American Rhetoric Speech Bank. Read, watch, and listen to hundreds of speeches (via ResourceShelf)
Quarkbase provides lots of info about most any site you type in (via MakeUseOf)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
More neat sites
quiz
You Are Pasta Primavera |
 Compared to most people, you are very active and health conscious. You take care of yourself and try to live the best life possible. You are an open minded and experimental person. You are always looking for ways to improve yourself. Your tastes tend to be ultra modern. You know of trends before anyone else has spotted them. |
neat sites
MyGreenElectronics. Find electronics recycling near you (via LII New This Week)
Sites and resources for back to school as well as some education statistics (via LII New This Week)
Brand Name Pencils. Pictures of over 140 brands of pencil (via LII New This Week)
How to deal with difficult people (via Delicious)
more Thursday lists
20 ways to use those fresh tomatoes (via Stumble Buzz)
15 dramatic guerrilla marketing campaigns (via Stumble Buzz)
9 blogs gone wrong
101 World culture shocks (via Stumble Buzz)
15 worst celebrity hotel guests (via J-Walk Blog)
4 tips to talk your way into a job
9 secret ways to persuade and influence people
games
MK5. Collect items as a helicopter robot
Math Lines. Create pairs that add up to 10
Casual Gameplay Escape. Point and click escape game (via bontegames)
Thursday lists
10 important news stories as depicted by 5 year-olds
5 lamest disasters in disaster movie history
3 psychology of magic techniques
10 most popular guard dogs from around the World
12 exclusive gadgets for dogs
Top 10 amazing prison escapes
10 worst non-automotive product tie-ins with automotive brands (via Mental Floss Blog)
Top 10 Stephen King novels
7 simple rules for how to take a nap
Top 10 smartest dogs
10 truly underrated sci-fi movies (via Delicious)
Top 8 food allergens listed on packaging
8 most hilarious celebrity accidents
20 things you didn't know about telescopes
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
neat sites
Maps of the most famous trips in history (via Stingy Scholar)
PsychCentral's college survival guide (via NY Times' Well Blog)
Soapsicles. These popsicle-shaped soaps look cool
English grammar 101. Everything you need to know (via Delicious)
Man there are lots of types of Oreos (via Buzz, Balls & Hype)
Create your own drug (via Presurfer)
More Wednesday lists
30 best freebies of 2008 (via Lifehacker)
Top 10 calendar tricks
5 things you probably need to clean (via Stumble Buzz)
10 (un) American icons
10 facts about Pee-Wee Herman
100 worst books ever
100 best books ever
6 of LBJ's favorite things
Top 10 worst celebrity baby names
20 most beautiful roads on Earth (via Stumble Buzz)
10 great .gov sites (via ResourceShelf)
10 great web apps for college students
5 most terrifying bugs in the World
Top 3 most and least fee crazy airlines
21 bizarre facts about the Earth
4 ways the internet is dooming our society
another quiz
What Your Back to School Personality Says About You |
 You are laid back and fairly dispassionate. Traditional concepts of success are not important to you. You are most likely to succeed if you simply do what you love. Doing things you find boring dooms you to failure. Your greatest skill is making something out of nothing. You don't need much to feel inspired. Your biggest stumbling block in life is your lack of self confidence. You are a lot more capable than you give yourself credit for. You're not quite sure what you're thankful for in life, it doesn't seem like there's a lot to be thankful for these days. |
quiz
Your Common Spelling Mistake Score: 95% Correct |
 Your spelling is excellent. You don't fall for common spelling pitfalls, and you spell almost everything correctly. |
games
Insect Diary. Point and click game (via bontegames)
Never End. Rotate the levels and get through them (via Jay Is Games)
Wednesday lists
20 coincidental phallic symbols (via I Am Bored)
Top 7 "that's a dude?!" video game characters (via I Am Bored)
Top 10 endangered languages
10 worst athlete-turned-action-hero fight scenes (via I Am Bored)
5 science experiments most likely to end the World
10 most fatal occupations
10 awesome animated interactive Flash web sites
Top 10 running myths (via Stumble Buzz)
10 cool alternate uses for beer
Top 100 classic web sites (via Delicious)
Top 10 traitors
25 places to read free books online (via Stumble Buzz)
10 famous national convention speeches
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
neat sites
Cubeecraft. Print, cut out and fold to make neat cube characters (via Neatorama)
Best photos from I Can Has Cheezburger (via Stumble Buzz)
Best photos of the Olympics part 1 (via Delicious)
Painted portraits of movie families (via Neatorama)
Some more Tuesday lists
Most demanded out of print books of 2008 (in several categories, have any on your shelf?)
