Instant photos - no longer?

I read this on a featured xanga blog. Polaroids are going to be no longer by 2009. Boo. (I know you're devastated, M!) They already went bankrupt in 2005, which I had no idea about. Some memories of polaroids off the top of my head:

~ I used it for my bridal shower as part of the party favors.

~ Bill and I had one of our first photos with a polaroid. I think this was a couple months after we started going out..awww. Check out our psychedelic threads - we didn't plan this either! Wow, what were we thinking? =P

~ Less than a month ago, my dad gave up his polaroid for a digital camera. He's been using polaroids like water taking photos of my parents' lakehouse, a huge work in progress. Imagine that! Taking polaroids left and right of every corner of every developing room of their lakehouse. I truly believe Polaroid can stay in business on my dad alone. Look here!

~ Another thing, those guys who go around the night life taking polaroids to sell overpriced to unsuspecting patrons will be out of a job. They knew exactly when to come around too, when the alkie kicked in and people are willing to pay that much! Funny, I noticed they weren't at AzN places that much probably due to the fact that AzNs all have their own cameras at hand.

Anyway, there is just something special about watching it develop in your hand for that exact moment you took the pic. They will be dearly missed. I will definitely invest in a bunch for future purposes to show my kid(s) that technology "back in the day" was actually cool! And most expectantly, there will be a similar, better invention along the way, and my kid(s) can make fun of how old and out-of-date Mommy is. =)

Oh, and had to throw this in:

[Posted by my brotha in reply to my last blog:]

AHAHhahah!! I see him do that ALL the time. He uses 409 sometimes to... Hell.. i get mad at him when he uses WD-40 to make the cars shiney -_-;

dad: [sprays car with WD-40]
Me: WTH are you doing!
dad: [wipes down car] Iam making it shiney! See? Keeps rust off to.
Me: -________-; WD-40 eats clear coat and makes dirt stick. Use this Quick Detailer
dad: That stuff is expensive, we have alot of WD-40. [laughs]
Me: Um... just dont do my car lol.

Posted 2/25/2008 11:04 AM by Koshi_Le

Ah, gotta love it.