*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #20

[This Is Water by The Glossary]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs that I've come across (largely by way of Daniel) to help waste your time. No need to thank me (or him).

[+] This may be the best entry to date on Ways to Waste Time, prepare to do nothing today: GeoGuessr
[+] I am still trying to decide if sublets in New York City (and surrounding areas) make me feel even better about my situation or really bad for the people living in them.
[+] A (new) way to think: This Is Water. And the 'fine purveyor of stimulating videograms' that created this book ad: The Glossary. Someday, when I have something to advertise, I'mma gonna hire them.
[+] Weekend song - play it loud and repeatedly: Mushaboom . Feist

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #19

[Snapshot of L.A. a while back]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me.

[+] Paris: Then and Now. A sliding view of locations around Paris, a century apart.
[+] A very clever calendar. Perhaps too clever.
[+] When someone says they're going crazy, this is the location I will now place them. The recent history of Sealand sounds fairly insane.
[+] I love a good tale of repurposing old buildings...even malls. Here's a 'streetview' of the inside.
[+] Twitter, Netflix, Pandora. How do they make their money?
[+] Crazy song mashup of LCD Soundsystem and Miles Davis.
[+] Weekend song - play it loud and repeatedly: Golden . Jill Scott

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #18

[The Sinking World of Andreas Franke]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me.

[+] Computer generated models that look like the real deal - some of these I just can't believe. [Thanks, Lauren]
[+] Also unreal: these are all made of paper.
[+] A dark look at Disney heroines...in a musical stylin'.
[+] Really fantastic photos - the Smithsonian Magazine PhotoContest 2012
[+] Weekend song - play it loud and repeatedly: Midnight City . M83

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #17

[MGM's Leo the Lion]

Remember me? I'm back. Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. Actually, Daniel sent me most of these. No need to thank us. 

[+] This is how Jeopardy is done.
[+] What a rehab project this would be! If it were for sale...and if you lived in Japan.
[+] Sesame Street spoofs: Upside Downton Abbey . Mad Men . Birdwalk Empire
[+] Educational moment: Paper folding and fractals. I feel smarter for having watched this.
[+] I love Japan: Clever sushi and neat schoolbuses.
[+] Weekend song - play it loud and repeatedly: Miss You . Rolling Stones

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #16

[Lake Retba in Senegal]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] Unearthly places found on Earth.
[+] What a little editing can do: Ferris Bueller's Day Off as an indie film trailer...and the original trailer.
[+] Here's a silver lining to a beetle infestation. (Originally my uncle Jim told me about this, but he doesn't have a blog to link to.)
[+] Weekend song - play it loud and repeatedly: The Boxer . Simon and Garfunkel

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #15

[Posted on Street Art Utopia...at a crosswalk near you]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] Check out all the finds at Street Art Utopia, where they "declare the world as our canvas."
[+] Ever had a restaurant you truly regretted dining at? Ever read a review with so many questions?
[+] FEMA has a 'Waffle House Index', Denny's better start getting with it.
[+] Prepare to do nothing the rest of the afternoon: 100 Best Tumblrs of All Time [beware that some may be of poor taste or contain adult language/adult humor/nudity]
[+] I had no idea Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty are siblings. #commonknowledgethatshocksme
[+] Weekend song - play it loud and repeatedly: Since I've Been Loving You . Led Zeppelin

*Linked list: Ways to waste time . #14

[Redhead Girl - Ballpoint Pen by Samuel Silva]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] I use pens to make lists, a Portuguese attorney makes photorealistic works of art with pens. [Thanks, Lauren!]
[+] Bansky graffitis come to life!
[+] Animals and children: worse on each other than on rugs. Where are these parents?!? [Thanks, Joe!]
[+] These old social guidance films are riveting. I can't tell if I like the actors or the narrators lines better.
[+] Feeling smart? Get smarter with Good Job, Brain! This weekly podcast is awesome. One word: castoreum (listen to the foodie podcast for more information.)

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #13

[Lava Kiss by Dallas Nagata White]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] Your pose in front of the Grand Canyon's got nothing on this.
[+] What if pandas are this petty?
[+] Long, pointy Mexican boots. I don't get it.
[+] Haitian commercial that will make you want to shake it 'til the butter melts.
[+] This is why descriptive movie titles would never work.
[+] What happens when the Olympics move out of town? A look at how Olympic development is used after the games end. (A forthcoming project featured on Kickstarter).

