Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Mmm. Food.
Kitchen hand posts one of the better cooking blogs around.
Not too technical, not just lists of recipes. Really paints a picture of life in - and out - of the kitchen as the weeks roll by.
Not too technical, not just lists of recipes. Really paints a picture of life in - and out - of the kitchen as the weeks roll by.
Radio guy's weird wired world.
So much to read, so little time. Andy of WIXY's must-read stories, some of which get aired on his Champaign, Illinois morning radio show.
Short and sharp.
Nichole at stained glass writes about writing, posts songs and talks about a whole bunch of stuff.
Friends' resumes are listed in the side-bar like the characters in a play. Neat.
Friends' resumes are listed in the side-bar like the characters in a play. Neat.
Life with Rosie?
Some blogs are boring meanderings, but some, while they may cover similar subject matter, have a spark of something different. Reedygirl is one such blog. The test is if you keep reading back.
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
If you're unreadable, I'm not reading you.
I've said it before, red out of black is unreadable. So are many other colour combinations. Unreadable blogs will not be welcomed at the Lost Blogs' Home. You'll have to find refuge at the Shelter for Blogs with Too Many Clashing Colours.
Remember the old saying 'I read it in black and white'?
Many of you bloggers out there should give heed to that wise old saying.
Remember the old saying 'I read it in black and white'?
Many of you bloggers out there should give heed to that wise old saying.
He's an English major.
Nick at Below the Belt doesn't like Blogger's italics. He says: 'Blogger's italicizing doesn't work out too good for me b/c it slants the words into other words, so I don't think I'm going to use it anymore. When I refer to a movie or a TV show, I'm going to use quotation marks. Grammatically I know this is wrong, but I'm an English major, so go fuck yourself.'
That's a choice quote, I love the way he describes the italicising 'slanting the words into other words'.
And I love the way he says 'I'm an English major, so go fuck yourself.'
That's a choice quote, I love the way he describes the italicising 'slanting the words into other words'.
And I love the way he says 'I'm an English major, so go fuck yourself.'
So what is rule number one?
How to make it in life: follow the rules.
Great writing with a sprinkling of animal anecdotes and other musings. One to watch.
Great writing with a sprinkling of animal anecdotes and other musings. One to watch.
What the librarian saw.
I thought toys were made in China.
Everything you ever wanted to know about toymakers.
Like, what do they do when they're at work but not building toys?
They blog, of course. From Malibu, in this case.
Like, what do they do when they're at work but not building toys?
They blog, of course. From Malibu, in this case.
Monday, February 23, 2004
Once upon a time when I was a little kid ...
There was a little book on my mother's shelf. It had a word on the outside that I thought I understood. I thought the book was a record for the six bottles of milk that were delivered to our house every day (I was one of many children).
But I read the word wrongly. And it is spelt wrongly here as well, unless David's dad has cows and a farm.
But I read the word wrongly. And it is spelt wrongly here as well, unless David's dad has cows and a farm.
Lori yarns about sewing.
Kerouac. Films. Fishing. Ducks. Dexter.
This is good.
Sometimes he could use a little paragraph breaking. Uh oh. I promised not to be Mr Grammar.
Sometimes he could use a little paragraph breaking. Uh oh. I promised not to be Mr Grammar.
Paragraphs, please.
There are, of course, many like this, but it could be one to watch. Looks like she can tell a story.
Would it be too much to ask for paragraphs? I know some people don't understand them becasue they think it will break up their stream of thought, but it actually helps readability.
My, my, who sounds like the grammar geek?
Would it be too much to ask for paragraphs? I know some people don't understand them becasue they think it will break up their stream of thought, but it actually helps readability.
My, my, who sounds like the grammar geek?
Bunny.
Nice title. The Bunny posts on motherhood.
Prediction: soon, every parent will blog their new baby's progress.
This one is nice and clean and quite readable.
Prediction: soon, every parent will blog their new baby's progress.
This one is nice and clean and quite readable.
This is not a good start.
Well, the blogger says so him- or herself.
But that is not to criticise. This blog thing is new and different, and sometimes folks don't know what to say.
The telephone was like that once.
Having said that, I do agree it's a good year for hip-hop. Hip-hop is not new, it's been around since ... oh, don't get me started.
But those rhymes and rhythms are just something else.
But that is not to criticise. This blog thing is new and different, and sometimes folks don't know what to say.
The telephone was like that once.
Having said that, I do agree it's a good year for hip-hop. Hip-hop is not new, it's been around since ... oh, don't get me started.
But those rhymes and rhythms are just something else.
Hey, a literary blogger who can write!
That's not a put-down.
So many writers and academics with literary pretensions completely belie that interest with bad, boring, tendentious, dense and impenetrable writing.
Not this. Here's a trove of interest with highly readable and amusing posts and some good links.
Even the more 'musing'-type posts have interest. That's a real test of a good blog.
So many writers and academics with literary pretensions completely belie that interest with bad, boring, tendentious, dense and impenetrable writing.
Not this. Here's a trove of interest with highly readable and amusing posts and some good links.
Even the more 'musing'-type posts have interest. That's a real test of a good blog.
Legibility: a primer.
Red out of black doesn't read.
It just doesn't.
So change your template.
OK?
Yes, you. Thousands of you.
It just doesn't.
So change your template.
OK?
Yes, you. Thousands of you.
Sunday morning. Where to?
This blog is all you need to know.
What happens when we run out of churches?
