Blog! Today's blog is a bit different. Fran's damnyoumaria appears on your browser with a bold, enigmatic photo. Then each day she offers a glimpse of herself - just snippets - I'd use the phrase 'homeopathic blogging' if I thought I could get away with it - less is more. Apart from today, when she seems to have a lot to get off her chest: "I went and sat in the churchyard at lunchtime, ate a chicken sandwich, and wished I either smoked or believed in God. I felt that I was missing something - my own addiction is tedious and near-impossible to fight. I wanted someone else's, just for a change." I know the feeling...
I do miss the old design. But the writing hasn't changed. Still filled with personality.

Blog! Silvergull is evidently feeling listless enough to put a permanent link on the front page. Deeply flattered and slightly pressured to keep up whatever qualities I may be pervading here. What's with all the Pumpkins?
This has been away for some time and has returned at a showcase for the author's atmospheric photographs. Sorry, that you missed those pumpkins.

Blog! Some blogs are interesting, some are artistic, but some are just plain hilarious. go you good thing or What's New Pussycat? is laugh-out-loud funny at times. Miss Shauny's timing is spectacular. This post made me fall out of my chair (almost) - and we see here why I'm being none too specific about where I work....
When I first visited, Shauny was about ready to wrap up weblogging forever. Now she's won an blogging award. I do notice, though, that she's toned down the diaristic aspects. Another example of the kind of thing I can only aspire to.

Blog! I think the young lady at The Umbrella Stand may be a frequent visitor... Hey!
I think I may have over-reacted when she removed a link to my site from her front page (I signed her guest book asking her why). She hasn't spoken to me since. Are you still visiting Molly?

Blog! As this is a listless-lite day, might I point you in the direction of vavatch orbital whose spectacular wordage should fulfill all your needs. Some things of not. I actually saw Mr. Vavatch at 'The Beatles' festival in his fruit costume. Very funny. I entirely agree about the hoards of kids who seem to fill Liverpool City Centre during the holidays. I fact it's deeply intimidating. And today's entry was the first thing to make me laugh out loud in hours...
Adrian has just moved in the past few days, to a new pastal design ... I still think this my most local weblogging colleague. It's an interesting new design ... to the right is a traditional linkblog, in the middle the usual sort of journal blog and to the left longer essays in the style of the old weblog. I think I'll be adding this to my daily list. What I would be expecting from someone who puts even more work in than I do. Must be a north-west of England thing.

Blog! Meg's not.so.soft is cherishable for it's variety. In the past week alone, we've seen Armenian proverbs, the crystilisation of rudeness and the diversity of humanity. When I have the time I'll be reading her thesis of web culture and can't help but dip into her collaborative weblog (a kind of Mini-Mefi). Perhaps most devistating is the design - especially professional for a personal site.
The famous Meg. I was there at the start you know. I think. One of the UK's premiere webloggers, mentioned in The Guardian and elsewhere a lot. Essential.

Blog! girlrepair ...for the design...
Those big juicy fruit. I almost stopped visiting because it made me so hungry.

Blog! And so to Texas. Julie's accidental feels like something one of the characters in the film 'Go' might produce. Her writing recently described the September start of school and her new job in a store. She confirms something we shift workers always end up realising - no matter how perfect you try to be, mistakes happen, which just have to live with. question for you: Do you prefer a man to say 'Gazuntide' or 'Bless you' when you sneeze? [via the film Singles]
Life 'Surblimity' I was always impressed with the logos on this site. I wish she had an archive up like mine. I had Julie in my IM buddy list for an age, although we never actually ended up chatting, which is a shame. What has been remarkable is watching her grow in the past six months via the webcam on the page.

Blog! Bryan J Busch - there is someone who has the same email experiences as me. The word for Byran's blog is enigmatic. You'll think one moment he's following the standard format then there will be a comment like this which speaks more volumes than the reams some bloggers fly out of their fingers.
This is certainly more scattered and piecemeal than I remember ... but again it's still work visiting. This idea in particular should be made law ... I've always thought myself about have a weblog in the side of my page to post reviews, and this is a good example of it...

Blog! Over the days I've linked to some wonderful sites, but caterina's is lush - I find myself unable to look for other words. She's a science fiction, regular 'ol novelist and her credentials really show. This entry alone proves that well written weblogs are like columnists writing for a very, small very particular but no less literate audience (and by the way this isn't why I started a weblog, honestly). Her list of every book she's ever read has kind of inspired to write a similar list of films....when I have the time...
Sometimes you work really hard to get someone to link you and you still get ignored ...