40 of the best web sites for young writers
5 foot problems you shouldn't ignore
14 most ridiculous web 2.0 sites (via Phil Bradley's Weblog)
3 unique search engines of the future
5 online encryption tools to protect your privacy
8 tools for capturing screenshots in Firefox 3
10 great colleges that finished second
15 spectacular lightning images (via Lifehacker)
12 most embarrassing beauty questions answered (via Delicious)
games
Chameleball. Bounce on the colored bricks and get rid of them
Notpron Riddle. Can you solve this riddle game? (via I Am Bored)
Tuesday lists
15 astonishing and extraordinary photomosaics (via Presurfer)
10 most shameless product placements in movie history
25 funniest movies of the past 25 years
Top 10 overrated movies
25 must have thumb drive apps for geeks (via Linkfilter)
12 benefits of aloe vera
5 myths of languages and how to learn them (via Delicious)
Top 10 photos of the week (via Stumble Buzz)
10 cheapest cars to drive
25 risk-filled reality shows
Top 10 urinals (via Dump Trumpet)
20 tools to follow the Democratic and Republican national conventions
Monday, August 25, 2008
More neat sites
Gallery of photos that changed the World (via Stumble Buzz)
New York magazine's Fall 2008 book preview (via EarlyWord)
Useful Firefox 3 tweaks
NewsToWatch. See which breaking news stories have been read the most (via ResearchNotes)
MetaCarta. News stories placed on a World map (via ResearchNotes)
I like food
This pear muffin recipe looks interesting. I've never had a pear muffin
Junior Mints Deluxe look yummy
Some more Monday lists
10 web sites to waste your week
13 free and cheap web site monitoring services
3 ghost cities of the future
18 best Nintendo Wii games for under $20 (via Delicious)
3 drinking games you need to know
Top 5 unpublished books
10 bizarre deaths
10 unique tours of New York City
5 examples of fictional sports in the real world
Top 5 freaky fashion trends from Japan (via Linkfilter)
7 big ass holes in the Earth
7 most retarded ways celebrities have tried to go green
neat sites
Guide to U.S. state digital resources such as memory projects, online encyclopedias and historical & cultural materials collections (via El Dorado County Library)
MedicineNet. Interesting looking health site (via El Dorado County Library)
The difference between neanderthal and cro-magnon
Nitty-gritty guide to cleaning household surfaces (via Delicious)
Typo Buddy. Find misspellings on Ebay and Craigslist (via MakeUseOf)
Monday lists
50 one hit wonders (via Linkfilter)
22 items you need in your cleaning kit (via Delicious)
10 more eerie haunted places
6 criminals who lived very, very well
7 ways to survive post-Olympic withdrawal
Top 8 most awkward childhood moments
5 things you didn't know about the Cold War (via Look At This)
5 myths about positive people
9 things you should not buy new (via Lifehacker)
45 beautiful motion blur photos (via Stumble Buzz)
30 impressive color spectrum and rainbow wallpapers (via Delicious)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
neat sites
How it feels to die from certain things (via Neatorama)
Newsweek's guide to the hottest Fall books (via EarlyWord)
NileGuide. Create recommendations and plan trips with this travel site
Abbreviations.com. Find out what abbreviations mean (via MakeUseOf)
I like food
Peanut Butter Pinwheels look yummy
Free ebook of Starbucks coffee recipes (via Lifehacker)
Saturday, August 23, 2008
neat sites
A doctor describes how to give bad news
Guide to upcoming books based on movies
FixYourOwnPrinter. Get information on how to fix your printer (via Lifehacker)
A few more Saturday lists
20 things I have learned as a college professor (via Stumble Buzz)
10 awesome typewriter fonts for web designers (via Stumble Buzz)
