If you live in LA, you’ll want to print this card out and keep it handy.

50+ Places for some late night grubbing

The ones marked with an asterisk are open 24 hours.

This is the cutest video I have ever seen. Promise me you’ll watch it to the end when one otter kisses the other otter’s hand.

OTTERS IN LOVE (stolen from grsshnguyen)

Can we get a collective *aawwwwww* :)

Check out the 2006 YouTube Awards winners

Most Creative: OK Go
Most Inspirational: Free Hugs
Best Series: Ask a Ninja
Best Comedy: Smosh
Best Music: Terranaomi
Best Commentary: The Wine Kone Most Adorable Video: Kiwi!

YouTube was probably one of the biggest websites of 2006. I know I wasted a pretty good amount of time on there. Any favorites?

I’ve bought myself a few goodies this past week that I’m so excited about!!!!

Robot Switchring – It still hasn’t come in the mail yet though :(

Tokidoki Fannypack – I’ve been wanting a fanny pack for a LONG TIME. Yes i’m a nerrrrd. But this one is such a cute and trendy one!!!

Canon S3 IS – bwahah, my guilty pleasure. Yet another digital camera! I’m surprised boyrobot let me get this :D Anyways, I like this camera because it’s not a full out SLR (I’m too lazy for the real thing hehe) but it has a lot of features that my little canon doesn’t have including IMAGE STABILIZATION!!! I can’t wait to use this in Peru!!!!

I don’t usually spend much money so these were quite splurges for me! I think I will be content with not buying anything for a long time!

I hope you guys have been watching Planet Earth, the special by Discovery Channel. It features never before seen shots of rare animals and places around the Earth. Some of the images are SO AMAZING. It looks almost fake! Or it’s hard to believe that it’s part of the same planet that we are living on. The 11 part series is shot in hi-def and is narrated by Sigourney Weaver. It airs from March 25th – April 22nd. Definitely a must see!

When it comes to vacation, Netflix has a simple policy: take as much as you’d like. Just make sure your work is done.

The article talks about how companies are changing the way they run by making them more flexible and appealing to young people. It’s interesting because my company has started trying to do that as well! We’ll be switching to 9/80 (working 9 hours a day and getting every other friday off). I like this “take as much as you want” vacation policy much more though…haha.

This is part 2 of a new series I’m starting in which I interview the owner of a interesting blog that’s hot in the blogosphere right now.

Mia is the owner of One Hour Craft, a blog filled with tutorials for quick and easy crafts.

1. When and why did you start your blog?

I started my blog as a commercial venture. It is a natural extension of three of my passions in life, crafting, writing and connecting with people. Onehourcraft.com has been going for about six months now. Onehourcraft.com also made sense for me to start because I believe in it. I believe in teaching people that you do not have to go to the market place to find beautiful things. You do not need endless hours, a lot of money and expensive lessons to make beautiful things. I believe that with the right attitude, a few supplies and the right equipment, you can make products much more beautiful and unique than any factory could make. If someone writes to me and says that my blog helped them get started crafting – that is enough. I also have a personal blog (mariabinns.wordpress.com) which I have been running for a year and a half, although somewhat sporadically. I am not that comfortable with giving away a lot of information about my life and prefer to discuss my hobbies.

2. Where do you get the inspirations for your crafts?

I take my inspiration from my life. Firstly, I am obsessed with craft and nearly everything I do from organising a birthday party to making dinner has a creative element, so inspiration is everywhere. Things and people which fill up my creative bowl are; hunting through thrift stores for vintage patterns and ancient craft books, my twin sister, chats over dinner with my best friend Kate, walks along the beach where anything becomes possible, brainstorming with my little girl whose ideas have no limits, tips from my mum who is one of the most talented people I have ever met.

3. What craft/post is your favorite?

I have a few favourites. I loved the humbug party bags I made for the site. They are beautiful and so simple. I also love the kanzashi tutorial. Kanzashi are gorgeous little Japanese fabric flowers. They are stunning.

4. Tell us a little more about your Craft Bag Swap and perhaps any favorites you’ve seen from your readers.

We held our first bag swap at the beginning of the year. People joined the swap. We randomly chose them a partner. Then they made contact with this person and made a tote bag and swapped with their partner. It was a great success and some great photos are at the onehourcraft group on flickr. Unfortunately, my swap partner seems to have forgotten me. Boo hoo.

5. Can you recommend other websites you enjoy?

I have very little time to read other sites. I used to track about four hundred crafty blogs through technorati but now I really only read a few blogs regularly. I read five French craft blogs religiously. I just find that France is about a year ahead of the rest of the crafting world. The other blogs I read are fashionisspinach.com, andreascher.com and annamariahorner.blogspot.com. I wish I had more time to check up on everyone and what is going on, but having a child, a commercial site, a fulltime job etc keeps me from doing this. I am so inspired by the creative women who are on the net.

Visit One Hour Craft.

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Hopefully this will be a weekly friday thing. Random links to pass the time while you count the minutes til the weekend:

Dating Can Suck – bad dating stories

Wheel Of Fortune Generator – create your own WofF Board

Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion Blueprints – in depth details of the famous haunted house and how it all works

Popularity Dialer – fake dial your phone; good for getting out of those “situations”

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that the stamp is going up yet again! But they are offering a new “forever stamp” in which you can buy it for a set price and it will be valid even if the price goes up in the future. In theory, this sounds like a great idea but pfadvice gives great reasons why you shouldn’t buy into it. Besides, who uses stamps nowadays anyways? It’s all about the billpay and email! :P

5 Reasons Why The Forever Stamp Is A Lousy Investment

It’s finally open! First visitors step on canyon skywalk