Blog! rob's wonderland charts the life of Senior Project Manager for a Web Development Firm. The most alluring aspect is that Rob doesn't fulfill the stereotype - in fact reading the posts from the past few days, we find proof that people who work on the internet tend to be creatives living life to full when they aren't glaring at the screen. What's the Melissa Joan Hart story Rob? Do you think you'll ever get over 'Burning Man'? Someone who writes with great passion...
Even though a re-design has made this easier to look at, it isn't necessarilty easier to read. Rob's life has taken a turn for the enigmatic from when last I met him. I think he's split up with his girlfriend but I'm not sure, it could be something much more serious. Feel free to email with your theories...

Blog! Is it fair to link something like surblimity simply because you like the title and the banner at the top of the page? Probably not, so it's a good thing there are plenty of other reasons. Her name is Jacqueline Rose Maria Aponte (yes!), an American whose spent time in London and is presently experiencing much the same things I did whenever I went back to University - the chance to embrace independence, yet the leaving behind of everything that made you who you are. Have a good year Jacqueline...
Logo envy...

Blog! Josie Moyer's 'sugarcat' is presently offering a solution for all women who's partners are complete slobs. I wish someone would try this psychology on me. Elsewhere, Josie writes with the clear voice and with great humour and if you're not careful you'll find yourself reading back through all of the 'previous entry' tags at the bottom of each screen. Sublime. Love the cat, too...
Some weblog's improve with age. A recent redesign brings the piece bang up to date, and Josie's writing has an even more unmissable quality. To wit: "I stopped by Blockbuster Video on the way home tonight and rented 5 DVDs and a PS2 game. I might as well have said to the boy behind the counter, "Hi. I have no life. And no, I don't need a bag." Which feels like a Ken Loach film for the weblog generation.

Blog! John Robinson's Sore Eyes is like a one man Metafilter. He seems to read hundreds of blogs and brings us the best, each day offering a wealth of links (what else do you do John?). Yesterday, he covered Lizzy from BB2, space photos, the story I posted at Mefi about the time after Uni and the return of Farscape to BBC2 UK, amongst others...
Another of my daily fixes, who is also embarassingly is forever linking to my work. So here we are again. Share and enjoy.

Blog! My life used to be this interesting (perfect time to get a weblog, then). Wanderin' Monkey Boy's LiveJournal isn't updated too often, but the stories here are quite enough thank you. This has particular resonance as I'm forever sharing taxis places with total strangers. Got to keep an eye on that.
Another one bites the dust, although I admit I can't remember what that post was about. And no my life probably still isn't as interesting ... and I do still share taxis with strangers...

Blog! anna kiss writes about her life, herself, about her place in the universe. her thoughts are drawn to her state of being, how she cannot ever truly get a handle on her life, her husband, how she has difficulty relating to people and how they have difficulty relating to her. about how modern life, a life of computers and blogging, of the stifling shifting of the world creates disasters on a miniture and massive scale
This was the first time I tried to emulate the weblog I was linking to. I couldn't get close of course -- anna's work is too good. Like the best writing, this weblog has made me laugh and cry in equal measure. It's just state of the art ... an example of what can be done with the form. One website that everyone should visit at least once in their lives.

Blog! What Does Not Change > ? I can think of a number of things, although at the top would be skateboarders.
Sometimes I would just post things because I love the design and the idea that everyone has a weblog...

Blog! Sorry, can't help myself. Wil Wheaton has a blog. You know - that Wil Wheaton. Wesley Crusher. The little kid from 'Stand By Me' (sic balls). And you know what - it's actually quite good. In fact, taking a leaf out of Sean Penn's book, he doesn't pull any punches, especially in his FAQ (the section about leaving ST:TNG is probably one of the most bitter yet honest things written by an actor I've read in ages). Wil we salute you (sort of - Uncle Willy !?!). [via Metafilter]
Don't even get me started. I actually got an email back in acknowledgement and he linked my weblog -- suddenly my site, which was pottering away with five hits a day sprang up to a hundred and fifty. And then he read that Metafilter thread (which I suspect he found because of me) and a whole can of worms opened up. He wasn't too happy about the criticism and let rip. The first version of that post on his blog was a mess of vitriol and anger. I freaked out somewhat ... it hadn't occured to me that he might not see the funny side ... but it did mean he got an audience and now he's getting thousands of hits a day and award nominations ... so perhaps I don't feel too bad ...

