Ok, check out the photos above. You will notice that the screen is completely black and that it reads "Lens Cap" even though there is no lens cap on. What the hell is it with me and cameras?

So, I dug out the box that the camcorder came in, and inside is a warranty card. A Canadian warranty card. It seems that I have a Canadian video camera, technically. This concerns me, because usually when you have to pay to get a camera fixed, it costs more than the camera is even worth.

I called the company I bought it from, and they were pretty surprised about the whole Canadian thing. I told them I'd lost the receipt, so they're sending me another one, so that I can go to a dealer and get this fixed. They insist that I should have no problems, and that if I do I should call them back.

Well, this had better work, because I've got a bajillion ideas for movies. Plus, I just bought this damn thing, and it weren't cheap lemme tell ya.

Nonetheless, I sense a ripoff, and I'm prepared to get totally "red ice" about it.