Put Your Mind at Ease with RainyMood.com

I feel like I say this all the time, but the Internet is awesome. There is a website for anything and everything. I just stumbled across this new site over the weekend and it’s definitely going to be one that I frequent often. Ever find yourself sitting at home thinking, “I wish it was a [...]

Dad Helps His Daughter Dance Through 2009

Check out this really cute father/daughter video. Inspired by Matt Harding’s “Where the Hell is Matt?” video, this father helps his daughter find the courage to dance through the last year. Don’t worry, nothing bad happens to her at the end (that’s what I was expecting). Cute! [thanks, Carolyn]

‘Lost’ Premiere to Make Fans More Annoying Than Ever

The final season of Lost is set to premiere on Tuesday Feb. 2 on ABC and Lost nerds like me are already foaming at the mouth. Check out this news report from The Onion on why non-Lost fans are going to want to gouge their own eyes out. Final Season Of ‘Lost’ Promises To Make [...]

It Made My Day!

Feeling bad? Having a rough day? Need a pick me up so badly that even a LOLcat can’t suffice? Check out It Made My Day! Think of it as the anti-FML site, It Made My Day serves up little moments of WIN from people’s day. For example… “During the first day of class one of [...]

CollegeHumor.com Debuts ‘Web Site Story’ Musical

Guh, I really hate when people sing. People who aren’t singing behind a microphone… and I really hate musicals, mostly, too.  But CollegeHumor.com has tricked me into liking a musical with their original production of Web Site Story.  Twitter, Facebook and Pandora all sung about like classic show tunes?  See for yourself. See more funny [...]

Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins of ‘Friendster’ Civilization

The folks at The Onion strike again! This time the Today Now anchors dig up the remains of an ancient social networking site.  How long do you think it will be before MySpace ends up in the social network graveyard like Friendster?  Also, how do I get a job at The Onion?  They continually crack [...]

2009′s Best News Photos

As 2009 comes to a close there are countless numbers of “best of” lists coming out.  One of the galleries that I look forward to the most is the Year in Pictures from MSNBC.   Photo: Muhammed Muheisen/AP Check out the gallery of 2009′s best news photos with some great audio commentary from NBC’s news anchors.  [...]

These Signs Are Oddly Specific

I secretly dream of the day when A Blog About Things gets its own book deal, just like the hundreds of other blogs that seem to get them each year. Alas, I know this will most likely never happen because it would be the most random, boring-est book ever. There are, however, a plethora of [...]

The Year 2009 In Auto Tune

I find most of the Auto Tune videos on the web to be annoying (with Charlie bit my finger Auto Tune being an exception), but this 2009 year in review medley was hypnotic! Watch it to take a musical tour through the year that was. People have a lot of free time. [via Some Kinda [...]

Turn Your Social Networks Into Art

I can’t tell you the last time I thought about the clothing company Land’s End, but I stumbled across a really unique part of their website last week that soaked up almost an hour of my day. I guess you could say that a body is a blank canvas you decorate with clothes, so why [...]