Tuesday, December 12, 2006

A Different Kind of Christmas Tree


Feeling crafty? Find out how to make a 6 foot tall recyclable Christmas tree using soda cans.

What you need:

Materials: Approx 400 soda cans

Construction Materials : PVC pipe for the trunk, construction markers for the branches, a drill to get the constructions flags into the PVC pipe.

Time: 3 Months of soda drinking / 4 days of building

Monday, December 11, 2006

Great New Social Networking Site

I am amazed by the amount of social networking sites. A librarian friend, Beth Gallaway, invited me to iLike today and I LOVE it.

Here's the description:

Discover New Music
Check out what your friends are listening to, browse the libraries of people with similar tastes, and get Free MP3 downloads by new artists matched to your own music tastes.

Share and Compare
Share music libraries with your friends, browse and sample their most played songs, and compare your compatibility scores.

Get the iLike Sidebar for iTunes
Auto-organize your iTunes library, share your music tastes with friends, and get music recommendations directly in iTunes.

See my taste in music by looking/listening at my profile page.

Monday, December 04, 2006

Favorite Videos from YouTube

Even if you don't spend a lot of time at YouTube, I recommend setting up playlists.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Sesame Street Pinball Countdown

Taiko Drums

Johnny Cash on Sesame Street