Jolie Guillebeau: Paintings & Musings

Rachelle’s tradition of *8 Things is one of the highlights of my week in the blogosphere. I know I just did a linky post yesterday, but I couldn’t resist this one.

*8 Highly Handy Websites (not blogs)

1. TeuxDeux. I have this open constantly. I log in, open Gmail, open TeuxDeux and open Facebook. I feel super productive and love checking things off my list.

2. ThinkMap Visual Thesaurus. This is a subscription site, but you can do a basic search for one or two words right on the home page. I love the map that shows the relationship between words.

3. J-Archive. Because it’s fun. And who knows when you might need to know what Alex Trebek said on the September 14, 1984 show of Jeopardy. Seriously.

4. Tastebook. A place to corral all my recipes from all over in to one handy site. Then occasionally I print the ones I use most often and put them in my beautiful binder that I ordered from them months ago.

5. Flight Stats. Okay, maybe you don’t need to track flights nearly as often as I do, but it’s handy when you do.

6. Empty Easel. I always learn something from this site. Plus, it’s nicely designed. (Sadly, this is rare for sites that market to artists– you’d think those sites would consider visual appeal, wouldn’t you?)

7. byCycle.org. A trip planner for going by bike. Which streets have big hills? Where exactly does a bike lane end? Bike routes are clear and easy to find with this site. I also keep up with my mileage on mapmyride.com

8. Want to know when Mr.T guest starred on Silver Spoons? What year Alice Walker won the Pulitzer? Who Joanne Woodward was engaged to before she married Paul Newman? Wikipedia is your answer. I can’t make a list like this without including it. I’ve won so many bets because of it. And that’s useful.