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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.