A FRIEND OF mine keeps telling me I suck because I've never finished this Links page. So to placate him, I'm throwing things into this file and ditching the original presumed structure. But something is better than nothing, I'll presume.

Tolkien Links Once you hit these sites, you can find a Tolkien Ring somewhere, no doubt. These are a few of the better spots, though. It's kinda hard to tell. There's some real gushers out there -- fanboys who like the stuff but can't talk intelligently about it.

• The Tolkien Timeline. Most unique here, as the name suggests, is JRRT's timeline, from birth to death.
• The Tolkien Guild. This place has been around for quite awhile and probably has the most well-rounded site out there, plus links.
• The Electronic Tolkien Encylopedia. No brain cells were wasted in the page and art design for this site, which is basically functional and leftover from HTML v.0. However, there's some heavy-duty !@&*#& here -- heavy essays on Tolkien's life and works. I hope to read all of this at some point. This is probably the most scholarly site you'll find on Tolkien.
• The Grey Havens. The look of this place used to be terrible. Now it's got some real flair. It even looks as if it might have a few interesting things, but the "commentary" is mostly laughable in spots -- debating questions such as "Why did Gandalf choose Bilbo to go on the Quest with Thorin?", that have no real answers except for the most obvious ones...
• Gothmog's Little Corner of Hell. A nice crisp site. I'm not sure about content yet, but the title was definitely worth a second look!

Electronic Music Links Being a composer and computer freak, and having just gotten a nice pay increase, I'm researching equipment and software in order to set up my own home music and recording studio, as feasible. Here's some online shop-stops and other related materials.

• E-Mu Systems. E-Mu (presumably Electronic Music) is one well-known supplier of computer/MIDI systems software, plus gear too (I think).
• Music & Computers Magazine. This mag is dedicated to the obvious subject and even offers some of its articles online. A good jumping off point, if you have no idea where to start.
• Sweetwater Sound. Now HERE's a music superstore with a great visual design. Plus, lots of gear. I plan to come back here when I finally know what I want to buy, after testing stuff out.
• Synth Zone, MIDI. A ton o' links. You can use this as a link resource -- lotsa stuff!
• The Virtual Synth Page. Another great layout concept, even if a little plain. Reviews, etc. Not a ton yet, but looks crisp.
• The MIDIWEB. Go here. Lots of stuff, and it looks @#&*!&@# good. Trust me. I am certainly impressed.

Other Assorted Candy Here's stuff I didn't organize yet. Good stuff.

• The Door. The Door is the "world's pretty much only religious satire magazine," and probably for good reason. (the others have been martyred.) Personally, to me, the Door tends to be too high on blatant sarcasm and not enough on actual humor (i.e., the insights are true but could be expressed in a funnier fashion), but the sight is pretty kickin' and they're willing to challenge traditional (mis)conception in the Christian realm. Also billed as "The magazine for Thinking Christians."
• Eyeland. Be prepared for a visual feast. Not only is Eyeland where I learned to tile my graphics from, but it has a host of some of the most exquisite WWW graphic links I have ever seen. Go to the Link page and be prepared to be blown away -- the stuff here makes me weep in envy and feel like I might as well slit my bitstreams now, before wasting my time.

Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" Gaiman's 75-issue "the Sandman" written for DC Comics has got to be one of the best arcs in comics history, alongside other noteworthies such as Miller's Dark Knight and Moore's Watchmen. Here are some fairly noteworthy sites from which you can glean more information.

• The Wake. The Wake has a host of various topics, and a nice opener graphic by Sandman artist Michael Zulli.
• The Dreaming. This Gaiman-fanboy site looks decent, with some nice JavaScript visuals, and follows Gaiman's exploits in the real world.
• Heart of the Dreaming. Here's a unique site that uses some beautiful visuals and image maps to allow you to "quest" around the site. It's a little different than average and shows some creativity, although I have not followed it to its ultimate conclusion.
• Lots of Questions. Questions about specific parts of the Sandman that you might need answers for. But no flair went into page design.

Personality Tests Get tested. And put yourself away if you're deemed "dangerous to society." (If prison isn't good enough, try an art school instead).

• Barbarian's Online Tests page. PgDn to find the link to personality testing (pretty comprehensive list!), but note that this site offers a wide variety of online tests if you've got five hours to blow and you're a mental masochist.
• AnsirForOne. Here's a personality test checking three areas of life -- thinking, work, and internal/emotional -- telling you which of 14 or so personalities you fit best with in that particular area. The descriptions are extremely poetic and detailed in nature, although I felt that they were sometimes "off," possibly due to breaking one's life into three possible areas. I was also disappointed not to be able to see all 14 categories. Still, the text was extremely well-written.
• The Keirsey MBTI test. The online standard for MBTI, Keirsey also breaks the sixteen types into four general temperments. Keirsey's test is great. I was a little disappointed to see some controversy between him and the Sunsite version of his test however. (Basically, Keirsey wasn't online, Sunsite had a version of his test up, helped him get online, had links to his site so that people could order Keisey's books -- and then Keisey threatened to sue him if he didn't remove his copy of the test. Since no one was getting money from the online test administration, the Sunsite site was really extra advertising for Keirsey... but you know how anal people can be.)
• The Riso Enneagram Test. Here's the online enneagram test -- which one of nine types are you?

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