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In anticipation of my upcoming trip, I purchased a NIkon D90. I’ve wanted a DSLR for quite some time now, but never could bring myself to commit to the purchase. Researching my options for this, I teetered back and forth between the Canon 50D and the D90. What sold me on the D90, in the end, was its HD video capability. In a stroke of good timing, Flickr announced support for HD video. Here is a test clip:

It’s no 5D Mark II, but I’m not complaining. Let’s hope I can get some good footage of a rampaging elephant chasing after me on the savannah.

My first ever “real” concert was Nine Inch Nails at the Palace of Auburn Hills in 2000. The opening act was A Perfect Circle. I was only 16 and had never in my life seen such a cross section of strangely dressed folk. Seeing a grown man wearing nothing but a full-body fishnet suit and Doc Martens was a defining moment of my teenage years.

The band’s output lately has been top-notch. Ghosts I-IV and The Slip are fantastic albums. Their embrace of the Internet is a model for other bands. This video (on Vimeo to boot!) from the band reminds me of all the reasons why I loved that concert 9 years ago. Be sure to click through and view in HD and fullscreen.