Tough day at preschool today…one of my students was even more of a handful than he usually is. Poor kid, he just doesn’t have the tools yet to apply his energy in a productive way. That’s where I come in, hopefully 
Progress is slow, but I think it’s working.
So to console myself I just spent an hour browsing Amazon and looking at camera stuff. I’m about 90% confident that I”ll be ordering my camera on Monday!
Here’s my more-or-less-complete ‘wish list’ at this point in time.
Nikon D40. (”Oh, really now?! I had no idea!”)
$507. Price just went up $8 from yesterday. Damn.
Tiffen UV Protection lens filter.
$9.99
Nikon D40/D40x Digital Field Guide
$13.59
Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control
$15.54
Digital Concepts tripod:
$12.99.
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That’s all for ‘immediate’ purchase; here’s what’s on my list for the as-soon-as-possible future:
Nikon 50 mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor lens
$107
Gorillapod SLR-Zoom
$49.95
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 (released Oct. 5!)
$69.99
I’m also going to go bag shopping in KC next weekend, under Peschhead’s advice (btw, I’m officially making you my expert on ‘things Katie wants to learn about’. Read: knitting and cameras!). But unless I absolutely fall in love with something I see there, I’m probably going to try ordering that bag that my dad posted and figure out a way to rig it to keep my camera and lenses safe….maybe quilt a super-duper-paranoidly-thick lining? 
After all, my skills have to be worth something, right?
Also, what are some other lenses I should add to my immediate wish list? Nothing too use-specific or super-fancy expensive…just a few basic ones for everything from landscape to portraits to macro?