Actually, I thought this site was talking about actual church buildings.
Now, there's an idea.
What happens when we run out of churches?
Actually, I thought this site was talking about actual church buildings.
Now, there's an idea.
Sunday, February 22, 2004
2nd battallion, 94th artillery.
The guys have this weblog to keep in touch and post stories of interest.
Open a beer, sit back and enjoy.
Weblogs used for such purposes (as a notice board for particular groups) is a growing trend and it will be interesting to see whether it continues. It's free and easy but ultimately the nature of a weblog as a chronological sequence may make a conventional website a better alternative.
Probably the two in tandem may work better, the weblog being mainly used for latest news.
Open a beer, sit back and enjoy.
Weblogs used for such purposes (as a notice board for particular groups) is a growing trend and it will be interesting to see whether it continues. It's free and easy but ultimately the nature of a weblog as a chronological sequence may make a conventional website a better alternative.
Probably the two in tandem may work better, the weblog being mainly used for latest news.
Asia Pacific.
There are some interesting blogs drawing together news and comments from particular regions. This one talks about the Asia Pacific with some interesting links including one to a specific collection of African blogs.
Broaden your mind and your boundaries.
Broaden your mind and your boundaries.
Tennis at the convent sounds great.
Jacinthe likes Lewis Carroll and posts on grad school, Easter chocolate, word associations and what she will do when she gets into the convent. She's making up the rules and they sound GREAT.
Also: Lilly Pulitzer, Krispy Kreme, why she doesn't eat fruit, and a cute Bichon Frise site.
Jacinthe posts her datelines in French!
Also: Lilly Pulitzer, Krispy Kreme, why she doesn't eat fruit, and a cute Bichon Frise site.
Jacinthe posts her datelines in French!
World's most boring.
Don't even open it. If you do, you'll see that what is increasingly happening in blogdom. People are using blogs as low-cost virtual noticeboards.
See? I told you not to open it.
See? I told you not to open it.
Fishing. Writing. Horseradish. Avoiding stoplights.
Mulgathorns is literate musings about life outta town.
No headings. So you have to read it all. That's OK. It's all good.
No headings. So you have to read it all. That's OK. It's all good.
Ankit wants to move to Australia.
(Good move, Ankit. You may find Australians a little more cynical and a little less industrious. Of course, that means more opportunities for you.)
Ankit also tells us he does not like football, but he still watches it. Why, Ankit?
He may not know it, but Ankit is a product of the vast increase of Indian influence in the Anglosphere. His language is distinctively lucid in that particularly attractive Anglo-Indian argot.
And that is, when you read their words, you can hear them speak. Their writing sings.
Find out one hundred things about Ankit.
Ankit also tells us he does not like football, but he still watches it. Why, Ankit?
He may not know it, but Ankit is a product of the vast increase of Indian influence in the Anglosphere. His language is distinctively lucid in that particularly attractive Anglo-Indian argot.
And that is, when you read their words, you can hear them speak. Their writing sings.
Find out one hundred things about Ankit.
Good times.
Samantha posts about school, friends, cats, quotes, school, corn dogs, the mall and other stuff.
Cool writing.
Cool writing.
What a coincidence. A blog about the universe!
What in the world is this blogger on about? Everything in the whole universe. The whole omniverse, in fact.
This is one of those life, the universe and everything sites. Here, the posts are interesting, coherent and intelligent, mixed with some life experience musings and a particular interest in synchronicity.
One to watch.
This is one of those life, the universe and everything sites. Here, the posts are interesting, coherent and intelligent, mixed with some life experience musings and a particular interest in synchronicity.
One to watch.
Calypso comment.
News comment from the Caribbean. A right-leaning view from CaribPundit. Fascinating. Bookmark it.
Friday, February 20, 2004
This blog will change your life. But do you want your life changed?
A bunch of folks from California (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) saw the book This Book Will Change Your Life and decided to do the blog of the book.
It's fun. Every day they try to live a strategy to change their life.
My life changes every day and I haven't read the book. Maybe I need to read the book This Book Will Stop Your Life Changing All the Goddam Time.
It's fun. Every day they try to live a strategy to change their life.
My life changes every day and I haven't read the book. Maybe I need to read the book This Book Will Stop Your Life Changing All the Goddam Time.
Thursday, February 19, 2004
Civil commotion: another commentator joins in the culture wars.
Bob Felton's take on what's going on in the blogosphere and elsewhere.
He has a nice interactive online poll as well. Vot, vote, vote!
He has a nice interactive online poll as well. Vot, vote, vote!
Karen is thinking ...
...maybe I will cheat on my boyfriend. Maybe she will. And maybe she won't.
And maybe we'll never know.
And maybe we'll never know.
Beth likes cartoons.
She loves them, in fact. She's a cartoon junkie.
Raving Remi lives in the concrete jungle.
Found this one today. Food, beer, music and stuff from the Los Angeles concrete jungle. Interesting.
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
There are thousands of blogs out there. Many are lost.
So it's up to all of us to find them and look after them. The Lost Blogs' Home has been set up to provide a sanctuary for lost blogs who may otherwise remain friendless and abandoned.
If you find a lost blog and it is not ferocious, approach it and see if it has any ID. Return it to its owner if possible. (If it ferocious, do not attempt to approach it.)
If you find a lost blog and it is not ferocious, approach it and see if it has any ID. Return it to its owner if possible. (If it ferocious, do not attempt to approach it.)
