EAT/DRINK

sevennites.com

You're about finished with work, and you want to grab a drink and a lil' something for your tummy before heading home. But where to go? What to do? This site lists dozens of Seattle happy hours to help you figure out an after-work spot.

noodleson.com

Here's everything you always wanted to know about ramen noodles -- including trivia, a glossary, recipes and related links.

MINGLE

largefriends.com

Who says you need to be skinny? This dating site for plus-size singles welcomes BBW and BHM -- Big Beautiful Women and Big Handsome Men.

MUSIC

wildbits.com/tunatic

Finally, an answer to the call for a musical search engine. No lyrics or text necessary; just let it hear the song and it identifies it for you.

NATURE

thegardenhelper.com/calendar.html

Keep your gardening projects in order with this handy calendar of gardening tasks and projects, sorted by month. It's mid-February. Have you fertilized your shrubs and evergreens?

TRAVEL

farecast.com

Should you buy that plane ticket now, or will prices fall later? Farecast knows. The travel site even shows you graphs charting the cheapest times to travel.

-- Mónica Guzmán

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