♪ Meet George Jetson ♪

A flying car!  How cool.  I could get places so much faster with this machine.  It goes 115 mph in the air.  I'd be able to see my friends that live all over the country any time!  Since it's so lightweight and tiny, it's classified as a light sport aircraft, which means in order to get a license, you'd only need 20 hours of flying time with a professional.  I could do that.  It has electric folding wings, so you can just fold them up when you want to drive on standard roads.  

Anyone want to donate $194,000 so I can get one?

Click on the link to read the full article and see more pictures: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7860966/Terrafugia-Transition-flying-car-gets-go-ahead-from-US-air-authorities.html

Bladeless Fan

I saw this today and I am intrigued.  A bladeless fan?  In addition to being safer (for pets or kids), it's also supposed to be more efficient.  And I like that there are no blades to clean.  I've seen some reviews that say it's not worth the cost, but I still think it looks pretty cool.

*For some reason, no matter what I set the height and width to, this movie wants to expand beyond the borders of my blog.  So if you can't see it all, here's the direct link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A3IM06xgr0

Play Me - I’m Yours

I saw this today in a news article and thought it was really cool.  This artist guy (Luke Jerram) leaves pianos in public places and people can just go play them.  His idea is that it will act as a catalyst for conversation among strangers.  You can check out the photo and video galleries on the website.

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Street pianos are appearing in cities across the world. Located in parks, squares, bus shelters and train stations, outside galleries, markets and on bridges and ferries, the pianos are for any member of the public to enjoy and claim ownership of.

Who plays them and how long they remain is up to each community. Each piano acts as sculptural, musical, blank canvas that becomes a reflection of the communities it is embedded into. Many pianos are personalised and decorated.

Questioning the ownership and rules of public space ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ is a provocation, inviting the public to engage with, activate and take ownership of their urban environment.

http://www.streetpianos.com

[Photograph by Luke Jerram]

Jimmy Kimmel does an entire show on his laptop

Apparently there was a power outage on the set of the Jimmy Kimmel show tonight.  He decided to do the show anyway, entirely on his laptop.

I remember learning Windows 3.1  in high school...I never imagined someday we'd come so far that we could record a TV show with just a laptop and a webcam.

You can read the whole article here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_en_tv/us_people_jimmy_kimmel

Back to the Groceries

I just went grocery shopping for the first time since I've been back from vacation. There weren't a lot of sales, but I did ok with what was available.

CVS:

3 Glade Soy Candles, on sale $6 each
2 Pantene Shampoo, on sale for $3.49 each

I used 1 coupon for a Free Glade Candle (-$6)
1 coupon for $3 off 2 Glade Candles
and $12 in Extra Care Bucks

Total: $4.98
Plus I got back a $2 Extra Care Buck,
and once I send in the forms, I'll get $5 back from a Glade rebate
and a $6.98 rebate from Pantene (overall this means I got all of the above Free, plus made a $9 profit on it).

Walgreens:

3 Low Dose Aspirin, used raincheck to get these for 99¢ each
1 RePhresh tampons, $5.99
1 Gillette Body Wash, $4.49
1 Herbal Essences Shampoo, $2.99

I used $1/1 coupons for each of the aspirins, making them Free,
$1/1 for the tampons,
and $4 in Register Rewards.

Total: $9.46
I got back $11.50 in Register Rewards

Office Depot:

1 Ream of Paper $7.29
1 Plastic Tote/Box $9.99

Total: $18.32
These items are part of the 100% cash back from the Worlklife Rewards, so I'll get back $17.28 (final total is just $1.04 in tax)

Giant Eagle:

1 Kraft Mac & Cheese homestyle, $3.19
1 box Crackerfuls, $3.49
1 Kool Aid Fizz, $2
1 Oscar Meyer Sliced Turkey $4.49
3 Cans Campbell's Tomato Soup, 50¢ each
6 boxes Cascadian Farms granola bars, on sale $3 each
4 boxes Kashi Entrees, on sale $3 each

Kraft sent me a bunch of coupons for Free items, so I used:
1 coupon for Free Mac & Cheese,
Free Crackerfuls,
Free Kool Aid,
Free Oscar Meyer Turkey,
30¢ off (doubled) 3 Campbell's soups, making each can 30¢
75¢ off (doubled) each box of granola bars, making each box $1.50
$1.50 off each box of Kashi entrees, making them $1.50 each

Total: $17.24 (total before coupons was $46.01!)

I don't have much for charity this time, just the tampons, soup, and some of the Free Kraft items. I'm hoping next week will be better!  :)

Immortal Jellyfish?

So it seems this little guy is capable of cycling from an immature polyp to a mature stage and back again. That's a pretty neat trick.

(Photo: Peter Schuchert)

Go here to read the full article:   http://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest_bloggers/26/the-world-s-only-immortal-animal.html

Code Organ

This website uses some complex formula to take a web page and translate it into music.  They're not masterpieces, but I found it fun to play with for a few minutes.

