Thoughts from Stephanie Sexton

Got my domain name back awhile ago because I wanted to reserve it before somebody else with my same name grabbed it up and for those other Stephanie Sextons out there I have only two words for you ” to late ” Anyways with all the cool stuff going on in my own little world I have not had much time blog about anything or even had the desire to until now.And why you might ask? Well as my friend Ashley pointed out to me this is a very powerful tool and if used for the greater good could help it in ways never before possible.Which is what I plan to do, and no do not worry I am not out to save the world but I plan on spotlighting the great stuff and people in it.From music to movies to way more serious stuff and womens issues are going to be covered here for now on. So sit back and relax and enjoy the posts to come my faithful readers while I try my best to entertaine you with my text.

A bunch of pics.. more than I expected of vending machines… I had not realized how big a business this must be. Now I am going to have to start clicking snapshots of the vending machines I come across..

From Cnet-

Japan’s love for vending machines is well documented: The Western press has written news items for years about the nation’s estimated 5 million stations,…

I had always thought making a cd or dvd backup of my pics was the smart and safe thing to do. It seems that it is still smart to backup them up.. but not as good of a backup as I had thought..

from the sun-sentinel:

It seems that photos stored on CDs or DVDs may not have the same degree of permanence as traditional photographic prints developed from negatives, which, when handled and stored properly, can last for more than 100 years. Yes, CDs and DVDs are a great way to back up your digital photos, but they shouldn’t be your only method of storage.

Read more from the sun sentinal about the backups of pics on cd/s dvds.

Another good reason to use flickr, and have an extra backup dvd in a safety deposit box!