Month: September 2002

This is the web log of Monica Kate Nelson, who’s also called Mo-mo, Mon, Nelson, Mónica, Nica-Mo, and Madonnica. For the purposes of this review, we’ll call her Mo-mo because I happen to like it. Mo-mo is un-stereotypical and a undeniably good writer…



Her mood at the time of this review, as stated on her website, is “fidgety.” Ironically, possibly even coincidentally, this is exactly how her writing seems to be, as she jumps around quite a bit. It reminds me of my thought process; 1 thought leading to another and in the end I’m thinking about something totally different from what I began with. I’m sure I’m not alone in the world, especially after reading Mo-mo’s entries.



The design of this blog is pretty ordinary with purple everywhere. I happened to like the design of her old website, (now merely archives) ‘Super Monica’ better. But as far as navigation is concerned, the design works.



I’ve given Mo-mo a 4.5 because she is deserving of everything that is a 4.5. Her writing is clear and you can tell she is an alert person with many visions. I particularly enjoyed her ‘versification’ section as it does show, without a doubt, that she is a good writer.



I would suggest Mo-mo redesign her website or go back to her old design. Regardless, I am impressed by this website’s content and give it 4.5 thumbs up (because I can do that).Un-Stereotype

Meet The Orange Goddess herself, Anjali (to her teachers); Anj (to her classmates); Anju (to close friends and family). She’s the president of her school’s ‘CWG'(creative writing guild) and quite the writer and adorer of the color orange; she also enjoys Smashing Pumpkins and would most likely be Jack Skellington if she was going to be anyone on ‘Nightmare before Christmas.’ Now that the introduction is out of the way, I’ll get to the juicy stuff…



As you can see, I gave Anju (I’m officially a close friend) a 4.5 because that’s exactly what she deserved. Her writing flows well and is quite thought provoking. I also love the idea of having a Friday Five, where she answers 5, sometimes revealing, questions. Also, the fact that she is 16 makes me hopeful for our generation.



Why not a 5?

Well … her design is too simplistic and way too orange to be considered for a 5. My only suggestion to Anju is to think of a better design, for writing that deserves to be showcased in something expressive and appealing to the eye.



In conclusion…

I am in love with this girls writing and have already added her to my favorites. I suggest everyone do the same as ‘Orange Goddess’ is a keeper for reading purposes.orange goddess

This weblog was great for my first review because I didn’t have to dig very deep for the true meaning of this site (I dare not call it a web log again). With a generally simple and sometimes shallow outlook on life, these teens are not the ‘Youth of America’ I like to romantically envision when I think of our generation; no no, they’re the kind of teens that Grandmom and Grandpa have assigned as the posterchildren for our generation when they compare the old days to the present.



Regardless of the trash you’ll find here, if you’re in the mood for some teen humor and a whole boat load of ‘jackass’ type entertainment; this is the site for you.



The site centers around a forum that is important, as it seems, to the webmaster. I read a little bit from the forum and couldn’t help but wonder why it was so important; but that’s just me (said with a smile). >=)



The design is quite simple and works fine for navigational purposes. The design doesn’t reflect anything and so it does match the writing in that sense.



I would like to offer some constructive ways of helping this web site but all suggestions have suddenly eluded me.



I considered this a ‘group log’ because the forum does make up most of the content here and is written by many different people. The rating I gave was a 2.5. After glaring at the key for ratings, I realized that 2.5 was fitting for this site:



2.5 – Just slightly below average. Maybe there’s a glaring flaw in the design or broken links. Maybe it is the writing style. Smack N’!

The title “Dark Divine Intervention” had me slightly worried about the type of content I might run into upon reviewing Roland’s site. Rest assured, however, there was nothing to worry about.



Variety is the a major factor in an interesting weblog, and variety is what the reader definitely gets upon visiting Dark Divine Intervention. Entertaining thoughts & rants, links to other sites the author found worth of sharing, and even the occassional haiku about blogging – there’s definitely something for everyone and Roland does a fine job covering it all.



The layout is done with a generic Blogger template, which is fine. Clearly, Roland is focused more on content, which is also evident of his inluded bio and links section.



Roland’s an entertaining writer with a good sense of humor, making Dark Divine Intervention a site that people of all kinds will find interesting.Darkside / Lightside

What a site. “Rob the cynics” is a huge site – lots of links to all sorts of different things Vicky has written about or is interested in.



The layout is… unique. Personally, I’m not a big fan of frames or pop up windows, and this site uses both. There are places where the frames could be adjust slightly in order to allow viewers to see an entire list of links, rather than just hoping the viewer will know on their own to scroll down. But this is The Weblog Review, not The Site Design Review.



The weblog content focuses basically the daily life of Vicky, a high school student from Canada. Sometimes it’s interesting to the average reader, but I’m taking a guess by saying it’s probably even more interesting to people in the high school age range.



Vicky’s got her weblog archived back until Dec 2001, and the posts are mainly all about the same things – the average day to day high school life.



The site is very extensive – lots of links about Vicky, some links she finds fun, and enough other links to keep a reader busy for quite some time.



I’d definitely check this site out at least once. Chances are if you like one post, you’ll like them all. rob the cynics