First, if you are using any internet browser other than Firefox, stop right now and download it. Never open Internet Explorer again or a deadly curse will follow your entire bloodline. Excellent. Now download the StumbleUpond extension.
Now for the fun. Next time you are on the verge of exploding with boredom, click the lovely "Stumble" button and behold whatever random page Stumble finds for you to enjoy. Now you could specify a range of types of sites and even select only one of those at any time, but really, isn't it more fun to be completely surprised. I'll admit not everything that I StumbleUpon (yes this WILL become a verb) is not spectacular, but it's worth getting a few duds every once in awhile to get the amazing sites when they do appear. I've found everything from amazing photographs and artist's websites to great boredom-busting games to well, more than I can even tell you. Try it - you'll see what I mean.
The other great thing about it is that you get to rate pages that come up and indicate whether you like it or not so that Stumble can give you more of what you like and less of what you don't. Another advantage is that when you click, "I like it!" the page you liked is automatically saved in your StumbleUpon pages. This is good for many reasons - you can go back to it later without bookmarking the page AND you can access your collection of pages from any computer so if you find something while at work and want to look at it at home, it's just a click away!
Now I must warn you, StumbleUpon is EXTREMELY addictive, which is why I say it is only for those serious procrastinators who can procrastinate and still manage to get their work done. Happy Stumbling!
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