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Flying

I have friends that i would like to visit. It is important to know the difference between the amount of money i spend on gas to get to the Austin and San Antonio airports, so that this price can be factored into the total cost of tickets. Fun trips are (hopefully) fun. I flew my mother and three little sisters here for their Spring Break. Someday, i will fly my brothers here, and we will rage.

Law & Order Watched

Green rows are completed seasons. Franchise Key OG = Original (Gangsta') SVU = Special Victims Unit CI = Criminal Intent TBJ = Trial by Jury UK = United Kingdom LA = Los Angeles Facts when all the rows are green, denoting i've watched every episode in existence, i clear the table and start over there are Parisian and Russian adaptations of Law & Order as well, but so far, the internet has not yielded them to me this table is not up to date--i have actually watched many more episodes, but the table is primarily important when i am downloading mass quantities of L&O and i easily get lost in the as yet unorganized, mid-download folders in addition to the five Law & Order -titled series that comprise the franchise proper, other American TV series have been established as taking place in the same fictional universe as the franchise--consequently, i sometimes watch episodes of Homicide:  Life on the Streets

Zombie Cafe Optimization

In this game, one has a stupid zombie staff that one gets to serve disgusting meals to idiotic customers.  Naturally, it was my favorite. Once a zombie chef finishes preparing a meal, they place the serving dish on a counter.  From there, zombie waiters can obtain one serving of a meal to deliver to a seated customer.  Since the amount of time it takes for a single customer to be served has a trickle down effect on the entire restaurant (quickly serving customers yields higher tips, rapid turnover increases profit and prevents customers from leaving angrily due to inadequate seating, extended service times increase the overall number of waiters needed to serve a steady flow of customers, etc.), obviously it is crucial to optimize this factor of game play. One element of the serving process that greatly affects service time is the location of the serving dish, since this modulates the amount of time for a stupid zombie waiter to obtain a disgusting dish, bring it to an idiot cus

Buying Gift Cards on eBay

Gift cards available to be bid on on eBay, and their respective values. Research on average discounts received from winning bids on various establishments' cards.  As you can see, Walmart gift cards don't yield a high discount. How many Fajita Poppers, Jose Cuervo™ Nacho Blasters, and Xtreme Celery "Fries" would $32.88 buy me? Ultimately, i bid on absolutely none of these, but i very much enjoyed obtaining and organizing the data.

Grocery Store Sale Comparisons

I'm collecting more data and refining these graphs!  Featured above are the items generally priced above one dollar per unit. This graph showcases those items which typically cost less than one dollar per unit. Above and below are data tables, featuring item descriptions and sale expiration dates. The above tables streamline the data for the graphs.  The databases below are used in formulas within the cells of the above tables to reference the appropriate values from the more detailed tables farther above and populate the appropriate cells.

Grocery Sales in Stores in Austin

Compares sales prices for 16 items i like to eat across six local grocery stores.  Prices are in dollars, though units vary from item to item, i.e. dollars per egg, dollars per each bag of frozen potatoes, or dollars per fluid ounce of milk.  I chose to go with a two dimensional clustered column graph because i am awesome.