Today marks Day 1 of my hiatus into the world ‘off the grid’.  I honestly haven’t gone this long without a pure form of the intarweb for the past six years or so.  Sure,  I have my cell phone, and most of the time I can survive with that (the admin page of this blog, gmail, espn, the basics).  But I’m going to have quite the catching up to do on some of my favorite feel-good websites.  So, read them for me, would ya?

Quirky, comfy and original.  I lived on this website as I was decorating my new apartment. From paper products to home decor, I have a happy moment here each morning before work.

With a tagline like that who needs to say more.  Music lovers bookmark this one!

Think celebgossipblogging but about sports.  No, this isn’t about where Kobe had dinner last night, but if you’ve ever owned a fantasy team, this should be bookmarked.

Home redesign done with creativity and more than a few amazing tips. Have a design dilemna? They can help!

More design goodness.

My New Music HQ

Here’s a lil bit of tech-geekery for your Sunday afternoon.  Ever wanted to create an online icon of you for the masses?  An identifiable jpg for the world to see.  Well, here’s your chance with FaceYourManga.  Choose your skin color (sadly, ghostly pale wasn’t an option), eye shape, and at least twenty other facial features to create your own mini-me.

Here’s mine.  I’d love to see yours.  Good luck finding the right blend of you with the handful of options there were.  I’m still missing my dimple in my chin… long lashes… rounder face… smaller mouth.  But it’ll work for now.

My favorite time of year is here!!! Back to school! Not because I’m that thrilled about school itself, but because every store on the planet now has every paper product, writing utensil, and craft adhesive known to man. Every year at this time I stock up on Sharpies of every color to decorate my world, every size of Post-It notes of various shapes and sizes to keep my life in order, and any other product that I just can’t live without. (I’m really eying a JoBros lunch bag, but I’m not sure if I’m on Team Demi/Selena or Team Miley.)  I found the motherload for this Back To School season today at Staples in the form of paper clips in the shape of treble clefs and guitars.  I plan on using these babies all year long and even made sure to get enough to send to my mom for her music classes.