Good Things For Bad Days

Make your own game.

2009-11-13T22:46:00.000-08:00

Not completely. But if you feel creative today and are willing to explore you should check this out.

Yeah More Games

2009-10-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

Stick War

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Games Games Games!

2009-09-29T11:51:00.000-07:00

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Red Remover

2009-08-31T09:16:00.000-07:00

I can't figure all the levels out so good luck for you! Keep the greens get rid of the reds.

007

2009-08-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

Sorry for yet another book recommendation, but this time I suggest reading something campy and ridiculous. It can get you in a playful mood and maybe you'll even be imagining how the old man across from you on the bus is a secret agent trying to take down the mob (but of course he's being thwarted by a Russian agent). To be honest though, you probably shouldn't read the collection of short stories entitled Octopussy, it's gotten bad reviews.

Nice mocking

2009-08-13T19:53:00.000-07:00

Sure mocking seems mean, but let's do it through the internet where they can't hear us (or see us pointing and giggling). I today have come upon a goth fashion site and found the pure fear of indie fashion and horrible mashed together style just the thing to cheer me up. If you too like mocking goths click here.

Line bounder

2009-08-09T13:27:00.000-07:00

Blogging Blogs

2009-08-04T20:04:00.000-07:00

I ran into a lovely blog by several artists. I've always enjoyed scrolling through random art. Enjoy!

Send a Letter

2009-08-04T19:44:00.000-07:00

Think of how excited you are when you check your mail and realize you have something from a friend that took time? If you start sending letters and get your friends to join in you'll soon be excited for your mail (if you're not already due to NetFlix). This way you don't put off keeping up with people because you always have the option (on facebook and the like), instead you'll get excited and run off to write a letter right after you receive one. It's also fun if you write them full of emotions as if you couldn't possibly get this information to them in a faster way.

Also to spice it up, you can draw pictures on the envelope and add little funny extras you've clipped out of magazines.

World News is Funny?

2009-05-14T13:28:00.000-07:00

If Wait wait don't tell me can find funny stuff in the news so can we! Today I ran across two stories with funny angles on BBC News.

The first is about a woman who died while scuba diving(no that's not the funny part). While she was lying on the seabed another man on vacation just happened to be posing for a picture while a freaked out instructor swam to help the woman. How terrible would it be if you took a vacation picture and later realized a dead person was in it?

The second funny news article is about a Priest who published a sex guide for married couples. If you look closely at the caption of the picture you'll see this, "Critics question the competency of a celibate monk to write about sex". So will you take tips on spicing up your sex life from a virgin?

The great outdoors

2009-05-04T21:08:00.001-07:00

Today's tip is to go to a park, any park. Even if one nearby your home isn't as magnificent as devil's tower go anyway. You can have some failed attempts at flying kites, read a book outside, stare at birds and guess what they are, or just attempt to get a tan. Parks are free and entertaining. Another tip is to go to a playground. Things are a bit different when you're bigger (and out of shape).

The Onion

2009-04-29T12:31:00.000-07:00

Last Few Republican Senators Form Roman Tortoise

I don't doubt that you've all already heard of the Onion before, but here are some little known parts. The picture above was from their the news in photos section. Another part I've been enjoying is the daily overview of Obama's First 100 Days in office which has just now been finished. They also have a very good short daily podcast that you can get on itunes or you can listen on their website.

Fairytale game

2009-04-26T13:48:00.000-07:00

Headspin Storybook
This is a little bit of a twist on the matching two pictures game. They have to be exact mirror images on each side. Good graphics reminiscent of childhood fairy tales make it worth spending the 10 minutes or so it takes to finish the 20 levels.

Working through stress/ boring days

2009-04-17T14:17:00.000-07:00

Chain of Fire
I personally clean everything, but if you prefer to set people on fire and watch them run around screaming....well I'm not going to stop you.

The Mighty Boosh

2009-04-08T22:06:00.001-07:00

The Mighty Boosh is a British tv show featuring Vince Noir (Noel Fielding) and Howard Moon (Julien Barratt). Vince is a childish, sunshine, fashionable mod/punk/metro man and Howard is his best friend a hapless confused loser. The two share in ridiculous adventures that veer towards the musical in the third season. The first season is set in a Zoo, the second in an apartment, and the third in a shop (Nabootique). Click here for a link to the first episode. If you prefer not to watch it online the third season is currently being aired on Adult Swim.
p.s.- Noel's my current celebrity crush, although his chin is epic...

Bubble boy

2009-03-30T20:51:00.000-07:00

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The english are coming!

2009-03-25T01:06:00.000-07:00

These fine gentlemen are Hamish and Andy (don't know which is which). They have a radio show in Australia (yeah not quite British), but we can get it via podcast here. They do usual radio talk stuff, but so far I rarely stop laughing. They've covered such news as why does the space station need a gps. What would their global position be? Not on it? You can get them by searching on itunes or at their website(just chose a location, doesn't matter).

