Link: Top Ten Places You Can't Go

The top 10 places around the world that are “closed to the general public or are virtually impossible for the general public to visit,” including the Vatican Secret Archives and Club 33, in Disneyland.

Link: "Destination, Brooklyn"

Neat article from NY Mag’s “Where to Eat 2010” issue. I desperately want to try Prime Meats, in Carroll Gardens.

…Kendrick? Kendrick? Can you hear me?

Link: 5 Cheap Ways to Spend New Year's Eve

From LifestylerMag.com, here are five inexpensive NYC New Year’s Eve options, including the last place in the world you will find me tonight: at the Brooklyn New Year’s Eve 3.3M “Fun Run.”

Some more inexpensive or free options can be found at freenyc.net, including masquerades, parties held on multiple floors of converted factories, and other fun stuff. 

Link: Still haven't figured out your NYE plans?

Newyears.com is a comprehensive guide to events happening tonight all over the country, organized by party type (cash bar, open bar, $100 and under, live performance, etc) and region.

Also, check out EARTHCAM for a live webcast of the 2010 New Year’s celebrations all over the world.

Link: Free Mosquito Ringtones

Yet another fascinating thing I learned while in Ohio for Thanksgiving: there is apparently a website that provides kids with ringtones outside the audible range of hearing for most people over the age of 30 (the eardrum and inner ear become less active as you age, making it more difficult to hear high-frequency sounds). This means that you can receive phone calls in class without teachers knowing. Not that I endorse this kind of behavior.

Anyway, Kendrick’s family and I played with this site a bit, and it’s CRAZY: people under 30 literally plugged their ears from the sound while the “grown-ups” looked around in confusion: “What? What? I don’t hear it!” 

UPDATE: A reader just emailed me to say that the service is $19.99/month. I didn’t know that - I just played around with the free downloads on the home page. I wouldn’t recommend actually purchasing the service…just thought it was fun to play with :) Also, I’m not affiliated with this site in any way at all.