Just wanted to announce a new blog topic I will be writing about, time wasters. What are time wasters? Time wasters are fun things you can do that essentially waste time from more productive things you should be doing (like working or homework). More often than not these will be websites that you can visit to entertain yourself (or do something productive that is not work or homework). Beginning later this month I will regularly post on every Tuesday my time waster of the week.
To kick off Time Waster Tuesdays I’m going to start with my favorite of this week, Yahoo! Answers. I’ve found this to be one of the more rewarding ways I waste time, I read questions in the areas that I know I have a few answers in (Electronics, Computers, Internet) answering the ones I can, and I read resolved questions in areas I’m interested in to learn more about them. Whether you have questions, want to be helpful and answer a few, or just want to read up and learn a little Yahoo! Answers is a great way to entertain yourself. Also you get points for answering questions, rating answers, and getting your answer voted best answer, these points go towards your ranking, so you can watch your progress by watching your points and ranking.
In case you’re interested I’m currently Rank 2, but movin’ on up! Leave a comment if you’d like to join my network on Yahoo! Answers.
As a few of you noticed, updates were sparse last week. That isn’t because I was slacking or lazy… it was because I was traveling. I went on a 10 day vacation. Flew from Los Angeles (LAX) to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (YVR, see this post about what YVR stand for). Stayed in Vancouver for 2 days and then took a 7-night cruise to Alaska. It was great, very beautiful. Stayed in the heart of downtown Vancouver at the Hyatt (this one), this hotel has a great location, very close to shopping and restaurants. Explored Vancouver’s Stanley Park while I was there, which is very scenic and has some great restaurants with wonderful views.
After 2 nights in Vancouver I boarded the Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas for a 7-night cruise to Alaska. The cruise stopped in Icy Strait Point, Skagway, and Juneau. It also spent a day cruising within 600 ft of the Hubbard Glacier (breathtaking). Skagway is a great shopping stop, and I hear the Glacier excursions there are amazing. Juneau has some great whale watching excursions, thats what I did while i was there, but the city is fun to explore on foot as well. Icy Strait Point was small and did not have much to offer, unfortunately. Aside from Icy Strait point the cruise was awesome. Always tons to do, the food was great, entertainment was great, and the other ports of call were beautiful.
Pictures to come soon! Stay Tuned.
