A new home for the blog!

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I got sunshine on a cloudy day. When its cold outside I got the month of May.

So today was an interesting day. Woke up kind of late because I was out late last night at Jillian's shagging the night away. Later in the day I went and applied to a job, and I think that this could be the one. It is at a grocery store, and I am kind of warming up to the idea of working there. We will just see on Monday what happens.

Tonight, I called up my friend Molly to see her bunny, Bella. This turned into a really fun night. Other friends came over and we drank strawberry daiquiris and talked about all things in the past. It was really interesting to see the things that we cared so much about back then really don't matter all that much now. What made us furious, we now laugh at. Just puts things into perspective. It lets me know not to take myself too seriously and to take everything with a grain of salt.

And I am currently watching the middle of an interesting movie on VH1. I think it is about the band that sang "My Girl" first.

Current Summer Jam: Fire Burnin' by Sean Kingston.

Hold me secure in flight. Sing me to sleep tonight.

Hello readers!

Sorry that there has not been a post in a very long time. A hectic exam schedule will do that to you. But as exams are winding to a close with my last one being tomorrow, I have some time to write in the blog and reflect a little.

Two days ago, Veronica died. I did everything I could for her, including playing my best bass music and getting her some medicine but it was just too late. Yesterday I got three ghost shrimp to replace her in the bowl, and I got to thinking. Although her death was bad, it signaled the end of something good and the beginning of something else. Not something bad or better, just different. This can apply to the end of my freshman year.

Although it will be sad to say goodbye to everyone it has to happen. All good things come to an end, but they always lead to something wonderful and completely new. So instead of being sad, I am hopeful that this will be a great summer and that my sophomore year of college has even better things in store for me.

The fact that summer is coming up means that Cameron gets cut off financially and thus has to find a job. Gotten rejected at tons of places and has some applications in the works. We will see where those go, but if anyone has any suggestions, I am more than receptive!

In funnier news, the other day I went with my mother to the grocery store. There she put me in charge of getting the apples. I remembered that you had to choose good apples that were not bruised. I found the perfect one on the bottom of the pile. I grabbed it and just as I pulled, the whole display collapsed! I leaned my body against the stand to hold the apples and reset up the display in the next ten minutes, while multiple store employees walked by me and laughed. I then had to explain to my mom why it took 12 minutes to get 6 apples.

Basically I just rock at life.

I'm her mom. No she's not!

I promise that there will be a text post soon (maybe tonight) but this video was too funny to pass up!

Scarlett takes a tumble.

And at last, all the pictures have been burned. And all the past, is just a lesson that we learned.

So I swear that there is a ghost that lives on my hall. Twice this year, events have been happening that there is no logical explanation for. Once, some random m & ms just showed up in Morgan's room. And today, her ironing board randomly appeared opened in the middle of the room. When the roommate was questioned, it was confirmed that she did not put it out! And that leaves no explanation but a ghost! The last two nights, the study room was locked and the lights were off. Therefore we have confirmed this as the place that the ghost has taken up residence. We have not determined if it is nice or if it is mean.

We do have a suspect. We think that Andrea is the ghost. Think about it and it makes sense. She is really smart and makes good grades because she has been alive for 1,000 years. And she is really good at the gym because she is supernatural. She is just disguising herself in human form so that she can trick us. The ghost is most definitely Andrea.

In other news, I got an 84 on my bio test and a 93 on my Spanish test, both of which are A's! I am so proud of myself. Looks like hard work really does pay off.

I am also injured in 3 different places right now. At easter I fell over my great uncle's walker, which resulted in internal bleeding. Today I woke up with a pain in my toe when I walk, leading me to think that I either jammed it or broke it in my sleep. And tonight while I was trying to open my spaghettios, I sliced my thumb on the can. I had to then get a new can because too much blood entered the can. Not a fun day!

Have a great Tues. night and Wed.!

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Heroes come and go but you're still standing.

So tonight's post is going to be a little shorter because I have a bio test to study for that will decide the fate of the my life forever. Understand the severity?!

