TOTEM DESTROYER 2is a Flash puzzler that asks you to destroy different types of blocks in such a way that the golden idol will land on the final black block.
Some blocks are normal, some explode things around them, while others want to follow their own laws of physics.
The nice thing about this game is that it resets each level for you automatically, so you don’t have to continually go back to the level menu to select your starting place. And if your idol starts to fall the wrong way, you can just press R to instantly reset the level. It’s a good game design for puzzles of this type, as it helps to eliminate that do-over frustration that some puzzles have.
If you’ve seen the trailer for the movie He’s Just Not That Into You, then you know the scene where Drew Barrymore is rattling off all the places that she needs to check in order to contact her date: MySpace, Facebook, texting the cell phone, voicemails at work or at home.
While it’s a good thing that we’re so interconnected with all these social networks, sometimes it can be a little overwhelming.
And scary.
So along comes a website that really shouldn’t need to exist, but it does – THAT’S NOT COOL. What isn’t cool? Electronically stalking somebody.
You don’t necessarily want to be poked, superpoked, searched for, friended, have friends befriended, sent a virtual beer, thanked for the add, or otherwise forced to interact with all these online folks. And sometimes, all that can turn into harassment.
Yet another sign that someone has too much time on their hands.
Check out this blog post from someone who has some in-depth analysis about why buttons on men’s clothing are left-over-right and buttons on women’s clothing is right-over-left. Apparently, the commonly-thought reasoning of “because women help men dress” isn’t necessarily the correct answer.
What other products are created in specific men/women versions that really have no basis to support the difference beyond marketing?
F*** MY LIFE is a venting and ranting forum for people who feel their life sucks but they don’t care.
Plus, you get good feedback from the other users on the site. So after you post an example of why your life sucks (“Today, I was talking to my parents about feeling insecure with my “beach body” as Spring Break keeps getting closer and closer. My dad proceeded to warn me by saying, “Don’t wear a gray swimsuit. People will try to roll you back into the ocean”. FML”), other people get to vote whether they agree with you and your life is crap, or if you did deserve that one.
The current top FML? Try to top this one: “Today, I received my passport in the mail. They got my birthdate wrong. Then I picked up my birth certificate that I had sent in with the application. Turns out my parents have been celebrating my birthday on the wrong day for 16 years. FML” Yeah, they’re screwed.
I enjoy reading Michael Crawford’s PROGRESS CITY, USA blog – it offers well-researched, well-written commentary and analysis of the history of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and other aspects of the Walt Disney Corporation. If you’re a Disney theme park fan, you will be well served by bookmarking the site and reading the updates as they come in.
I do want to respond to one paragraph written in the most recent posting, TEN WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR, #9. In it, Michael says…
“What’s more unsettling are the areas in which the rest of the industry has not only caught up with Disney but surpassed them. These days, pretty much any run-of-the-mill chain motel has free wi-fi, or at least internet service. Not only does internet access at Disney require calling room service for an Ethernet cable, but using the service costs the guest ten dollars per room, per day. This blatant price gouge puts Disney not only behind its high-end competition, but also far behind even its most lowly lodging competitors. It might seem like small potatoes, but considered in the light of the resort’s once-unparalleled level of service it looks shabby at best.”
I do agree with the sentiment being expressed in the overall article, in that there appears to be a small decline in the amount of service at the Disney hotels when compared to the service level offered in years past. However, to point out the Internet pricing on the Disney property as an example of a service decline is, I feel, misguided.
Here’s another game you can play on long road trips: GUESS THE BAND.
All you have to do is rattle off the names of people in the band, and have people guess. The first person to guess correctly gets a point. This one should only be played by people who really are into their music and claim to know their bands inside-and-out.
Here’s another game you can play with your friends on long road trips: GUESS THE CD.
Just rattle off the names of the songs on the CD (in any order you choose, preferably from obscure to common). The first person to guess the name and artist of the CD wins a point.
A friend of mine has many rules about how to live a happy life.
“Don’t wear denim shorts.”
“Don’t bother Daddy during the World Cup.”
“Don’t wear a fanny pack.”
The people at FANNY PACK ANTICS agree with my friend completely, and their photo gallery of tourists-gone-fashionably-wrong is an indication that there is something very, very troubling going on in today’s airports, bus terminals, and tourist destinations.
Their goal is to photograph every fanny-pack-wearing creature and post the horror of this image for the world to see. This is probably the only place you’ll see a photo of tourists taking photos of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, instead of photos of the Tower itself. That one make me laugh, as everyone was trying to do their best “hey, watch me hold the tower up. it’s hysterical!” pose.