10 bizarre things you can buy online (via Mental Floss)
8 ways to ward off thieves while traveling
Top 5 bizarre accidents (via Stumble Buzz)
9 web tools for learning about Joe Biden
book review: Turning the Tables: Restaurants from the Inside Out by Steven A. Shaw
Book: Turning the Tables: Restaurants from the Inside Out by Steven A. Shaw
About: Shaw, the founder of eGullet, discuses various aspects of the restaurant industry. He Visits and works in restaurants, their kitchens, and even goes to help select ingredients as well as conducts interviews and shares meals with chefs and other staff members. He provides a behind-the-scenes look at how restaurants (from the best to the not-so-great) are created, run and the food prepared. Food sources, restaurant reviews and reviewers as well as how to eat and order at a sushi bar are also covered.
Pros: There are a few good tips here about food (ahi is not a type of tuna at all, but bluefun tuna is more desirable than yellowfin) and restaurants (want primo treatment? Become a regular). Additional resources section is nice. There is a bibiliography, but there are no citations.
Cons. The bulk of the book reads like a namedropping lovefest of folks only foodies will have heard of. Shaw seems to enjoy letting everyone know who he knows and where has has eaten. He is very opinionated and shamelessly promotes himself and eGullet. The section on the internet and food blogging attempts to be written in a "you must have never heard of these things before" tone, but ends up coming off as patronizing. Even though he is a restaurant reviewer, he appears to have disdain for them, and judging from his fawning over them, Shaw is really just a wannabe chef.
Grade: C-
Saturday lists
games
Jadabug. Bounce through the levels
Shrooms Solitaire. Match four mushrooms in a square
Commander Cookie in Space. Shoot the giant cookies
Run! Get through the level (via TIGSource)
Friday, August 22, 2008
Even more lists
30 tutorials that will teach you Photoshop (via Stumble Buzz)
10 most annoying TV couples
10 notable disfigured comic book characters (via Stumble Buzz)
35 greatest works of reverse graffiti (via Stumble Buzz)
15 resources for finding a job in sports
7 comic book superpowers the World can do without
Top 5 things to never discuss at work
10 pieces of stolen artwork
neat sites and things
Sporcle. Large collection of trivia quizzes to waste time with (via AppScout)
Fleshmap. Amusing chart of what music genres mention which body parts the most (nudity (via Fimoculous)
Interesting employer survey results from Careerbuilder. Includes funny resume lies, and what keywords employers use when searching resumes (via Lifehacker)
These desktop gothic goblins look great. I wouldn't mind one on my desk
games
Sling Jumper 2. Get to the green dot
Ultimate Baseball. Swing for the fences
Line By Line. Put the lines in the right order before they hit the edge
Room Bath. Point and click game (via bontegames)
The Ballad of Ketinetto Part 2. Point and click game (via bontegames)
Stickicide 3. Kill yourself in as many ways as you can (via I Am Bored)
Capitals of Europe. Name the European capitals (via Look At This)
Dropblox. Match 3 of the same color squares (via Look At This)
Jingo. Match 3 of the same color cubes (via Look At This)
Quick IQ Test. Test your IQ (via Look At This)
Hangaroo 2. Hangman with a kangaroo (via Look At This)
Crickler. Solve the word clues (via Jay is Games)
Treasure In The Dark. Get the treasure and out again (via Jay is Games)
Orbitrunner. Get the planets to orbit you, the sun (via Jay is Games)
Friday lists
U.S. News best U.S. colleges and and universities 2009
25 best action movies of the past 25 years
25 movie sequels we'd line up to see
