Recipes for Creative Stimulation

Every day, I begin the work day by opening a new browser window with my umpteen tabs. By the time I've worked through them, I know what's going on in the world around me and far away. I've seen some neat creative work from other people and I've checked in with life in general.

Here's my list of links that get me going, in their order- feel free to bookmark!

News and Life
www.CNN.com
www.iGoogle.com (my email, calendar and LIFE)
hootsuite.com/dashboard - to control my social media life (a little)
www.wired.com - there's always something crazy cool I didn't know about
www.wzpl.com - Local Indy morning radio show, stream it!
www.indystar.com - For bigger local news
www.aroundindy.com/today.php - Indy events and free stuff
www.idsnews.com/news/headline.aspx - Student news for the town I work in
woot.com - Deal of the Day, sometimes dumb

Web Comics
xkcd.com - brainy & witty
marriedtothesea.com - witty & obscure
toothpastefordinner.com - wry & obscure but dead on
www.cad-comic.com/cad - for the illustrations & occasional story
www.wulffmorgenthaler.com/default.aspx - hilarious, obscure, rude & produced in Denmark
dilbert.com/strips - classic, fitting, & I understand it more every day

Creativity
freshbump.com - interesting, creative, and user content driven
quotesondesign.com - inspiring, inconsistently deep
www.flickr.com - My photo account to check stats and seek creative inspiration

Enjoy!