Fresh, Hot Wastes of Time

• So plagued with bugs in Dragon Age: Awakening. Do I keep going back to get kicked in the head again? Why yes, yes I do. Reboot: 6x so far. #
• Find My iPhone is free – remotely find/lock/wipe/message your iPhone via me.com at no charge: http://bit.ly/i7iHkD #
• Watching the tiny maggots fall off the deer on #GameOfThrones last night, I declared, "Now, this is what HDTV was MADE for!" #
• Today's factoid: there's a name for the face your cat makes when he smells something funky. It's the Flehmen response. #themoreyouknow #
• Can you buy Portal 2 via the Xbox? #
• Happy San Jacinto Day! #
• How can two years simultaneously feel like it was an eternity and it was yesterday? I miss you, my friend. #DaveSzulborski #
• I'm different! Portal turret Easter egg: http://flic.kr/p/9AfApC #

• Word Cloud: How Toy Ad Vocabulary Reinforces Gender Stereotypes http://j.mp/i4DNAR #
• It's astounding to witness the utter lack of control that Jean Auel has over her characters anymore. #
• Are Yelpsters Foochebags? (Hint: Yes.) http://bit.ly/fQQl2m #
• CTW2 was a Petite Lap Giraffe – franchising is Little Woodrows? name a color I am no longer naked in. — http://thatcan.be/my/next/tweet #
• "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh-so-smart or oh-so-pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant." -Elwood P. Dowd's mom #
• iPhone corrected "banh mi" to "bang me." How interesting. #
• Oregon lawmakers Rickroll the state legislature: http://bit.ly/hIWbJn #
• "Wolf! WOLF! Find the plot! Go find the plot! FIND IT! FIND THE PLOT!" -ECFans.com #jeanauel #
• House of Leaves reference in last night's XKCD: http://xkcd.com/886/ #
• RIP All My Children and One Life to Live: http://bit.ly/hyuDLA *lip quiver* #
• Did-a-chick? Dad-a-chum? #
• My mom used to record All My Children on the Betamax every day so we could watch it when I came home from school. #allmychildren #
• So, like, Scott Adams is the Harlan Ellison of the cartoon world, only with considerably less charm? #

• So far have gotten email from Disney, Brookstone, and TiVo that their data provider was compromised. Musta been a big break-in. #
• I either drank a glass of Vietnamese iced coffee or rocket fuel. Is there really a difference? #
• You can't spell "Stupid" without "UTPD." #
• I think, at this point, companies who _don't_ use Epsilon should just email their customers saying so. I'd get less email that way. #
• Jennifer Garner is going to be playing Miss Marple. *head explodes* http://bit.ly/gbkAdD #
• The archives of David Foster Wallace – leading off with his praise for Blair Witch: http://bit.ly/fzxB6f @mikemonello #
• "That's because you're not in the kitchen enough to break things." #
• My dentist told me I only need to come in for yearly cleanings. So lucky to have excellent teefs. #
• Been calling the @AnytimeFitness by my house for MONTHS trying to get a live person or a callback. May give up & try another gym entirely. #
• 64 hours into my Dragon Age Origins replay, ALL my DLC items are gone because the game couldn't contact the @Bioware server! Going to cry!!! #
• You can't say "uterus"! Think of the children!! Waitaminute… http://bit.ly/eb3Stt #
• RT @imbri: RT @Malbonnington: Open your phone's browser, go to Google & search for Tilt. #98 ° (thanks @dlogtnarg) #
• Dear Austin: If you're on the access road, you YIELD to people exiting the highway. Look it up. Transportation code Sec. 545.154. @statesman #
• Thank goodness! @dragonage support got back to me with the KB article; had to tweak a settings file – but am no longer naked in Denerim! #
• Left pondering that age-old question again: Do zombies poop? #

Been calling around to different gyms to get their rates, which can be a pain in the patoot, so I thought I’d share it here in case anyone else was looking:

Lifetime Fitness:
No contract
Single membership: $69.95/month; $79 “administrative fee” to join
Couple membership: $119.95/month; $105 administrative fee to join
Under 12 add-on: $6/mo
Family membership: $149/month
Personal training: $50-150/session
Note: This is where the awesome trainers David and Britney from the A&E show “Heavy” work.

24 Hour Fitness:
Initiation Fee: 136.34
Single membership: $29.99/month
Couple membership: $59.98/month
Personal training: 3 for $129; 10 for $649

Anytime Fitness on Bee Cave:
Contract
Initiation Fee: wouldn’t answer (“I never worry about that stuff!”)
Single membership: $39/month
Couple membership: $59/month
Personal training: $30-70/session
Note: I called this location for MONTHS and it wasn’t until I tweeted their corporate account with a complaint that I finally got a call back. Do not have high hopes for their customer service.

The Hills:
Contract
$25 per person “administrative fee” for enrollment
Single membership: $79/month
Couple membership: $134/month
Personal training: $45-75/hour

Gold’s Gym:
No initiation fee
Single membership: $15.99 biweekly WITH personal training (~31.98/mo), $17.99 biweekly WITHOUT personal training (~35.98/mo)
Additional members: $12.99 biweekly (~$57.96-61.96/mo)
Personal training: $55-75/hour

• Fan-made Fallout film: http://nukabreak.com #
• Who knew it would take so long to download 14.5 gigs? #
• Why was there a big spike in beta particles in San Antonio on March 2? http://1.usa.gov/h8irNw Houston: http://1.usa.gov/h6m67r #
• According to my daughter, I speak in code: "We'll see" means yes, and "Maybe" means no. #
• Tonight's Being Human: WOW! #
• 60 completely unusable stock photos: http://bzfd.it/hOtMXi (Samara having milk and a sandwich? Hitler in a gingham dress?) #
• You never listen to the in-flight safety speech, so why not not listen to Richard Simmons on Air New Zealand? http://youtu.be/3iaTEgoezNQ #
• How a differential gear works – Boing Boing http://t.co/gxanuwm #
• Got the final Earth's Children book. It might be schlock, but I've been waiting 30 years for it. Jean Auel, don't fail me, please. #
• Well YOU are a bug bite squared. #
• "If you rest your fist against the grinding wheel and then hit the switch, it hurts." Words of wisdom, my friends. #
• Pianos all over Austin: http://playmeaustin.com #
• Bald eagles are hatching today. Watch the webcam: http://bit.ly/fqvnR7 #
• You've checked out the People You May Know on LinkedIn, right? #
• I was watching this video and the next thing I knew I was driving down the highway with a car full of rabbit… (cont) http://deck.ly/~Sdm6q #
• April Fool's political satire: http://bit.ly/fz5Htm #
• I HAVE CLEAN HANDS #
• The sweetest picture you'll see of giraffes all day: http://bit.ly/hRJx4c #
• The second-sweetest picture you'll see of a giraffe today: http://bit.ly/dF0hJT MWAH! #