Top 10 Star Wars moments (via I Am Bored)
Top 5 sites for really stunning wallpapers (via Stumble Buzz)
5 really weird things about water
15 famous character actors
10 unbelievable inventions to pamper your pet
5 "watch out" photos
6 absurd classes taught at actual colleges (via Mental Floss)
13 homes you'd probably want to spend the rest of your life in
The ultimate breakup survival guide: 50+ breakup resources (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 10 mysteries of the universe
15 great athletes and their post-Olympic lives
28 coolest Firefox about:config tricks (via Delicious)
5 ways the newspapers botched the web (via Fimoculous)
Top 10 traffic songs
Top 5 site to find college textbooks
5 amusement parks that are no longer amusing
Bill O'Reilly's 7 worst moments
20 famous logo designs (via Delicious)
10 most popular tattoo designs
Thursday, August 21, 2008
quiz
What Your Bed Says About You |
 Outward appearances are a concern of yours, but not your primary concern. You try to take care of yourself and your home, but it's not an obsession. You try to be an organized person, but you often fall behind. Certain parts of your life tend to fall into chaos. You are not very high maintenance in general, but you are high maintenance about a few things. In relationships, you tend to kick back and let the other person be in charge. You tend to be a dreamy, head in the clouds type of person. You think in terms of possibilities. You are a traveler. You are comfortable anywhere, and you rarely feel homesick. |
neat sites
Get some fake book covers to irk those who see you reading
The Movie Map. See where movies were filmed (via AppScout)
SurfTheChannel. Watch your favorite TV shows online (via AppScout)
BabyNamesPedia. Guide to the etymology of first names. See what yours means! (via El Dorado County Library)
Guide to digital image resources on the deep web (via LII New This Week)
Create your own online flying flag (via Presurfer)
The faces behind the voices of cartoon characters (via Joel's Blog)
I like food
Lesser Evil popcorn, I can say is delicious, as I've had it
Peanut Butter Fudge Crunch Bars look tasty
Vote for Jelly Belly's next jelly bean flavor (via Candy Addict)
Thursday lists
Top 5 pep talks in sports movie history (via I Am Bored)
5 great unfinished novels
7 3-D tattoos
10 lesser known massacares
13 practical uses for olive oil
25 best movies about theater
20 classic movies that used CGI
75 best sports movies of all time
14 memorable movie weddings
22 classic rock and roll movies
10 craziest tribute band names
8 most memorable comic book deaths
12 actors whose careers seemed to take off after appearing on Seinfeld (via Listropolis)
10 books that are better as movies
4 products from back in the day that did more harm than good
5 health calculators you don't use but should (via Stumble Buzz)
20 worst toy makeovers (via Stumble Buzz)
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
quiz
Your Friendliness Score is 66 (Friendly) |
 No doubt about it, you are a good friend and a friend to many. You're one of the first people your friends call when they have news. You are quite popular, and your circle of friends is always growing. And while you are always making new friends, you are careful not to leave your old friends behind. While you are a great friend, you're not perfect. Sometimes you slip a little. Make sure to listen to your friends and make time for them. Occasionally they feel a little neglected. |
neat sites
20 best sites to find free ebooks (via American Libraries Direct)
Hittery. A very cool page full of various search engines (via ReadWriteWeb)
Some differences between boy and girl babies
More Wednesday lists
6 best online psychology tests. Have fun testing yourself!