Something actual from England now. Friday Night Comedy from BBC4 is literally the funniest thing my ears have come in contact with in months. If you're going to give anything a chance from this website, please make it this. I promise they're more entertaining then the spice girls. Again you can find this podcast via itunes or here.

F My Life

2009-03-24T00:51:00.000-07:00

Pretty self explanatory, F my life is a site where you can post terrible things that happened to you today. The Great part is when you realize your life hasn't ever been as bad as some of this. And if it has, well at least it's funny in a sick way. (p.s.- that picture was a random one that came up when I searched f**k my life on flickr)

Games to play alone and with others

2009-03-18T13:35:00.000-07:00

Games to play with others: Both of these are word games. The first is make up your own theme park and name and describe some of the rides. Mine is Twin peaks. There would be a red room ride where you basically ride through oddly lit rooms with confusing things going on.

The second is a somewhat childish one. Use book titles to hit on people. Examples: I'd like to be the Lord of your Rings, I'll Bhagavad your Gita.

For Alone Time:

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This is a bit of and odd game, sorta creepy too. I scored a 26 whatever that means....I hope you guys find this enjoyable.

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This is one of those look for the tiny difference games. I got on the highscore table with a 407, so odds are you can beat me. If you do please comment how much better you did.

Please share your answers and any games you have!

Look a clue!

2009-03-12T14:01:00.000-07:00

Need to relax? I personally am sick and something that's brought me comfort is revisiting childhood books. Alright Nancy Drew was not from my childhood, but it's really not that bad. I'm also thinking of rereading Mr. Popper's Penguins. Both getting a book done quickly and seeing how simple life can be in a different perspective has helped me stop stressing.

Caulator

2009-02-24T19:52:00.000-08:00

I've been having a really lame month and to cheer myself up right before my final I decided to write a surrealist poem with my roomie.

I am a purple teapot
And we are all Cows
Your mother rains like dirt
The Clock tics green
The Cigarette burns through the Paradigm
My Bear Yells HELLO *whispered*

(ps-caulator means jester in latin)

Valentine

2009-02-10T20:30:00.000-08:00

Valentines day is a drag for anyone not in a committed relationship. To make this day more cheerful give some friends an odd valentines day card. You could send some retro ones. Or write some interesting ones of you own (an idea from my French teacher is to write a surrealist one- compare your loved ones to margarine!). Or you could follow Annie Sprinkle's (feminist porn star) advice and make a tit print for your love bug. Valentines day is a stupid commercial made up holiday, so use it as you wish and have fun!

İlke Kutlay

2009-01-26T19:06:00.000-08:00

İlke Kutlay is a very talented painter who's style is indie meets sunfilled paradise. Click here to see a gallery of some of his work.

A smack of Jellyfish

2009-01-25T13:56:00.000-08:00

Like a Murder of crows here are some other group names. Also something I tracked down at another site is that a group of lawyers is a quarrel or a greed.

Quick Games

2009-01-21T21:08:00.000-08:00

Phit

Jelly Blocks

Two fun logic games. Since I have to be in a logic class right now, you do too!

Good news if you're not me

2009-01-15T13:17:00.001-08:00

Here's a little something extra to cheer you up if you don't live in Iowa right now. Where I'm at today it is -11 degrees and feels like -31. In Saint Petersburg Russia it's 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The only up side of this for me is that I get to make jokes like these:

It's cold for Siberia!

There's something wrong with the world when the Russians are happy they live in Russia rather then America because of the nice weather. (or really for any reason then vodka)

Wondermark

2009-01-15T09:19:00.000-08:00

Wondermark is a gag strip format comic made from old newspaper pictures. Very funny and usually adult content.

3oh!3

2009-01-07T22:43:00.000-08:00

Fun rap music from extremely white guys. Just let it happen.

New Years Resolutions

2009-01-01T16:31:00.000-08:00

My resolution for the New Year is to be more at peace with myself. My first step towards this is a book I picked up today called The Zen of Zombie. Usually when people talk of resolutions it's about losing weight or what they hate about themselves; I propose instead to grasp on to things that make your life worthwhile and fun.

A non video post

2008-12-28T17:27:00.000-08:00

I just realized that all my recent posts seem to be quickly slopped together with the only real sustenance being a youtube video. Not true for most of them. I try to think about what I put up so here's a link to the best blog I've ever read. You may remember Elyse from the first season of America's Next Top Model. Well she's still out there working out a measly model's sustenance in mostly Hong Kong, but she goes other places too!

Time to Learn!

