Oranges!

Check out Orangepulp, the blog about...oranges.

I particularly like the "Masterfruit" card.

Have a fruity day! :)

Google's funky text is all too flat.

Am I the only one who noticed that Google didn't have a special logo for Easter this year? In fact, looking back to the logos for '04, we didn't get one then either. We get World Water Day, Independence Day, Halloween, and MC Escher's birthday, but they won't give us just a little bitty cute image for Easter? Harrumph.

Now on to a couple new links. First up is amaztype (don't ask me to pronounce it). This is a nifty little interactive tool. Just type in an author, start the search, and be amazed. ;o) It takes a little bit longer to finish than I would prefer, but it's fun. And if you choose an author with more than one book (Dan Brown, for example), you can scroll over one of the images and click it for more details.

For those of you who prefer your browser with a little more bling, there's the always classy PimpZilla. And because it made me laugh, I'll forgive the creators for their typo.

If amaztype didn't quite satisfy your need for quirky text-related utilities, then try out Web of Letters.

So you've completed Crimson Room and haven't gotten your fill of impossible-to-complete-without-a-walkthrough-or-a-really-weird-way-of-thinking games, then have a go (ooh, I sound all British) at The Doors. (The game, not the band).

And last, at least for this particular post, but not least is All Too Flat, a weird but vaguely funny place to waste a few minutes. Kinda gives you the "this is so dumb, but hahahaha" feeling that I've heard you get from watching Napoleon Dynamite.

First signs of spring...

...at least the first ones I've gotten to photograph.

Contentment

I know, anyone who knows me is going to think I've gone absolutely nuts, but I've been missing puppies lately - you know, when they're at that sweet, silky, puppy-breath-and-happiness-and-endless-energy stage.

Like this:

http://marjkibby.blogspot.com/2005/03/contentment.html

The "New Math"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7317057/

"At 8.7 magnitude, Monday's earthquake was roughly half the strength of the December quake, which measured 9.0 on the logarithmic magnitude scale." (Emphasis added.)

Joshuaink

Many thanks to Ryan at The Roman Empire for introducing me to Joshuaink. Sites like that remind me why I'm going to college and inspire me all over again every time I look at them.

Poetry in Translation

Ever wondered what a famous phrase or proverb would say if it were translated into a different language? Well, Poetry in Translation is here to help. Just type in your phrase or sentence, and see what happens when it's translated into German, then to French, back to German, and finally, to English.

For example, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" becomes "Neither a money taker nor a place kreditgebende are". Hmm..kreditgebende. I'm gonna start using that in casual conversation.

Photo Gallery

This is an awesome photo gallery, even if you don't look at the photos. Just play with clicking around, and watch how things move. Very cool. I can't wait to learn Flash.

Human DNA + Tree DNA = Biopresence

This is what the world loves about the American economy - you think of an idea, and you have the freedom to market it. Instead of thinking of some way to make life easier, however, some people choose to come up with very strange ways to make use of their freedom. Case in point: Biopresence. Living Trees. Weird, weird, weird.

Lonely No More

Am I the only one who thinks that this is the coolest single that's been played in ages? I've always been a Matchbox 20 (and Rob Thomas) fan, but even if I wasn't, this is just an awesome song. The one thing I don't like is that I won't be able to buy the CD till April. :( I guess I'll just have to play it on the website over and over and over and over...

Welcome to....Tucson!

Almost forgot...my Graphics Communications class was divided into four groups of four people, each of which was given a different destination. The group was supposed to create a travel poster for their given destination. The different places were Providence, Rhode Island; Asheville, North Carolina; Seattle, Washington; and Tucson, Arizona. My group got Tucson.

I will say that even though this was a joint project, most of it (including emailing a resort asking for permission to use their photos, creating the actual image in Paint Shop Pro, and finding a place to get the finished poster printed) was done by me. Here's the JPEG version of the final poster.

Don't forget that you can post a comment without being a registered user, so please take a second to let me know what you think about the poster! How am I ever going to get anywhere without feedback?

Whew...

Yeah, so I've been sick for a week and am exhausted after going back to school today, but my big brother complained that I haven't blogged for a while, so I've decided to dump out some of the links in my handy-dandy "To Blog" bookmarks folder...enjoy!

First up is the Ultimate Flash Face thingamabob. It's not really a utility, but it's interesting, and even though it's not a game, it's fun. My one complaint is that none of the facial features are girlish, except for the eyes.

Have you ever watched a movie more than once and you STILL couldn't hear that one line in the big scene? Well, just because you haven't doesn't mean that I'm weird. It doesn't mean I'm not, but it doesn't mean I am. Anyway, for all your misheard-line needs, try Drew's Script-O-Rama.

Ever since my brother told me about Newsbrew, I've been reading their comics each day. One that I'd never seen before is Pearls Before Swine. Definitely my new favorite...if you get a chance to read back strips, find the crocodile/zebra plot...you can't resist the crocodiles!

Here's another fun little diversion - TYPEDRAWING. (You have to click on the text to get to the actual content.) I don't have the patience to do it myself, but it was fun to browse through some of the artwork that others have created with just text.

Using Windows and hating it? For all those little annoyances that Microsoft likes to throw your way, I present to you Annoyances.org, a site devoted to Windows-related nuisances.

If you've encountered my brother at any point, you've probably proceeded to switch to Firefox. (How does he manage to make us do this stuff?) I for one am loving the switch, except for that little glitch wherein Firefox and Media Player had a fight and won't speak to each other. But anyway, for the curious among us, here's How Firefox Works.

Thank goodness Ryan left town last night, or I'd be in big trouble for telling you about Factbites, which seems to think of itself as the best thing since Google. It offers "meaningful, relevant sentences from every site in the search results". I in no way intend to give up my Google, but Factbites looks like it may be on to something. I haven't really gotten to try it out yet, but when I do I'll let you know how I like it.

So you think you're pretty smart, huh? Look at you, using both sides of your brain at once! Well, let's put it to the test...see how high a score you can get with this quick little brain game.

If you're the kind of person who has trouble saying anything but "yes", here's a few options just for you. 20 Ways to Say No

And last but not least, there's Area 404, where you can browse some of the interesting ideas webbies have come up with to spice up that annoying little "page not found" notification. Take a look, there's some great stuff.

Until next time...