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Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
10 websites that provide a nice break...
Do you ever find yourself so steeped in work that your cranium is begging for a brief reprieve? Take a gander at some of the below websites for a short, hopefully well-deserved (if you're a constant procrastinator, stop reading now) break.
10. Collegehumor.com — The most mind-numbing website, collegehumor.com requires next to no intelligence to enjoy, so it acts as a perfect distraction from heavy studying.
9. Geekologie.com — Maybe you don’t really want to call yourself a geek, but you may still be kind of interested in what’s going on in the geek world. Geekologie is the website that will make you laugh aloud as you read about the ridiculousness of a robot trained to play Rock, Paper, Scissors or soap that is shaped like a Playstation controller.
8. Freerice.com — Ever feel that maybe all that time procrastinating should go to bettering the world? Maybe not, but even if you don’t care about the U.N. World Food Program, you can still support them in an easy way on freerice.com just by answering vocabulary questions. Put to use those hours you spent flipping through SAT vocabulary flash cards and earn some rice for people in need.
7. Pogo.com — For the casual game player looking for a seemingly quick break, pogo.com is perfect. Offering a wide range of games from Monopoly to NASCAR Web Racing, it will keep you occupied well beyond that short break you were looking for.
6. Bored.com — Sounds kind of trite, but actually bored.com will link you to a plethora of websites perfect to get you through those all-nighters. Bored.com will lead to the weirdest headlines, provide an outlet for you to send an e-mail to your future self (dear me, did you ever finish your paper?) and much, much more.
5. Postsecret.com — “I would love to drop an anvil on your girlfriend.” How can you not love a website where people send postcards in with their greatest confessions? The postcards tend to have an artistic side as well, making them both entertaining and visually appealing
4. Someecards.com — I think it’s safe to say this is the only website where you can send a card saying, “I promise not to laugh anymore at your ridiculous major.” The site has hundreds of cards filled with this similarly dry humor.
3. Perezhilton.com — Perez, not Paris, Hilton is a celebrity in his own right. He reports on celebrity gossip with rapid-fire posts, making it easy for his readers to stay up on the lives of celebrities, movies, new music, funny interviews and weird news. Without Perez, I personally wouldn’t have known about Chris Brown abusing Rihanna or Nadya Suleman’s 14 children. And that is the sort of knowledge we all need.
2. mylifeisaverage.com- you get to hear people's daily stories of how their life is just completely average, and it just makes your day that much better! Today, I realized the irony in handing out fliers that say "Save the Trees!" MLIA
1. Sporcle.com — Sometimes when I procrastinate, I think, “Wow, I really should be productive right now instead of doing whatever I’m doing.” That’s where sporcle.com comes in. Sporcle.com touts itself as a website of mentally stimulating diversions. They have quizzes on everything from naming every country in the world, to movie quote recognition. What did I learn from sporcle? That I am all knowing when it comes to Harry Potter
*Much of the above is from the Cornell Daily Sun
10. Collegehumor.com — The most mind-numbing website, collegehumor.com requires next to no intelligence to enjoy, so it acts as a perfect distraction from heavy studying.
9. Geekologie.com — Maybe you don’t really want to call yourself a geek, but you may still be kind of interested in what’s going on in the geek world. Geekologie is the website that will make you laugh aloud as you read about the ridiculousness of a robot trained to play Rock, Paper, Scissors or soap that is shaped like a Playstation controller.
8. Freerice.com — Ever feel that maybe all that time procrastinating should go to bettering the world? Maybe not, but even if you don’t care about the U.N. World Food Program, you can still support them in an easy way on freerice.com just by answering vocabulary questions. Put to use those hours you spent flipping through SAT vocabulary flash cards and earn some rice for people in need.
7. Pogo.com — For the casual game player looking for a seemingly quick break, pogo.com is perfect. Offering a wide range of games from Monopoly to NASCAR Web Racing, it will keep you occupied well beyond that short break you were looking for.
6. Bored.com — Sounds kind of trite, but actually bored.com will link you to a plethora of websites perfect to get you through those all-nighters. Bored.com will lead to the weirdest headlines, provide an outlet for you to send an e-mail to your future self (dear me, did you ever finish your paper?) and much, much more.
5. Postsecret.com — “I would love to drop an anvil on your girlfriend.” How can you not love a website where people send postcards in with their greatest confessions? The postcards tend to have an artistic side as well, making them both entertaining and visually appealing
4. Someecards.com — I think it’s safe to say this is the only website where you can send a card saying, “I promise not to laugh anymore at your ridiculous major.” The site has hundreds of cards filled with this similarly dry humor.
3. Perezhilton.com — Perez, not Paris, Hilton is a celebrity in his own right. He reports on celebrity gossip with rapid-fire posts, making it easy for his readers to stay up on the lives of celebrities, movies, new music, funny interviews and weird news. Without Perez, I personally wouldn’t have known about Chris Brown abusing Rihanna or Nadya Suleman’s 14 children. And that is the sort of knowledge we all need.
2. mylifeisaverage.com- you get to hear people's daily stories of how their life is just completely average, and it just makes your day that much better! Today, I realized the irony in handing out fliers that say "Save the Trees!" MLIA
1. Sporcle.com — Sometimes when I procrastinate, I think, “Wow, I really should be productive right now instead of doing whatever I’m doing.” That’s where sporcle.com comes in. Sporcle.com touts itself as a website of mentally stimulating diversions. They have quizzes on everything from naming every country in the world, to movie quote recognition. What did I learn from sporcle? That I am all knowing when it comes to Harry Potter
*Much of the above is from the Cornell Daily Sun
Friday, November 20, 2009
TONIGHT, SU vs UNC!
Tonight at 7 PM, come out to the Haven Lounge for some MORE pizza and another dynamic away basketball game! Tonight is versus North Carolina!
Want to take home something confiscated?
If during this semester you've had an appliance confiscated AND you want to take it home sooner rather than later, than please email wmwalsh@syr.edu at least 3 days before you depart so Bill can make sure to get it to you in enough time.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Reminder: TONIGHT is SU vs Cal in Haven Lounge
Tonight at 7 PM, come out to the Haven Lounge for some pizza and a dynamic away basketball game!
Want to have your room featured in a campus video?
Attention H2W! There is going to be an Otto video made regarding the flu, and part of it will be filmed in a residence hall room and so we need rooms to film it in!
Here are the specifics we are looking for:
- A male split double
- Early next week (11/23 or 11/24) availability
Note: there isn't a need for actors, just the room.
Please email wmwalsh@syr.edu if you want to do this!
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