2008-12-28T17:17:00.000-08:00

Bored already? Well I am and I find it's time to learn a little bit more. Here's something I found while perusing Youtube. I kind of get what a hedge fund is, but why is the economy so complicated!? It's just numbers being moved around.

Cute with Chris

2008-12-25T16:57:00.000-08:00

Still bored? Yeah I know you got 10 presents and they should be occupying your every moment, but life's even more dreary then ever. Here's something to snap you out of that funk! or rut...

If you liked this video go over to CutewithChris.com and see more videos. Also it's a video podcast on itunes!

Kelly to cheer you up

2008-12-21T23:28:00.000-08:00

Holiday Blues?

2008-12-21T14:18:00.000-08:00

I know over Christmas I get annoyed and bored sitting around all day with my family. If you have this problem too here are some tips.

1. One way I counteract annoyance at Christmas rituals is by wholeheartedly taking up the ones you enjoy. I make paper snow flakes, change my desktop background to a new Holiday picture everyday, make cookies, run around in the snow.

2. Make sure to take time for yourself. I personally do this by taking baths and reading.

3. Keep things normal. You can do this by visiting the same websites, listening to old podcasts that remind you of times you're not at home, or by trying to keep you schedule the same.

4. Be more busy then ever. Try out a new hobby. I personally am going for oragami and have been working on butterflies. Also I'm working out even more over break(both to combat the heaps of candy and the open time).

5. Have fun. Remember that the Holiday is to be enjoyed, so don't be boring or dwell on bad thoughts. Go ahead and turn your usual boring christmas into something a bit more interesting.

Penny Arcade

2008-11-25T21:01:00.001-08:00

For those of you who enjoy video games you should enjoy this web comic. It's been going on for about 5 years or so now (probably longer). Luckily if you're not into reading extensive back comics you can really pick it up wherever. Although most of the comics are about video games not all of them are and usually they have a joke that will work even if you don't know everything about the ups and downs of the current video game culture.

P.s-thank my roomie if you enjoy this. Reading her blog got me to actually want to work on mine again.

Front Back!

2008-11-17T20:14:00.001-08:00

Learn your front and back from the Sesame Street crowd!

xkcd

2008-11-16T18:25:00.000-08:00

xkcd is a mix of math, science, wit, current events, and a new perspective. If you're not into math or science you might find it hard to keep up on all the posts, but most of the time they're rather simple and always funny.

Don't take yourself so seriously

2008-11-11T22:02:00.000-08:00

(sorry for the bad video, the real one didn't allow embeded)

The Moth

2008-11-06T18:30:00.000-08:00

The Moth is a not for profit group that presents spoken stories that are taped live and without notes. You can reach them through their site (where you can buy cds and read up on them) and you can also get a free podcast in itunes. Some of the stories are comedic and others are very sad, but all are true and in no way boring.

Mind the Blox

2008-11-05T19:33:00.000-08:00

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Here's a wonderfully artistic and simple game. I hope you enjoy.

The IT Crowd

2008-11-04T18:55:00.000-08:00

The IT Crowd is a british comedy from Graham Linehan. It's the office with less people: two extreme steriotypes of geeky people, a "normal" woman, and a usually absent goth man. Unlike the office the plots are more wild and the humour is less bizzare for the American sense of humour.

The first two seasons are already out and are currently being showed on IFC. If you don't have IFC you can flip over to youtube and find all the episodes. So far there are only 12 episodes total, but the third season is in the works and will hopefully be good even after the yearlong hiatus.

You might not love this show enough to make a cross stitch, but it will make you laugh.

Free Rice

2008-11-02T21:40:00.000-08:00

Free Rice is a website that donates rice to United Nations World Food Program. They do this by making money from advertisements on their website. To get people to reload their website many times they have questions for you to answer. The original part was vocabulary. They've added since then many other subjects. You can do anything from Spanish vocab to world geography. For each question you correctly answer they donate 20 grains of rice.

Wormwood

2008-10-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

If you're into weird sci-fi supernatural soap operas then you'll like this, but if you're into believe able characters placed within a riveting storyline then you'll enjoy it also. There's an alcoholic Dr. Xander Crow who has been called to the town of Wormwood by the dream of a dead woman. Also in the show is a heavy metal rocker named Jimmy Details. With people like this to Deidre Frost the local cafe owner and poison maker it seems impossible for it to be at all realistic, but you will soon be entraped in the world of this small town.

You can subscribe to this podcast via itunes and also at their website. The entire first season is online and eleven of the second season are up. Although it is perpeted to update weekly this doesn't always happen, but once you're hooked you'll never give up.

