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    Site recommendations

    As I mentioned in another thread, I'm completely bored at work and they don't mind if I surf the web. The problem is that most of the sites are firewalled (I can't get any kind of messenger, anything besides news on Yahoo or most of the chat sites). I'm sick of reading the news and I'm trying to be good and not go to the shopping sites too much. I'd love recommendations to interesting blogs or something along those lines. Please help, as I'm about to fall asleep with my mouth open and drool on the keyboard.
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    Re: Site recommendations

    http://overheardinnewyork.com/
    Married to a hematopathologist seven years out of training.
    Raising three girls, 11, 9, and 2.

    “That was the thing about the world: it wasn't that things were harder than you thought they were going to be, it was that they were hard in ways that you didn't expect.”
    ― Lev Grossman, The Magician King

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    • #3
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      I love that one, the tourist ones are priceless. Keep them coming. I still have 45 minutes to kill today, not to mention the rest of the week.

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      • #4
        Re: Site recommendations

        This is, um..just a portion of what I follow regularly

        People's blogs:

        http://journal.neilgaiman.com - Neil Gaiman's blog. Lots of good stuff.
        http://ozarque.livejournal.com - Suzette Hayden Elgin's blog. SF author/Linguist
        http://www.reallivepreacher.com - Blog of a very interesting Baptist minister in Texas - I linked to one of his entries about falling through the cracks of the health care system here in the US a while back.
        http://www.schuylersmonsterblog.com - Guy my age raising a kid with a serious medical issue. Coming out with a book soon.
        http://naamah-darling.livejournal.com - CF/Feminist/Athiest/Geek girl from Oklahoma - very well-written posts on everything from how cute her cats and snakes are to the horrors of menstruation to suicide.
        http://smartypants.diaryland.com - mom of an adopted Chinese girl - consistently has me laughing out loud.
        http://stephenfry.com/blog - Stephen Fry's blog. As well-written as you'd expect.
        http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup - Wil Wheaton's blog. He's way more than "formerly Wesley Crusher".

        Pictures:

        http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Aquarium/ ... 03aquarium - News photos regarding aquariums
        http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo/ss/ev ... zooanimals - news photos regarding zoos - lots of great pictures of baby polar bears recently!
        http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload - exactly what it says.
        http://icanhascheezburger.com - definitive LOLcats.
        http://ihasahotdog.com - LOLdogs
        http://postsecret.blogspot.com - fascinating secrets told anonymously on postcards.
        http://www.dailykitten.com - consistently adorable cat/kitten pictures often with very touching stories attached.
        http://dailycoyote.blogspot.com - photo blog with occasional text updates about "Charlie", an orphaned coyote adopted by a woman in Wyoming who takes *amazing* pictures.
        Sandy
        Wife of EM Attending, Web Programmer, mom to one older lady scaredy-cat and one sweet-but-dumb younger boy kitty

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        • #5
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          I'm addicted to the Washington Posts politics section.

          I'm there like 12 times a day. I also hit msnbc and cnn just to see what's different between the two. Plus NPR.org and slate.com to complete my geekdom.

          Of course I also like to surf the drug websites (pro and con) but that might be firewalled from your office, unlike mine.

          and lets not forget webmd where I can diagnose my disease of the day.

          Jenn

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          • #6
            Re: Site recommendations

            Sandy, thank you for that extensive list. It should sustain me for at least this week.

            I just remember a blog I used to follow, http://www.pandabearmd.com/- written by an ER resident. He tends to lean heavily to the right, so those of you who are die-hard leftists might want to avoid it. Some of the posts are more entertaining than others but are generally a good read.

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            • #7
              Re: Site recommendations

              That is a good list, Sandy!

              http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

              Some food blogs?

              http://www.redwinehaiku.blogspot.com/

              314) Le Pavillon Du Chateau Beauchene 2004 (France)
              It's how you say, 'merde'
              Or urine from a berry
              Complete waste of time


              313) Santa Rita Reserva Cabernet 2005 (Chile)
              Didn't taste quite right
              Then it did its ju-jitsu
              And snapped into place

              http://brunidigest.blogspot.com/

              http://chezpim.typepad.com/

              I don't read these often but went through my favorites. Just for you.
              And snapped into place

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              • #8
                Re: Site recommendations

                Thanks Nellie, the red wine haiku is great. If I'm not that bored, I might extend my assignment a bit.

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                • #9
                  Re: Site recommendations

                  Below are a few I look at often

                  News
                  http://gothamist.com

                  Crafts
                  http://blog.craftzine.com/
                  http://www.purlbee.com/

                  game- Groillaz mahjong
                  http://www.gorillaz.com/item.php?N=mahjong&URL=mahjong
                  Wife to Hand Surgeon just out of training, mom to two lovely kittys and little boy, O, born in Sept 08.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Site recommendations

                    I just had to share this blog entry, since it was Vishenka who asked for site recommendations.

                    Possibly not quite as funny if you don't "get" lol-speak, but...well, just see for yourself. Poking fun at a high-fashion layout in Vogue:

                    http://jezebel.com/363088/lolvogue-tard ... inceeyagga

                    Sandy
                    Wife of EM Attending, Web Programmer, mom to one older lady scaredy-cat and one sweet-but-dumb younger boy kitty

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                    • #11
                      Re: Site recommendations

                      CA-3 Anesthesia resident at Columbia. Very witty!

                      theunderweardrawer.blogspot.com/
                      married to an anesthesia attending

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                      • #12
                        Re: Site recommendations

                        All of the above were wonderful but I ran out of reading material about 4pm yesterday. Would love some more suggestions.

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                        • #13
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                          I was just looking at this:
                          http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/3pd/ ... efault.htm

                          yesterday. I think their reviews can be hit or miss but good for armchair travel.

                          I love the Geographic Expeditions catalog. It is not quite the same to read online but I still enjoy it.
                          http://www.geoex.com/

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                          • #14
                            Re: Site recommendations

                            Originally posted by cupcake


                            I was just looking at this:
                            http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/3pd/ ... efault.htm

                            yesterday. I think their reviews can be hit or miss but good for armchair travel.

                            I love the Geographic Expeditions catalog. It is not quite the same to read online but I still enjoy it.
                            http://www.geoex.com/
                            The first site is interesting but it seems that many of the destinations haven't been updated in several years. This is fine for landmarks, which don't move but might be very off for restaurant recommendations and other things. I've also found some omissions and discrepencies.

                            The second is very cool but we get similar stuff from Barnard/Columbia alumni office and I think their trips are a bit cheaper.

                            Keep them coming. I so wish people would update their blogs at least daily.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Site recommendations

                              Here's the most recent update for one of the events my SIL did:

                              http://www.districtsamplesale.com/

                              J.

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