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The web log called “My November” not only looks good in November, but it is good and will be good the whole year round. Written by a twentysomething year-old bachelor from Detroit whose aspirations include freelance writing as well as an early retirement, Jamie uses his many thoughts and experiences as a kind of paint which in his words are thrown on the canvass (sic) of life. This is a collection of candid and frank thoughts mixed in with snapshots to prove his worth as a future photographer and film maker.

This blog is very new, only a month old for this review. In fact, the very first entry is dated November 1st. As the entry that day explains, it marks the very first day of Jamie’s life and the reason for the blog’s creative title. Rebirth and time to start all over again. So because it is relatively new, there may not be that much content yet. At least not compared with the more experienced bloggers among us. However, it is growing continuously as the days roll by, and I am sure that by the same time next year there will be an extensive collection of entries and pictures and all that kind of good stuff expected of a good blog. Up until to now Jamie has been writing just about every single day. Each time something interesting, new and refreshing.

This blog is too new for me to be able to give it an objective and fair score. As a reviewer, I am nonetheless expected to provide a score anyway. So Jamie you receive a good solid four from me. For the potential to grow and throw alot more paint on your canvas of life. Keep up the good work.My November

Other than the weblog, there’s not a lot to this site. There doesn’t have to be, though. It seems the point of this site is just to give the author a means of release for random writing. Throughout the entire weblog there were excerpts of poetry, mainly in a free verse format, and strings of descriptions that often seemed like scenes from a movie or passages from a short story or novel.

There’s a start to a photo gallery, with a section on the author’s trip to Vegas. The section is laid out very nicely, and hopefully there will be more added to the galleries because our author seems to be a very gifted photographer. Two short stories and a verse of sorts are also available to read through at this site.

Design-wise, there’s not a lot to this site. The design that is used, however, is a nice clean design giving off a simplistic ambiance, which is a good overall description of the site.

Overall, Dreamweapons didn’t leave me with a sense of wanting to come back time and time again on a consistent basis. The writing is very descriptive and very easy to find yourself right in the middle of, and certainly very enjoyable. The personal weblog feeling at this site, however, is certainly not there.

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Disclaimer: I read basic Spanish only, so this review has been made possible with the help of my Spanish dictionary and the Babelfish translator. I do apologize to the writer of eCuaderno if my translations are off.

Jose, the sole writer of eCuaderno [literal translation: eNotebook], is a Communications professor. The reason for his blog is to share “news about Cyberculture and Weblogs.” eCuaderno really looks like a news blog. The design is very plain, but very functional.

Jose does accomplish his mission of sharing news, but it’s truly dry reading. It really is the quintessential news blog — just the facts. There is rarely any commentary on why a reader might find the facts interesting or useful. You’ll find information on a myriad of things that are happening online. Not everything is strictly of interest to the Spanish-speaking community.

If you have interest in keeping up with things that are new online and can read Spanish, you might really enjoy this blog. I would likely not return, as I have little interest in the subject and it’s too much of a hassle to translate everything.Cuaderno de Bitacora

Huh, I certainly have not seen many blogs that have their own merchandise line, but Arseblog has their own shirts, mugs, shorts and of course the indispensable Arseblog thong. It took me a minute to figure out Arse(nal) blog is for Arsenal, which is a team in the English Premier Soccer League. I can’t say I follow European soccer much, but if you do these site is a well maintained and informative resource. The coverage and knowledge of the team is VERY extensive.

The blog updates every move made by Arsenal with updates nearly every day. You can surely get your Arsenal info fix here (or from the numerous links within the blog). The entries are well written with a bit of crass humour. A little taste:

“So what FIFA are saying is the referee is always right….even if he’s wrong and subsequently proved to be wrong. Making the referee look like a twat and essentially undermining his credibility, if not his authority. Some rule changes have worked well for football, like the back pass rule (my abiding memory of Ray Clemence is him picking up back pass after back pass), and the offside rule change which benefited the attacker. This however is a stinking pile of horse vomit with a dinosaur sh*t on top.”

There is a forum to discuss games, players, coaches, everything Arsenal. In another area you can find pics, wallpapers and other fun stuff. I couldn’t imagine what else Arseblog could cram up its arse. A great sports blog and a must for any Arsenal or English Premier soccer fan. Go Gunners!
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Since unfoldedorigami scored a 5.0 with the last reviewer, I was surprised that Kevin Hale submitted his site for a re-review. But I suppose it’s because he moved from Diaryland.

I feel a need to gush here. I love the layout. I love the grays and blues and the thick black frame and the unfolded origami (Actually it looks folded to me. It looks like a child’s party hat meant to look like a jester’s crown.) Everything looks professional and thoughtfully designed.

There’s plenty of content; a delightful mix of thought-provoking entries and the occasional senseless, exasperated complaint. On the whole, I found the entries engaging, though the excessive dramatic melancholiness in certain entries turns me off somewhat.

Plenty of ‘cool’ features here, among them a search engine for readers to sift through his archived entries. unfoldedorigami has obviously been through evolutions – nothing can be this near-perfect on first try. I am suitably impressed. A tiny complain: the dates of entries are not displayed in the archives page. Other than that, a brief biography would be nice, and would pull the reader’s interest in reading about his life.

All in all, unfoldedorigami is a mature site with plenty to offer. Well worth a visit.
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