13 magnificent renewable energy successes and failures (via Stumble Buzz)
11 of the World's most extreme sports (via Stumble Buzz)
5 dinners that improve with time (via Slashfood)
25 most colorful lakes on Earth (via Neatorama)
5 insanely small and inhabited private islands (via Neatorama)
19 terrifying incidents involving fish (via Neatorama)
10 best movie songs of all time
49 random funny things to laugh at
Top 10 YouTube hacks
6 online resources for group dating
8 crappiest jobs of all time (literally)
games
Coin Catcher 2. Collect the coins
Manic Mouse Avoider. Get your cursor to the portal
Diversity. point and click game (via Jay Is Games)
Olymclicks. Test your clicking finger
Olympic Challenge. Play some hurdles, shot put and boating
Wednesday lists
12 sports cut from the Olympics
10 things women will never admit to men (via Wulfweard the White)
7 remakes that blow the original recordings away
6 insane sports that should be in the next Olympics
Top 10 strangest clock designs
10 manliest guitars ever
6 building designs gone wrong
Top 19 indie games you wouldn't mind paying for (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 10 weirdest religious practices
Top 15 least popular Oscar winning films
2008 Beloit College Mindset List: 60 things about the class of 2012 (via Delicious)
17 uses for toothpaste
15 alternative uses for lemon
Top 10 worst Lifetime original movies
45 ways to earn some extra money (via Stumble Buzz)
13 bling bling USB flash drives (via Stumble Buzz)
25 heroic dogs and how they saved people (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 25 sci-fi TV shows and movies since 1983
50 amazing and essential novels to enrich your library (via Stumble Buzz)
6 fictional battle of the bands we'd like to see
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
neat sites
How to tell when someone is lying (via Stumble Buzz)
Interactive map of the Simpsons' Springfield
Songsterr. Learn guitar tabs easily (via Mashable)
Cool stuff you can do with paper money (via Spiral Pocus)
quiz
You See the World Through Blue Colored Glasses |
 You live your life with tranquility. You have faith that things will work themselves out with time. You judge all your interactions through the lens of hope. You try to get all the facts before forming your opinion. You face challenges with wisdom. You know that all bad things pass, and you have the confidence to see problems through. You see love as the utmost expression of trust. Your relationships tend to be peaceful and stable. At your worst, you can be cool, melancholy, and detached. You sometimes have to step back from emotionally charged situations. You are at your happiest when you are able to reflect and relax. |
Some more Tuesday lists
Top 10 late Summer dessert recipes
7 tales of fortunes gained, and some fortunes lost
10 ways to raise children to use drugs (via Stumble Buzz)
5 hoaxes that fooled the World
10 highlights from the Iowa State Fair
5 best things Morgan Freeman has narrated
18 tools to turn Firefox 3 into a communications portal
Campus Squeeze's 8 favorite black & white movies even though color is available
6 other Phelps worth knowing
I like food
Double Trouble Potato Chip Cookies look tasty
Butterfinger Giant and Town House FlipSides crackers look yummy too
games
Crush. Move the ball where it won't get crushed
Word Search 50. Find the words
Enter the Safe Room. Point and click game
Pop Me. Pop the bubbles
Tuesday lists
15 images you won't believe are Photoshopped
Top 10 Hollywood cradle robbers (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 12 logos that went seriously wrong
20 most outrageous flavors of Japanese ice cream (via Presurfer)
Top 10 mythical places you want to live in
13 cool ways to reuse a CD case
10 important types of fire extinguishers and their uses
Top 30 blog directories
Top 10 whistles of movies, TV and radio
10 great webcomics you shouldn't share with your kids (via Delicious)
8 best one-punch knockouts in movie history
10 hottest food trends of the year
Book review: ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an american high school by Elisha Cooper
Book: ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool: a year in an american high school by Elisha Cooper
About: Cooper follows 8 students for a year in a Chicago high school. With each chapter chronicling one month of relationships, sports, classes, college applications, the prom and graduation. Sketches accompany the text.
Pros: Writing is good. Epilogue is a nice touch.
Cons: Rapid-fire swutches between students and short length of book make it hard to really "get to know" any of them.
