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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The Standard Skating Rink


WHEN: From now until Feb 28th, 10AM – Midnight
WHERE: Right out front of NYC’s Standard Hotel, 848 Washington Street
WHAT: An ice-skating rink. An honest to goodness sheet of ice for you to enjoy right in the Meatpacking district. Take a spin cool spin before heading inside to hotspot Le Bain. Better yet, don’t head inside; Gleefully glide back and forth showing everyone on the other side of the velvet rope just what fun looks like. Yup.

LINK: Flavorpill.

WATCH: London’s Perpetual Hula

It’s a music video… in another language. Turn the music down though and there’s something very zen about watching a Hula Hoop spin it’s way endlessly around London town. Fun, right?

Mega-thanks to Sharon Su for sending it my way.

PLAY: Music Catch

Another oldie, but goodie. In fact, this was the very first game ever posted to Zoomdoggle (May 30th, 2008)… and I’m still playing it. It’s that much fun. Yellow shapes are good. Red shapes are bad. Click the pic to get the game. Remember though, if you’re playing it with the sound off though, you’re missing the show.

LINK: Zoomdoggle.

MAKE: Nerd-Flakes

And there’s loads more where this came from. Check the complete collection after the jump.

LINK: Buzzfeed.

QUICK: NYC’s 13 Best Sledding Spots

It’s the first snow day of the season… at least in New York City it is. If you can make it out your door, you might as well make your way to one of the one of the 13 kick-ass hills listed after the jump and do your thing.

Side note: The picture above creeps me out too, but Google let me down in my search for decent pictures of grown-ups on sleds. Hopefully after today that changes.

LINK: TimeOutNewYork.

WATCH: Buckyballs Xmas Greeting

With just about 13,000 fans and over 1,400 user posted pics and videos to the Facebook page, it’s getting harder and harder to pick favorites. This holiday greeting from Matt Stones is hard to top though. Fun, right?

LINK: Facebook.

GET: iPad Game For Cats

This is real. There’s no better way to say ‘I’m sorry’ to your furry friend for leaving them out of all of Xmas gifting goodness, than setting them free to chase digital mice and lasers on your new $700 toy. How fun is that?

LINK: iPadGameforCats via LaughingSquid.

PLAY: Loops Of Zen

Click each loop until you’ve got all the lose ends tied. It’s an oldie, yes (first posted here in 2009), but a goodie for sure – the kind of game that could easily kill an afternoon. Click the pic to get the game. Thanks to Neatorama for reminding me how fun it is.

LINK: LoopsofZen.

WATCH: Luck Compilation 2010

Remember, a miss is as good as a mile. And watching them might be the funnest way to kick off your day. Yup.

LINK: via TodaysBigThing.

URDB: The 11 Most Awesome Records of 2010

URDB just released their list of the top 11 records set in 2010 as voted on by URDB staffers and URDB community. It’s a fairly increadible list. Check the whole shebang, including links to pictures and videos, after the jump. Thems of you with an eye for detail will also notice a nod to yours truly. Fun, right?

Next year’s going to be a big one… I can feel it. My personal goal: 24 records including one that makes the 2011 list. Who’s with me?

LINK: URDB.