what is your respite from DU?

[medeak]

what other links do you escape to for sanity?

would really like to know!

[closeupready]

1. IMDB. Amazon. Yahoo.

news.google.com That's basically it. :D

[laststeamtrain]

2. Depleted Uranium. I just switch DUs. n/t

[Solly Mack]

3. I link to real life

:)

and then after I get enough of that brand of sanity, I come back to DU

[frogcycle]

4. clearing brush

and chipping it.

[Ishoutandscream2]

24. Oh, no. Not down in Crawford?

I mean, you're not...nahhhhhhhh.

[frogcycle]

55. no, in Illinois - but I enjoy a fantasy that

I have a crew working with me and this mishap occurs...

day-um a chipper can make a mess

[Squatch]

5. I "link" to beer.

Or gin.

[LSparkle]

6. Spider Solitaire

I'm pretty good at 2 suits and I've won a few times at 4 ...

[ensho]

62. I like that too all though lately I'm doing Guild Wars

nt

[Dammit Ann]

7. mine...

go fug yourself, youtube, greg palast, rolling stone, and overstock, for a little retail therapy.

[medeak]

51. thanks!

good guilty pleasures!

[Jed Dilligan]

8. During a stressful day on DU, I unwind periodically by working.

[Justitia]

15. LOL!

[zorahopkins]

9. Life

Geeze, Louise.

Life exists -- really, it does!! -- off-line.

If your only escape to sanity is another link on the web, you should try getting a life.

[medeak]

34. have a life

caretaking husband with parkinsons

[On the Road]

10. I Usually Go to BigBlueInteractive.com,

a New York Giants fan site, for some relief. Even offseason, it's pretty active (and pretty evenly balanced politically).

I sporadically visit Crosstalk2, a Yahoo discussion group for academic scholars specializing in the historical Jesus. I do not post, but have been working through the 20,000-post archive.

I sometimes read Brad DeLong's economics blog and Freakonomics' NY Times page.

And whenever I'm in the mood, I read the stock market discussions on Clearstation.com. I find that following the market and investing are excellent ways to stay objective. There are always two sides to be made for the market and if you become obsessed with one, it won't be long until you get whacked or whipsawed.

[libnnc]

11. Let's Talk Dusty! message board

I'm a Dusty Springfield nutter.

nice folks on that board and lots of fun

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

12. Surf The Channel...

And self-trepanning. My skull looks like swiss cheese after a visit to GDP and I have worn out three DeWalt Hammer Drills. But you have to let the demons and evil humors out somehow, after that place.

[medeak]

13. I like Andrew Weil

he advises a news fast for mental health!

[TheDebbieDee]

14. Fark.com - for a skewed perspective of current events!

[rubberducky]

16. Stephen King, James Michener, and LMN network!

[coriolis]

17. Personally, I rub habanero pepper juice in my eyes.

:shrug:

[dipsydoodle]

18. The Framley Examiner and Ebay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Framley_Examiner

especially the classifieds : http://www.framleyexaminer.com/pages/clas008.html

[onehandle]

19. Reality. nt

[KamaAina]

20. The New Orleans blogosphere

almost as, uh, interesting as actually being down there (but doesn't taste as good).

http://toulousestreet.wordpress.com (by former DUer markus; his previous blog Wet Bank Guide served as a sort of "gateway blog" for me)

http://adrastos.blog-city.com (watch for his occasional "Malaka of the Day" pieces)

http://gentillygirl.com ("Witch by nature, bitch by choice, New Orleanian by blood"!)

http://peoplegetready.jockamofeenanay.com (not shabby at all for a guy who looks like he might get carded for cigarettes :-) )

and many others: most link to one another, so click away!

[MountainLaurel]

27. Thanks for those!

I actually just moved here and have been interested in local blogs.

[KamaAina]

28. Excellent!

What, might I inquire to ask, are you doing down there? Since 8/29/05, I have expressed my willingness to return and put my unique skills and talents to use in the recovery effort; the caveat is that I must actually be compensated for doing so. If I were in a position to do the AmeriCorps thing, I would have done it a couple of years ago. This insistence on fair compensation, of course, was the reason for my original departure in the early '90s...

[MountainLaurel]

29. I'm an editor

Currently working for one of the hospitals, helping doctors and med students get their research published, as well as working on in-house publications and events. Meanwhile, Mr. Laurel will begin law school at Loyola in the fall.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

21. At least once a week...

I get lost at Theprogressivemind.info, one of my guilty pleasures.

[nxylas]

22. Peace Takes Courage

It's like DU, only nicer.