Grade: B
Monday, August 18, 2008
another quiz
You Are the Guru |
 You are a naturally good counselor. You are inspiring, encouraging, and compassionate. You are eager to help everyone who crosses your path, even those who don't want to be helped. You are a natural healer. People feel at peace when they are with you. You are so good for people, in fact, that they go through withdrawal once you're gone. You quietly do your own thing, without openly resisting. You secretly try to fix every problem. Your biggest regret is not being able to help as many people as you'd like. |
A few more neat things
A meteorologist tells you where to find the best hurricane information online
Mygazines. Read scans of magazines online (via Lifehacker)
neat sites
Map of driving while talking on a cell phone laws in the U.S. (via Stumble Buzz)
Newsflashr. All-in-one news search engine (via MakeUseOf)
U.S. map of distance to nearest road
Create your own warning label (via Sand & Cotton)
Grooveshark. Listen to and search for music online for free (via Mashable)
Some more Monday lists
Top 10 most influential men in business today (via Stumble Buzz)
11 least fuel efficient hybrid cars
Top 25 entrepreneurial undergraduate colleges in the U.S.
10 TV spinoffs that didn't do so well
5 most baffling sex scenes in the history of fan fiction
10 other amazing buildings by 2008's Olympic architects
5 unusual phobias
6 online email aggregators that do more than just aggregate
4 spiciest peppers in the World
18 unusual Shakespeare adaptations (via Cynical-C)
10 reasons no one cares about Wonder Woman (via Bookninja)
5 things I didn't get about Pixar's WALL-E
7 "eccentric" geniuses who were clearly just insane
10 futuristic user interfaces (via Delicious)
games
Tombscape. Point and click game (via bontegames)
Medal Gets. Point and click game (via bontegames)
Guess The Google. Guess what word the image search results are from (via Neatorama)
Monday lists
20 worst cover songs ever
15 portraits of a guy's landscaped face (via I Am Bored)
5 best coupon clipping web sites (via Consumer World)
14 grocery shopping habits that may cost you money (via Consumer World)
14 household myths debunked (via Consumer World)
Top 10 bizarre body modifications
10 most badass rolls of Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro (via Linkfilter)
7 amazing and record setting roads and streets (via Delicious)
29 terrific instrumentals by bands that usually sing (via Linkfilter)
12 amazing pilgrimage sites you need to see (via Look At This)
13 bizarre dispensers you don't see every day
Top 10 cults
25 biggest and most expensive sports contracts ever signed (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 10 artistically pleasing games (via Stumble Buzz)
15 quick ways to shrink page load times (via Delicious)
21 top tips for the innuendo free tentative traveler (thanks RJ)
10 super cool back to school gadgets and gizmos (thanks RJ)
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Sunday lists
25 hairstyles of the last 100 years
16 weird and wonderful gadgets that never quite took off (via Presurfer)
10 amazing must-see beards (via Presurfer)
Top 10 ultimate gay icons of 2008 (via I Am Bored)
18 bizarre headstones and grave sites (via I Am Bored)
Top 10 fantasy books or series that everyone should read
Top 10 inspirational movies
10 videos of cats swimming (via Neatorama)
Saturday, August 16, 2008
neat sites
Monopoly Game Tools. Print Monopoly money and see a strategy guide (via Resource Shelf)
Face Your Manga. Create your own face in manga style (via Unshelved)
More Saturday lists
Field guide to 10 common band frontman styles (via Linkfilter)
Top 100 undiscovered web sites (via Listropolis)
Top 10 creative responses to junk mail (via Listropolis)
20 best technology products you can't buy in the United States
Top 10 modern prison programs
15 creative ways to get revenge
10 more crazy science facts you didn't know
5 famous exhumations and the stories behind them
games
Polinko. Clear the red balls (via Jay Is Games)
Shore Siege. Save your ship (via Jay Is Games)
Pel. Keep the squares in the air (via Jay Is Games)
Friday, August 15, 2008
Some more Friday lists
Top 10 worst car names (via Linkfilter)
Top 10 creative ways to display time (via Stumble Buzz)
10 amazing and unique Canadian weekend getaways
18 ways to put a photo of your face on stuff
10 creatures people didn't think existed
4 scary things in Big Brother's toolbox
5 wacky sci-fi "laws"
3 controversial maps
2 surprising facts about the MLK Jr. assassination
8 best TV show intros
10 worst web glitches of 2008 (so far)
35 tools for teachers, tutors and students
I like food
Coffee Nips look tasty
eCreamery lets you create your own ice cream flavor and have it sent to you. Cool!
games
U.F. Glow. Shoot the globs with your spaceship (via Look At This)
You Don't Know Jack. Play one of the greatest trivia games ever (via Look At This)
Spongebob Collapse. Clear the like colored blocks (via Look At This)
Puzzle Freak. Play the game and complete the mini games / puzzles along the way (via Look At This)
Crazy Penguin Catapult. Fling the penguins
Ragdoll Cannon 2. Hit the target
Olympic MiniGames. Play some official Summer Olympics events
Friday lists
9 words that don't exist (via Stumble Buzz)
5 top secret agencies (who want to hire you)
Top 10 coolest commercials by movie directors (via I Am Bored)
Top 10 blind bluesmen from before you were born
10 unusual uses for salt
10 funky modern table designs (via Presurfer)
Top 10 best spin-off candies
Top 10 worst Olympic mascots
5 TV shows that should recruit Michael Phelps (via BuzzSugar)
10 ways to become a better writer (via Stumble Buzz)
13 medal-worthy Olympic stories
Top 5 college Olympians to watch
25+ tools for accounting and budgeting
10 people who have been pied
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Some funny sites
Cake Wrecks. Pictures of cakes gone wrong (via Mental Floss)
Gallery of unforgettable and ugly faces (via Miss Cellania)
quiz
What Your Driving Says About You |
 You are generally an easy going, laid back person. However, you can't help but feel a little jealous and competitive sometimes! You tend to go by what you feel - not by the facts at hand. As a result, you tend to make a lot of uninformed decisions. You are a very fair person. You treat everyone equally, even when it's difficult to do. You are a calm, peaceful person. You realize that arguments are only temporary, and you try to give people the benefit of the doubt. You have mixed feelings about authority figures. You understand their place, but you believe their power needs to be in check. You are somewhat focused, but you are also a bit scatterbrained. Distractions can get you in trouble. You are a very responsible and conscientious person. You often consider the feelings and needs of others. Your ego is normally in check, but sometimes you get a bit egotistical. You tend to be a little self-important at times. |
neat sites
Community mottoes and nicknames. Find mottoes for cities and communities in the U.S., you can search by state, which is handy. Also check out State Mottoes to find the same info for states (via LII New This Week)
Encyclopaedia of Mathematics. Browse this neat online math encyclopedia and its 8.000 entries until your mathy heart is content (via El Dorado County Library)
More Thursday lists
Thursday lists
30 great Westerns (via El Dorado County Library)
19 most essential open source applications that you probably want to know (via Open Sesame)
20+ free online and offline alternatives to Microsoft Word (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 10 most controversial religious movies
20 ideas for making the Olympics kick way more ass
7 crappiest "super heroes" in comic book history
35 pranks you can play on your office mates
8 most awkward childhood moments (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 10 most decorated Olympians
7 ways to cope with movie star deaths
10 most dangerous waves in the World (via Stumble Buzz)
7 film failures that killed studios
10 weather tracking gadgets and sites (via American Libraries Direct)
4 Alfred Hitchcock secrets
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
neat sites
How to think faster and better at thinking on your feet
ZipWho. "The most fun you can legally have with ZIP codes." Find info about a U.S. area via its ZIP code (via Depth Reporting)
StumbleAudio. Find new music you might like (via Marcus Zillman)
quiz
You Are Andale Mono |
 You are a geek, pure and simple. You spend a lot of time online. In fact, you probably love the internet more than anyone you know. You are picky about design, mostly for readability's sake. You are the type most likely to be irritated by a bad font. |
More Wednesday lists
14 passive-aggressive appetizers
