Music, Links and Other Misc News.

[hackthis_archive]

I hate posting things when I don't know what I'm doing with them, that's why the Chuck story is gone, but here's something everyone can participate in.

I'm trying to broaden my horizons as it were, so tell me, What websites do you visit every day?. You can give me one, or five or twenty, but at least tell me a bit about them and why you like them and why you recommend them.

In return I will tell you that:

a) The new Gnarls Barkley album is expected out in April. I dunno the title or the exact date, but I know it's coming.

b) Adele is the love child of Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen. Not unlike Kate Nash. I can't remember who first brought her to my attention, but keep an ear out. She was brought to my attention by soul_cake_duck, and here are the two songs I have from her (and some other shit I've been listening to as well): The Adele + Zip

c) If you are not watching American Gladiators you are SO missing out. Clearly Wolf is Sabertooth from the X-Men on network TV, just with way more charisma.

d) PSYCH is back on Friday! Watch it!

e) The Wire is back! Bunk! McNulty! Kima! OMAR!!!!!

Comments

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

You are such a tease!

I mostly visit the following sites every day:

- PeaceCorps.gov (http://www.peacecorps.gov) because, well, duh.
- MyESPN (http://myespn.go.com/) because my sports scores must be personalized and organized, thank you very much.
- Cute Overload (http://www.cuteoverload.com/) because my adorable animals must also be organized by category. And it's an instant cure for sadness, disease, tooth aches, hang nails and anything else that might be bothering you.
- MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/) sos I don't look dumb when people talk about world events. (Also, more sports scores!)
- Fire Joe Morgan (http://www.firejoemorgan.com/) even though baseball is like my third favorite sport or something. They are just so funny and mean to stupid sports writers, it brings me much glee.
- Go Fug Yourself (http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/) which totally does not need an explanation because of how it is universally know to be awesomesauce.

After going over that list, I am surprised that my head is not actually just filled with cotton candy.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I am pondering the Chyce. You love me. But I still have no Chuck/Bryce icons. People, that's wrong.

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

My creative is broken or I would make you some. *sigh*

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

www.digitalspy.co.uk because it tells me all about how Amy Winehouse cried when Pete Doherty said he loved her.

heh.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Stop telling porkies pies. Also, pandarus is making a podcast of 'Trade.' Yes, really.

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

Yaye! How fun!

No lies! He loooooooves her.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a83284/doherty-declared-love-to-winehouse.html

I can reveal that unnamed sources say so!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Blonde, huh? (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20170176,00.html)

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

apparently blakey likes it and he must be so lonely in pentonville.

*headdesk*

[ilovedoyle.livejournal.com]

the majority of websites that I peruse on a daily basis are fic-related.
SSA - that is, the Smallville Slash Archive: http://smallville.slashdom.net/ this is actually my homepage
Obviously, I check my email at hotmail.com
ALSO, my school email at the school site; ljmu.ac.uk
Otherwise, I think my flist here at lj is the only place I check EVERYday.

If I've been away from the computer for several days, I will usually check a few SPECIFIC places on lj for updates:
This TW/DW fic - http://sarkywoman.livejournal.com/73914.html is a current fav of mine
I also check danceswithgary's lj for clexy updates.

I also have the following Spander fics bookmarked, and check them regularly:
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=jans_intentions&keyword=seven&filter=all
user=amejisuto&keyword=Hold+Me.+Thrill+Me.+Kiss+Me.+Kill+Me+S/X&filter=all
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=virtualpersonal&keyword=Fic+-+Awaken+%28Spike/Xander%29&filter=all
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=tabaqui&keyword=DogsofWar&filter=all
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=daedream_fanbot&keyword=Felon+Fodder&filter=all


And I recently found THIS: http://1-more-try.livejournal.com/tag/ttw
A H/D fic; haven't been reading loads of this pairing recently, but its great and I've been checking up every few days for updates.


