The Weblog Review

There is something about this site that I was drawn too. I couldn’t figure out what it was about the site, even after going through all of the archives. Maybe it was all of the movie references or maybe it was just the way the author wrote. I don’t know.



What you will find at the loupe is a very well written site about the author’s life and movies and cd’s that are currently being seen or listened to. I especially liked the movie related posts as the author was able to put true feelings to them.



The design of the site is simple and clean. I don’t understand the 3-D rotating eye glass thing, but that is ok. The colors chosen work very well for the site and do not interfere with the weblog itself.



I do wish that there was an about me section, just to let me know more about the author and why they chose to write about movies so much. What inspired this person to write about movies? Was it a movie in particular? Does the author plan to do something in the movies down the road?



Over all this is a good site to read if you like movies and how they affect one’s life.the loupe

With a title of MythWorks I was expecting a weblog about stories that someone had written. I also thought that MythWorks was just a name because the author liked myths and it would be a daily log type of weblog.



Instead, MythWorks is a weblog devoted to linking other material. But this material is more focused than any other news/links site that I have come across yet. It is hard to summarize what the author posts links to without quoting what they have on their page, so instead, I will just quote them.



“MythWorks is an attempt on my part to selectively catalog the social, political and religious struggles fought by modern neo-pagans, tribal societies and indigenous faith groups to better our world.”



There is more about the site than just that quote, but that is for you to go and see for yourself. This site didn’t appeal to me that much, but I am sure that there many people looking for just this type of news/link site.MythWorks

They say that a picture is worth 1,000 words. If that is true, then this guy has one of the largest written weblogs in the history of weblogs.



This is one of the most original ideas for a weblog I have seen in a long time. It is all of pictures this guy has taken. Of course, could I really classify this as a weblog since there are no words? That is up for you to decide.



What you will find inside is all pictures that were taken on different days. This isn’t like your once a week or once a month type photo publishing; it happens multiple times a week. The pictures themselves are absolutely stunning and beautiful.



Like most weblogs, there are some pictures that you may or may not like, and some that will make you laugh, and some that will make you think. The author of this site was able to capture the idea of a weblog through photography.



I hope you really like this site, as I know that I enjoyed it a lot.Quarlo.com

“Incessant Rambling” is the perfect title for this site. The thoughts are non-stop and they just go on and on and on … and on.

I first began reading this site and was a bit confusing as to who was the primary writer. There are pictures of a couple, but under one of the pictures the description of the site claims it’s a site ran by 3 different female writers. Because of this, I’m assuming the site might be adding more writers.

This site does not feel quite like a group blog because the writers do not feed off each other’s posts as some group blogs do. As I began reading, it seems as though what’s mostly posted is what’s going on in their lives at that very moment. The sentences are short and the thoughts are simple. The topics range from their current relationships, to work to their whereabouts that day. Once I had read though several posts, I felt there was a bit too much rambling – no pun intended – going on. It’s as though I had to stop to breath and get some air before I finished reading each post.

The layout itself is okay; nothing too exciting. But I think the extra links and graphics might change in the next few weeks with the addition of writers.

I found this site entertaining to a point, however I can only read so much detail about a person’s everyday life without running out of air.
Incessant Ramblings

Nelsonia is, according to the author, “a step into the mind of an insane lunatic”, which certainly had me preparing myself for absolutely anything as I began to explore this weblog.

Through a year and a half worth of entries,
reading through this site allows readers to work their way through the author’s life. In a self-described depression at the beginning of entries back in March of 2001, entries involve love and the heartache it so often involves.

Short poems, narratives, brief essays, and the
occassional personal journal entry are posted on a regular basis. Now you can find a semi-regularly updated section called “Insomnia: Musings From the Dark” along the side of the site that gives you a more personal update on what’s going on with the author.

The bio section that the author was “pressured” into creating is definitely worth checking out to give you a clear understanding on where he’s coming from, what he’s like, and what he’s going through. All of these things also come out eventually in different weblog entries.

The design of the site isn’t anything flashy. It’s done in colors I found to be serene and the layout focuses on what the purpose of the site is – the writing.

This weblog is “real”. The writing is genuine,
it’s from the author’s heart and head, but it’s not so personal that other people can’t connect through those writings.

It’s hard to critique a weblog like Nelsonia and I almost feel like my words aren’t exactly fair. While the words touched me in specific ways and pulled at specific emotional strings, I can’t make a promise to the next reader that it will effect them in the same manner. However, I strongly suggest checking this site out to see if you can connect in the same method I was able to.

Nelsonia