10 must read books for geeks (via Neatorama)
50 funniest road signs from around the World
10 most expensive hotel rooms
5 great webcomics you should read
Top 10 how-to videos
6 crazy things I just learned about the Metric System
36 font resources you should have in your bookmarks (via Delicious)
10 quick and hilarious web sites
6 reasons today's Olympic swimmers are breaking so many World records
26 "oh sh*t" plane accidents
Fun online solitaire game
Tri Peaks Solitaire. Get rid of all the cards. Pretty fun! My high score was 33,500
Wednesday lists
5 of the World's best drivable wooden cars (via I Am Bored)
6 raunchiest sex acts from the Bible
7 illusions illustrating how powerful and stupid your mind can be
15 memorable alien races in science fiction
77 ridiculous pickup lines (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 10 stinky cheeses of the World (via Stumble Buzz)
10 handwritten fonts you can't miss (via Delicious)
7 best zombie games of all time
14 cool computer keyboards for geeks (via Stumble Buzz)
20 things you didn't know you could stick into your USB ports (via Stumble Buzz)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
another quiz
You Are White Tea |
 You are quite delicate and very sensitive. You are easily overwhelmed. Peace and serenity are important to you. You shy away from intensity of any sort. You appreciate a simple quiet moment. You can relax easily without feeling bored. You take the time to enjoy life. Even when things are busy, you make the time. |
quizzes
What Your Ideal Wedding Dress Says About You |
 Your Personal Style: Classic and elegant. You prefer to make a statement with a few quality pieces. Your Ideal Wedding: Traditional and formal, but not tacky. You think the most beautiful weddings are understated. Your Philosophy on Marriage: It's a serious commitment, and the couple entering it should be ready to work for their relationship. Your Perfect Marriage: Is calm, stable, deep, and meaningful. |
games
Pirath. Find the differences
Arijigora. Point and click game. (via Jay Is Games)
T2B Escape 2. Point and click game (via bontegames)
Tuesday lists
20 best boy bands ever
10 fascinating USB drives for the computer geek (via I Am Bored)
100 oldest internet domain names (via I Am Bored)
10 Ice Age giants
Insane true stories behind 6 cursed movies
10 countries with the most landmines
5 ways to become a true Guitar Hero
Top 10 Simpsons guest appearances
25 classic Sesame Street visits
50+ great lyric writing resources (via Stumble Buzz)
Top 10 web typography sins (via Delicious)
Monday, August 11, 2008
neat sites
USniff. Search several Torrent sites at once (via Technology Bites)
Superheroes and others drawn as Simpsons characters (via Neatorama)
BeatThat. Find deals on consumer electronics (via MakeUseOf)
Book review: Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by The Waiter
Book: Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by The Waiter
About: The Waiter (of Waiter Rant blog fame and recently "unmasked" as one Steve Dublanica) presents a very engaging tale of his years as a waiter in an Italian restaurant. Highlights include descriptions of types of tippers, a survey of gross practices at restaurants he's worked at, tales of substance abuse among waitstaff and diners alike and referring to the Food Network as "The Death Star of American cooking". Concludes with 40 pointers on being a good customer and 50 ways to tell if you are working in a bad restaurant.
Things Learned:
The after church crowd usually tips poorly
Holidays and Saturdays are the worst nights to eat as the kitchen is slammed
Valentine's Day is prime for restaurant owners to price gouge
Without illegal immigrants, the restaurant industry would grind to a halt
Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year
Pros: Fantastically written and a joy to read. Gave me a great respect restaurant workers
Cons: A few minor editing errors. In the hardcover on page 98, pumping is spelled pumpingh and on 198, the movie 300 is called The 300.
Grade A-
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