Placenter: Houston Camera Exchange

5900 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 77057

If you have questions or need more info on camera/video related items, a great place to stop by would be Houston Camera Exchange. Many of the employees there are such camera nerds that they'll own at least TWO of the latest and greatest cameras presently available in the market. They'll give you their honest opinions on equipment that you are thinking about purchasing and they'll even go as far as commenting on the items that you already own! Found out that the guy there was not a fan of my camera. Whoops! It's filled with wall to wall things that I could roam around and get lost for days. My experience at other places such as Wolf Camera wasn't particularly stellar. The people there were very nice yet even a novice as myself could tell that their knowledge of cameras and related accessories weren't mind blowing. I can't say much about the price though. When it comes to having a camera, everything is expensive.

If anyone is looking for a super point-and-shoot digi cam, you should look into getting the Fujifilm FinePix F40 fd. It's got a lot of capability and neat options packed into a tiny camera. The picture quality is good, especially the natural lighting that is often times compromised in low light conditions. HCE is having a special for this camera: $250 with a $50 rebate.

Art: Contemporary Art Museum Houston

5216 Montrose Blvd
Houston, TX 77006
Admission: Free!

I was expecting more from this museum but the art here wasn't as impressive as I had hoped, judging from the interesting appearance of the building from the outside. There was maybe just one piece of a pencil sketched mural that I spent some time looking at just because the details were amazingly intricate. It was the first time in the museum that I could say, "Wow! This guy has skills!". Other than that, the one other thing that took up a lot of my time was the GIFT SHOP! They have a super gift shop filled with the coolest trinkets and knick knacks and you just want to spend a whole bunch of your hard earned money buying up everything. Sometimes, I spend like I poo money. I should work on that. The thing that I hated the most about the museum was that they didn't allow indoor photography. A lot of other museums with more famous art works allow non-flash photography. I guess no namers have more to protect when it comes to keeping their art work strictly theirs.

Daily Shots: WI-FI

FREE wi-fi, it's contagious!

Dresses: Nicole Miller

OMG this dress is sooooo PURTY! I love the ruching on the front. That could come in handy in disguising some of the unwanted rolls on my tummy. This could almost be the motivation I need to kick start a healthy lifestyle so I can look as slender as the lady modeling the dress. I wonder if she got to keep it? I'm so jealous! First things first, gotta keep watch to see if the price goes down. I can't afford dresses above $100! You know, this dress could also make a nice bridesmaid dress for any brides out there that's shopping through mudane racks of ordinary dresses.

Nicole Miller Stretch Satin Slip Dress

Mocha

Was: $330.00

Now: $196.90

*photo courtesy of nordstrom.com*