How often do we go to a site that we can relate too? Ok well with The Weblog Review it does make it easier. But this is a site that I can relate to. I also know of like three people that should read this site as they can learn from it.
The author posts about her life and what not. She doesn’t post too much personal stuff as per her direction of the site. Each post is not a small post, but rather a long and enjoyable read.
Design is really cool. She just switched to her own server and re-designed the site. I really enjoy this new design, as I haven’t seen anything like it before. There are still some bugs with the site, such as the repeating bluecad logo, archives looking like the old site, and other minor things like that.
Her bio/faq page is amazing. Instead of just telling us about her, she chose to do a time line of her life. Amazing what she put into her time line. I wouldn’t be surprised to see other people pick up on this and have it become the new weblog trend. (Current trend is a tag board)
One thing that I don’t like about the site is the splash page! Granted it does state requirements for the site, but seriously we are in a state now where we can design one site and it works for all. Oh well.
So go check out her site as she has some good things to say. I know that most people can probably relate to her, or at least know someone who can.
Bluecad.net
Review 224
Even though this is a personal site, it got classified as humor because all I did was laugh, laugh and laugh some more.
The first thing I noticed when I got to the site was a little quote below the rubber duck that said:
If you do not like them, I have others.
I don’t know exactly what that is referring to, but I think it is rubber ducks.
The author posts daily for the most part. They are just little blurbs into his life. And if nothing happened that day, well he lets us know. He writes his posts as to be funny. Even if the topic isn’t funny, he makes it. My favorite thing that he said was:
The Power Rangers Movie – Do I even have to say how good this movie was!?!
This is probably because I, too, liked this movie and think that it is really good.
At the end of each of his posts is what he calls Quote of Now. These are random quotes, made up? I don’t know. All of them had me laughing. At one point while reading the site, I stopped reading the posts for a couple minutes and just skipped back (archives) and read Quote of Nows.
Design is very basic. Nothing fancy and it looks like a lot of sites that are out there – just a color change. But that is ok, because he wants you there for the posts, not the design. So do as he wants and go check out his posts as you will not be disappointed.
Three Eyed Duck
Review 324
Use Before 02/01/01. Not sure what
the name was all about, but the
author’s weblog was an honest,
wide-open tale of his everyday life. At
first I was a little turned-off by his
pessimistic outlook, not to mention
his terrible spelling. But after
reading through his weblog entries, I
was left feeling as if I knew him
better.
This one was one of those weblogs
you find yourself interested in for no
explainable reason. Perhaps it was
the unabashed glimpse into
Americana: the lifestyle of a regular
Joe, not the typical depressed ‘artist’
or techno geek that usually
maintains a weblog. Perhaps it was
the fact that I was reminded of
myself. Whatever the reason, this
weblog triggered introspective
thoughts in my head, causing me to
compare and contrast my life to his.
As for other aspects of the web site,
there wasn’t too much to speak of. A
typical bio about the author, and
some links to other people and
places on the internet were offered.
The design of the site was rather
bland, but that was probably
intentional. I wasn’t too hip on the
color scheme, but that may have
been the way it looked on my Mac.
USE BEOFRE 02/01/01
Review 317
Kitschbitch combines a nice, simple layout with a strong design aesthetic and some of the most scintillatingly acerbic wit I’ve read on the web for some time.
This site is not to be confused with the angry, tantrum-inspired blogs that only half-express opinions on a subject. Kitschbitch is entirely the opposite; the spleen-venting is well targeted, well developed and well executed.
Fortunately, the wit is present, and everything is in (relatively) good taste. There is a good balance between the dry humour and observations, and more casual and shorter posts, so that it doesn’t feel like there is nothing more to the site than caustic comments.
The blog is also well supported by an extensive collection of links and an entertaining “about” section.
All in all a worthy read, and one that I shall return to often.kitschbitch
Review 331
Strictly weblog. That’s what wasabi
horse is all about. The good thing
about it is that the blog is substantial
and interesting, and it manages to
open you up to this person’s world
you would otherwise never know
about. There is not much else to the
site except a collection of links, but
not much else is needed.
As commented in many reviews by
The Weblog Review staff, most
weblogs tend to be short,
uninteresting blurbs. This was not
so at wasabe horse. Each log entry
contained lengthy, well-written words
about the author’s daily life
happenings. I found myself getting
caught up in this “what will happen
next” kind of feeling. A major
accomplishment for any weblog
writer.
I was impressed with the rich content
of each log entry, whether it was
about major happenings, such as a
sexual harrasment lawsuit, or about
the mundaen, such as buying
sunglasses. Either way, the author
wrote the entries to keep you
interested.
There were a few distractions which I
personally did not like, such as the
numerous mispellings, and the
occasional underlined text which
fooled my into thinking there were
links to follow. A little more content,
such as some photos or at least a
bio would have been nice. However,
the page as a whole did what many
weblogs fail to do, and it didn’t really
need to rely on these other frills to
make it interesting. Go see for
yourself.
wasabi horse