A Couple Cool Floaties

So, when I originally started this blog, it was my intention to point out the cool places on the net that I stumble across. I haven't actually done this yet but in the last few days of trying not to work, I've come across a couple sites that I just had to share.

This first site took me back all the way to my elementary school years when part of the science grade was based on participation in a science fair. One year my exhibit was based on optical illusions. If I recall correctly, I placed in the top three that year. Anyway, Michael Bach has created a site containing 59 optical illusions ranging from simple to complex. Several of them are the same illusions I used for my science fair project. It brought back a lot of cool memories, but even cooler, now I actually understand the explanations! If you're into playing tricks on your eyes, then definitely check it out: http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/

In my Getting to Know Me post I listed five things I want to do before I die. Ironically I had a tough time at first coming up with five things, so I put a couple of dumb ones in there just so I could move on. (Normally I'm not that sequential, but when things are numbered, my OC side takes over and I can't help myself.) Then a few days later I stumbled 43 Things. In a nutshell, its a To Do list for your life. The cool thing is that your list is shared with every other user on the site allowing you to hook up with other people who want to do the same things as you. If you haven't given much thought to your life goals lately, take a few minutes now and head over there. I guarantee you that a few minutes there will do you a lot more good than reading my blog ever will. Take a look: http://www.43things.com/

And one final note. Today is my 31st birthday. I always had a goal of becoming a game programmer by the time I was 30. Well, now that I'm 31 I have to admit that I didn't achieve that particular goal. On the other hand, I'm at a very good place in my life with a lot of things going right and the rest is steadily getting better. So, happy birthday to me!