Famous Friends

So my evil twin close friend Greg was chatting with me one day and I mentioned how bored I was at work. He then sent me a word file that was a list of 99 internet videos/memes that everyone should have seen by now. "Boredom cured!" was his response. I thought it was great. The next day he created a website that lists these same items. It has since been mentioned by Funny or Die, Veronica Belmont, Time, and soon the Chicago Tribune. What a pimp.

My favorite? Grape Stomp

How Strong Are You?

18th Century Humor

One of the pleasures I see when coming home from work is passing The Onion newspaper dispenser right by my place. Today's was like finding that old MVP baseball card. The Onion has decided to run a special edition from the archives of their 1700s. Check it out here

Does Not Compute

If you're like me you're constantly calling customer service for major corporations. And if you're like me you hate having to solve the riddle of key commands to speak to an actual human. Well thanks to wonderful world o'intertubes, you can have a Game Genie for these companies.

The website Gethuman.com contains listings of 100s of major corporations and the key combination or secret key words to say in order to get a person right away. You can also see reviews other users have left on their experience with those companies, and you can add as well.

We're Related?!

If you're like me, family reunions can be awkward. It's catching up with relatives that you see once a month/year/cicada hatching. You're not sure if they're into the same music and movies as you so it becomes a chat about weather and jobs. Awesome!

Well I heard about a site called GENi that is free and allows you to create a family tree. I think this is great for two reasons.

1. You can learn! Honestly, it is cool to see where your grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-great grandparents, and not-so-great uncles come from.
2. It allows you to keep track of family members without being creeped out. Here's what I mean. One current way of keeping track of cousins was through Facebook. At first it was fun, but after seeing a photo of my cousin doing a keg stand, and the last memory I have of them was getting a My Little Pony for the holidays at age six, it can be a little shocking.

The other form was through blogging. And you know how bloggers are? Conceited, self-righteous, pretentious, people that think the world revolves around them and everything they say is smart. What jerks.

With GENi, you can post events that are going on in your life that you want family members to know of. You can plan gatherings or trips without the hassle of fighting over the phone, now you can email anger! You can even share photos...of keg stands if that's an achievement in your family.

So check it out and let me know if we're 5th cousins at some point.