A few years ago, I put together this list of time-killers for a colleague who was stuck in the hospital. Feel free to share with anyone who needs a way to make the time pass:
Chatty baby
Cat game
Paper game
Sudoku
Quite possibly the best thing on the Internet
Another great riddle game
Yet another awesome riddle game
Hamster dance
Esheep
Dementia Concretia
Viking kittens
Jim Morrison Simulatron
Labyrinths
Heligan
Trippy-mosaic-covered house
Trippy-mosaic-covered bar
Trippy-mosaic-covered museum
Coolest thing in Makanda, Ill.
Masquerade
More on Masquerade
Trippy-mosaic-covered towers
Bottle Tree Forest
The second coming of Craftster
Fold a paper crane
Creatures
Green Man
Pop paper
Red Fork Hippie 
Hi Emily – I’d love to do a story about your kitchen project. Could you give me a call at 447-8882? Thanks!