Cha cha cha

Well about once a month, Evie gets sick. I don't know if she steps in something or eats something or what. So, today she is quiet and laying around. I knew she was sick. We went out side around 630 and she had diarrhea & puked. She puked a huge pile. Then, she looked like a drunk. She was like swaggering around as she lined up to puke again. It was gross. After it all came out, she was fine. She wanted to run around & play. Then, we got home & she wanted to go to bed. At least we have Flagyll on hand for this problem!

Anyway, my camera decided to stop working 1 day before Seattle. It is a Canon power shot A560. Well, I went online to see how I could fix this 'lens error'. There are so many message boards about how to fix your camera. I found some funny advice that I am going to try:

• On my Canon powershotSD600 lightly slammed it against a tv remote control and the lens finally popped out! I m so thankful! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• I used tweezers to pull the lens out while trying to pwer on and the came free. Now the camera operates as expected with no issues
• Hit the mini-usb port against the table (gently) did the work. The camera works fine now.
• I used a combination of Katie's solution (holding the camera parallel to the floor, lens facing up, and physically twisting (but carefully!) the lens rings while turning the unit on. It took over a dozen power-ons, but each time the lens body was able to extend slightly further out and the lens cover would open a little more. I also shot some compressed air into the body (from a air can for PC cleaning) AND did all of this while in a hot/moist bathroom.
• What i learned is to adjust the normal state of lenses and to push it a little bit until it fits.
  I used a knife to make the aluminum cover of the lenses to fit in.
• my camera has worked since i smacked it 25 to 30 times on a soft fridge magnet strip.
  i hit it on the lower right corner looking from the back of the camera.