More Internet Fun... of the Serious Variety

I've devised a list of things for you to do on the internet machine in order to become more like me.

I'm going to need you to commit to doing this every single day without exception. I'm also going to need you to buy a pair of yoga pants that you will never take off no matter what.



First, you are going to play at least 4 hours of Alchemy.


Then you are going to log some time watching these great You Suck at Photoshop videos. Man oh man, you will be laughing and learning about Photoshop.


I think after you do that you'll need to play several more hours of Alchemy, though. And then some Bubble Shooter... and then maybe some more Alchemy, or Mozaki Blocks if you are sick of that.

After that spend maybe a couple of days intermittently reading the entire archives at Dooce and watching Season 1 of 30 Rock on Netflix.

Also watch this video of a baby panda sneezing at least 15 times.


Then maybe take a quick catnap for 9 hours and start over again.

Serious Internet Fun

Boredom at work.... it's a world-wide epidemic.

What does one do when one hates all of the tasks before them and, yet, has exhausted all of the possibilities of things to do on the internet machine?

Email... check.
Update Netflix queue... check.
MySpace... check.
Trolling craigslist... check.
Look up potential maladies at webmd.com... check.
Research James Purefoy via Wikipedia and Google image searches... check and check.


About the time that I've done all of these things and refreshed LJ Images so many times my head feels like it might explode and I come to the depressing realization that I might need to do some actual work... well that kids is about the time that I take a trip over to One More Level.

It's the best place I've found on the internet for fun little internet games, and I can waste literally hours, or, even, entire work days there.

My current obsession is a game called 5 Differences... and if you enjoy the sensation of feeling like your eyes are going to explode all over your computer screen... well then you will definitely like it too.

Another favorite is Bubble Shooter (which, btw, I got caught up playing in the middle of writing this). It seems very boring in concept and at first you will be skeptical... but then 15 hours later you will realize what a great time you are having.

Jackpot Recipes!

I got this pic by googling the word 'jackpot'. Who else thinks that this might have been drawn by the same person who illustrated every Encyclopedia Brown book? Just me... well okay.

Let's talk about Jackpot Recipes.

Well first let's talk about what Jackpot Recipes are and where I got the idea to call them Jackpot Recipes.

I love to cook. I especially love to bake. I also like to knit and watch re-runs of Wings. I also might be a 55 year old school marm.

Anyways, I have some recipes that I make over and over... that people have begun to associate with me ,and think of as my recipes even though I've probably stolen them from someone on the internet. And I'm okay with that. I call these my Jackpot Recipes.

Where did I get the name Jackpot Recipes? Well I stole it from the same place that I get all of my best ideas: Amy Sedaris.

So here is a small selection of my favorite Jackpot Recipes on the Internet Machine.

The Best Lasagna Ever from Ree at The Pioneer Woman Cooks

Vicki's Chicken Pot Pie from Trashy Eats

Marinated Cheese from Allrecipes

Cocktail Meatballs from Allrecipes (If you are delightfully white trash like me you will just use a bag of frozen meatballs and add a 1/4 cup of barbecue sauce to this)

The Best Banana Bread Ever from someone at Livejournal (I think it was posted in the Food Porn community there... also please take note of the very last two comments... Is it just me or WHOA did that just come out of nowhere?)

Peter!

I know it might be a little early for most people to start thinking about Christmas, but I start thinking about Christmas on or about December 27th every year.

Yep... I love it.

And one thing that starts getting me really excited about Christmas is when I start seeing Christmas commercials popping up here and there on television.

Yep... it doesn't take much to get me excited.

My favorite Christmas commercial of all time is the classic Folger's commercial where Peter comes home for Christmas and makes coffee.

Oh man is it great.

I dare anyone to watch that commercial and not want to put up a Christmas tree right that second. It's just not possible.

So anyways... Enjoy!

Jarring Something Loose

So I've got a teeny tiny, weeny wootie case of writer's block currently rocking my world.

Usually when this happens I just throw my hands up in the air, whistle and read magazines until it goes away.

This weekend I decided to be proactive about it.

The first thing I did was to spend $50 at a craft/hobby store buying construction paper, glitter, colored pencils, sketch pads and fancy scissors that cut zig-zags and wavy lines.

My thinking was that any act of creativity, no matter how small or ridiculous the attempt, might jar something loose.

The second thing I did was read How To Be Creative at Gaping Void.

Gaping Void is possibly one of my favorite websites/blogs on the whole internet machine. It's clever, it's funny and it's much smarter than me. Hugh, the author, spends a lot of time talking about the internet and blogs and marketing and what it all means, and, to be honest, for the most part I have no idea what he's talking about... but, hey, he draws some great cartoons (on the back of business cards), and it makes me feel smarter just for having tried to be so engaged.

Here's to you Hugh MacLeod... and your marvelous blog.

I name you The Awesome Blog Internet Person of October 2007.

Internet Fun

So I dare anyone to visit LJ Images and not hit refresh 750 times.

LJ Images is a deceptively simple concept. Every time you refresh the page it shows the latest 50 images uploaded onto Livejournal.

I don't know what it is... I guess it's voyeuristic, but it's also kind of like a treasure hunt and a freak show all wrapped into one... but it is scarily addictive.

Maybe don't be a fool (like me) and look at it at work, because the chances of seeing something highly inappropriate are very very high.