[knitter4democracy]

23. Knitting.

:)

I hang out at Knittyboard.com (Knitty's messageboard--very nice, and that's the main rule, to play nice, so no politics there) and Ravelry.com (Facebook for knitters, crocheters, and spinners, and you have to be a member).

[shanti]

31. hey there!

:hi: i'm on ravelry too:)

[knitter4democracy]

45. Sweet!

Their BID board is crazy. Not as bad as GDP, but some days . . . it comes close. I go by Bina there, since that's my Knitty name.

[shanti]

61. i'll look for you when i'm on next time

and add you as a friend :hi:

[elizfeelinggreat]

25. gardening

And this is a great time of year for it!

[Green Mountain Dem]

26. I tell my wife....

to get into that sexy teddy thingy...and I'll be right up after I shut the computer off! Unfortunately, at my age...I am back downstairs and on DU in 5 minutes!

[shanti]

30. knitting

saves my sanity!

[knitter4democracy]

46. Cheaper than therapy.

:hi:

[Ilsa]

32. I simply stay away for the political forums and go read something

in the religion forums or something nonpolitical.

[OnyxCollie]

33. When not on DU, I become the most important person in the world...

by playing tug and catch with my dogs.

[rock]

35. Easy. Work.

It's blocked at work because it's classified as hate speech. I can get Bartcop however.

[zonmoy]

36. fanfiction.net

baldurs gate 2 and other D&D based games. civ 2

[caseycoon]

37. I "link" up with a good book.

Lately, books about monsters to remind myself
it COULD be worse than GD-P...
:rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

38. Economics Blogs:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/

http://www.dollarsandsense.org/blog/

http://blogs.ft.com/undercover/

http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/

[Occulus]

39. I play PC games, and mess around with 3D modeling.

I've been a gamer since the days when the Atari 2600 was the most popular system out there. Today, I don't own any consoles; I'm more involved in PC gaming and 3D modeling.

3D modeling is very technical, but deeply satisfying. It's just wonderful to see something you made come to life on the screen. If you're curious about what 3D modeling is all about, I would suggest you give a look at Blender, a full-featured open source 3D modeling application. To get the most from Blender, I also suggest you install Yafray, a rendering engine for Blender that allows for use of global illumination.

Here's an image made with Blender and Yafray (I did not make this):

[ColbertWatcher]

54. That's amazing. n/t

[Oilwellian]

40. I walk 18 holes of golf every other day

A fabulous way to catch some rays, get some exercise, and kick ass or get ass kicked. :D

[tkmorris]

44. That's awesome

I sure wish I could do that. I miss golf a lot.

[knitter4democracy]

47. I wish my husband could do that.

He's always so much happier and more relaxed after a round of golf. It must be like meditation for him or something. Now that the weather's getting nicer, he's trying to get out more. He would've tonight, but I made him mow the lawn instead. ;)

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

64. You made him mow the lawn?

You're "harshing" his "mellow".

You could have sent him to the golf course, and had the lawn done before he got back!

:rofl:

[medeak]

52. excellent!

poor husband was a 7 handicapp until getting parkinsons...but he walked 9 holes today...was huge for him!

[Fox Mulder]

41. Reading.

Books.

[Blue_In_AK]

42. I like to read the "Progressive Alaska" blog

just to prove to myself I'm not the only one. :)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

43. I drum. Or I look to see what's on the TeeVee

That isn't political.

Movies, standup, sports. Anything.

[Goodnevil]

48. Neverwinter Nights

[lonestarnot]

49. My son.

[morgan2]

50. I hear masturbation is fun

and it prevents prostate cancer.

[ColbertWatcher]

53. Truthiness Encyclopedia!

The one place where the internets meets your balls: Wikiality.com

[fed_up_mother]

56. gardening links - very noncontroversial.

And, of course, I work in my garden. It's where I generally feel most at peace.

[Greyhound]

57. Moonbuggy.com

Great for work since it's random images/jokes and you can view for a few seconds or surf for an hour or more.

(If any of you are going there, be warned, it is random images from the net, that means you could see literally anything, from convention photos, to cakes, ads from the past, nudity, car accidents, puke, blood, piss, baby pictures, short articles, photoshopped everything, etc.)

[DainBramaged]

58. Ebay

[NuttyFluffers]

59. i like to decompress from GD:P with a leisurely quadruple bi pass simulation

let's the reflexes and concentration wander...

[ensho]

63. lol

nt

[leftofthedial]

60. life

[MedleyMisty]

65. World of Warcraft

I was just promoted to raid officer of my guild.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

66. Golf, tennis, motorcycle

I can kill two birds by riding the motorcycle to the tennis court. I haven't figured out how to carry a bag of clubs on the bike, though.

:hi: