I was alerted to the fact that MSN posted a list of 40 Fantastic Time-Wasting Sites today, and instantly took action to, well, waste time on their recommendations. I love lists, as most people know, but I also enjoy interjecting my opinions on matters of varying degrees of consequence. As such, I will now do a review of the 40 sites that MSN suggested to their readers today. I will admit, I have gotten a substantial amount of new material from their recommendations. For the MSN article, see: http://tech.msn.com/products/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=20923913
But for now, I will begin my four part journey in assessing the quality of the recommendations. For added flair, I will give my Freaky Thumb of Judgment as approval or disapproval.
1. Strip Generator - http://www.stripgenerator.com/ - I don't know if it's just me, or if this like is broken altogether. The premise of this site seems delightful, but I cannot seem to get it to work. In theory, you can go on there and make your own comic strip and then blog about it and things. I wish it would work 'cause that would bring two of my loves together: comics and blogs. But alas, it hasn't worked for me yet. I will keep you posted if/when it does. My Freaky Thumb of Judgement (FToJ) says: Thumbs Down.
2. F My Life - http://www.fmylife.com/ - I already posted about this site. I effing love it because I can relate to the feeling that takes so many there more than I'd like to... Yes, eff my life. I appreciate MSN acknowledging the value that a group of people coming together to share their brief stories of woe can have on us, even if only through the world wide web. For all this, and more, my FToJ says: Thumbs Up.
3. Live Plasma - http://www.liveplasma.com/ - Wow. I am in awe of this website. See, I like to make comparative charts and diagrams and things. This is a great thing to like to do when you work in HR because a lot of what HR peeps too is compare things for lots of reasons. Anyway, so I logged onto this site and typed in Interpol (since I cannot stop listening to "hands away" for therapeutic reasons), an lo and behold, it beautifully diagrammed for me all these other artist that I may be into based on my interest in Interpol. Most of them I am already a fan of, but some were new to me. I love that! I am in constant pursuit of new music (although nothing can pull me away from this song right now). And because it is for more than just music, my FToJ say: Thumbs (way) Up.
4. Cracked - http://www.cracked.com/ - This is an oldie but goodie for me. I often forget about how good this site is, since it's not in my usual rotation. But really, it should be. It's kinda like The Onion in a lot of ways, but isn't. Seems like it would be absolutely suitable for time-wasting of any kind. My FToJ says: Thumbs Up.
5. BeFunky.com - http://www.befunky.com/ - I dig it. This site is like a lazy person's photoshop. I'm not a photoshop purist, so I can support it. I suppose they get a lot of hits for people posting photos to myspace and facebook profiles. I can see that being a hit. In fact, I did it too... see above at me and my freakish thumb picture. Meh, FToJ says: Thumbs Up.
6. Funny Typos - http://funnytypos.com/ - Obviously, I am huge fan of this blog. In fact, you will shortly see it listed in my list of blogs. Why? Because judging people for their inadequate use of words and clear lack of command of the English language is FUN. Also fun is when you get things in print that are just not right, but no editor caught it in time. I once aspired to be an editor, and get a kick out of seeing when things are left so wrong (see photo). Snarky, yes, of course. But, oh, so much fun! I had come across this blog a couple months ago, but lost contact with it. I am so happy to be reunited. Clearly FToJ emphatically says: Thumbs Up.
7. Safety Graphic Fun - http://juliasmexicocity.typepad.com/safetygraphics/ - When signs fail, everyone wins. It's true. But as we learned in the movie Pineapple Express, "Safety first. Then teamwork." I am truly surprised that this blog has only been around a little under a year. I suppose it had to start somewhere, and I'm glad it did. Safely, FToJ says: Thumbs Up.
8. Virtual NES - http://www.virtualnes.com/ - If you are a fan of old Nintendo games and other old school systems, then I highly recommend this site. I played Paper Boy for a bit, then moved on to Super Mario Bros 3, which I have notorious at for many, many years. It has been noted in the permanent record of one of my friends that over 20 minutes of work time were spent playing Tecmo Bowl, and another period of time playing Dungeons and Dragons, and leveling on Contra. Anyway, this site is ideal for anyone who has a bit of gamer-nerd in them and isn't afraid to show it. It's not perfect in it's gameplay, but it surely does the trick. Gaming FToJ says: Thumbs Up.
9. Pogo - http://www.pogo.com/ - I'm not gonna lie. Since about 2006, I have given Pogo more hours of my life than I'd like to admit. But here's the thing about Pogo. Yes, it's fun and addictive. Yes, there are lots and lots of games to be enjoyed on it. BUT, if you ever decide to go for a paid account, you can never get the same enjoyment from a free account ever again (Yes, I did have a paid account for a while... Don't judge me, my bf at the time was a hardcore gamer and gaming online is how we hung out when we couldn't in person). While I will kill anyone on Word Whomp or Lottso, believe it or not, there is a fair amount of drama on this site too. I don't know. It's good, really good even, but definitely flawed. Because of this FToJ says: Thumbs Down.
10. Omegle - http://omegle.com/ - You would think this would be a perfect site for a lonely, unemployed single girl like myself, but I didn't really care for it. It is a chat site where you are automatically connected to a stranger somewhere out there. You don't have a screen name or moniker of any sort. Just you, and a stranger (who they list as Stranger) chatting. To be completely truthful, I only gave it about a 3 minute chance. I just got the feeling that it was going to be really creepy from the fact that the first person I chatted with immediately went for the age and sex question. I was hoping for a bit more random of a conversation than that. Nope. Creepy. Which means, FToJ says: Thumbs Down.
That's all for today. Tomorrow I will review the next 10 from the article.
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