Originally posted at Project Pedal dot com...

Not "mad" as in angry, but "mad" as in crazy, loony, edgy, mentally ill, certifiable... I'm going through camera withdrawals, and the worst of it, is I have an old Samsung miniDV paper-weight sitting on my desk in front of me... a constant reminder. In it's defense, it's not a complete paper-weight, although it mysteriously doesn't record anymore - it does still import footage.

What's the delay? Why am I not at the store this very moment getting my fix with a new camera? I'm waiting for my tax return money to come in the mail, while at the same time, trying to sell off my old eMac. When these two things happen... well, maybe just the first one, I'm immediately buying a HDR-HC1.

Aside from that - I wanted to warn readers that the site might go through some growing pains the next few days, our host, Get Me Online, is closing it's doors - and we are preparing to shove everything over onto a .mac account. We'll see how that goes.

If you haven't already, go to Participatory Culture and download their brand-spanking-new Democracy player and then subscribe to the 'Four Eyed Monsters' video podcast. Or, if you're lazy, just visit their website. FEM is my replacement addiction.