Decisions. Decisions. I now regret my decision to get the ‘free’ point and shoot instead of the 19″ LCD monitor. The monitor seems like it would be a lot more useful now. If I had that, I would more easily consider getting a desktop here in Japan. The other relevant items to consider are of course price and my renewal. Since Juhachi Kippu season is almost here again, I need to decide since I like Osaka for gear shopping.

Another option, one that is less expensive, is to replace the HDD on the Dell laptop. But since the damn thing doesn’t boot off USB and doesn’t have a working CD drive… I need to see if I can find a solution to installing an OS.

Or maybe I will just continue life without a second computer. I don’t like it but I can survive.

I also need to figure out my plans for the D3 and the 300mm I want and thus I need to deal with what I want to do in terms of a support system. I need a monopod for the 300. I need to figure out what I can get with my D3 points. The support system I get should fit into my overall plans for a support system (tripod, ball head, Arca-swiss plates).

I don’t like having to make this decision now.