brown paper packages tied up with strings ...

because i am back in the list mood this year i thought i might share with you a few of my favorite websites (in no particular order). i am not sure how any of these go together ... i'm not even sure sometimes how i found them or why i look at some of them every day. oh well, i'm strange ... deal.

1. http://www.gabeleonard.com/ : this man's artwork is breathtakingly beautiful to me. he used to sell copies of his artwork on the venice boardwalk and each time i saw him i would buy one. i've given some as gifts to my girlfriends. strangely so far, 3 of his paintings look very similar to 3 different girls in our group ... hmmm.
2. http://www.quinnster.co.uk/ : ok, this one i can't explain really. yes, i had braids ... yes, i am going to be getting them again in a couple of weeks but am i going to do it myself? the answer would be no.
3. http://www.somethingawful.com/cliff/ihateyou/: ok, this one will get me into trouble, but i seriously laugh my ass off when i'm on this site. i don't go as often as i'd like and probably more often than i should.
4. http://www.jacksonwhite.com/ : i came across this cute little guy one day on cafepress.com. his family has set up a store to sell tshirts/mugs/bumper stickers, etc to help pay for his medical costs. go there, read his story, cry, then donate. it will make you feel better ... trust me. GROW CELLS GROW!
5. http://p080.ezboard.com/bhair18356 : one of the most informative sites if you are interested in dreads, braids or extensions ... the people on this site are AMAZINGLY TALENTED.
6. http://www.strangebuys.com/ : please see the top of this topic (before the list starts) for any semblance of a reason that i go here (hint: it's right after "oh well," and right before "... deal".)
7. www.crimelibrary.com : i am addicted to this site ... i seriously should have been a forensics detective ... or in jail for something incredibly heinous. i really scare myself with the knowledge i have obtained from this site on the history of serial killers. go ahead ... quiz me.
8. www.uberband.com / www.laverband.com : did you think i would let this list slip by without putting in my favorite rock gods website(s)? he's so cute ... in that maniacal sort of way.

i retain the right to update this list as i see fit ... or as i see unfit ... same difference.