Need a Recharge?
post by Michelle Griep
Yeah, I know I recently posted about writerly time management, but doggone it, every now and then you just gotta take a break. And have I found some fun sites for you while you're on that break . . .
Plink
This is an interactive, multiplayer musical experience. All you do is enter a screen name and the computer matches you up with 3 or 4 other people out there who are wasting their time, I mean, recharging. You play music with them with just the click of your mouse. This one is super addicting, so beware.
A Soft Murmur
Looking for some ambient noise but it's too early in the season for crickets or you're too lazy to go to a coffee shop? This is the place for you. Pick your soothing background noise and let it calm your nerves or inspire your muse while you write. Or nap. Your pick.
Shut Up and Take My Money
Need a quirky gift for someone? Need to treat yourself? Just want to gawk at some freakishly awesome items for sale? Yeah. Click on this one.
I Side With
I purposely do not talk politics on this blog. I figure I offend enough people just by being me without the added abrasiveness of political opinion. However, in this particularly heated season of elections, here's one site you might want to check out. It asks you a series of questions on a variety of issues. You answer yes or no and how important the issue is to you. Then voila. It matches you with the candidate you share the most views with. Yeah, I know you might think who that is already, but I also know you might be surprised. I was.
Geo Guesser
I admit it. I'm geographically challenged. This site confirmed it. It shows you a picture from Google Earth and you simply guess where in the world it is.
There you have it. Go out there and have a good time. Don't forget a helmet.
Plink
This is an interactive, multiplayer musical experience. All you do is enter a screen name and the computer matches you up with 3 or 4 other people out there who are wasting their time, I mean, recharging. You play music with them with just the click of your mouse. This one is super addicting, so beware.
A Soft Murmur
Looking for some ambient noise but it's too early in the season for crickets or you're too lazy to go to a coffee shop? This is the place for you. Pick your soothing background noise and let it calm your nerves or inspire your muse while you write. Or nap. Your pick.
Shut Up and Take My Money
Need a quirky gift for someone? Need to treat yourself? Just want to gawk at some freakishly awesome items for sale? Yeah. Click on this one.
I Side With
I purposely do not talk politics on this blog. I figure I offend enough people just by being me without the added abrasiveness of political opinion. However, in this particularly heated season of elections, here's one site you might want to check out. It asks you a series of questions on a variety of issues. You answer yes or no and how important the issue is to you. Then voila. It matches you with the candidate you share the most views with. Yeah, I know you might think who that is already, but I also know you might be surprised. I was.
Geo Guesser
I admit it. I'm geographically challenged. This site confirmed it. It shows you a picture from Google Earth and you simply guess where in the world it is.
There you have it. Go out there and have a good time. Don't forget a helmet.