I can use my camera as a cam as well. Didn't I tell you it's great? *lol* In case you didn't know, a tripod is a three-legged stand for cameras used to stabilize and elevate the camera. When there are kids in the house a tripod is a wonderful thing because you put the camera on the tripod and you don't have to worry about the kids climbing all over you, making all your photos blurry. *lol* With a manfrotto tripod your photos can look like a professional took them, because they will be sharp.

I've had a look at the manfrotto tripods because they seem to be easy to carry around, in case you want to take photos outdoors or anywhere else than in your home. We once had a tripod but it was so heavy so in the end we just left it at home when we went away because it was too much to carry around a heavyweight tripod and the kids. But we took some great photos at home, so I definitely would want to buy another tripod. I will, one day, as soon as I figure out how to use my camera...

The air quality

One thing we definitely don't need here right now is a humidifier, because the air is so humid these months of winter. It's not really that cold, seldom below 10 degrees Celsius during the day although temperatures do drop down to 3 - 4 degrees at night occasionally. Electricity is very expensive here so many people don't even use an electric heater. The only way to beat the high levels of humidity is to leave the windows open as much as you can. At night they cuddle up below several thick blankets and bedspreads. I think Morocco is one of the few countries in the world where you actually need more clothes indoors during winter than outdoors!

In countries where the climate is much colder than this, the air indoors sometimes gets too dry, due to continuous heating, to a limit when it can provoke nose bleeds, cracked lips and uncomfortable air quality. In order to avoid that problem an aprilaire humidifier is a good thing to have. The aprilaire humidifier is easy to install, you can probably install it yourself because all the instructions and How-To:s come with the appliance. I wish we could use continuous heating here, it's nice to live in a warm and cozy home. But electricity is too expensive so we just have to get used to the cold indoors and try to spend as much time as possible out in the sun.

Quizzes

58%Living to 100 Years Old

Cash for Structured Settlement

Oh my, I might be 100 years old.... I don't know if I want to live that long. *lol*

I've found a new place for blog quizzes. I LOVE blog quizzes and sometimes when I'm bored and can't sleep, that's what I do, surf around doing quizzes. It's a fun way to waste time.*lol*

Problems with DVDs

One thing I don't get is this thing with different regions, with USA and Canada being one DVD region and Europe another region. It really complicates things for us who travel across continents. And I guess it must be a huge limitation to people in the US who want to learn different languages. Watching a movie in its' original version made in the country where they speak that language is a great way to learn not just the language but also about the culture. If I would go to the USA on holiday I could not buy any DVDs because they would not work in my DVD player, since mine is made in Europe or Africa. And if an American go on holiday in Europe he/she could not buy andy DVDs to take back home either. I just don't get the use of different codings. Sorry, could someone explain that to me?

Anyway, there are ways to get rid of that problem. I think it's legal in the US, at least that's what it says at http://www.dvdunlocker.com/. It's a program that will give you a code to unlock your DVD player so you can play DVDs from no matter what country. In my opinion, that's the way it should be, because after all, we all like to travel, right? And we all like watching movies, right? Just because you can buy and watch movies from any country on the planet doesn't make you a pirate, right? You can actually buy real licensed movies in just about every country, there's no need to buy pirate movies. Besides, people who do that probably get their DVD player illegally chipped anyway, so they don't really care.

Could anyone please explain the need of different regions? I just don't get it....