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I was once on a flight with boyrobot when the flight attendant kept calling out for a passenger named “NIGH-GEN”. It took her a few times before I realized, “wtf. I think she’s talking about me???” You’d think I’d be used to this butchering of my last name…the most common of all vietnamese names: NGUYEN.
I’ve heard nu-yen, wen, nuh-guy-yen, etc. but never nigh-gen. I think the g part confused me.
Anyways, I get it…my last name is hard to pronounce. I don’t even really care anymore. But if you’re curious about how to say my name and other hard to pronounce names, this website is tons of help!
How To Say That Name
It has sound files you can listen to spoken by native speakers!
I checked “Nguyen” and it’s legit. It’s so legit, that I don’t think a normal english speaking person would be able to pronounce it. The americanized way to say Nguyen is “nuh-wen”, at least that’s what I tell people!
6 most amazing street performers - These beat out any of those 3rd street performers hehe
Movie Review Drawings - very creative!
Scale model of Scrooge’s Money Bin - this is pretty crazy/cool
Youngest food critic - this is such a cute story. I wonder if he’s going to grow up to be some famous food critic
Cloverfield Google Maps overlay - if you’re a fan of Cloverfield this is pretty neat
The latest improv everywhere - it’s hilarious….they pretend to welcome random strangers at the airport
27 popular websites that became books - it’s pretty cool how successful these websites got. I’m jealous!
Barack Obama’s entry at Conservapedia - Uh oh, we elected a terrorist as the next president of the united states!
Spam gets 1 response per 12,500,000 emails - And they still make $7000/day from it. ok, I think it’s everybody’s responsibility to inform your own grandmother to not click on those things!!
Lonesome penguin cheered up by stuffed toy - this story is so cute and you HAVE to click on the link to see the picture of the stuffed penguin. It’s hilarious!!
The making of a Dwight Shrute bobblehead costume - best halloween costume ever!
Lunch bag art - A dad draws pictures on his kids lunch bags every day. It’s so cute!
A collection of inanimate faces
Creative tip jar:
And that’s saying something considering how much I surf the web.
CRAZY BEE STORY!!!! Seriously. Read it.
The Big Picture: Barack Obama - I love this website
50 rules to being a gentleman - some good advice in there!
10 creative ads by students - I’m absolutely amazed how clever these are!
Bicycle frame lunch bag tutorial - If only I had a bike, a sewing machine, and brought my lunch to work…
Umbrella today? - a website that tells you if you need to bring your umbrella
Best brand of turkey bacon taste test - seriously if you’re a fan of bacon, this is a healthier alternative and it tastes good in my opinion!
Best break up letter ever - turns out it’s fake but still a funny read
If you’re bored this weekend and looking for something fun to do check out this guide for things to do around your city for less than $5 compiled by Wisebread readers. It only has major cities though. Here’s LA’s:
Point Dume Beach
Aidan’s Place, a Universally Accessible Playground (UAP)
Huntington Gardens, Library, and Art Collection
Griffith Park & Observatory
The Getty Museum
The Grove & The Farmer’s Market
La Brea Tar Pits
The Peterson Automotive Museum
Venice Pier
Manhattan Beach Pier
Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade and Pier
Downtown Burbank
The Hollywood Bowl
TV show tapings and film screenings
Universal City Walk
Grand Performances Series at California Plaza
The Getty Villa
Skirball Cultural Center & Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Los Angeles Central Library
California Science Center
The Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society Hollywood Museum 27
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
Top 10 movie tearjerkers - my list would have to include Stepmom and My Sassy Girl
How to purchase a mattress - tips from an ex-mattress salesperson
Famous people who have been homeless - Jewel’s not on there but then again…what happened to her???
Little giant pandas after the earthquake - I forgot if I posted this before but it’s SO CUTE it deserves a repost!
10 foods you should splurge on - have to agree with the pasta, fish, and cheese
Top 25 documentaries - I had no idea hoop dreams was #1…I’ll have to see it!
A zimbabwe restaurant bill (the current exchange rate to US dollars is 1:388!
25 best news photographs by Vanity Fair - that first photo is so creepy
New Yorker challenges xkcd to a cartoon-off - I liked xkcd
Top 10 worst halloween candies - I so agree with this list.
Scientists discover deepest living fish - Animals living at the bottom of the sea are the most interesting!
5 scariest movies ever - mulholland dr. pretty scary.
Flickr pool of stick figures in peril
Google goatse tshirt - anything related to goatse is so wrong.
Attractiveness Scale:
I really wish I had discovered this website a few years back. It’s a website called Denim Therapy that will fix your tattered jeans for less than the cost of buying a new pair. You know how you have a favorite pair that you wear so much it starts getting holes in it to the point where it’s just not safe to wear it anymore? I had a few of those pairs that I ended up throwing out and as a short girl, you have NO idea how hard it is to find a great pair of jeans. I was so sad when I threw out those pairs. No more!
Palin Bingo - hilarious…I wish I had known about this before the debate!
1000 awesome things - a blog counting down 1000 awesome things
Mrs. O - a fashion blog following Michelle Obama’s outfits. I love how she shops at normal stores like H&M.
Spider eats snake - I dont’ know why I keep posting spider links hehe
Man decorates basement with $10 worth of sharpies - check out the 360 degree view..it’s pretty cool
The marriage of an asexual couple - wow, very interesting story.
Taste tripping - Karen blogs about her experience trying that fruit that got famous on the internet…the one that after you eat it makes sour food become sweet. I need to try this!
This picture is really cool. Some photographers shaped a sand bank into a flamingo and this picture is all of the flamingos standing on the bank to stay out of the water:
Star Simpson’s first interview since the airport sweatshirt scare - I completely missed this story the first time but it was still an interesting read
The 88 fast food items highest in trans fat - a lot of the menu is Burger King and Jack in the Box but I do see my beloved mcdonald’s french fries on there :(
One dollar diet project - 2 teachers try to survive on $1 worth of food a day. I can only eat so much oatmeal and peanut butter!
Chuckys invade NY to celebrate the 20th anniversary DVD - this is totally creepy
10 speech writing tips from Lincoln - you never know when you’ll need to write a speech!
The 70 coolest free applications in existence - some very useful links in there!
10 math tricks you probably don’t know about - the 11 times trick is pretty cool
Movie landmarks - find where movies were filmed via google maps. very handy if you’re into visiting famous movie landmarks
The strangest disaster of the 20th century - this reminds me of the happening
Bible scenes via satellite - moses parting the red sea is my fave
The cutest slideshow ever of pandas after the earthquake - omg…sooooo cute!!!!!!!!
10 people with unbelievable medical conditions - the boy who never sleeps..totally weird!
From xkcd - a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language
If you need a quick little drawing done…this guy will draw anything for $2! I sent in a request of “2 robots in love”…hoping to get something I might be able to use for my wedding. It’s pretty cute huh? And definitely worth $2! Check out his gallery for the other crazy requests people had.
