Photo of the day
Umm…my legs and feet. Not sure what I was after with this pic, but I suppose it’s just a different viewpoint of me. Enjoy.
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Photo of the day
I gave my friends on twitter the option between a photo of a calculator, post it notes, or my notepad (yes, I was attempting to study at the time). They decided my photo had to be of my post it notes.
I have some cool little rainbow flags that I use in my text book to distinguish between principles, exercises, and answers. I took one of each colour and stuck them together to try and make a pattern, and see if it photographed well. It didn’t, everything I tried looked crap, and thus I got a bit creatively frustrated. I moved my phone as fast as I could while simultaneously taking a photo of the post it notes, and thus we have a colourful explosion of some blurry post it notes.
I like it (and hope you do too).
3 weeks with the iPhone 4
So, I’ve now had my iPhone 4 for almost 3 weeks now, which means it’s time to review the changes.
The major major one for me was that I changed service providers, from Optus to Telstra. I discussed previously my reasons for contemplating the change, and I went ahead and did it (at a midnight launch too – silly me). I haven’t been disappointed since. The Next G network on the Sunshine Coast is fast, really fast. Everything, from GPS pinpointing to loading pages is almost instantaneous. I think it’s evidence in itself how fantastic it is, since my data usage has almost doubled for the month already. I’ll have to watch that, and see if I need to think about getting an additional data pack.
The other thing that I love about the iPhone 4 is the camera. I blogged about it here after I went to a party and used it to take photos of the night. Since getting the phone, it’s been the primary photography tool for my series of photos of the day. I haven’t been disappointed at all.
And the antenna issue? Non existent. I tried holding the phone in the death grip and I had no problems. I’ve occasionally experienced the problem with the proximity sensor though, where the screen has turned on and I’ve either prematurely ended a phone call, changed it to mute, or in one instance turned it onto speaker and almost blown my ear off. Very rarely though, and definitely not enough for it to be annoying.
The other things are nice too, the retina display etc. I’ve used FaceTime once, and got a kick out of it, but it’s not something I imagine I will be using all that often.
Overall, my experience has been a wholly positive one, and on a surprising note, my mum picks one up tomorrow…which means for all those who don’t have an iPhone yet, my Mum is cooler than you. That’s embarrasing (for you).
Photo of the day
Another macro from the macro junkie. I love shapes and macro…*sigh*
Photo of the day
Confession…had I not randomly taken a photo of this shop in the Big Top in Maroochydore (Buderim Coffee Company) then I wouldn’t have had a photo of the day – whoops!! But if you ever go to the big top (and face it, why would you – the place is falling to bits) then go into this shop, their coffee is pretty fantastic.
Photo of the day
As part of my knee recovery, I’m using an EMS machine to help strengthen my Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO). This photo is of the pads that I stick on the muscle (and they’re incredibly cold when you first put them on!!!)
To use the machine, I simply stick these pads on the muscle (which runs down the inner side of my thigh), and switch it on. It flexes the muscle for a few seconds before releasing it, counts for a few seconds then repeats the process. During the flex, I have to work on flexing the muscle as well.
Using this machine helps my brain to re-learn how to use the muscle properly. This is the muscle that has been giving me so much grief for the last few months, and prevented me from doing any running. As mentioned previously, the VMO runs down the inner thigh and attaches onto the knee cap. As my VMO is so lazy and weak, my knee cap is getting displaced easily, causing the pain and swelling I’ve been getting in my leg.
Hopefully it will strengthen up fast and I will be back to running in no time. Fingers crossed!
Photo of the day
This is (meant to be) a milk & dark chocolate mousse from the Buderim Tavern. I went halves with Mum, and enjoyed my freedom on the last day until I start dieting again. Sugar, it’s been sweet knowing you.
Social media in a time of crisis is a godsend
For those of you who follow either myself (@kelsbells) or my sister (@amyob) on twitter, you would know my sister was in an accident earlier this week. She was riding her scooter, a driver pulled out in front of her (without looking) which caused my sister to hit the side of the car and flip over the bonnet onto the road. Thankfully, she has come out of it with just a broken toe, broken leg, and cuts and bruises.
Unfortunately, my sister lives over an hour away, hence the hospital is over an hour away as well. While I would love to go in and catch up every day, the sheer location makes it a bit more difficult. As such, I can really only visit every couple of days, which is probably a godsend for Amy as it means her ears don’t cop a verbal bashing every day.
Social media has helped so much following Amy’s accident, it’s incredible. After Pauline made all the important phone calls directly after the accident, she would have had to make hundreds of calls and texts to let others know. Instead, a quick update on twitter (and later on Facebook by Amy herself), the word was out there. Family members based remotely were up to date, as were Amy’s extended friends. For me personally, I’m able to get up-to-date with what’s happening with Amy from her tweets. I don’t have to be at the hospital every second now to find out what time she goes in for surgery, how the surgery went etc. I can check the twitter feed from Amy or Pauline, and I have the information I need.
Of course, it doesn’t totally replace hospital visits. A caring sister still needs to visit and provide pointless presents and bad jokes, right?
When my physio asks me again to explain the need for twitter, I will be able to explain using this very situation. It’s times like this that I’m incredibly grateful for the advance in technology in this day and age.
In the meantime, get better soon sis!
Photo of the day
Today I visited my first every Roller Derby down in Brisbane. For Mat and I it was a win/win situation. He got to look at the girls in skimpy clothing, I got to watch chicks push each other over and hit the deck (SO funny). Had such a ball; thanks to Ruth for getting us awesome seats. Daresay we’ll be heading back to watch another one.
Logarithms and exponentials and linear equations…oh my!
I’m only 5 weeks into being a uni student, and already my head is filled with big words that I don’t think I’ll ever use again after the course is over. I study externally, and at my own pace. I can study whenever, wherever I want; it’s pretty great.
The only catch is being such a talented procrastinator.
I’ve had a couple of weeks where I haven’t done any study at all, when I’m meant to average at least 12 hours a week (per unit, but I’m only doing one unit this term). To be fair, I’ve been on holidays from my full time job for 2 weeks, so motivation has been a little bit low. I just got back into it over the last few days, and my head is hurting. Yet I am still loving the feeling of learning something new, and even more so when it actually clicks in my head. I find it so strange that it’s so difficult to get started, but as soon as I actually begin studying it’s so easy to keep going. I just need to bite the bullet more often and actually do it, rather than getting my rss reader under control (or something similar).Other than the procrastinating that I do, I think I’m pretty much right with my uni routine. I have a folder that contains my text book, calculator, notepad and several folders to hold the assessment and unit information. It’s easy to get out, and easy to put away. As I go through the course I make tons of notes, then go back and highlight what I need to see when I’m revising everything. It’s a system that seems to be working well for me, especially since I can go back a couple of weeks and immediately find the information I’m after. I think I’ve even retained information, wow!
So yes, really that’s pretty much my life right now. Recovering from an awesome holiday (blog posts pending), worrying about my sister who was involved in a scooter/car accident, and gearing up to return to work on Monday. Urgh.
On a bright note, I’m heading to a roller derby tonight down in Brisbane. It’s the first time I will have ever seen a roller derby; I haven’t even seen the movie with Ellen Page in it. I’m definitely looking forward to it. I’ll have to try and capture pictures of it all and share it with you.
Oh, and I need to post about our new 4wd that we just bought – woohoo! Camping here I come!
Suddenly I just felt busy again.
