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December 29th, 2005, 1:58 am
By John

Reading blogs on the web can be a dangerous experience. You can get sucked into reading a site about your favorite political beliefs, find yourself debating issues with others on your stand against the war on Iraq. Maybe you find yourself at a photoblog of your favorite city, seeing things in a perspective you’ve never seen before.

But there is no doubt about it. Personal blogs are indeed the best reads on the web. Sometimes it’s because of the writer’s intellect. Maybe the stories are captivating. The ability for the writer to allow you to come into their lives and share themselves with you is also empowering.

I’ve decided to pick out a few blogs I’ve checked out the past few months and give you a reason why you should consider reading them. In order to be fair, none of them are sites I regularly read or link. How I found them varies. Maybe they commented here before. I followed a link on another site. Plugboards. Forums. Suggested links from a friend.

Bathroom ReadingBathroom Reading
It’s not fancy. The graphic layout is beyond plain. No special “theme” for the holidays, or any reason for that matter.

It’s not a personal blog, although the author does interject personal anecdotes here and there.

It’s a fun read and I enjoy heading there for a good laugh.

Damn JezebelDamn Jezebel
Mia’s a 20-something Dallas suburbian who is funny as all sin. With a twisted view, she tackles all kinds of things in a way that makes me laugh out loud.

She has a disclaimer that denotes that she posts various pictures of herself both nude and not, but that’s not the best feature of the site.

Totally awesome read, and every time I go there I am in tears before I leave.

D-ListedD-Listed
The Queen of the D-List comedians is Kathy Griffin, but the rulers of the D-List Celebrity blogs is D-Listed. This site is FILLED with reasons to laugh.

Pictures of Ricky Martin (he’s gay?), the Osbournes looking ugly (who know pictures like that existed?), and an insider’s look at Mariah Carey’s 17th birthday party (um…)

So have no fear, fellow web surfer. The internet isn’t filled with pandering twits who like to use kitchen utensils to clean their children or three-titted morons who can open a longneck beer with her jaw that talk about maturity as if she was the vice chair of the local Jay Cee’s but goes around poking fun and begging for more dirt like some kind of gossip whore.

You just have to actually look for them.


Filed under Internet Garbage.
[ Comments: 12 ]

12 Responses to “More Like This”


  1. Josephine
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    2:55 am
    1

    Ahh thanks for sharing this! I’ve actually been on the hunt lately for great personal blogs. Thanks again =) If I come across an uber cool site, I’ll make sure to share with you too.


  2. Lisa Marie
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    3:36 am
    2

    Hey! No fair! You didn’t plug KFed’s new website. That too is very funny. Although I don’t think it was meant to be. :)

    D-Listed is pretty amusing. I like the Ricky Martin photos. Lol.


  3. egbert
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    8:56 am
    3

    I’ve been needing new material to read. Thank you. Seriously.


  4. Elle
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    10:34 am
    4

    I like The Superficial ( thesuperficial.com) rather than DListed but thanks for the links.


  5. Bathroom Reading
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    10:39 am
    5

    Wow, look what you get when you click through your referral logs.

    Thanks for the plug. I’m glad you enjoyed the site. I always wonder whether I should post more personal stuff. I really enjoy just giving people links to good reads. So come on back, and I’ll keep supplying interesting reading material (either mine, or someone else’s).

    BR


  6. Malory
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    11:45 am
    6

    My favorite celebrity gossip site will always be http://trent.blogspot.com/. You should check it out!

    Nice links :)


  7. Kate
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    12:09 pm
    7

    Wow, thanks for posting those! Now I have something to read and do today! ;) I still think the most entertaining blogs to read are the people who always post to cause drama. It’s fun to laugh at their stupidity! ;) And of course, thedeadend which I visit alot, I’m just lazy and never comment, until now. Ya’ll always have something entertaining to read!


  8. Angelina
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    4:48 pm
    8

    Ello there. That’s nice, lol. I don’t do online reading much other than other blogs to return comments or whatever (but I guess I ain’t returning this time, lol).


  9. charlie
    Posted:
    Dec 29th, 2005
    5:07 pm
    9

    i have to agree personal blogs can be some of the best reads out. Wheather its humour, debates or what, you can always comment on something.


  10. Kaysealove
    Posted:
    Dec 30th, 2005
    1:55 pm
    10

    Thank you for the referral list.
    I hope some day I can hear from another person’s perspective how they view my blog (good or bad) because I think it would be heart warming (or melting) and a chance for me to grow.
    I was thinking about plugging other blogs like you have done for three reasons:
    A) to help another person gain insight into the mind of one of their readers
    B) to bring great bloggers together
    C) it is a powerful feeling a person gets when they read what others actually think about them

    Now if I do the same, and plug blogs, I feel like I will be copy cat.
    No one likes a copy cat despite the whole imitation-is-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery thing.
    ~K


  11. Kaysealove
    Posted:
    Dec 30th, 2005
    1:56 pm
    11

    P.S. Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year!!


  12. britt
    Posted:
    Jan 3rd, 2006
    2:25 am
    12

    i should be on there. cuz my posts about my dog and saving manatees are like top notch reads RIGHT THERE.