Yesterday was Honor’s Day for Girl at school. I got there early and reserved front row seats for me and her dad. Then I ran to Wal-Mart and got fresh batteries for the camera. I was so pleased on two counts. One that I remembered the camera, two that I got batteries for it. I’m notorious for not covering either one of those. It’s a digital camera and the card holds about seventy-five pictures. I turned it on to double check the battery and the number six flashed up on the screen. Cool. I could take 69 photos if I so desired.
Wrong. ;( The ceremony started and I was clicking away cause my girl’s in lots of activities and she was being called up left and right. And then it happened. “CARD FULL” flashed up on the screen in bold red letters. Wah. The earlier “six” had indicated there were only six available shots left. I started pressing buttons trying to figure out how to delete some of the old photos that had already been downloaded (yes, I know I should clear the camera card when I download, but…
without deleting the pics I’d just taken. I know there’s a way to do this but I can’t figure it out, especially because I’m getting flustered.
My husband leans over and says in a loud whisper, “What are you doing?”
“Trying to delete some pictures.”
“Why? You said you had the camera ready.” This comes with an accusatory look since this is his baby’s last honors day at elementary school.
“I made a mistake.” So shoot me, preferably with the camera but that’s not possible since the card is full.:(
“Well, have you got it now?”
“No. I don’t know how to delete them without deleting all of them. You do it.” I hand the camera off to him like a hot potato.
He looks at it as if I just tossed a live grenade into his lap. “I don’t know how to do it. What do you usually do?”
“Girl does it.” Whining is unattractive in general. I’m not proud to say that my whispered whine was even worse.
While another class was presented their character awards, my husband skirted the group and from the back of the fifth grader called Girl over. In about 5 seconds she took care of it, gave us both an embarrassed look and returned to her seat.
Pa-the-tic.
I would be with you, pathetic too. I not savvy on things such as that. Though recently I did make a sync list of music, burned said music to cd & mp3 player. Yeah (y) Otherwise, I am horrible at techie stuff - coworker had to show me how to put music to mp3 from the start. Have a great weekend. 8)
Comment by Ginger — May 26, 2006 @ 8:29 am
Woops, me I’m the technical one for the family. I don’t even have a digital and my mother-in-law calls me up to download and name all her pics and clear off her card.
But I can sympathize with the look. It’s nice to get one of those looks from your kids telling you you’re not quite as smart as they are. You’re thinking yeah, so what. Just this once you’ve got me.
Comment by Madison — May 26, 2006 @ 12:11 pm
wow
Comment by kim — May 26, 2006 @ 1:27 pm
Ginger, HTG, I’m impressed you figured out how to download music to you MP3. Madison, I need you to come to my house. Kim, you come too if you have any techno sense. :p It would probably take all three of you to help me. And yes, Girl, does like to lord that over me.
Comment by Jennifer — May 26, 2006 @ 6:38 pm
Jen,
I can understand you pretty well my 6 years old girl can do things on the computer that I can’t. Even thought I work with computers, I think this new generations of kids have a gift for technology 8) sometimes it’s hard for us to catch up with them.
Comment by barbara — May 27, 2006 @ 8:34 am
:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
(l),
Anna
Comment by Anna Adams — May 28, 2006 @ 1:09 pm
Barbara, I don’t think I’ll ever catch up. It’s mind-boggling the technology my daughter takes for granted. Of course, the little smart-ass asked me if there was electricity when I was growing up. :[
Anna, you can only laugh becuase you’re not technologically challenged like some of us. :d
Comment by Jennifer — May 28, 2006 @ 9:38 pm
Hey - I’d like to borrow Girl next time you are around, to program our VCR… And does she know anything about 8-track tape players? I could use her help there, too… :)
Comment by Ellen — May 30, 2006 @ 10:03 am