After a busy day at work post-vacation on Tuesday and a busy evening putting together some lists for my friend's upcoming wedding, I needed to spend some time online doing things that make me happy. While there are many things that can be found on the internet that fit that, this is what particularly made my night Tuesday.
Threadless - While I could spend hours browsing through the community designed t-shirts on this website most days, I find it safest to do so when they are having a $10 sale and I have recently had a payday. $10 Threadless sales are very exciting, but also quite dangerous. I'm not sure if you know this, but $10 + $10 + $10 + $10... +$10 = a lot of money spent. I responsibly bought just 3 shirts - water balloons for my roommate, the inspector gadget and ghostbusters for me, and moved along. Thankfully some of the shirts I wanted did not have my size anymore or it could have easily been 5... or 7... or 10.
DFTBA Records - I love this label. Started by Hank Green and Alan Lastufka as a way to help various YouTube stars get their music out to the world, or at least to their various communities. The DFTBA stands for "Don't Forget to Be Awesome" and obviously they never do. I have half a dozen (maybe more) albums from this site, but had been planning to get two that were released this summer. The first is the latest album from Alex Day (found here as nerimon on YouTube) and the second is the debut album by Skyway Flyer, aka Jason Munday (found here on YouTube). Cannot wait to check out these albums in full. I love supporting these artists and this label.
The Guild - Finally, it was time to check out the latest episode of season 4 of The Guild. I am not, nor have I ever really been a "gamer." And I love the Guild. So if anyone ever tells you that you have to understand the gaming references to appreciate this funny, well-written, well-produced, well-performed internet series, they are liars. That's like saying you have to understand physics to appreciate the Big Bang Theory. Felicia Day and company are brilliant and can be appreciated by anyone who has a sense of humor.
Those are some of my favorite things on the internet, a strange and magical place where I actually enjoy shopping and watching shows about people who play online video games. Truly nerdtastic.
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