Category Archives: Friday around the Web

Four links every Friday, varying from the funny to the thoughtful, the entertaining to the useful.

Tree Urn, Ultimate Guide to Writing Better, Frozen Air Bubbles in a Lake, and Recycled Lamp

This Awesome Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die
Want to “go back to nature” after you die? This urn will use your ashes to grow a tree of your choice, working as a natural tombstone. Slightly morbid, but perhaps it’s the ultimate expression of going green?

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better than You Normally Do
Funny but also useful for all us writers out there! (Some NSFW language)

Stunning Frozen Air Bubbles at Abraham Lake, Canada (Pics)

Liquid to Light
Making a light fixture out of “discarded drink packets.” No, I’m not kidding. This is pretty crazy/amazing!

First Love, PointerPointer, Boats on Crystal Clear Water, and 9 More Uses for Toothpaste

First Love (image poem)
Maybe this is why none of us can ever forget the person we first loved.

PointerPointer.com
Hover your cursor over this website and wait…then be pleasantly surprised!

Boats on Crystal Clear Water (Pics)
WOW the water in these images is SO clear! Literally! Kinda otherworldly how the boats look to be floating…

9 Uses for Toothpaste (Other than Brushing Your Teeth)
Prepare to be surprised by this list! :O

300-Calorie Meals, Wi-Fi Instead of Bathrooms, Questionaut, and Baked Oatmeal Squares

What Do 300-Calorie Meals Look Like?
Options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including baked potato, tortellini, chicken salad, scrambled eggs, and more–all for around 300 calories!

Some fliers would give up bathroom access for onboard Wi-Fi
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT. I mean, I know those tiny little bathrooms are uncomfortable and I avoid them at all costs, but I would still like to know they’re there if I get into…um…difficult straits. XD

Questionaut
REALLY awesome kids’ flash game where you explore around with your mouse cursor and get asked questions about various subject matter, which gives you air for your character’s hot-air balloon and sends him on to the next level. Miss a question and you’ll lose fuel!

Baked Oatmeal Squares for Breakfast on the Run
Full recipe and baking instructions for these handy–and healthy–little snacks!

Improve Your Monday, Power of Old People, A Soldier and His Squirrel, and Increasing Lung Capacity

Improve Your Monday!
Though this is written more for men, most of these tips can apply to all of us–de-junking our email inboxes, taking time to talk (not text), and 8 more tips for making Monday much better, behind the click!

The Power of Old People (video)
This old lady teaches this young whippersnapper who’s boss! xD

A Soldier and His Squirrel (long image)
Aww. Have your Kleenex ready. :’)

WikiHow: Increase Your Lung Capacity
REALLY cool pictorial guide to taking deeper breaths–you’d be surprised how many of us don’t breathe deeply enough!

Revolutionary Health Ideas, Kitten vs. Scary Things, Monster Tree Driftwood, and Home DIY Ideas

101 Revolutionary Ways to be Healthy
WOW, I never thought of most of these!

Kitten vs. TWO Scary Things (funny video)
Who knew these two objects would be so frightening and fascinating to a feline mind?

Epic Driftwood: Monster Tree Washes Ashore
That is one BIG tree. :O Where did it even grow?

16 Amazing DIY Home Ideas
Using hanging mop holders to hold round spice containers in your pantry? GENIUS! How about using plastic rain gutters as cheap book shelving? These and 14 more amazing ideas for your home, behind the click!

Cursed or Blessed Friend, Greatest Scare Prank, AugustAmbience.com, and 43 Simple Genius Ideas

A Cursed Friend and a Blessed Friend
Read this carefully to see both sentences!

“No. No! NO!!!” The Greatest Scare Prank (Video)
This prankster would not have been my friend anymore, just saying.

AugustAmbience.com Experience summer sounds even if you are nowhere near nature. Crickets, cicadas, and frogs, oh my!

43 Simple Ideas that are Borderline Genius (Pics)

What Happens if You Stop Smoking, Bananas and Monkeys, Fish Life Jacket, and Developing a Photographic Memory

What happens if you stop smoking right now?
Hmm…Food for thought!

Bananas and Monkeys
A description of a scientific “experiment” that takes a hilarious turn at the end. xD

Owner Makes Life Jacket for Pet Fish who Can’t Swim
And in the “Humans Being Awesome to Animals” department… 🙂

How to Develop a Photographic Memory
Does this trick really work? Try it for yourself!