After months of staring at the cracks along the bathtub edges and pieces of old caulk gradually disintegrating, I decided to put an end to it all and re-caulk the bathroom. The project took longer than I thought, partly because it was my first time, and also because the previous owner filled a lot of those spaces with grout which I had to remove (and I was too cheap to buy an actual grout saw to do it properly). Fortunately, this new Kwik Seal 3.0 let us take a shower just 3 hours after caulking. After the 2-day job, I was awarded with my new toy – a Nikon D40. I ultimately chose this low-end model since this is my first dive into the world of dSLR. And after reading a number of excellent tutorials from Ken Rockwell and Cambridge In Color, I feel truly humbled by the breadth and depth of this immersive hobby. Now that I’ve just finished reading a couple of books like Empire of Light, Choke, and Prince Caspian, my next step will be to break out my digital field guide, get some filters, and take this baby out for a spin.