Until she got out of the CLex fandom, I used to check this site, every day:
http://improper.goneamiss.org/
Still some brilliant fic there, in spite of my mourning for the abandoned WIPs!


Highly doubt this is what you were expectly, but it allowed me to pass some time when I should have been revising, so ta!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Anything that helps with the procrastination can only be a good thing. *nods solemly*

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

I am just leaving links, with v. quick explanations. (You know me! You know how I think! What more do you need?)

http://jezebel.com/ You've seen the stuff i've forwarded you, right? Also, the one called Moe reminds me of Kassie, if Kassie, er, proofread herself first (Hi, K!).

Lucky style blog: http://www.luckymag.com/shopping/blogs/shop/
and
Lucky beauty blog: http://www.luckymag.com/shopping/blogs/beauty/
...to feed my materialist impulses.

http://gridskipper.com/ The New York stuff, mainly, because sometimes I learn something, and sometimes I just laugh, like at the post about the worst waitstaff in Brooklyn. (Ditto Gawker, the original)

http://www.boingboing.net/ Because sometimes they have cool stuff

http://www.nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/ Because I often learn something, and the commenters are frighteninly intelligent. also, their sidebar links are great.

http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/ Duh.

http://cuteoverload.com/

http://icanhascheezburger.com/

You don't need to ask about those last two, right?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

LOL. Yes, I know you.

[teenygozer.livejournal.com]

Regarding the story snippet, I'm kinda glad I read it before you disappeared it! ;) It was a great start, hope you figure it out.

I visit IMDB.com every day. My conversation is constantly laced with references to TV and movies but I have no head for remembering the names of the actors in them -- it's such a relief that I can drop the movie's name in the box and all is revealed.

I used to visit televisionwithoutpity.com a lot, but I'm not sure I like it under its new Bravo overlords.

For cute & funny animals, I check out icanhascheezburger.com every so often, and cuteoverload.com every day (I have a feed of it on my flist).

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I hope I figure it out too! ;-) And yes, imdb.com is a must visit.

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

My daily reads include:

• Dooce - excellent personal blog, full of funny stories & gorgeous pictures
• Married to the Sea - sometimes hit & miss, but hilarious when they get it right
• Dinosaur Comics - best webcomic EVER
• The Superest - battling cartoons
• Apartment Therapy - decorating/design for small spaces
• Lifehacker - computer & productivity blog
• ffffound! - brilliant art/photos from around the net
• scary ideas - hilarious/freaky/awesome commercials & ads from around the world
• I Can Has Cheezburger? - still hilarious to me
• This American Life - online archives of all their past radio shows
• The SixtyOne - a fantastic place to discover & rate new music
• Coudal Partners - excellent source of links, as well as Layer Tennis on Fridays
• Faces in Places - does what it says on the tin

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oooooooooooh. YAY!

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

Woo new Gnarls!

I view almost all of these through Google Reader, because I've learned to love RSS feeds.

Photos (because we all need pretty or thought-provoking images in our lives):

http://www.durhamtownship.com
http://www.acme.com/jef/apod/
http://www.monoscope.com/ (design-oriented)
http://www.shorpy.com (old-time pictures, with attendant social and economic implications. I've learned more about life in the U.S. pre-WWII from this site than I ever did in school)
http://dailycoyote.blogspot.com

Science Journalism Tracker: http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/
http://www.kottke.org (content aggregator - links to nifty stuff)
Wired top stories: http://www.wired.com/news/feeds/rss2/0,2610,,00.xml
On human evolution and language: http://ebbolles.typepad.com/babels_dawn
Discover Magazine top stories: http://discovermagazine.com/rsslist/rss.xml
Robin Givhan's blog (mostly dormant except for fashion weeks) http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fashion/
Malcolm Gladwell: http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom

If you're interested in defense issues or foreign policy, let me know - I've got a bunch of those, but they're pretty specialized.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, you've brought me back to the washingtonpost.com. Oh, I miss the days of real newspapers.