O.k. So yesterday I did something that I have not done for like 2 years and it felt kind of good. I bought a c.d., and not like one off of iTunes, but a auctual in the flesh c.d. Weird I know. But it got me thinking, in 10 years, will kids be born that don't even know what a c.d. is? Today in Sociology we talked about how our generation grew up with computers and cell phones and so many other things that generations before us lived without for much of their lives. How much is the world going to change before I have kids?

So I want to ask my audience something. What is the last and first c.d. that you ever bought? And what are some things that have fallen off the map in your lifetime?

P.S. The c.d. that I bought was the new David Cook c.d. It is absolutely amazing for anyone who was wondering. You should all go and spend your hard earned money on it!

All I want to do is looove you!

This is a test. I am trying to see who actually reads this thing. So if you are reading this post, I would like you to add a comment about what you think about the blog so far and what your would like to see in the future. Your feedback would be helpful and encouraging!

An update on the David Cook concert. It was super. Like as in so super I cannot believe that it was free! I would have paid good money to see him. Anyways today I bought his new cd and it is just as good! I definitely wish that I would have discovered it earlier.

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Ain't no sunshine when shes gone...

So it has been about week since my last post. I am so sorry my loyal followers! I had tons of work and things to do but I'm back!

So last week something happened to me that only happens in movies. Well, at least in really bad movies. I was walking towards my philosophy class and I heard the fire alarm going off inside the building! Scores of students were pouring outside of the building. Long story short there was a gas leak, but class was delayed like 30 minutes and I finally was able to be a part of a real life disaster. The closest I have ever been in the past was a freon leak at my high school. This gas leak was definitely an epic win for Cameron!

This past weekend I also went to Folly Beach and Charleston for a much needed vacation! Hanna and Alexa also came to do the bridge run and then they stayed with us for the rest of the weekend. It was definitely interesting and funny. Just ask them about the hairstyle that "Brandi" gave them. I am sure that there are pics somewhere. I even got a little bit tanner and it was overall a great weekend.

Today was a basic Tuesday, but tonight I am going to see David Cook in the Russell house. I am missing American Idol to see the American Idol! How ironic. I will definitely let you know how the concert goes in the next post though.

Here is some advice to get you through the week:
1. If your schedule appointment time is during one of your classes, get a friend to put in the schedule codes for you and then get your mom to bake them a treat later.
2. If you are looking for something to get you through the day on Tuesday, new music Tuesday always does it for me!
3. It is o.k. to run across campus in the freezing cold wind to get the best cookie in the world from the Colloquium.
4. If you need anything in the world, the nearest lady probably already has it.
5. Late night visits from Jennifer and Lane are a whole bunch of fun but definitely felt early in the morning when you have a 9 o'clock.

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Crazy Chameleons!

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I'll tell you my dirty little secret.

I have been reading this blog called Post secret for about a year and a half now. The link is http://postsecret.blogspot.com/and the premise behind the website is that people send in their secrets on the back of a website. I find it very therapeutic and entertaining to read all of the new secrets every Sunday. I have even considered sending in one of my own secrets one day. One day this summer maybe I will get around to it. Apparently my friend Sallie has already done this. I have not seen anyone that I think could even be hers but maybe it is better that way. Here is an example of one of the secrets found on the site.

Pretty cool idea huh? Tomorrow is Friday! My spanish class is cancelled, but I still have lots to do. I have to go to my honors advising (Taking some pretty hard classes next year), get my oil changed, and then go to my dad's office to work for a bit. And then Saturday it is to the art museum to see the impressionists exhibit! Maybe tomorrow I will post something that will be much more entertaining than this.

Oh yeah. What was your thoughts on Michael Sarver finally getting voted off American Idol? As long it is not my girl Lil!

You gotta take the good and the bad, the happy and the sad...

Today was a pretty good Tuesday! It was not too boring of a day, although there are certain limits to how riveting a Sociology 101 class can be. I also got 7 clues in the crossword puzzle today which is practically a new record. I am obviously much better suited to the math oriented puzzles.

Today I also did my first real official resume. It was kind of scary just because I was condensing all of my life into one small piece of paper, but I made it through. It was a pretty solid resume in my opinion too. And I also bought a delicious square of fudge for three dollars, and shared with some amigos.

The following is a video from a series that one of my friends reminded me of. Her name is Sam August in case you were wondering.

Fun video for a monday.

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It is most definitely a Monday.

