Gone are the days of zoning out to People’s Court reruns and counting split ends. In this glorious age, we have the world at our fingertips – as well as a new, nearly infinite set of ways to waste time. If you’re like me though, even in your lazy mode you like to be doing something atleast marginally productive. So here are some of my favorite time-wasters that are actually worth the time you waste on them:
TED Talks – Hosted in Monterey, California, these lectures on “Technology, Entertainment, and Design” (as well as Business and Science and lots of other subjects) are given by some of the greatest creators, innovators, and scholars alive today – and you can download a lot of them for free! Some favorites of mine – Kevin Kelly talking about futurism, and Bono being Bono.
If you’re a music junkie, then you probably already know about Hype Machine. If you don’t – get on it – one day’s worth of internettin’ will give you atleast a few week’s worth of hipster stred cred. Discover what artists and songs are topping the music blogs today and even listen to some tunes while you’re at it (and rumor has it a 2.0 version is on its way). It’s how I discovered the Music Slut!
MAN vs. WILD. Discovery Channel really knows how to do it up. I don’t usually support reality tv, but this series offers some pretty darn good advice for what to do when you’re stuck in the middle of the Sahara/Arctic/Colorado River. Hey, we’ve all been there.
Pretend like you’re going on vacation. ZUJI is Travelocity’s Asia-oriented website. I found some pretty good deals on this when I was planning my hundreds of escapes out of Shanghai. Some other good sites to shop around on if you’re travelling in Asia: AirAsia, Tiger Airways, Dragon Air, 1-2-go, and Jetstar Asia.
Watch TV shows and movies in the privacy of your own cubicle. TV-Links is probably breaking every copyright infringement law on the books, but hey – I’m riding this sucker til it crashes!
