What You’ll Wish You’d Known
An essay on staying motivated, not bending to just what other people tell you to, and constantly being curious. Originally written to high school students, but it’s really for everyone!

Street Art of 2010
Some of the coolest street art found anywhere in 2010.

Cozy Book Nook
This thing is a combo of “comfortable place to read” and bookcase! :O

Browser Market Shares
See a colorful circular visualization of how many people used different browser types going all the way back to 2002! You can see the expansion of Firefox across the web… 🙂

Theories of Teaching and Learning
There are many different ways of teaching and many different theories of learning. This handy chart separates them out into understandable points!

ShinyBinary
Crazy digital art! Wild colors! Surreal details! Ahh!

They Will Never Have a Girlfriend
The internet meme first seen on Reddit, now repeated worldwide. My favorite is the Mario one!

Vark.com
Ask a question, and Vark finds the ideal person to ask your question on the network. Then you get the response!

The 18 Most Suppressed Inventions Ever
Do you believe all these very interesting yet unheard-of inventions really existed? Decide for yourself!

DrawingsOfLeonardo.org
A website collecting together all the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci.

In the Beginning the Universe Was Created
The famous quote by Douglas Adams about the creation of the universe. It does not go where you expect it to go. 😀

Privnote.com
Got a note you want to send in a funny spy kind of way? Write it here, send the link to the preferred recipient, and the note will digitally “self-destruct” after being read!

Homosexuality is a Sin…but What About These Other Biblical Rules?
Very thought-provoking and insightful look at the Bible and the fine-line difference between religion and genuine belief. For those who do not believe, it seems an open-and-shut case. For believers, this poses a very serious question about how closely we actually cleave to the Bible in our worship.

Modern Bedroom Ideas (w/ photos)
Modern and interesting bedroom designs. A bed in the middle of a pool room, soft lighting created by strategic placement of wall panels, and other such creativity abounds.

Why Does Paper Beat Rock?
Why Paper’s victory over Rock in “Rock Paper Scissors” doesn’t make sense. (Hilariously detailed and eloquently argued, I might add!)

Warning Sign Generator
Make your own funny warning signs! Perfectly printable for all your bedroom, fridge door, and dorm room needs. 😛

Being Crazy is Noisy
A startling look into a life dominated by schizo-affective disorder. I can definitely identify with the “I hate myself” voice, but at least I can kinda turn my self-opinion down in volume when I don’t need to hear it–this guy can’t get rid of it, nor the other voices he is tormented by. Poignant…and yet, we can all see something of ourselves in his story.

Kitty Balancing Act
Oh, the fluffy and the cute…and the vaguely-terrified look in the poor kitty’s eyes while it’s balancing…but still, sooo sweet.

Trashion: Shelf Inspiration
Have random bits of tables, bookshelves, crates, and other furniture lying about? Instead of throwing it away, turn it into a new piece of “trashionable” and functional furniture, like these examples!

Nine Things Successful People Do Differently
Okay, so, this is apparently the list I should have been following since forever. Who knew that making a resolution of “losing 5 pounds” instead of “losing some weight” could make such a major difference in actually achieving that goal? And who figured out the need for the “willpower muscle?” 🙂

Unsolved Problems in Philosophy
Bored with the Internet? Nothing to do? How about pondering some of the eternal philosophical questions, handily gathered for you on this Wiki? Topics ranging from art to ethics, from language to mathematics, and beyond. Food for thought, indeed! 😀

HUGE Fantastic Landscape/Techscape
This is just EPIC. Pardon me, I need to pick up my jaw from the basement…

Why Having a Toddler is like Being at a Frat Party
…You may never look at your toddler quite the same way again. (Warning: swallow the mouthful of drink you have before you read this, otherwise it WILL end up all over your monitor screen. LOL!!)

WobZip
Ever had a compressed file that you couldn’t extract because your computer didn’t recognize the file type? Well, if it’s under 100MB, use WobZip to uncompress it! Supports a lot of the more obscure compressed filetypes out there, too! (Who knew there were compression filetypes beyond .zip? *cough* ignorant Windows user *cough*)

8 Common First-Aid Mistakes and Myths that Make Things Worse
Think you know what to do in case of a nosebleed, a burn, a snakebite, etc.? Actually, you might not–check this list for some surprising common first-aid fixes that aren’t really fixes at all.

Guidelines for Cats
I think all my cats have consulted this (hilarious) list of feline behaviors and activities… XD

GamingAngels.com
A great online resource for girl gamers, whether you’ve been playing since the Atari or completely new to it all.

WikiSpaces
Create your own free wiki page with WikiSpaces! Great for social groups–anybody can add and edit pages, so no one person’s stuck doing all the content for your group.

Religion and Sexual Ethics
Comparing the world’s religions on matters of sexual conduct. Interesting how there’s a few points of almost-universal agreement, and then…well…other points that are in hot debate.

Why Education Matters
WOW. I’m not sure exactly how they managed to screw this road sign up and NOT notice, but I agree–education matters!

Music Catch
Move your mouse to catch all the falling, lovely notes in this utterly soothing, non-time-wasting game. Great as a de-stresser!

RepairPal
Never get duped at the repair shop again–check the price you were quoted for your car repair with this Internet site, and see if it’s truly the fairest price in the land. If it ain’t, save yourself some money and find another repair shop!

The Creative Personality
What defines the creative person, in the way they conduct their lives, think about situations, and express themselves. Very insightful!

Banned Toys and Games
A list of 5 toys and games that were yanked from shelves because of dangers or bad design. Was surprised to see Slip ‘n Slide in this list–but then again, I was never very good at slipping ‘n sliding anyway. XD

Online Gaming in the ’90s
According to the author of this (ROFL-worthy) image: “Everytime I hear people complain about online gaming, I wish they could experience my pain of online gaming in the 90’s…”

LanguageIsAVirus.com’s Writing Games
A website with many different tools for writers who are hopelessly stuck in writer’s block. From the Sentence Tree to the Poetry Gyroscope, from the Poem Collage to the Sentence Builder, there’s fun tools for just about every writer of every type of written word!

Politics Explained
A fairly thorough (and very funny) look at most of the political belief systems out there these days. (The description for “Bureaucracy” is my favorite… so much LOL and truth.)

Make Your Own Theorem
Use this funny image generator to envision Einstein writing anything you want on the chalkboard behind him. (Hours of sophomoric humor ahead) 😀

Choice of the Dragon
This cool multiple-choice Flash game helps you develop a dragon of your own based on your answers to its questions, and then you can begin an adventure with your developed skills stats! Fun for any experienced Dungeons & Dragons player, or a great way for role-playing newbies to get into a character’s head!

Plagiarism Checker
Not only can this be a tool that your teacher/professor can use to see if you’ve copied your paper online, but you can check your own writings (such as articles, blog posts, etc.) to see if somebody else has made off with your ideas and posted them on another website!