Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Zooomr Photo Sharing

A Perfect DaisyA Perfect Daisy Hosted on Zooomr

Like many people, I came across Yahoo's Flickr photo sharing service. After signing up for a free account and posting a few pictures, I realized that I was already almost to my monthly upload limit. I decided that I would go ahead and purchase a Flickr Pro account in order to gain the ability to post more pictures. I used Flickr for a little while, and wanted to upload all of my pictures there and join groups, but I soon became bored with it. As of now I only go to my Flickr account in order to view the photos of my contacts there. I found the Zooomr photo sharing (but it does a whole lot more) site through one of my Flickr contacts, Thomas Hawk. After viewing his Zooomr site and comparing it to the Flickr site, I decided to sign up for Zooomr which was free. I must say that I love Zooomr and what it has to offer photographers, both novice and professional alike. The creator and developer of Zooomr, Kristopher Tate, is readily available to answer questions and comment on the ideas put forth by users. You will NOT find that type of interaction and customer service with Yahoo's Flickr.

Check out my Zooomr site at: http://beta.zooomr.com/people/emilyelizabeth

After that, make sure you sign up for a FREE Zooomr account and test the product, you will not regret it. The new, and much anticipated, version of Zooomr is debuting in March, giving you yet another incentive to join this wonderful community of photographers.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

My Birthday

Today is my 21st birthday.

I've spent the day relaxing and doing whatever I've wanted.

I woke up extremely early, at 6:30 a.m., because I had yet again fallen asleep downstairs in my favorite chair. I watched some of my favorite television shows on BBC America and worked on my laptop trying to organize a lot of my files. I also watched the movie "Cake" on the Lifetime channel, which starred Heather Graham and Taye Diggs. I was pleasantly surprised because it was funny and it kept my attention, unlike many chick flicks.

I'm currently watching "Crime & Punishment" on MSNBC, which is basically real life "Law & Order," while waiting for dinner to be ready. It is a really interesting series. If you like crime dramas such as "Law & Order" and "Justice" I highly recommend this series. I will admit that it is shocking and saddening that these crimes occurred, and it is even more difficult to see pictures of victims and to hear how they departed this earth.

I have received wonderful gifts for my birthday. My mom bought me the prescription sunglasses I've wanted and needed for a long while. Today I received a package from my grandmother and aunt in Pennsylvania. I received $170 from them which I desperately need because I am broke after returning from Spain. They also gave me a beautiful pearl necklace.

I won't get to celebrate too much, if at all, because I have to do laundry and pack so I can return to school tomorrow. Perhaps I'll save the celebration for another weekend, when things aren't so busy.