Outsource Your Laziness!

I was browsing Marina Martin's blog Sufficient Thrust, which I find consistently fascinating because she has, like, a ZILLION suggestions on how to hack life to fit one's own peculiar needs, and the sense of energy is awesome! This recent post in particular caught my eye: How to Make Money by Outsourcing your Procrastination. I'd recently tried this myself, inspired by Tim Ferriss' description of outsourcing in his Four Hour Work Week book, and felt rather good about it. I was also quite moved by How a Stray Pizza Hut Flyer Saved My Life, in which Marina describes how an almost random decision to deliver some misplaced mail to its rightful destination lead through a chain of events that literally changed her life over the next several years. So cool.

Inedible yet Appetizing

Apparently if you just WRAP food in a McDonald's wrapper, kids will say it tastes better. The power of advertising on young children! I myself am still rather fond of McDonalds, though the "buy 10 nuggets, get 10 free" promotion recently had me questioning my wisdom in this regard. Really, the nuggets are just a vehicle for the sauce (I like the "hot mustard" one).

Yarr! It be Talk like a Pirate Day!

Today be Talk like a Pirate Day, one o' me favorite holidays! Tis nay really a holiday t' be sure, but if thars a reason t' celebrate an' be silly, then today be th' tide.

Here`s a handy Buccanneer Talk Generator fer yer pleasure. Alarm an' charm yer shipmates, coworkers, an' foes. Be havin' a nice tide!

20ish Movies for a Desert Island

I was browsing Corey Marion's blog, catching up on the inner lives of the peeps at IconFactory, and saw that a number of their crew have posted their lists of top 20 movies to have on a desert island, plus a few guilty pleasures. The lists, to my mind, are like comfort food for the eyes, and it reminds me of some good ole' days back in grad school when I watched Ged cut together video excerpts from some of his favorite movies into one seamless sequence. Ged, Corey, and Anthony Piraino have all posted their lists publicly, with the kind of personable commentary you'd expect from the nice guys at IF. I haven't made my list yet, but don't let that stop you from enjoying theirs! To start, I'd probably pick Ratatouille (really close to my soul in a lot of ways, saw it 3 times practically back to back) and The Last Starfighter as a guilty pleasure (early 3D computer graphics, arcades games, and high camp space opera, oh yeah!)

101 Reasons Freelancing Rocks

I was alerted to this link of 101 Reasons to Freelance, which I clicked on out of mild curiosity. It's actually a pretty good list, and by the end of it I was like, "Yeah, being a freelancer rocks!" A nice boost for a dreary Tuesday, though I will still need to hit the coffee shop if I plan to keep working :-)