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Without getting into anything but asthetics, I just want to say, "Thank goodness for a decent looking blog!" Now that I've gotten that out of my system, I feel the need to say that my initial reaction to this blog is a sigh of relief. Now, don't read too much into that statement, because that says nothing for content, which is what these reviews are based on, however, it helps to be able to look at a computer screen for a decent amount of time without getting a headache.
Starting with the archives I come across the reason why the blog was started in the first place. I must admit, it's one of the most unique reasons by far. I'm glad that it worked out for the author, but you'll have to read to know what I'm talking about. The entries that I was lucky enough to read are filled with bouts of humor and loads of interest. I found myself reading entry after entry before I realized that so much time had passed and I had a review to write. Though I might want to warn you, the items I found interesting might not be interesting to the masses. That doesn't mean that it's not interesting. There are entries that are short, but sweet, leading the reader to the original article. There are others with a commentary that eventually lead up to the original article. The author of the site is extremely funny when the subject calls for funny, and serious when the subject matter calls for serious. This blog is very well written and could easily attract a wide variety of readers.
The design is good. The design is very good. It's functional, readable, and adjustable for people who might think the font is too small (or too big). The black with the greys and white are easy on the eyes, easy to read, and overall the design helps make the reading a pleasant experience. There are a lot of little things that are slowly becoming part of the norm in blogging, but help make the experience a little bit more pleasant.
Overall this blog is a good read, and an interesting find. I honestly enjoyed my experience at xequa, and the author's humor, but it might not be what other people are looking for in a blog. You don't read a lot of personal experiences, however you get the author's take on various subjects. It's a good read, without a doubt, but may not be everyone's cup of tea. I, however, enjoyed it.
This site was reviewed on 2004-02-03 by firefly.
They felt this site belonged in the Entertainment category.
firefly felt that x e q u a deserved a rating of 4.
What in the world is xequa? How does one even pronounce xequa? More importantly why should I read xequa? Unfortunately the only question that got answered was the last of those three. But thankfully that is the most important of the three questions I had going into xequa.
The author of this blog is a 26 year old white male as he calls himself. I assume the picture on the site is him based on other pictures on the site. While the picture doesn't really do much for me, it does give me that little bit extra background info to make me want to dive into the site. Why this picture?
Before I go on about the blog and its tender goodies, I must address the design. The site is using a three column layout with white text on a black background. Now normally I wouldn't mind this color scheme, but the font size is insanely too small. I thought this was due to my browser of choice at the moment which was Mozilla. But after getting so tired of squinting, I switched to IE. Still it has the same problem. Finally I loaded the site up on my mac and I could actually read the site. This is probably due to the fact that the author is on a mac, and thus makes the site work for his machine.
But enough about the design, lets get onto the goodies. The entries them self vary a bit. There is a fair amount of political talk, personal life stories, short little standard blog posts, and pretty much everything but the kitchen sink (though there is a picture of a bathroom sink). You have to hand it to the author, as he does put a nice spin on some stories that need to be poked fun of a bit, and tells it straight when not to. Overall his entries are entertaining, and that is a good category for him to have put himself in.
As far as extras go with the site you have a couple of options. First like most bloggers now a days, he has a photo album online. But unlike most, the pictures in this album are solely black and white. Maybe this is to go along with the design of the site, maybe not. He is also pimping out his cafepress merchandise on the blog which is actually interesting to look at. Finally he has a latest mirror picture on the site to give us that much more.
Overall I enjoyed my time at xequa. Other than the font size chosen for the site, my only other complaint is that the blog started in August. There are a large number of posts to read, and it really doesn't take that long to read them all. This site left me wanting more, and now I have to wait for it.
This site was reviewed on 2004-02-03 by Brent.
They felt this site belonged in the Entertainment category.
Brent felt that x e q u a deserved a rating of 4.
2 reviewers gave x e q u a an average rating of 4.0000
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