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Blueberries!

I went blueberry picking this past Saturday and it was fun, fun, fun! I'd done it once before, but I've loved having the fresh berries so much that when somebody suggested doing it again I was all for it. I picked five pounds of blueberries in two hours! And the blueberries are cheap! The four of us carpooled, so the gas cost was minimal, and the blueberries are only $2 a POUND! And they're organic! A few days earlier I was at a Super Target and their organic blueberries are $4 for 6 oz! Can you believe that?! That's less than half a pound for the price that I got two pounds! Some math and visuals for you, since I didn't take any pictures while we were picking.

The first picture has 6 oz of blueberries, the second 2 lbs.

6 oz @ $4.00/lb
1 oz = $0.67
6 oz = $4.00
1 lb = $10.67
5 lb = $53.30

1 lb @ $2.00/lb
1 oz = $0.13
6 oz = $0.78
1 lb = $2.00
5 lb = $10.00

So I saved $43.30 on the blueberries; include what I put in for gas and I still saved $33.30. Pretty sweet. Have I mentioned that they're even organic?! :)

I've frozen all the blueberries (individually on pastry pans so they aren't stuck together) and they make a great and cold snack! And they go well in oatmeal too.

Anybody have good recipes calling for blueberries? I'd love to try them out.

North Carolina Pictures

Some camera phone pictures I've taken around town.

I thought this was a funny and clever name.

Domicile Reality

A gaggle of geese I drove past the other day. :)

A Gaggle of Geese

A great license plate I saw.

FRODOFAN

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

Durham, NC (which is very close to the city that I live in, Chapel Hill) has a AAA baseball team that is kinda famous, the Durham Bulls. Last Tuesday, the 29th of July, I went to one of their games with my friends. It was actually the third game of theirs that I've been to, but I am lame and haven't posted about them. Anyway, there isn't much to talk about because I doubt you want a play-by-play.

The Bulls played the Buffalo Bisons, and lost 8-7. It was really sad because when the final Bulls player got out they had the tying runner on first base. It was a LONG game, it started at 7:05 pm and ended at 10:35. Three and a half hours of entertainment for only $8.00... pretty good deal.

We had great seats, behind home plate. A pic of the view, from my cellphone:

Durham Bulls View 07-29-08 20:39

Even thought some people think it's silly, I like to keep score. Even though I have my own homemade scorecard, this time I used the one that they supply in the program. It isn't as detailed as my own, so I didn't have to pay as much attention and could chat with my friends and stuff. Anyway, if you want to see it, here it is:

Scorecard 07-29-08

Um, that's all I can think of to say. It was a blast though. I love live baseball.

Answering A Language Survey...

a.  What foreign language(s) do you speak?
Spanish and American Sign Language, but I'm rusty with both.

b.  If you could learn to speak any language(s) in the world, which would it be?
Bunches. Irish Gaelic, German, Klingon, Elvish, Latin, Ancient Greek, and Ancient Egyptian come to mind right now. I'm sure there's more.

Life QotD: You've Got Class

If you could take any class you wanted for one semester, what would you study?

That's an easy one, I'd take a class on Irish Gaelic. I've always wanted to learn it (and a few other odd languages) and someday I will. I just haven't figured out how yet. A couple Pimsleur courses and some websites are all I've found so far.

Pimsleur Irish

Culture QotD: Better than the book...

What movies have you seen that were better than the book?
Submitted by Referencegirl.

In my opinion, when a movie is made based on a previously released book, about 90% of the time the book is better. But there are notable exceptions.

Better than the book:
All three Lord of the Rings movies.
The first two Harry Potter movies. (I've only read the first three.)

I've noticed that as long as I see the movie first, then it's much more likely that I will like both movie AND book about the same.

Both are fabulous:
Jurassic Park (#1, where they should have stopped)
The Bourne Identity (love the movie but the book made more sense)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Chronicles of Narnia (though I read them first)

I'm not going to list where the book is better, because it would take too long. And there are still plenty of books to read and movies to see. I take recommendations! :)

QotD: This Message Is A Keeper

Tell us the story behind one of the text messages or voicemails you have saved in your phone.

A text message. It says: "Happy Star Wars Day, may the 4th be with you!" and was sent 5/4/2007. It's from my friend Nicole. She's a Star Wars fan and loves how May 4th is--unofficially--Star Wars Day. Get it?

QotD: My Wikipedia Entry

Write your own Wikipedia entry for yourself (or share the link if you already have one).

Tiffany Carson

Tiffany Louise "piekid" Carson (born September 30, 1980) is an American geek and computer nerd.

Biography

Tiffany was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Scott Roy Carson and Linda Marie Bernard Carson. The family remained in Phoenix until Tiffany was about 21 months old, when they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Vox Hunt: Down To The Letter

Show us a letter.

Letter W

LOL! :D

I took this in Winston-Salem, NC on Saturday (12/01/07). It's on the side of a house there that a friend of mine would kill to own.

oooOOOooo...

Bookshelf spectrum

Someday I want to be able to do this with my books. It might bother me though, because I wouldn't be able to have them grouped by series, author, or genre. I'll give it a try though. :)


bookshelf - Originally uploaded by chotda


Bookshelf spectrum, revisited
Another great picture of the color coordinated library. I'd do it without the dog, though. :)


bookshelf spectrum, revisited - Originally uploaded by chotda