From Flat to Flight

http://www.curiositygroup.com:16080/flattoflight/
Check out this incredible video. Then click the link to the right and make your own flying elephant.
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Spelling City

http://www.spellingcity.com/
A great site for homeschoolers, or anyone wanting to work on your kids' spelling skills. Some printable, some play online.
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FML

http://www.fmylife.com/
This is a super popular site right now, full of people's tales of everyday woe. I looked up some facts about FML and learned the site is the English version of a French site whose name "vie de merde" translates to "life of s**t." Fascinating. And soo fun to read.
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The Cutest Blog on the Block

http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/
Have a boring blog layout and have no clue about HTML? This site has cute, cute stuff with easy to follow instructions. Or maybe you'll be inspired to start your own blog? It's an idea :)
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29 Gifts

http://www.29gifts.org/
The point of this site if to encourage and inspire people to take up the challenge of purging yourself of an item a day for 29 days. Pretty cool.
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101 Zen Stories

http://www.101zenstories.com/index.php?story=toc
A collecton of stories from the Zen school of Buddhist thought.
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Google Logos

http://www.google.com/logos/
Ever visited Google and seen their logo replaced by a cute Google graphic? Here's the archive of those logos. Recently, I loved the Norman Rockwell one.
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Morph Thing

http://www.morphthing.com/
Morph yourself and your signifigant other, or two celebrities. Fun to mess around with :)
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

http://www.universalorlandoresort.com/harrypotter/
A first look at the new park being built at Universal Orlando Resort, slated to open in Spring 2010.
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Black Friday

http://www.blackfriday.info/
Just one of many Black Friday ad sites. This one is very popular.
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Urban Outfitters Bike Shop

http://bikes.urbanoutfitters.com/
Design your own super cool bike. Love the colors, would love one of these awesome bikes.
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Mondrimat

http://stephen.com/mondrimat/
Just a fun little distraction. Make different geometric designs by clicking in different areas of your screen. Be sure to read the instructions before you begin.
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Dual Screen Desktop Wallpapers

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/10/50-most-amazing-dual-screen-desktop-wallpapers/
A collection of beautiful dual screen wallpapers for all you lucky people with two monitors.
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My Social Buttons

http://mysocialbuttons.com/buttons/collections/
A site with some of the best icons I've found. I love them, have a whole row lined up at the top of my internet browser.
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Michelle Obama Watch

http://michelleobamawatch.com/
In case you just can't get enough of our latest First Lady.
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Photo2Text

http://photo2text.com/
Too fun and easy. Upload a 1 MB picture and this cute site will turn it into a piece of text art.
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Hip-Hop Grams

http://www.hiphopgrams.com/
Super lame, but super hilarious. Just choose a theme and your name from the list, click Submit and you get a hip-hop song featuring your own name.
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Blabberize

http://blabberize.com/make
Upload a picture from your computer, edit it a bit and add sound. It took me quote a few run-throughs and edits to get it right (only select the bottom lip, not the whole mouth), but once I got the hang of it, it was pretty fun.
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RunPee

http://runpee.com/
I love this one! RunPee screens movies for you and lets you know when is the best time to rush to the bathroom (and what happens while you're gone!).
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What the Font!

http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
A font identifier. A great resource if you do a lot of work with fonts (like I do!). Just upload your picture, answer a few questions, and if the automated system can't identify your font, upload it to the forum and have other font freaks help you out. They're good.
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