What to do when you want to post really random stuff? Join Tumblr. Seriously.

And that’s exactly what I did. See my page: Jefflion Randomness

I was completely unaware of Tumblr until a few days ago. Another bogging platform? No thanks.

But then again, I realized it is a handy little thing if you wish to post small, random things that simply do not fit into your main website. Random pictures, or short news you found somewhere. So I took it as a cross between regular blogging and Twitter.

The best thing about Tumblr is the fact you can reblog anything you like without much effort. Needless to say, I tried it and it’s useful for collecting interesting stuff all over the place.

I don’t really have a plan for that blog/website/account. All I want is to post quick, interesting and RANDOM stuff that don’t really fit in here- but are too “big” for Twitter. Sort of things that would fit my “Trash” section here- which brings me to question: what to do about it? Any ideas?

If you are a tumblr.com member, feel free to add me. Expect WTF content, stuff about archaeology and astronomy, animals, and posts about my favourite actors, musicians and movies.

jefflion.tumblr.com

Please, tell me this is an early April Fools joke!

“Before “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” hits theaters on June 30, “Twilight” fans will be treated to a new glimpse into author Stephenie Meyer’s vampire universe.

On June 5, the 36-year-old multimillionaire author will release “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner,” a novella that takes place concurrently with the events in the third “Twilight” book, “Eclipse.”

Source: Stephenie Meyer’s New ‘Twilight’ Book

WTF?!?!

Shit! Fuck! Crap! Shit!

Ok, now let me rephrase that: What the fuck is this woman doing? Why don’t people stop her?!? This is insane. I mean: insane. There are so many talented writers who actually spend time researching, writing, trying to find a published, struggling, caring, trying to do their best (for example: me ), and this talentless… individual recycles her wet dream cash cow novel over and over and over again. And people are actually interested in this?

Please, tell me it’s an April Fools joke.

Related:
“Eclipse”: The logic behind a boring mess
“New Moon” movie: Not worth the LULZ
25 things I learned reading “Twilight”
… and other “Twilight” spittings.

So…

I’m having some Internet problems. Being a junkie, it’s not fun.
^^^
Hey, this could actually be a nice short story, don’t you think?

I was planning a post on great male voices (I stole the idea from Mariana), but I had to refresh my connection so many times, and start that post from scratch, that I finally gave up.

$%@#$ !!!

The last week wasn’t fun- I was sick. I had problems with my sinuses, which gave me headaches. I was sneezing the whole day, I was sleepy all the time and generally felt like shit. I am feeling better now, but I am still sleepy and sick. Which means I’m in a crappy mood, of course.

Good movie time?

Somehow, I managed to watch not one, but two great movies (and one average) and to appreciate their greatness (despite the headache). Two of those actually made my top 10 lists of the decade. (Speaking of which: You do realize, don’t you, that 2010 is the last year of the decade, not the first of a new decade? But 2000 had so many great movies that I included them on the list).

What’s up with all this movie talk? The Oscar season, of course! As you know Bob, I am not into globalization, Hollywood “glamour” and a all that crap… But I watch it anyway. Not that I believe it means something, of course. (After “Shakeaspeare in Love”, at least).

Her husband looks like… (read below)

I had less luck with books. The local library doesn’t have anything meaningful that I haven’t read before. So I ended up with- gasp!- chick lit. Yes, I know, I know. In my defense, I caught a cold and I feel like crap, you know. But you’re right: those books didn’t help.

One was particularly ridiculous, written in first person POV. On page 35 or something, she wrote: “There was my husband. He really looked like Jude Law”. No kidding. I stopped reading. It was way too much. How come this crap gets published? On the other hand, I’ve seen worse. (Read: Twilight). So yeah.

You’re online, but bored? You tried everything, but even bored.com is boring? Fear not, there are plenty of other quality sites. That is, if you don’t just get away from the computer and do something productive (socialize, for example).

