I bought a Pentax 28mm f/2.8 manual lens off ebay a month ago on a whim, thinking it would fill the gap in my prime lens collection, generally for group portraits.

It really is a nice lens, but after playing around with it for awhile I've realized that manual focus just isnt for me.

This photo might even match the blogs color scheme!

Papakolea Beach, on the Big Island of Hawaii

I've been jogging to and from work since February of last year, first as an excuse not to have to take the bus, then because I actually enjoyed it (normally hate 'jogging'). The positive was that I got pretty lean, dropping close to 9kg over a few months.

The negative was that, going from basically no running to 15 km/day did a number on my shins, especially since the shoes I was running weren't really designed for the task.

After a few weeks of 'dealing' with the pain during runs, it got too much and I found I couldn't do other activities (tennis,squash) and felt like an old arthritic man.

I got really worried about this, read online articles, went for gait analysis, and received treatment from Alex Evans, an Osteopath who recommended some time off, stretches, and new shoes.

After a long search, Leanne took me to her local running shoe store, Forerunners on 4th - the guys there were very helpful, and in the end I walked out with a pair of 'Sir Issac's by Newton Running, a new shoe company with some crazy ideas on forefoot cushioning.

I've had them now for at least a month have felt no pain. I think it might be because I learned how to run better (haha).

The first mp3 player I ever bought still works like a charm. Yeah, I have to keep the battery compartment tied together with a string, and its 64mb capacity gives you about enough room for once cds worth of songs, but at least its software didnt crash / non-replaceable battery didn't wear out / was so small I misplaced it (like the three newer ones I've picked up hoping to replace this one.)