So in case your calendar didn't tell you it was a monday, all the other signs should have to you that it was! It was a rough one too.

Biology class wasn't that bad because it was just Mendelian genetics, but in Spanish I got an 89 on a quiz that I had studied really hard for. Then I realized that I forgot my lab googles, which are necessary to get a grade in Chem lab. So I had to run back to my dorm and then run back to CLS in order to make my lab, all in 15 minutes! And the lab was more awful, boring, and long than usual.

After that my day picked up though. I had a lunch outside because the weather was so awesome. And then I had a workout in which I probably burned 600 to 700 calories total! Woo hoo!

Anyways in order to brighten my day and yours I will tell you a funny story. I just have to think of it first... O.K. instead i will impart some college wisdom. I had to do the same thing in a survey that I took for a friend anyway.

1. Cooking easy mac is a lot harder than it looks, especially when there is not a mom around to help.

2. Rain coats and umbrellas are necessary. If you don't have one, you will have to borrow two or three hairdryers to get dry.

3. Keep your most valued food locked up in a secret place. People tend to eat it, especially if it is skittles.

4. Make sure that you call your mom at least once every three days. If not, she will get mad at you and not make you yummy treats when you get home.

5. The study room is for partying, the laundry room is for washing clothes and removing left clothes from full dryers, the hall is for studying, and the dorm room is for sleeping and keeping fish alive.

P.S. I am finally over the grades that I made last week and this week. When I said that I was over them before, I lied. But talking to a mom can change you mind about lots of things. Disappointment is one of them.

Really cool and fun video for a Thursday.

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And they're gone so fast...

Just a little mmmbop for those who enjoy it. Today was a MUCH better day than yesterday. For breakfast I had a chocolate cream filled donut, which is my ultimate favorite of all time. And then for my Chemistry test, I got a 94 without extra credit added, which is not to shabby. And then in bio lab we dissected flowers and got to keep one too. Much better day. I have also finally moved on from my failure and looked to the future!

Funny story about moving furniture. So it was me, Bryan, and Philip moving furniture and Bryan told me and Phil to move a desk that was too much for us. So Phil had the bright idea to move the desk by himself by turning it on its side and dragging it down the hallway. The desk, after 3 feet, falls apart in the hallway of the office and I screamed, "You dummy idiot!" at Phil. 3o minutes later the desk is now held together with Gorilla glue and my boss could not tell a difference if he tried. But moral of the story, don't trust Phil's advice.

And p.s. who saw American Idol last night? Alexis Grace went home before Michael Sarver. How? Comments about this result please from the American Idol watchers. I cannot believe that there are only like 3 girls left this year! Lil Rounds is going to win anyways!

Today was the first time.

That I got a 70 on a major test, and it stinks that I got it in biology, which is detrimental to my medical school career. But I am trying not to let it get me down and to move on from it and do better next time. So in order to cheer things up, I am going to talk about happier things.

Today me and my friend Kayla went to Texas Roadhouse. It is a fact that they have the best hamburgers and rolls in Columbia, so that is why we went there. It was a good time to reconnect with friends and to vent out some things.

Then I lathered up in sunscreen (as not to burn) and went to the dock to read philosophy. It was just the kind of experience that I needed to get over that awful grade. Then I went to bible study and played in volleyball! It was pretty sweet.

A funny story to get you through the rest of the week. On Tuesday, my friend and I were walking to our next class. A truck drove by and made that loud creaking sound that they make and she was so scared by it that she screamed out loud. That scream was the scream heard round Russell house because she scared like 10 other people and other people started to look at her and point. As a result she had to enter the witness protection program and move to the country Djibouti to retain what is left of her dignity. Kidding, well at least about the Djibouti part.

It has been forever!

Since my last post! I was just so busy with work right before spring break and then spring break itself, that I forgot to blog for like 2 weeks. Well I am back!

So I guess that I will tell a little bit about spring break. First up on the list of things to do was Sumter. I was really apprehensive about the whole experience, but it turned out to be an amazing weekend! I was in the perfect house with the perfect group for a perfect weekend. I know that my kids definitely learned a lot from me and grew a whole bunch! Basically it was amazing. And we got amazing shirts too!