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

I used to read the Post on the metro every morning. Now I wait until I get into work. Smears of newsprint on my fingers versus tailored content and more ignorable ads - it's hard to decide which was better.

The other news site I visit every day is Slate. And then the Economist on Friday for their weekly edition.

[callmesandy.livejournal.com]

I'll spare you the list of sports blog.
Gossip folder:
http://www.celebrity-babies.com/
http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/
http://www.dlisted.com/
http://popsugar.com/
http://justjared.buzznet.com/
http://www.popbytes.com/
http://www.splashnewsonline.com/

A webcomic you might like:
http://www.questionablecontent.net/

And I do think you'd enjoy Jezebel. But I've met Kassie once, and she's 300 times cooler than Moe. :)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Okay, Questionable Content is hysterical. ROCK! *gives cookies*

[pixelarious.livejournal.com]

To e) I must add: Michael!! Duquan! Bubs! LESTER OMG I MISSED YOU!!!!
*happily spazzes out on Wirelove*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, The Wire. The standard by which all other shows SUCK!

[aliaspiral.livejournal.com]

Random blogs I visit:
silverspiral (http://www.silverspiral.net) - does this count? its my own blog, but i DO go there everyday.

Sew Mama Sew (http://http://www.sewmamasew.com/blog2/) - cute patterns and ideas

Saving Advice blogs (http://blogs.savingadvice.com/) - im a money nerd.

Other places:
Diaper Swappers (http://www.diaperswappers.com) - we cloth diaper and i love the forums

Dealing with the InLaws board (http://boards.babycenter.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=bcus6687) at babycenter.com. It helps me remember that some people have it worse than me..

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dealing with the inlaws board. Good lord.

[aliaspiral.livejournal.com]

its such a nice place to go..I can say, "at least my Father in Law didnt kill my cat!" or "my mother in law has never called me a bitch to my face!" and it makes me feel better.

because, otherwise, i would EXPLODE from the stupid that is my InLaws.

[silme711.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say thanks for the zip! Adele ist great and I'm in love with the Loquat song ♥

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I'm so pleased you're enjoying the music!

here are a couple I try to hit daily

[dine.livejournal.com]

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/
they review (mostly) romances - have wonderful coversnark entries and occasionally talk about serious stuff (right now what looks like major, long-running plagerism by a craptastic but v. popular author)

Cute Overload
http://www.cuteoverload.com/
pictures of small/baby/cute animals. what more does one need to start the day off right?

Making Light
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/
discussion on current events/writing/popular culture by a bunch of folks (many in the writing/publishing game)

plus LJ, of course ;-)

Re: here are a couple I try to hit daily

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Okay, everybody is recommending Cute Overload. Fine, you guys win.

[vily.livejournal.com]

Trying the new music. Thanks!

Every day website: http://etiquettehell.com

The owner edits all cursess. Between the stories and the forums, I can amuse myself at work by laughing at other people's painful stories when no one is looking over my shoulder at work.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[kismeteve.livejournal.com]

I do Jezebel, Questionable Content, GFY, bookslut, a bunch of movie sites and these:

Anglophenia- http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp
http://fashionista.com/
Arts & Letters Daily- http://www.aldaily.com/
Daily Dose of Architecture- http://www.archidose.blogspot.com/
BLDGBLOG- http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/
NEWSgrist- http://newsgrist.typepad.com/
http://www.artforum.com/

to name a few.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, Anglophenia. How have I lived without you for so long?

[kismeteve.livejournal.com]

:D

[plumtastic.livejournal.com]

The Morning News (http://www.themorningnews.org) - Because they have the best snarky roundup of headlines twice a day. And my good friend does their MP3 blog.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

So, you're not biased or anything. No. ;-)

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

The BBC officially declared Adele the Next Big Thing and she is everywhere on the tele/6music at the moment as well as that welsh one who was on Jools Holland, er...Duffy, I think she's called?