Archive for March, 2008
Top Travel Planning Websites
Fodor’s has a great list of 27 top websites for the super-organized traveler. There were even some I had never heard of! Here are a few I liked: Viator – Find things to do including Shows, tours, and other attractions by city/area Theme Park Insider – Tips and advice for theme parks. You can find […]
Posted: 18 March, 2008 in Cool Links, Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
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Brain Dump Mondays: The Magic Castle
Last week I finally got to go to the Magic Castle. In case you don’t know what that is, it’s a private magic club that you can only get in if you are invited by a magician. Unfortunately, I do not know any magicians personally. Instead, we heard from a friend that a new website, […]
Posted: 17 March, 2008 in Fun.
Comments: 5
Friday Links
Women stuck on toilet for 2 years – disturbing story of the day How “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” is a grammatically correct sentence Oil paintings inspired by internet memes – the dramatic chipmunk one is great How to tell if you’re being followed – don’t look behind you! Indian man has […]
Posted: 14 March, 2008 in Cool Links.
Comments: 6
I Survived A Relationship With A Vietnamese/Korean Girl
That’s the name of a Facebook Group! I had no idea. Description: A support group for those who are/have been in a relationship with a Vietnamese/Korean girl, who are known to be traditionally the most violent of all Asian women. You are invited to share horror stories, offer support and advice to others. “I remember […]
Posted: 13 March, 2008 in Fun.
Comments: 18
Want To Join My March Madness Bracket?
This has started to become an annual thing. If you want to join mine, it’s a $10 entry fee. Here is the link: Girlrobot Pick’em Tournament We’ll figure out the cut after we determine how many people are in. Most likely it will be 60/30/10. Paypal me at kim at girlrobot dot net with your […]
Posted: 12 March, 2008 in Fun.
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Does Experience Make You A Better President?
Hilary seems to want you to think so. But according to this website there really is no correlation. Suppose you had to choose between two Presidential candidates, one of whom had spent 20 years in Congress plus had considerable other relevant experience and the other of whom had about half a dozen years in the […]
Posted: 12 March, 2008 in Knowledge/News.
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Historical Weather Data
Wow this trip planner is awesome!! If you are planning a trip or even some kind of outdoor event, this is such a useful tool. It analyzes the history of the weather of a given date and tells you what the chances of it being cold/hot/rainy/cloudy on that particular day(s). I checked my tentative wedding […]
Posted: 11 March, 2008 in Cool Links, Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
Comments: 1
Brain Dump Mondays: A Typical Weekend
I love my 3 day weekends!! This one was spent like most of my other weekends: boardgames, movies, eating! Friday – we spent the night at Andy’s on Thursday after playing Settlers of Catan. There’s nothing like playing a GOOD game of Settlers. Unfortunately, the ultimate champion of the night was boyrobot but it was […]
Posted: 10 March, 2008 in Personal.
Comments: 4
Friday Links
Don’t use Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash – supposedly it has a history of turning people’s teeth brown! 100 Things to do with Google Maps Man asks friend to shoot him in the arm so he doesn’t have to go to work – umm, talk about hating your job Famous assassinations and who would still be alive […]
Posted: 7 March, 2008 in Cool Links.
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Get Paid To Sleep
A lot of people joke about wishing someone could pay them to be lazy. Well this guy made it a reality. He set up a website and people pay him to stay in bed. Why didn’t I think of that!! He makes money by the ads posted around the border of the site. All he […]
Posted: 6 March, 2008 in Cool Links.
Comments: 2