Next up was work. I worked everyday during the week, doing different things like cleaning an office, working in an office by moving furniture (funny story about that later), and putting out pine straw. Lots and lots of pine straw... But in the end it worked out because I made lots of money, to either buy a time capsule from apple or a t.v. for my room next year. Can't decide yet.

To end Spring Break, I went to the mountains with my college group. I got to see tons of friends that I have not seen in a while and had an amazing time. I learned a whole bunch about what worship means while having a blast, even though we got cabin fever from the rain. And Andrew Blitch popped his head open which livened things up a bit...

It was an awesome break and it was just what I needed. Look for more posts later after I finish my homework!

I was born without a front tooth.

Or at least I am now missing a part of one. Tonight at dinner we talked about embarrassing moments/ traumatizing moments in history to liven up the dinner conversation. I told the story of the time when in the 3rd grade I ran into a pole and lost half of my right front tooth. It has been a real pain ever since. Can't use teeth whiteners except expensive dentist treatments and when I got my braces off, they also ripped off my fake part of my tooth!

Anyways, today has been a long day. I had a philosophy test, which I either killed or it killed me, and tomorrow I have a bio and span test! But after that it is off to Sumter for an amazing weekend, and an even better spring break! I have now resorted to thinking in Spanish to prepare for my test. Es muy facil pero yo necessito estudiar más. Tambíen necessito mirar American Idol y Grey's Anatomy porque está jueves!

Hoy fue un día muy bueno. Escuché a dos músicas nuevas! O.k. enough of that for those of you that don't speak Spanish.

Only one more day until the best week of my life, or at least a really good one. I go to Sumter, do some work for money during the week, get my hair cut, maybe take in some sun, possibly hang out with my cousin, and then the mountain retreat with college group! Don't we all need this break!?

A trip to the zoo in the rain...

Is surprisingly more fun than the idea would let on. Last friday was the last free friday february this year, so we decided to take advantage. Following are some pics and vids that document the journey.

How long has it been again?!

O.k. So I know that it has been a super long time since the last post but that is because I have been super busy. I am thinking that the originally planned topic for this post will have to be postponed till later next week though.

Funny story time. So last friday, bernadette and I were going to chick-fil-a in Russell House to get us some lunch. I got held up at the drink machine and then went to a different line than her. After looking at her line, I realized that it was moving a lot faster than mine so I decided to join it. At the same time I realized this, so did two other girls. It was a race to see who could get to the line first!

As I was approaching the prize, one of my fries fell out of the container, and being a good citizen I decided to pick it up, which gave the girls a lead. We ended up at the line at the exact same time. I was behind Bernadette and by the time we got to the register, somehow innocently I was in front of her.

Now Bernadette, being antsy, decided to call me a cutter. Not only did she tell me this, she screamed it out for all of the second floor to hear! So the man behind the register says, "Do we really have a cutter here?" And she said "Yeah! I caught him and lets punish him right now!" So he says "Back of the line cutter."

So I have to go to the back of the line because Bernadette is jealous of my dashing good looks. Its a tough life for me.

Do you have a first aid kit handy?

So as promised, today comes an embarrassing story that I find really funny. It happened over Thanksgiving break and it was awesome!

So I am on my way to T.J. Max to look for some clothes. I get out of my car and walk towards the door. As I get to the door, I pull on the handle and nothing happens. Then I start to jerk the handle thinking that it was jammed and still nothing happened. I finally resorted to knocking on the door to see if anyone would come and help me, but nobody did! Then I peeked inside to see that all of the old ladies inside were laughing at me.

And then I wondered, how did they get into the store?! There had to be a way in, so for like a minute more, I tried to open the door and finally I gave up. It was just not worth ladies laughing at me to save a couple of dollars. As I am walking away, a lady walks from the parking lot to the door and says "Here, let me help you with that!" and opens the other door.

Now I have to go in, but the ladies are still laughing at me. Even the cashier is participating in their revelry! I run to the back of the store, pretend to look at bedding for 3 minutes, then run back out of the store and into my car. Afterwards I drove to the other side of Harbison so that none of the ladies could find me and laugh at my misfortune anymore!

