Diversions
We love multimedia! Divert yourself from your day with these entertaining pieces, courtesy of people even more bored than you are.
Things to Watch 
Things to Hear
Comics to Enjoy
Sites to Visit
Things
to Read
Things to Do
Quizzes to Take
THINGS
TO WATCH 
An outstanding view of our universe through the powers of 10:
micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10
The emperor finally tells the truth:
www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/fuzzymath.php
My brother had a dog who would fetch anything. This is a little movie of a dachshund with the same tendency.
Did you ever wonder what it would look like if a dog went skateboarding? Me neither, but someone else figured it out.
Did you see that series of commericals that encourage you to switch to Macintoshes? Here's a spoof of those created by "Cat Atomic"; it has a Star Wars theme.
According to this, the world will end and the Australians will have no idea what's going on (f*cking kangaroos) while Hawaii and California will hang out together. (I don't know who wrote it, but there's a fansite: www.endofworld.net.)
Here's a long, lyrical ode to words that are fun to say; the "song" is by The Vestibules and the animation was added by "Psyguy."
Need more funny things to watch (like "Tiny
Plaid Ninjas")? Go to www.albinoblacksheep.com.
Craziest Nature Video Ever
This is one of the very few things I didn't mind AOL news telling me about. A drama between prey and predator takes several unexpected twists, ending happily.
If you have a computer that's always hooked up to the Internet where you can pick your own screensaver, try running SETI@home.
While you are getting coffee, or having lunch, or sleeping, your computer will be helping the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by analyzing data specially captured by the world's largest radio telescope.
SETIatHome.ssl.berkeley.edu/download.html
THINGS TO HEAR 
Wait Wait -- Don't Tell Me archives: listen to over five years of Wait Wait! www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/archives.html
Have you heard about Car Talk with Click and Clack (Tom and Ray), the Tappert brothers? They have a website where you can work on puzzlers, listen to clips, and other fun stuff. Visit the Car Talk section of Cars.com.
COMICS TO ENJOY
Bruno was one of the comics I really liked when I was in college: www.baldwinpage.com/bruno.html
Another comic strip I enjoyed in college was University2, which later morphed into Liberty Meadows: www.libertymeadows.com/uncengal
And this is the blog of the guy who wrote the wackiest and funniest cartoons in the UMass Collegian, Cast of Thousands: www.amptoons.com/blog/arc20021222.html
Good old Dilbert: www.dilbert.com
SITES
TO VISIT 
The Emmy award winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has a website, too, with videos, web-only headlines and news stories, and is just a good place to waste time.
They Might Be Giants — www.tmbg.com — They might be rain, they might be heat, they might be frying up a stalk of wheat.
THINGS TO READ 
Here's a link to Adam Felber's blog. He's a witty guy who's frequently on the NPR show "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" felbers.net/mt
Dave Barry, humor columnist at large. Read past columns at his home at the Miami Herald: www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/dave_barry/
Have you heard about Talk Like A Pirate Day? I highly support this holiday because in a time where my life is getting more and more complicated, I need something to do that's fun. Click here to learn more: www.talklikeapirate.com
And then there's Towel day, the day on which Douglas Adams fans mourn his passing.
THINGS
TO DO 
A fun Hangman game with a sarcastic skeleton:
The Give Bush a Brain game. Great with sound, but okay without. Not guaranteed to make your blues go away in this bleak post-election world, but still fun.
http://www.imgag.com/product/full/ap/3067907/graphic1.swf
Play and download simple Java-based games at Java on the Brain.
A friend told me about some survey panels enable you to earn credit towards gift certificates. It takes a while to go through all the pre-stuff, but I expect that if you stay on top of the surveys you can do well. My friend Christi isn't far from getting a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com from Lightspeed.
Holiday fun with zany snowglobes:
ww10.e-tractions.com/snowglobe/globe.htm
Here's a band where you decide who gets to play music. You can control this Brazilian Bahianese combo by clicking on the different performers and musicians. 62.210.133.45/bahianese.htm
This mini-golf game started a craze at offices around America! Now I've got it on my website (the original link is gone).
QUIZZES TO TAKE 
Which celebrities do you resemble?
Every variation has included Jamie Lee Curtis as a possible match for me, which ain't bad. Apparently, I am somewhere between Jamie Lee Curtis and Elizabeth Hurley.
To play, go to the site www.play-analogia.com and upload a recent photo of yourself (it's better if you're fully facing the camera in the shot). Indicate your gender, then select your right eye and your left eye, and the computer will do the rest.
Short Quiz
What kind of key are you and what do you unlock?
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Interesting color quiz
Here are some of my results...
Existing situation: "Acts in an orderly, methodical, and self-contained manner. Needs the sympathetic understanding of someone who will give her recognition and approval."
Stress sources: "Her sensual self-restraint makes it difficult for her to give herself, but the resulting isolation leads to the urge to surrender and merge with another. This disturbs her as she regards such instincts as weaknesses to be overcome; only by not succumbing to them, she feels, can she withstand the difficulties of the situation. Wants to be valued as a desirable associate and admired for her personal qualities."
Actual problems: "Depleted vitality has created an intolerance for any further stimulation, or demands on her resources. This feeling of powerlessness subjects her to agitation and acute distress."
What is your pirate name?
www.fidius.org/quiz/pirate.php
I'm Captain Charity Bonney: "Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!"
What is your animal personality?
What is your animal personality?
quizilla.com/users/EmrysWolf/quizzes/What%20Is%20Your%20Animal%20Personality%3F/
I'm a wolf. How cool is that?
I didn't like the picture that came with the quiz, mostly because everything was misspelled, so I made my own. The artwork is by someone named Bree Patton; you can see it at www.oddlead.com/images/Animals/Blackwolf.htm.
Which Muppet are you?
quizilla.com/users/SummerSCSA/quizzes/Which%20Muppet%20are%20You?
What color are you?
quizilla.com/users/Shirono/quizzes/The inner color quiz (Utena Images)
You are blue. You are somewhat innocent, in the fact that your genius only extends to the physical world. You have a false sense of contentment. You are usually the quiet one, the genius. Everyone can count on you to help when they have problems, but you only fall short of being able to solve your own.
What Celtic Goddess are You?
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quizilla.com/users/Argante/quizzes/What
Celtic Goddess are You? (With pictures)
What kind of dog are you?
Posted Saturday, September 22, 2007
As part of a campaign for a television program, the BBC has a game that you can play to find out what kind of dog matches your personality. I'm a Poland Lowland Sheepdog.
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