My Eyes is done with TypePad and has the typical three column layout. There are a lot of pictures that caught my eye and the posts were not overwhelmingly long. Basically it codled the short attention span version of me. There was nothing in the initial viewing of this blog that stood out or made it different from all the other blogs I have seen. However, it’s clean layout was refreshing in a world full of blinky blogs that are full of java aps.
The author of My Eyes is a 22 year-old graduate student at the University of Cambridge in the UK. The blog is filled with sports commentary, life events, and gives an honest view on how someone from the UK feels about the US elections. Like several other UK blogs that I have read the author’s posts are witty, cultured, and full of complaints about George W. Bush. As an American Citizen I am proud to say freely that there isn’t anything wrong with that. Many American’s dislike bush too. The great part about reading blogs is learning that you’re not alone. I would like to assure the author that when it comes to his thoughts on Bush he is definitely NOT alone. In one of this last US election posts the author writes, “It’s all made me think I don’t really care about the US election anymore and I don’t think I shall be posting much about it from now on. Let them elect Bush if they want, they’ll have to live with it, unfortunately, so will the rest of us…”
As far as the quality of writing is concerned the author has a short and sweet approach. All of his posts are very much the meat and potatoes of his current events, thoughts, or life lessons. It was nice not having to read a three hundred word post to get to the point that the author was attempting to make and I commend him for that. The photos catch your attention and the text is worth staying around for. Yes, there are many posts about football and other sports, but in between those is some great information. I can sum things up by saying that the author is an Englishman, so whatever he writes sounds very intelligent. Even the references to The Simpsons. The blog contains a few of the normal extras. A clock, the bloggers local weather, and a Blogroll. All in all it has the basic building blocks of a blog that can convey what’s written as opposed to what’s seen.
This blog tells the story of a life. A life that without the internet and without the art of blogging I would have never known existed. I love to learn about new cultures and new views on the world. As an American I will admit that we do tend to get caught up in our own little worlds. Reading a blog like My Eyes will open up your eyes to the world around you. The view is far wider than the distance between your local 7-11 and the Denny’s up on Main St. Reading My Eyes will help you open yours.
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