The Weblog Review

I laughed when I went to this page. The graphic on the splash page is just one of those things that I find humorous.



The layout of the entire site is very casual, normal, handy, and well-maintained. The only navigation were dropdown menus at the top of the site that all led to outside links. There were three to links within the site, and contained pictures of people relating to the site somehow – perhaps?



Posts to the weblog at brooklyngirl are pretty hit and miss. And if I’m looking at a weblog, I want to see lots and lots of posts!



The author uses “…” as a place holder in several posts for pictures that are soon to come. And, that was back in June, so hopefully, there will be some pictures sometime in the near future.



Perhaps the pictures are what this site will need to give it a little extra kick. The posts are quite short, and sometimes so completely random that they make no sense at all to the average reader.



The weblog started in Feb 2001, and there were more regular posts and photos being posted on a consistent basis. What brooklyngirl.com needs now is more frequent posts, posts with more content, and maybe an “about the author” page in there somewhere for some clarification.



I liked the site – liked looking at it, reading various posts, and sharing some of the few visual images that were placed throughout the site.brooklyngirl

When this site first loads, you’re presented with a very simple layout – no unnecessary bells and whistles, or things that didn’t need to be there. The colors work very well together, and the entire design was just very appealing to me.



T.G. Smith’s Writings are so very well written. The one titled “The Drive” had me picturing it every step of the way, and placed me in the exact moment it was going on. Very colorful, descriptive, and fun to read.



My only complaint about the writing is that there wasn’t enough! There are only nine entries dating back through November. Some of the entries are only a few sentences long, but those are just as throught provoking and intriguing as the posts that contain several paragraphs.



The idea and purpose of this site is to clearly share the “Writings of T.G. Smith”, and fulfills that purpose wonderfully. Writings by T. G. Smith

The general layout of the weblog is very simple, but very effective. The colors are bright and cheery, which made the site easy to look at and the journal entries easy on the eyes to read.



The site is called The Horse Life, and there’s mention of stables, and/or horses in each post, which is nice. Kirsty’s 15 years old, from England, and really loves horses. She does a very good job of making that last fact well known!



Personally, I’m not into horses at all, and expected this weblog to be hard for me to follow. However, Kirsty’s writing style was very thought out, and explanatory.



There was mention of Kirsty not having a host after August for her weblog, but hopefully something will turn up, because The Horse Life definitely has potential! The Horse Life

When you go to Kaiser, you’re presented with a very nice layout. Everything is cleanly separated and generally nice looking.



Obviously the first thing you going to look at is the weblog. You look, and see some text to the left of the screen. Easy enough thanks to the easy design. You begin reading. Now, imagine Dennis Miller mixed with a late night infomercial host. You now have the author. His witty posts make you want to read more, and you love to hate the commercialized side of him. You keep reading until the weblog basically eats you then spits you back out in mush-form. But good mush… I really enjoyed reading it.



Now you inspect the design more. Everything is separated nicely, which is a godsend compared to some other weblogs. You have your navigation to the right, weblog to the left. He basically took the standard idea of a weblog and jazzed it up… very well.



There’s enough stuff on the left of the screen to keep you reading. Lists of songs, stuff to do… etc. Basically it’s stuff other people needlessly put into other pages… very innovative.



My only one real complaint is he used “c0nt4ct” instead of “contact… which is enough to take it down more than .5 points… trust me.

kaiser

Random Meanderings is, as of this date, the best title I’ve found on a log. Not only is it the best title, but probably the most descriptive of the content.



This guy’s thoughts bounce around like a pinball in a rubber factory. His posts are diverse, from his discussion of his difficulties writing songs because he’s just not mad at anyone, to his vivid description of his trip to an Nsync concert with his daughter, which was my personal favorite. His posts are intelligent, and very easy to read. His posts, while lengthy, read so fast, as they’re so well written, that I got to the end of the post and was left wanting more to read.



The design, well, it’s a blogger template, but it happens to be my favorite, so I’ll swing with it. There are very few external links, however, the links that are there, which are to his girlfriend’s and his band, and his personal sites, work, and that’s all I ask for.



Overall, the downside to this site is that the posts start in October and there are no archives, however, though the posts are kind of sparse in October, the posts that are there are great long and good reading.

There is a link to his new ‘Live Journal’ which contains much more current material, and, from what I read, will be where he does his writing in the future, and I would suggest that he submit that site for review as well.

The upsides, this guy can flow. His writing style is quick, smart and funny, and I personally look forward to reading more of his material on his new site.

Random Meanderings