Blog! Here is something you don't see every day -- a weblog with it's own radio station. Slightly North of Tomorrow is the work of Erin and Shawn a couple from Seattle. Erin (who strangely shares my birthday) seems to be the more talkative of the two. Yesterday she experienced the kind of bureaucrassy we're somewhat used to in the UK when trying to get a passport: "I called the Canadian Consulate here in Seattle and left a message for a woman to call me back so I could figure it out. She called me back today and was a bit of a bitch. I don't know if she's having a bad day or what but she was just really unpleasant. She was alright at first, asking me my address and stuff so she could send me a form and then she asked for my last name. I hesitated a minute before giving it to her as when Shawn and I got married I decided to change my name and wondered if I should use my maiden name or not. Eventually I gave her my "new" last name and she goes "Are you SURE that's your last name??" "
Just Shawn now, much more linear. Erin is still around, just not posting. Priorities change. And just to show you that these things take a looong time, on the 23rd October 2002 -- "Our INS quest is now over! This morning at about 10:45am Erin received a stamp in her passport that enables her to cross the boarder at will. In 6-8 months she should have her card as well." Strikingly, the side bar is a hive of Ice Hockey statistics ...

Blog! LostSoulMates ... from little acorns ...
Catch them while their young ... and watch as the only entry appears. I'm even more confused than I was before. I mean haven't these people heard of email? Or is this some way for spies to swap important information embedded in some guff about 'micromarkets' what in? Exploding pens? Secret agent watches?

Blog! Sunday Hero Melissa has had one of the best ideas I've ever heard -- read it yourself, it involves dietry staples and little else. With a simple, effective design, this actually feels like the blog Alanis Morissette would write given half the chance, her words directed at the world in general and generally someone specific: "I don't like you. I'm sorry. That's just the way it is."
Almost gone -- not blogging, a static page linking to her best bits. Still affecting though: "I'm a college student, an anthropologist who doesn't want to be an anthropologist." I was a librarian who didn't want to be a librarian so I can relate. Have emailed, because I am confused.

Blog! Mindy's 5ilver always makes me smile just for being so up-beat and for her lovely pink design. Her article yesterday about visitors to her site makes me wonder about you lot. I watch my hit rates and I see that the site was visited over three hundred times this week. Who the hell are all you people? Now that I've got BlogBack installed you've the perfect opportunity to let me know... go on ... click that comment tag ...
Camgirl -- her lovely pink design has become very grey. Ponder on this though ... Mindy now has a fan page. Camgirls have fan girls. [Aaah .. BlogBack ... never be some guy who creates a thing ... because everyone will want it, use it and ruin your server ...]

Blog! John Munsch -- how do you pronounce that surname?
Munch. Munsh. Mush. No, still don't know ...

Blog! Sometimes (just sometimes), clicking the recently updated list at Blogger can turn up some wonderful things, so tonight we have the bi-lingual 'true moments', underlining again how dumb I feel just speaking the one language. I'm sure the latest post is as insightful and spiritual as the writing a few days ago: "I think respecting is a part of living at the present moment. When you are in lecture, you listen to the teacher. When you eat, you eat without watching TV. When you talk, you really listen, and not having your mind wanders somewhere else. Whatever you do, you do it whole heartedly. We do that because we respect (and thankful for) everything that we have and happen to us. I think when we are able to do that, we'll live much happier."
That's really good. Pity I can't get the page to load now. Let me know if you have some success and I'll update this entry ...

Blog! Can't help but adore anything called 'Ain't too proud to blog' especially when it's this lush to look at. The attention to detail is stunning, almost everything everywhere curious and amusing -- from quotes ('You're so vain, you probably think this blog is about you' a particular favourite) to a link list which is entertaining in itself (you can be sure 'My So-called Wife' will find itself listed here before long). The blog proper is a heady mix of the domestic and striking writing about current world events. For once, my hyperbole is justified.
Link's changed. Of the multiple weblog's now available from the newlyweds, is a weblog for newlyweds which the look and feel of a professional site. How times move on ...

Blog! It would be hard to imagine The Naked Blogger doing commercials for a supermarket (suggestions welcome for what kind of product endorsement he would go for). This has bags of personality, and a subtle line in activism, which can always be a good thing.
Still excellent -- his writing on various showbiz scandals in particular. Talks to friends, talks to everyone else.

Blog! It's been said this weblog is prolific -- but not as much as Stafani Louise who seems also to have Asimovitis. Like all good bloggers she just writes about the detail of her life: the therapy of bathtime, the dangers of warehouse shopping, the importance of good pins in corkboards.
Blogone! Which is a shame because I made it sound quite interesting (!?!) -- her blog twinning page is still there ...

Blog! Sometimes I wonder whether all my editorialising is that important, and you wouldn't be happier if I just offered a list of links like Ben Strawbridge's excellent work. He doesn't post often, but he posts well...
Just started posting again after a six month absence. Spare.

Blog! Six Layer Kate reads like the conversation between some friends who meet in a coffee shop or bar every night after work to swap stories about how their day has been. Kate's hilarious story about visiting the doctor reminds us that we should never try to get into a conversation with anyone unable to switch automatically between jargon and they way normal people talk.
Kate and friends are still there ... but the design of the site is insane ... why is all the writing in that ickle window. Make more sense if you press F11. No way to email anyone anymore though. Shame. Still good writing.

Blog! For some reason, I love that there is a weblog out there called 'Driven by Boredom', which sounds like the evil twin name for this site. Luckily, it's a very rich site, feeling like one of those late night Channel Four shows with Terry Christian. The place for Britishers to go and learn about American Sports...
Still a pretty fair estimation, although it actually seems even more extreme. With tatoos. And chicks. And stuff. (queue out of date Beavis laugh)

Blog! The gigglechick's fractured words feel like an open mike night at the local pub. Just don't heckle her, not when she's stubbed her toe.
Erin seems to have hit the same wall I have ... she doesn't post as much as she did so really focuses on the details.

Blog! Blog of the Day simply offers an unusual blog per day. Sublime.
Oh how post-modern. Making Blog of the Day my Blog of the Day. It used to kill me sometimes looking for a new blog to link (which is possibly why I don't do as often as I did), and yet here's this guy finding something new pretty much every day. Sublime.