...is a writer and photographer who likes the well-made, the ingenious, and the shiny. Since she likes more material things than any one person can reasonably consume, she's done what those with a computer and an obsession do these days: start a blog. Shoppista enjoys Earl Grey tea with milk and sugar, trade paperbacks over hard covers, lomo photography, and the em dash. Occasionally, she refers to herself in the third person.
Can't believe I haven't blogged this yet. I have a real tripod, and was chuffed to bits when I got it, but a real tripod is heavy. Gorillapod is lighter, and you can wrap it around trees and stuff to grab that weird-angle shot. From Joby.