Gaia Online

2008-10-28T15:54:00.001-07:00

Gaiaonline is a MMORPG of a different kind. Part forum, dress up, games, videos, blogs, community. You get an avatar and some begining items. It has to most massive forum I have ever seen and you can do anything from rate other people's houses to play blackjack.If you join now there's the yearly Halloween celebration. You can take part as a zombie, vampire, human, or elf. Every Holliday there's a new plot and event going on. If you want a friend when you join click here to reach my profile. If you tell me where you found me I'll be glad to friend you back. Go ahead and see what kind of life you can make on gaia!

Blogs of Interest

2008-10-27T21:27:00.000-07:00

There are a couple of blogs I keep up on around here. The first is Belle de Jour's. She is the somewhat witty writing hooker from England. Although she is no longer a hooker she still is amusing at times. Also you might of heard of her show. It's on ITV2 in England or Showtime in America (although america's is one season behind).

Another blog I've been perusing lately is by Rufus Dayglo the new artist for Tank Girl. If you are at all interested in this wonderful revival then I suggest stopping by and checking out the many sneak peek pictures he's putting up. Enjoy. (also for some reason both of these are from the uk)

Bunny

2008-10-26T17:16:00.000-07:00

Bunny is a weekday webcomic that generally covers current event related ideas and is great for those slightly intellectually inclined.

Election Times

2008-10-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

Yeah I bet it's getting annoying by now. Everyone's all about who's going to be the new president, but can you really blame us? This outcome could change a lot of things and no doubt will have effect on the next 4 years. In that vein here's a cute you tube video on Electing a US President that explains exactly how the electoral system works.

Now that you know how the system works, here's one of the many places you can keep up with what early votes are going where. Enjoy.

Dawe and Clarke

2008-10-20T22:59:00.001-07:00

Dawe and Clarke are a sketch comedy duo that have some wonderful political sketches including "The Front Fell Off".

Adult Swim

2008-10-20T13:42:00.000-07:00

Today was an especially bad day for me, so here's an especially great thing. On Adult swim .com there are some great games like 5 minutes to kill yourself(clearly not great for all audiences).

Also you can catch new shows and random episodes that have already come out. Lately they've had several family guy's at all times and one of my new favorites is superjail.

Superjail is very graphic and sporadic. Fun characters with continually new ideas make this show worth a watch.

Kingdom of Loathing

2008-10-16T13:59:00.000-07:00

Kingdom of Loathing is a MMORPG for non intense gamers. You can play as a saucemancer and many other characters. The currency is in meat and puns are more then necessary (alliteration isn't scarce either). The pirate's cove and lyric dungeon are some of my favorites, also don't forget to have a few drinks at the end of the day.

Questionable Content

2008-10-14T17:05:00.000-07:00

Is not actually very questionable. This sassy Indie Web comic does push the boundaries from time to time, but if you get out occasionally and watch TV you'll not be shocked in the least. Almost every comic gives a good laugh or two and the drawing is great. The characters are love-able and neurotic.To meet the cool characters at Coffee of Doom click this link.

Touching moments

2008-10-12T22:53:00.000-07:00

*be ware if you didn't cry during the notebook*

So here's a little comedy and a little hallmark. Thanks to NBC you can catch the office online and at the end of the first episode there's a lovely touching moment. For those who don't care for that it's short enough to ignore.

Shroud of the Thwacker

2008-10-12T11:19:00.000-07:00

This is a comedy, mystery, time traveling, fo-history novel by comedian Chris Elliott. You might of seen this actor tucked away in movies such as There's something about Mary (but not Home Alone, that's another guy).
Sure this guy's look doesn't scream comedic genius, but I swear this book is golden. Within the covers (which have a wonderfully detailed map on the insides) you will meet many screwball characters including a robot named Boilerplate and his evil genius creator Archibald Champion.

I have no doubts that anyone with even a tiny funny bone with find this book hilarious. Also there is some adult content, but nothing a somewhat mature teenager couldn't handle.

Avoiding homework

2008-10-11T13:13:00.000-07:00

So I'm trying this biweekly for a while. If that's too much I'll pull it back and if it works out well I might try more. For now though, here's some things to avoid homework with:

More flash games!
-If you like balloons or monkeys this game is fun. Somewhat strategic, but really just silly (the third one is the best). Tower Defense

-Indecision 2008: An Inconvenient Game : In this game from Comedy Central you get to fix the energy and global warming problems of America. There are many hilarious outcomes including a monster battle.

To keep yourself busy mentally while playing these games you might want to check some of these podcasts that are good for a laugh:
-You look nice today : again available through itunes or follow the link to their website. This one is rather nice for a silly laugh. It's three guys who talk about sitting problems in airport waiting rooms, ham, and their very own man school.
-Dick Dynamo the 5th Dimensional Man :
This is a lovely comedy spoof on old time radio. I've you're a man, woman, vegetarian, or alien you will be offended (but in a good way). Also this podcast is not all ages appropriate.

That's all for now folks. I hope this is enough to keep you busy for a little while.