Blog! I won't just be point to blogs with *really* cool URLs but it evidently helps. The startlingly titled thatothergirl.com is the blue heaven of Paula, who doesn't blog often, but blogs well.
The first one which seems to have gone. The page takes a terminal length of time to download and I gave up in the end. Hope you're still writing somewhere Paula.

Blog! a penis and a vagina is the gloriously titled blog of John and Andria (although John seems to be doing all the work lately). Hope you can work everything out with Alison, John. I know from experience how wierd such relationships can get. John left a message at the guestbook, pointing out that this page has a few errors on it pointing to this page by way of explanation, which frankly fightened the life out of me. Is this some new internet form of the thought police?
penis lost his vagina in the end and it wasn't a friendly split. The site's changed it's name to [censored for content] (which suggests John won't be sharing his weblog with his girlfriend again). He also doesn't write as much as he used to so, I suppose because he's off doing the things people do...

Blog! I'll be following Piquant Penny carefully over the next few days, to see where she goes. Her site does point up something which is becoming depressingly clear - 'feeling listless' needs a redesign and soon. But rather like an Indie film-maker whose be promised the lone of camera for their epic, I've been promised a scanner. Better get that thinking cap on...
I didn't redesign too much -- didn't get a scanner which works either.

Blog! Actually, mentioning LinkMachineGo is probably a bit redundant - surely everyone reads this one. A mixture of comic book and real life news, I wish I could find some of the stories this guy does, striding about the place like a one man Metafilter.
The first I still visit on a daily basis. Darren has linked me enough times lately so I don't feel so bad returning the favour again. Everything I said then still stands, except he doesn't write as much about his life as he used, which is a shame because I'd like to know what he gets up to.

Blog! Michelle Kinsey-Clinton's sapphireblue is something of a legend in blog circles - the Madonna of this whole business. I think mine is one of the few sites which doesn't have a permanent link there (must rectify that). As well as being carefully designed, it's also sexy, sassy and funny, and it's more than likely that the blogger you read regularly (other than this one) has been to Sapphireblue first. Looking at her profile she may well be one of those fabulous people we discussed earlier...
I'll let you hunt around my weblog to find out what that means. Michelle's writing resonated a lot on September 11th because she was in Washington during the lock down trying to get information in or out.

Blog! apathetic genius dot com has a design which infuriate some but delight others. The web equivalent of theatre in the streets, follow the arrows to the interesting bits, and suddenly feel nostaligic for you bored school days when you'd doodle during class with a biro through the varnish on your desk.
The weblog has gone, and the design has been simplified. The one I descibed above can be found here.

Blog! and Review! The Evil Twin Theory reviews The Seagull in Central Park, New York. 'Twin' (real name withheld) is a prodigeous writer (and presumably fast typer) who always seems to eak something from his busy schedule (know the feeling). Insanely jealous that he could just drop into the local park and get that cast, that director doing that play. The most action you get in our local park is the cast of Hollyoaks.
I was very envious. This isn't the sort of line up you'd find in Liverpool. The design on this one has changed slightly -- it's moodier, and I like the graphic at the top. I'd forgotten how good this was, the story of his brother's wedding is particularly good.

Blog! The simple design of the GirlHacker's Random Log belies a sophisticated, intelligent and often touching work which daily presents interesting and unusual stories not found elsewhere. And again, another fabulous web address - must get around to that...
I've been happy to see Lilly hasn't seen the need to modify the design of the site, it's strength being it's simplicity. It's other strength is the personalised nature of the links, homogoneity being the plague which has been creeping through weblogs lately.

Blog! Anyone whose registered this URL has got to be worth visiting, just to see. The web-goddess.co.uk is an American living in London, and her blog leaps happily over the cross-cultural divide.
Re-designed and still thriving. Kristine is now an American living in Sydney, Australia, having moved there with her boyfriend.

Blog! Sidney's Lost In London is probably the only blog you'll find with a picture of a London Taxi.
I found this originally when I was working on my not so lamented First Name Domain project.

Blog! Raki drops off some Meaningless Drivel now and then. For people who like looking at the pictures...
Hasn't been updated for a while. I was still find my feet when I posted this, but is is sad that Raki never got into the swing of it ...