Call me crazy, but I choose not to have a television. If I had one, I’d probably zone out in front of it and watch Anthony Bourdain, Miami Ink, and Cash Cab marathons all day. And frankly, I’ve got better things to do—like zone out in front of my computer to do Rosetta Stone, read the news and do work/homework. Since all that’s pretty boring, I need a good internet radio to keep me pumped up. After fiddling with pandora, live365 and listening to my same playlists on iTunes +100 times, I’ve finally found the mac daddy of all free internet radios: http://www.musicovery.com. Your station tailor your station according to your mood (positive-dark), energy level (relaxing-energetic), desired decades and favorite genres. You can also set it on classics or discovery mode. Either way, the song selection is extensive, and there are no commercials. Kudos.
Last week my friend Julie sent me another cool computer time wasting website: http://www.stumbleupon.com. If you add their toolbar you can press the stumble button to take you to websites that correspond with your interests. Your stumble results are refined each time you stumble upon a site and give either thumbs up or thumbs down. I found the world’s coolest mobile home while stumbling: http://www.loftcube.net. How funny would one of these look in Conway Acres?