I’m not sure how many of you know, but I’m a huge fan of photography. Just recently, I have gone out on a limb to purchase a Nikon D5000. I eBay’d that one because I found a great deal (which I hope works out) and I bought some accessories off Amazon. I Craigslisted my second lens (cheaper to get that and the cam separate) and he actually goes to a local school. It makes for a good story, in my opinion.

I had been emailing a lot of people about the lens. One never got back to me, another had someone waiting on it, and this one I didn’t want to do because it was more expensive; but i decided to go out and see if it was still available.  I was emailing. While I was at the train station waiting, I decided to check my email- I got a response! I emailed back right then and there, hoping that he’d check it soon.  The train station is right on his campus so I was thinking of just picking it up right then and there if I could.

My train was scheduled to arrive at 7:15…he responded at 7:14. Great. I decided to skip my train and keep corresponding with him and hopefully get this.  It took a while for the response, but I eventually walked 4 blocks (long blocks…compared to my campus) and met him there.

He said he’d be wearing a red Phillies cap. I got there before he did and called him to let him know (he told me to call once I was there.) Note. He had a really cute voice. But anyway, I was standing there, and on the other side of the street on the corner, there was this person. He was a little older, African American and really sketchy dirty looking. I don’t mean to offend, but that’s just how he came off.  He had a red cap on and held a little black bag. I was hoping this wouldn’t be it. Eventually, he starts walking over and I’m getting nervous, but then right as he’s in front of me, my phone starts going off!

The kid called and said he was a block away. Haha. I was like, what timing. I saw him in the distance, so I waited patiently.  We greeted and chatted briefly. He pulled the lens out of his backpack and I pulled my fresh twenties from my wallet. He’s a nice kid, and once we were done, he wished me a safe trip home and that was that 🙂

I have a lens (came with a UV filter and hood, which is great extras) for a camera I don’t have just yet. But I’m excited to get all my little packages in the mail for all the parts to this camera shopping spree I did. Rob said it’d be like Christmas! Who doesn’t love a bunch of things (given I had to pay for it 🙁 ) Gives me something to look forward to this next week.

I’m on the train right now, and tethering my phone, but my stop is in like 2 or 3, so I’ll end this here. I’ll keep posted on any important news; I still have to name this camera! I was debating taking “Jett” off my laptop and giving it to the cam and renaming the laptop, but I have no idea. I like Kiran; Alexander was in there (like the great, or graham bell 😛 ) I don’t know..