In other news, today in bio lab, we talked about the various ways that birds could die. We all dislike our T.A. so we decided to come up with interesting things to say, such as aliens, earthquakes, atomic bombs, and sliding glass screen doors. Naturally he got very frustrated with us, but that is what keeps it interesting.

In case you forgot and needed a laugh on a slow thursday:

Vegas, the city that never sleeps!

So for all of time, I have always been in my bed by the time the clock strokes midnight. Lately that has been a problem though. I have been staying up later and later as a result of more and more work due before spring break.

Now usually I am the first one to go to sleep so I don't really have to worry about waking Nick up or anything. But now that I am going to bed later than him, it is a task being quiet! One night this week the lights were out when I went to bed and I had to find my way around in the dark. I think that I got a couple of bruises from that experience!

So anyways, Nick is nice enough to write on the white board when he is asleep so that I know to be quiet when I go in the room. This is a picture of the whiteboard outside of my room. I could have sworn that it said I am going to sleep that night that I found it.

Now it says I am going to Vegas, big shocker I know. What is that supposed to mean!? Normally you can tell when someone writes on your board, but the handwriting looks too similar to tell a difference. Apparently someone is going to Vegas!

In other news, today I went to the gym by myself for the first time. Great experience except for when I was doing my cardio and turned to the person beside me and started to talk before I realized that I did not know them.

Preview for tomorrow: Funny story about Cameron's misfortune. Don't act like you are not looking forward to it.

Preview for the weekend: Lessons learned since being in college and instances of ever increasing and sometimes unwanted independence in the life of a student of higher education.

Stress is in the air!

In recent events it has come to my attention that some of my colleagues are stressed and yet do not know how to relieve this stress. Well today is your lucky night because I have some suggestions for you!

1. Listen to a jam. Breaking up 30 minutes of studying with 3 minutes of jam time is not too much to ask. Hearing your fav. music will definitely ease your spirits and help you relax. Consider doing homework that you can do at the same time that you listen to music.

2. Do some exercises. Even doing abdominals for 10 minutes will get your blood flowing. It will not only help you feel better about yourself, it will release positive endorphins. Its scientifically proven!

3. Don't flip out on other people. It just makes you look bad and mean. Instead learn to channel your anger in an activity such as number 2.

4. Talk to a friend on the phone, but make sure that the convo. won't last for more that 10-15 minutes.

5. Tell a joke, even if it is just to yourself. A smile looks better on a face than an angry at the world scowl.

So don't be stressed, and most importantly don't take it out on other people. They don't deserve the anger that you want to be dishing out.

In other news:

Today in philosophy class, we talked about the ancient view of abortion and how women would get one to avoid a loss of beauty. She then went on to tell the ladies that the worst thing that happens when you get pregnant is that you can't wear your hot pants anymore. And you might never be able to wear them again. Naturally the whole class erupted into laughter.

Update on Ramen gone wild and other things...

So after talking with Bernadette, there was a new development that has surfaced. The reason for the Ramen bag exploding has now been confirmed!!!

Supposedly the bag ripped open on the hall sprinkler. This was confirmed by the presence of the flavor packet hanging on the sprinkler tonight! So it was possible that she could have flooded the entirety of Maxcy!

In other news, tonight was free pancake night at Ihop. Natalie and I had a delicious free dinner of perfect pancakes with a smoothie followup. Nothing beats free pancakes!

Also, American Idol is not on tonight. All day I kept myself going with the idea that tonight I would be watching my show only to find out that it was canceled by the President.

I also finished lots of homework today, so go team!

Ramen Noodles gone wild!

So today Bernadette and I were walking through the farmer's market.  Midtown, a local church gives us some Ramen Noodles as an ad. for their church.  I got some delicious flavor like steak and she got cream chicken which makes her gag.  So after this event we go to the chicken man where I buy some paintings for a friend.  After this event, she was like "Cameron, let me put those paintings in your book bag for you."  And I just thought that she was being nice.

Turns out that she put her nasty flavored Ramen in my book bag!  So I get back to my room and see the evidence of her deceit!  So I run to the basement, and say to her "Take that you filthy animal!" as I throw the bag at her.  (What I said really was here are your noodles you creep, but I liked the other version better.) So she throws them back at me and says those are nasty!  And then I throw them under her bed and run!  So she runs after me and then throws them at me.

