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Joseph Boeckman

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Husqvarna 17"W 205cc Rear Tiller
Just picked it up last night, so I haven't had a chance to use it. It is actually a bit larger than I was expecting.
HP Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD...
My wife's 10 year old CD burner crapped out, so we got this to replace it. It's amazing how little the new drives weigh compared to the old ones.
· $19.98 from Newegg
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Angry Birds Rio
I liked the first set of levels better than the original Angry Birds game. Then after I completed the second set I saw that they were staggering the release of the remainder of the level sets.
Tgi Friday's
Used the "buy two drinks and an entrée, get an entrée free" coupon. Got the Cajun chicken & shrimp. It was pretty good.
· $25 credit card purchase
Big Lots
Got a basket to keep Wii controllers in. My cat kept chewing on them...
· $11.55 credit card purchase
beverlynoelle I love me some Big Lots! Though I guess I am old because I still remember it as Pic-N-Save!
Drook Service
I had to have my bake pads replaced. I actually broke a socket trying to do it myself. The mechanic seemed like a nice and honest guy.
· $109.50 credit card purchase
Netflix
Streaming only. It's a good deal.
· $7.99 credit card purchase
ViewSonic gTablet 10.1" Multi-touch Tablet
My wife loves it. I've barely had a chance to use it except for installing the ClockworkMod bootloader and VeganTab custom ROM.
Discounttires Com
I bought 2 new tires for my car in November. About halfway through December, I got a flat tire on my way to work. Of course, it was a screw through one of the new tires and I ended up ruining the sidewall. Nothing like getting 2 tires for the price of three.

Discount tires was good though. They shipped the tire very quickly and they were the best price I could find.
· $115.75 credit card purchase
Dillard's
Got a pair of nice gloves for my dad. I hate shopping at the mall, but the less expensive retailers didn't have any good gloves left in stock.
· $42.60 credit card purchase
beverlynoelle Dillard's is OK...it's weird coming out to LA and not seeing them as often!
Steampowered.com
Got Titan Quest Gold for playing on New Years. My friends and I played from about 6pm to around 6am the following morning. We defeated the main quest but we were too tired to go on to the expansion.
· $4.99 credit card purchase
Steampowered.com
Got Sim City 4 for my wife. She seems to like it.
· $19.98 credit card purchase
Springdale Springdale
Saw Tron: Legacy in IMAX 3D. I thought it was pretty good.
· $25 credit card purchase
girlfriday Was the soundtrack good?!!! How were the performances?!
Acapulco
Got the Lunch Monterrey (steak taco with refried beans and rice on the side). The white cheese sauce on this dish is awesome. They also have good salsa for the chips here.
· $18.57 credit card purchase
Jimmy John's
Always get the Vito with hot peppers. I always regret getting the peppers later. Very good sandwich though.
· $4.80 credit card purchase
PNY OPTIMA 1GB DDR2 800 MHz PC2-6400 Desktop DIMM Memory Module MD1024...
Got this (and another of the same) to supplement the 2GB I already had. Why is DDR2 so expensive compared to DDR3? It almost would have been worth getting a new motherboard so I could get the cheaper (better?) memory.
· $17.98 from Amazon
fnoo That's the argument a friend gave me when I just wanted to upgrade my old computer. Apparently the standards are changing so quickly these days that unless you max out your RAM immediately, then by the time you get around to it you're better off just buying a whole new board.
fnoo As standards become outdated, for whatever reason the prices skyrocket. I guess everyone is trying to buy them up, even though production has ramped own.
El Picante
It was crowded and they seated us right next to the waiting area, so we had people standing next to our table almost the whole time. The food was alright, but could have been better.
· $17 credit card purchase
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Qua...
This is probably the best processor you can get right now for under $100 regular price.
· $99.99 from Newegg
beverlynoelle Thanks for the tip!
New China
General Tso's Chicken FTW!
· $13.90 credit card purchase
Paranormal Activity
Not bad. The characters can be annoying at times. Probably works best as a movie watched in the dark on a big screen.
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