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I just realized that World of Warcraft costs less than cable TV.

Suddenly I'm the sucker.

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Farmers Markets in Arizona -- some may even be within my reach.

Most of them are seasonal, though -- and only the ones open in summer will be able to sell decent tomatoes, which I've been looking forward to trying.

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Hey, you know those punk characters on Katamari Damacy with the enormous Leningrad Cowboys unicorn horn haircuts and babble when you roll over them? They're not much of an exaggeration. The page examines what happens when the Japanese see and imitate a Western fad.

Thanks to sanspoof for linking it, though her post seems to suffer from Metafilter Syndrome.

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For the first time, my bike is locked up outside. I'm fucking sick of carrying it up the stairs, and these tire stains on the carpet are none too flattering.

I've got both wheels and the frame secured to the big curvy-pipe-style bike rack outside my building, with a combination lock.

I notice that I never see bikes locked up at those things. But I also noticed that an adjacent building commonly has an entire family of bikes -- two small and two large -- chained to a tree. So maybe it's safe. I'd still better register it, though.

How long do you think it'll last?