:: links to random places i frequently go to ::

Engadget - probably the best gadget blog around. i go here all the time.

Gizmodo - probably the second best gadget blog around. is funnier than Engadget these days.

Boingboing - great blog with just cool news and info. most of it on the nerdlinger tip.

Fark - make me chuckle... and wastes a LOT of time.

Snopes - urban legend debunkers. check here first before forwarding any email you ever get.

Wikipedia - online ever-evolving encyclopedia. you can learn EVERYTHING here. huge time-waster.

Mac Observer - for macintosh news and updates.

MacNN - for macintosh news and updates. not quite as good as Mac Observer.

Mac OSX Hints - just that... hints and tips for OS X.

Think Secret - apple rumor site. good enough to get sued!

Ars Technica - good for in-depth tech reviews and news.

CNET News - moderately useful for current tech news.

VersionTracker - software updates and reviews.

Deals On The Web - daily updated listing of good deals. run by the Mac Observer folks.

IMDb - internet movie database... everyone knows about it but it's so useful.

All Music Guide - kinda like IMDb for music... though not as entirely complete.

Discogs - can normally fill in the blanks missing from All Music Guide.

Metacritic - great site for movie reviews. it averages all published reviews to give the best reference ever.

Pollstar - my first site to check when looking for tours going on when i go out of town.

Billions - my second site to check when looking for tours... not as good as Pollstar lately.

Boomkat - totally rad online music store... UK-based though. the newsletter is great.

Bleep - online music store from warp records. you can preview everything and buy *real* MP3s online.

Autoblog - great blog for all things automotive. all the newest news and info.

Jalopnik - Engadget is to Gizmodo as Autoblog is to Jalopnik. still great!

VWVortex Car Lounge - one of the most entertaining and helpful car message boards around.

Carpoint - IMDb for cars. more or less.

Joystiq - videogame news and information. by the same company as Engadget and Autoblog.

Dog Blog - a blog about dogs. with pictures of dogs and funny commentary about each.

Burning Man - the coolest event ever... i think i am going to go every year from now on.

Lip Service - some cool cloths... from the future. some are lame and cliched though.

Threadless - online design-by-community shirt factory. great designs and in limited runs.

MySpace - so sue me. it's the most populace social networker i've found yet.


local links to places/things near me:

ARCUS - where i work... wee! i'm the systems administrator!

Alaska Comedy North - page i use to make for the alaska-based comedy shows. jerry does it now.

Blue Loon - i used to dj there and used to make the website... now i just go there sometimes.

Fairbanks Forums - local forum for local people. just starting up.

Fbx Square - new paper in town. at some point the site might be useful.

Gullivers Books - near as in it is right outside my office window. and i get sandwiches there sometimes.


other random sites of mine:

Totally The Best Thing Ever - a blog i made to document cool stuff i find. i forget to update it.

Filthy Robots - the name made me chuckle. useful if i ever decide to make robot porn i suppose.

x23.beesleep.com - just a subdomain i use. nothing on it that is visible to the outside world.

Joed Polly - not mine... but my brothers... his site showing some of his video and print work and the like.