in my last few posts i’ve talked about how thankful i am. how content i would love to be. and how the world is showing me that the people in my life are more important and fulfilling than things ever could be.

these posts and affirmations have been more for my own good than for any one else’s. because the truth is i am struggling to contain myself. i am having such a hard time not buying a load of new camera gear during this holiday discount season.

about two weeks ago, the black friday deals started surfacing, and among them was a $150 discount on the parrot anafi, a 4k, 180-degree mechanical 2-axis gimbal, 21 megapixel camera-toting folding travel drone with a 25-minute maximum flight time and ultra-quiet rotor blades. i’ve poured over so many hours of footage and reviews that i could quit my job and become a parrot salesman. but my wife and another very good friend (who also happens to be a mavic air pilot and videographer) have been my voices of reason, telling me that i don’t need a drone, and that i should not buy one just because they’re on sale.

i have been obsessively counting down the sale clock on this drone. i’ve contemplated just buying it despite the fact that i know my wife would be super, super pissed at me.

i am happy to say that as much as it hurts me to allow this moment to pass, i am ready to sleep, and i will wake up tomorrow morning having not succumbed to my urge.

to those who have helped me overcome my weakness, thank you. to those of you who are struggling to suppress your less productive urges, you can do it.

life. goes. on.