Click on Play this Page to hear how this blog sounds:

Visit the website, and you can type in any web page
to hear how it sounds: http://www.codeorgan.com/

Sales and sales

Walgreens:

2 boxes of Kashi cereal $2.50 each (on sale)

-$1 coupon on any box of Kashi
-$2.50 Register Reward

Total (incl. tax) = $1.80
Plus I got back a $2 Register Reward

Walgreens trip 2:

2 boxes of Kashi cereal $2.50 each (on sale)
3 packs of gum 99¢ each (on sale)
2 boxes Cracker Jacks 50¢ each (on sale) - bought these for "filler", so I could use all the Register Rewards

-$8.50 in Register Rewards

Total (incl tax) 74¢
Plus I got back a $2 Register Reward

Giant Eagle:

7 bottles Nature's Bounty Fish Oil $4.14 each (on sale), normally $8.28 each
2 bottles of store brand Excedrin $1.99 for both (buy 1 get 1 free sale)
1 bottle Simply Lemonade $2 (on sale)
3 bottles of Organix shampoo $4 each (on sale)

-$3 coupons for Fish Oil (making them $1.14 each!)
-$1 coupon for the store brand excedrin (making it 99¢ for both bottles!)
-75¢ coupon for Simply Lemonade, doubled (making it 50¢)
-There's a rebate to get a free shampoo, so once I send for that I will have gotten 3 bottles of shampoo (that normally costs $7 each) for $8 ($2.67 each)

CVS:

2 bottles Pantene shampoo/conditioner $3.49 each (on sale)
1 Blade 5 Razor $6.99

-$6.99 I had a Rain check for the Razor to get it Free.
-$4 in Extra Care Bucks

Total (incl. tax) $3.76
(there is also a rebate for one of the Pantenes, making my final total 27¢)
I also got a $1 ECB to use on my next order.

The best coffee ever!

I get so many cheap/free groceries that I can occasionally splurge on something that I love without feeling guilty. In this case, it's coffee. But not just any coffee. The BEST coffee, ever!

When I worked at the coffeeshop we had a flavor of coffee called Highlander Grogg. It had the best smell; it smelled great when it was in whole bean form, smelled even better when we ground it, and even better when it was brewing. It's hard to describe the flavor exactly, but the website says it's caramel, butterscotch and hazelnut. It is so delicious.

The best part is when I get it from Berres Brothers, they will grind it in an espresso grind for me. This is important, because we use a Senseo coffee maker with a coffeeduck, and in order for the coffee to brew correctly you have to use an espresso grind. But wait! There's more! Berres Brothers also has DECAF Highlander Grogg! That is so incredibly hard to find, and it's exactly what I want.

Plus, I once had a question about their grinds, so I emailed them. Not only did they get back to me quickly, but they were also super friendly.

So if you are looking for a new coffee to try, I highly recommend Highlander Grogg from Berres Brothers.  You will thank me.  :)

**The above statements are my personal opinions, from my personal experiences.  I do not work for any of these companies, nor do they pay me.  However, if you were to buy a Senseo or Coffeeduck from the links above, I do get a small commission.  Thank you.

Shot in the Face with a Cupcake

I don't know why you would want to be shot in the face with a cupcake, but the video is pretty cool.

Free Stuff! And other grocery deals.

Walgreens (I have done this exact same shopping trip twice this week (minus the toothpaste - I only bought that the first time) and will probably repeat it again tomorrow):

3 Reach Toothbrushes - 99¢ each (on sale)
2 Reach Floss - 99¢ each (on sale)
Ecotrin low dose Aspirin - $2 (on sale)
Luster Toothaste - $5.00 (on sale)
Kotex U Ultra Thin Pads - $3.49 (on sale)

I used $1 off coupons for each of the Reach Products, making them all Free,
a $2 off coupon for the Ecotrin, making it Free,
a $1 off coupon for the Kotex,
a $2 Register Reward.

My total out of pocket cost was $6.42 (including tax)
PLUS I got a $2 Register Reward from Ecotrin,
a $5 Register Reward from the toothpaste,
a $2.50 Register Reward from Kotex, AND
a coupon for a Free package of Always pads (that was an extra bonus, I had no idea that was going to print out)!

CVS:

Ban deodorant - $2.99 (on sale)
Aveeno Lotion - $6.99 (on sale)

I used a 75¢ off on Ban deodorant,
a $8 Extra Care Bucks.

Total with tax $1.83
I got back $2 in Extra Care Bucks from Ban.

Giant Eagle:

14 boxes of Smart Taste Pasta - $1.50 each (on sale)
5 boxes of Cheerios - $1.50 each (on sale)
10 Right Guard Deodorant - $1.00 each (on sale)

I used 75¢ off Smart Taste, which was doubled, making them all Free,
55¢ off each of the Cheerios, doubled, making them 40¢ each,
$1 off each of the deodorants, making them all Free,
a $2 off Catalina Checkout coupon

Total with tax $1.54

Everything pictured below is getting donated, we'll use the other stuff.