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Hello HPG readers old and new, and welcome to the inner reaches of my brain. Welcome to the hive mind!

I’m sure this isn’t news to any of you who read sites like HotPinkGeek regularly, but I spend a good portion of my time ‘researching’ the most ridiculous things on the internet and sharing them with those who will listen (and a few who really won’t).

Over the next few days I’ll be sharing with you my favourite lists of 2009 — websites, crazy people, whoa-worthy videos — everything you’ve come to expect from HotPinkGeek and more!

Without further ado, here’s today’s list: Websites where you can waste absurd amounts of time!

Now, I’ve not spent a lot of time organizing them into rank – in my head or otherwise – so I want you to look at this list as one solid, flowing piece of crap artwork wherein you could randomly choose a link and be whisked away to a magical land of ridiculous/funny/mind-blowing and lose the better portion of your productive work day. I am to distract and amuse!
And… go! (Click here for HPG’s Top 25 of 2009: Websites where you can waste absurd amounts of time)

Hot Pink Geek will be attending this Wednesday’s performance at the NAC for Mozart’s Final Piano Concerto and we’d love to see you and a guest there as well!

The NAC Orchestra and conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni, with stellar soloists, actor Pierre Brault and narrator Bill Richardson to explore the history of Mozart’s music. The first half of this program includes projected images, musical examples performed by the NAC Orchestra and soloists, and theatrical narration; the second half features a performance of the piano concerto in its entirety.

We’re offering two tickets to join us at this special concert — Hot Pink Geek and the NAC want you to have a night out on the town on us!

To enter, shoot me an email at bambi@hotpinkgeek.com with your name and email address and the answer to the following question:

This year is a special anniversary for the NAC.  In what year did The National Arts Centre (NAC) raise its curtains for the first time?

a) 1959

b)1969

c)1979

d)1989

Good luck to you all! We look forward to hearing from you soon!

As you may or may not know, the majority of us here at HotPinkGeek are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (with the exception of a few ditchers out-of-towners, of course).

I wanted to give our local readers a heads up about an upcoming site I’ll be launching soon:

This new site will be featuring more information about local events as well as first-hand reviews of attractions, restaurants, and festivals. That’s right! Be sure to stop by the site to see what’s going on around town! And you can bet your bottom dollar that we’ll have some cool prizes and giveaways, too — vouchers, coupons, free tickets and much more!

Keep your eyes and ears open for the new site launch — I’m excited, are you?