August 16, 2010

my completely uninteresting story about magazines

Awhile back I got "free" subscriptions to a running magazine and a bicycling magazine by registering for a race online. They were offered as an incentive for registering through that website, which meant 15 months of the magazines without paying for them. It was nice to get fun mail, not bills, plus they were interesting - I found a really great recipe in one of them; it was motivating when I was training for the Bellin, etc.

However, I checked my bank account today and saw that they automatically renewed for $39 and $32 each. Aw, hell no. I called up and canceled the biking one, since I'm not a huge biker. I was going to cancel the running magazine, then resubscribe through the cheaper deals they have online or as a tear out in the magazine. However, the automatic cancel system offered 6 months for $6, plus a refund of the $39. I'll pay $6 for the magazine - I like it and it really does get me out the door at least once after reading it.

Moral of the story: Check your bank accounts often and look for discounts.

Moral of the story 2: I'm utterly bor(ed)/(ing).

I'm also making bread that needs to rise for 6 hours between mixing and baking. 3 hours to go...

4 comments:

Rachel said...

I do not find you boring. That is all.

lindsay said...

Thanks, Rach. My bread was salt and pepper bread - pretty good but it seemed to have a hard time baking in the middle.

Katie said...

6 hours? was it a sourdough or something? I would think it would over-rise well before that...?

lindsay said...

It wasn't sourdough... It was this salt and pepper bread recipe I found online. It tastes good but seemed to be unable to cook all the way through - it's a little doughy in the middle.