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #11

[Google street view collection by Jon Rafman]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] Fantastically curious or beautiful shots captured by the cameras of Google streetview.
[+] Los Angeles is large.
[+] In case you got cash burning a hole in your pocket.
[+] Save the languages!
[+] Easier read than done.
[+] I could (probably have) stared at the content on this St. Louis architecture blog for hours.

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #10

[photo by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] These images aren't Photoshopped. But some of them probably took forever to line up.
[+] What camera phones were invented for.
[+] The ruins of Detroit.
[+] Have you tried to watch TV without a remote? It can't be done!

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #9

[photo by David Haberlah, flickr]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] Undoctored pictures of Hong Kong's densely positioned residential skyscrapers. Unbelievable.
[+] The makers of superheroes can be superheroes.
[+] flickr's 100 best photos.
[+] RHCP crack me up. Somehow I'd not seen the video until this week.
[+] Who doesn't love straws? An interesting Mickey D's commercial from Japan. (Just a suggestion: turn down your computer volume before watching.)

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #8

[art by Carmichael Lynch]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] This kid is so industrious...and clever. And it is gonna end up paying for his college!
[+] I could stay on this site for days - it is a wonderful curation of amazing art and design.
[+] I want to get some flashlights and play around with my camera. [Thanks, Lauren!]
[+] Let's just put this Led Zeppelin song on repeat and call it a (good) day.
[+] Crap. Now I gotta rethink all my table vignettes.

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #7

[art installation by Regine Ramseier]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] Have a ton of those pesky dandelions? Make an the fuzziest ceiling ever.
[+] Current bands cover songs, new and old, from a limited list. Bluegrass version of Arcade Fire? Yes, please!
[+] Recreate those old childhood photos.
[+] A symphony flashmob on the train.
[+] Moral of the story: take time to appreciate the orchestral flashmob or violin virtuoso at the train station.

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #6

[photo by James Morgan]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] An amazing photo essay of a marine dwelling people grappling with survival and sustaining their culture. I am loving James Morgan's work.
[+] Paper dolls for couch potatoes and sophisticated couch potatoes.
[+] This is old news, but: The Minority Report computer is real.
[+] War Horse, the musical, uses puppets for the horses that are astonishingly realistic.
[+] Still laughing about this parody. Original here, if you'd like it for reference.

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #5

[Still from Blacksheep Films]

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] UK Honda commercial from 2003. Supposedly done in only 2 parts with 606 takes.
[+] George Washington was a foodie.
[+] Nuh - uh, no way. He took way too long to solve that.
[+] Loving the clips from this film director.
[+] Bone marrow registry when you reach for a band aid. I've seen these kits at Walgreens.
[+] Love this modeling reel by Conrad Ho.
[+] Also love the 3-D animation by Drew Rothrock (my brother), based on a snippet of Cinderella.

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #4

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] Fred Astaire.
[+] Cool map.
[+] These are awesome. I need a pair.
[+] Ghost town in the African desert.
[+] Time warp! To the 1990's, my good man.
[+] Losing my mind. No, I haven't tried these yet.
[+] Before and after pictures showing the amazing recovery effort in Japan (post earthquake).

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #3

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] Iconic black and white photos recolored. (Mark Twain, above)
[+] What really happens at night in a bookstore.
[+] Rapper/actor Ice Cube waxes poetic about architecture. [via]
[+] Citrus salt looks like something I need to make.
[+] Liquid bricks.
[+] Awkward Family Photos - an oldie, but a goodie. Prepare to spend the next few hours alternating between cracking up and shouting "what?!" at your computer screen.

*Linked list: Ways to Waste Time . #2

Just a few videos, articles and blogs I've come across that will help waste your time. No need to thank me. 

[+] How to levitate.
[+] Speed painting by a street artist...mesmerizing.
[+] A real page turner.
[+] So true. Sad, but true. Ugh...sad and cliche, but true.
[+] I totally don't get this.
[+] These photos are beautiful. [via]
[+] Fast food ads vs. the real deal. Hilariously depicted in photographs, until you realize it is all true. [via]
[+] Looking into the past.