By now, the noodles were all crushed and the bag was weak, so when she threw it the noodles popped out and it rained Ramen in the basement!  At this time, we were both rolling on the floor laughing and then she realized that she had messed up the hallway!  So she ran up to get a vacuum from the front desk before the cleaning ladies could see her.  As she was vacuuming, the cleaning ladies came up behind her and busted her!  

Moral of the story, keep your own Ramen and don't be a creeper! 

I am still awake.

at 12:55 at night.  This is awkward because no one else is awake around me.  It is just me and the study room.

Anyways, I think that I am going to have to talk to some of these professors about giving the amount of homework that they give to us students.  It is just so much sometimes.  So much that I have to stay up until one in the morning to get it all done.  Oh the glories of college!

Maybe tomorrow will be a good day because I busted my butt tonight to get all of my work done for the rest of the week.  Well, technically tomorrow is today, so today will be a good day!  Every day is a good day that my fish are alive for another 24 hours.

I am off to bed.  Goodnight to all of those who are still up and understand that I feel your pain!

Shawty get loose...

So in two weekends I will be helping with something called disciple now, which is a church retreat where students don't actually go out of town, but instead live at other people's houses for the weekend.  For this retreat, I am not actually helping at my own church but a church in Sumter.  

Now, at the time when I was asked to do this, there were not very many details given out, so I had no idea what to expect.  Turns out that I will be a leader for a house that is full of middle school boys.  Middles school boys who do not believe in the magic of regular showers or appreciate the merits of deodorant.  Enough said.  

So, naturally I am freaking out about this situation when someone makes it a little worse.  Someone who did it a few years ago told me some stories about their experience.  In one particular instance, the students had to take off their shoes.  One kid took off his shoe and apparently the stench was so unbearable.  So unbearable in fact that one of the other kids threw up into his hands.  And not only did he throw up, he froze up out of fear and just held the bile in his hands for like 3 minutes.  

I am now officially creeped out about this whole experience.

I am a murderer of love.

So, tonight I decided to change the water that my fish were in to keep them healthy.  As I began this activity I noticed that there was a lot of poop in the rocks so I thought to myself that it must be time to clean the fishbowl.  As mentioned in the previous post, none of my fish have made it beyond this point in my care.  So naturally I was nervous as all get out about the life of my cute little pets.  

I began the process, which took about 30 minutes.  I never thought that fish bowls would take so long and so much work to clean out!  So anyways, I did all of this and during it, my fish were in two cups.  I got to the point where it was time to reintroduce the fish back into their home, so I dumped the fish from their cups to the fish bowl.  As I did this I noticed that there was something wrong with Sebastian!  While Veronica was swimming like crazy, he was sitting on the bottom.

At this moment awful memories floated back to me.  Memories of fish lying at the top of the water.  Naturally I began to panic!

So I got this grand idea.  Revive the fish with music!  I turn on a song with really good base and turned the speakers up really high, shaking the foundations of the room!  Lo and behold Sebastian started to swim again and pooped at the same time...

As of right now he swims and then rests.  I sure do hope that he is o.k. and that I did not kill another fish.  I will definitely keep the blog posted with further developments, of which I hope will be positive!

First Blog Post Ever!

So, I finally decided to try blogging for the first time. We will see how long this goes and if I enjoy it!

What does one write about in their blog. Their feelings? Their happenings of the day? Random thoughts and sights that they see during the day? I will just stick with what ever I want to write about!

Some say that college is a time full of new experiences. For some these are big experiences. For others, like me, these experiences include taking care of two fish and printing photos on photo paper with my printer for the first time... sounds fun I know.

So as for the fish, two summers ago I had a fish for the first time. It lasted for 5 days. Later in the summer I had a fish for a lot longer. It lived for about 3 weeks. Too bad that years later a friend told me that when she kept my fish she killed it and bought another one, so he didn't really count. So as of right now my record for keeping a fish alive is about one and a half weeks! Currently Sebastian and Veronica, my bundles of joy, have lived for a whopping 3 weeks and one day! My mother can no longer call my fish bowl a chamber of death!

As for the other new experience, printing my photos, I have yet to see how that turns out. As soon as I know I will post again though, maybe with photos of the photos! Until next post!