The one word reinterated again at the JET thing is the simple fact that Japan doesn’t have “cheap electronics” whatsoever. So if you need a camera(s) buy it now– well don’t know if that was the official word.. but as a gadget nut hey that’s all I needed.

To be honest the last camcorder I owned was a VHS Professional tape recorder that I got handed down from Lewis and Clark college. It was a reporter type camera and huge! That thing was nearly 15+ lbs and pain to carry.

I’ve never owned another till today when I bought a JVC Everio GX HD10 HD Harddrive camcorder from FRYS for $380. Some say it retails for much higher ($800) so maybe Fry’s goofed on the price for my benifit? who knows.

Anyway.. I’d like to do something soon with it.. record a quick vid about “The Last Month in the USA.” That’d be good. Also a fairwell vid for my family & cousins in Cali and elsewhere.

In the meantime I’m trying to figure out how to convert avchd > avi using the scripts someone suggested… It’s taking awhile to transcode (1/2 hr. now for 5-6 minutes of HD 1080i..)

more later

~J out

As an aside.. while I think it.. I want to blog during the next month of July about four subjects: Leaving the US (again); Going to Japan (again); What my plans are for the next year; and what I expect to accomplish with my time (free & working).

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