I jumped on the firesale of HP Touchpads this weekend... ordered one for $99, but i hear a lot of order are getting cancelled. I hope I don't get cancelled.

There is a forum on slickDeals that is tracking all the statuses of the orders from various sellers. It is amazing. this thread has over 25,000 posts!!!
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3220862

It's good to have a job in Texas!

Texas is rocking the economy! 

This is an interesting article on the long term rise of jobs in Texas over the last few decades. 

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/17/139688463/texas-economy-growing-long-before-gov-rick-perry?sc=17&f=1001

World Market Coupon!!!!!!!!!!!!

World Market may be one of the greatest stores on the planet. It had become the only place I buy coffee and olive oil. Their coffee great. Their flavored coffees are rich and smooth, and their unflavored coffees are hearty and bold.

ALSO They have a coffee club which gives you a free bag when you buy 6. HOWEVER, when you buy coffee on Wednesdays, the stamps count double, so it cuts that down to buy 3 get 1 free. At $5.99 a bag, that means that you can get 4 bags (3 paid + 1 free) for $17.97 (or $4.49 a bag). Compared to the coffee you get in the grocery store for <$5 a bag, you are getting a great deal.

World Market is currently doing a deal through August 28, 2011. With the coupon at this link, you can get $10 off your purchase of $30 or more (doesn't count on alcohol). The fine print says you can use one of these a day until the end of the sale, so if you are purchasing a number of things, it may be worth many trips.

http://www.worldmarket.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=4457253&camp=ban:2011q3brand:aug:10off30:gdn

So get out and get those things you have been eyeballing... I suggest the stacking coffee mugs i got last week (bigger ones on the right).

10 Things an Adult Man Should Know About Laundry...but Probably Doesn't | Primer

Saw this today, most of it I already knew, but a few things I had forgotten.

10 Things an Adult Man Should Know About Laundry...but Probably Doesn't | Primer

Circles

It seems my life goes in circles. I'm working on things today that I distinctly remember working on last year. In honor of this cyclic nature, here are some of the coolest circle images from google image search.

Cycling is all about circles:

oooh pretty circles!

And of course, the wonder of the extraterrestrial, crop circles:

Second day of work... First day of my new route.

Activity: Road Bike Commute
Area: William cannon Drive, Southwest Austin
Weather: 80ish
Distance: 5 miles
Avg spd.: faster than expected
How I felt: unsure, heavy, sluggish
Thing to remember: Get in the road and watch those turning lanes. For the most part, cars didn't mind me in the right lane.