These sites are great if you’re not really into playing games, reading blogs or chatting with other geeks Internet people. Also, to really appreciate their beauty, you have to be interested in the popular culture (and all of its forms) and decide to fight your boredom with some more serious stuff (I’m referring to top two sites here).

Note: Don’t expect any surprises here. You’ve heard of all of these sites. But since I’m their regular visitor (more or less), I thought it would be nice to show I’m a fan. And yes, it goes without saying- most (if not all) of these sites are highly offensive.

5. YahooAnswerFail.com

There are many quality “fail sites”, and this one is hardly any original or the best. However, it’s my current fail site of choice.

There’s a lot of rubbish there, but you can find gems such as “when will I get my period-I’m a boy” (just a mild example). The beauty is in the fact we all know people make these things up to amuse/confuse others, and yet, we all like to pretend the questions are genuine.

Link: http://www.yahooanswerfail.com

4. The Uncyclopedia

The once sharp and irresistible Uncyclopedia somewhat lost its charm, undoubtedly due to the fact anyone can edit it- even people with no sense of humor. Still, it’s a nice place to hang around, and the bonus is non-English content, that deals with local issues (at least in Serbian case, those local articles are one of the best).

Highly recommended articles: AAAAAAAAA!, HowTo Write a Progressive Rock Song, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Oscar Wilde, Twilight (book).

Link: The Uncyclopedia

3. Encyclopedia Dramatica

In lulz they trust.

They do. While Uncyclopedia is just a harsh parody of Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Dramatica takes one step further by focusing mainly on Internet phenomena. Not only that, but they do take lulz pretty seriously and do their homework. The site is also highly offensive and gross at times all the time.

Highly recommended articles: My Immortal (trust me), Internet celebrity, Twitard, Rule 34, TL;DR.

Link: EncyclopediaDramatica

2. Cracked

We’re getting serious now. How to describe Cracked’s seriousness and awesomeness in one paragraph? Impossible. It covers basically everything, but their articles (and lists) on movies are the ones I enjoy the most. It’s probably the best site on this list, and the only reason it isn’t on the top is because the number 1 site exists.

Highly recommended: Everything.

Link: Cracked.com

1. TV Tropes

I bet you didn’t see this coming (did you?) Seriously people: TV Tropes.org is probably one of the best sites on the Internet. It’s so fucking awesome that it’s unbelievable. Definitely my favourite site of the moment.

TV Tropes are dedicated to tropes (elements) in various works of fiction (mainly TV and films, but the site offers plenty of examples in other media). Yes, it’s simple as that. Which basically means it cuts, explains, analyzes, deconstructs, reconstructs every single element in a work of fiction you can think of, and hundreds more. And it does in a witty, yet incredibly entertaining kind of way.

What I love about tvtropes is the fact it can help me with my writing in so many crazy ways. Yes, I know it sounds cheap, but it’s the truth. The site is more serious than it seems (or exactly as serious as it seems) and offers short and to the point explanation behind a trope or a phenomenon. The only problem with this website is the fact it’s incredibly addictive. You can surf it for 5 hours straight and still crave for more. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.

Highly Recommended: Everything. Every single thing on this website is precious. But here are some of my favourites: Narm, It was his sled, IKEA Erotica, Ruritania, Uncanny Valley, Fan Fic.

Link: TV Tropes

What’s considered to be a “weird website search” is highly subjective, but ways people find this site are sometimes pretty strange.

Not to mention there’s nothing- I repeat: nothing here that would be useful to people searching for, say, “Gary Oldman gay pictures”. Yes, that was an actual search. And no, I have no idea how “they” got here, since, well… You get the idea.

Some of the more interesting recent searches:

• “edward and bella” “lack of chemistry”
• frusciante “social situations”
• Gary Oldman gay pictures (Is there something I should know about?)
• twilight forest scene
• my life is awkward mira mira
• buva can i see you?
• jacob rape hard core twilight (Didn’t you mean: “Edward rape”?)
• black guys do it right
• jeff ament sexy
• freckles dark hair (Really? Me too)