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Creative Process is a blog documenting the process through which an idea becomes a finished product. In this case, we see how Elizabeth Torak goes from a series of sketches to the painting of a work entitled ‘The Feast of Venus’. Seeing as to how the painting itself remains unfinished, the blog mirrors this work-in-progress sort of feel. Nonetheless, given the unique subject matter, Creative Process is definitely still worth a visit.

What is particularly interesting in this blog are the sketches and photographs of the work in progress. The artist captures each days work with her camera and posts many images of earlier sketches and studies as well to give us an idea of what is, in essence, the process behind the work. She also, very competently, relates a couple of the concepts behind her work, as well as the ups and downs of the process she goes through in creating her art. She occasionally also talks about some related works, presumably in the hope of giving us a more complete picture of her work.

The one limitation to this blog, however, is that it is perhaps a little too specific; while it is fascinating to read about the process behind the painting that the artist creates, you are left wanting a little more – you want to know more about who the artist is, or what else she does with her life. While Elizabeth does provide links to her personal website as well as to another blog featuring the other work in her studio, it seems that all these sites could be combined into one, rather than being disparate entities. On its own, therefore, Creative Process seems, at times, to be a little thin as a blog.

Nonetheless, the aptly named Creative Process offers a fascinating look at the creative process involved in creating art, and is well worth a brief visit.NULL

I figured that Stressqueen was going to be about a female who needed to rant and rave about problems in her life. Being a male, I honestly was a little hesitant to see what I was getting myself into.

Stressqueen is not a rant and rave site like I thought it was going to be. It is about the daily life of Stressqueen. Most recently it deals a lot with situations with her boyfriend, but back in the day there was a broader range of topics.

The design of this site is your simple 2 column layout with the content on the left. There are some original images on the site including a comic which I am not sure of its purpose. The links column is populated with a lot of different links which is a sign that she is well read in the blogosphere.

Her content is not something I could connect with; mainly due to the fact that I have read so many “daily life” type blogs. While some posts stood out and made me laugh, others were easily forgettable. This is not due to the author’s ability to write, just that I was not able to connect like her target audience.

To me this blog is your average blog. It has a topic and a purpose which is to tell the tale of Stressqueen. I think that females will probably (as a whole) enjoy this blog more than males, but it could be your cup of tea. I would check this blog out regardless of my lack of connection because I know that some of you will find this to be a hidden gem amongst a rather large quarry of stones.
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When I first arrived at this site, I was slightly disappointed. The post on top was about what changes had been made to the blog, the design was very basic, and there were a lot of different plug-ins and links in the sidebar, which isn’t necessarily a good thing.

However, the blog owner (stressqueen) has quite a few posts, and they’re actually pretty interesting. As I clicked around and looked at some of her favorite posts, some confused me, some amused me, and some gave me further insight into the woman behind the blog.

The design is, as I stated earlier, pretty basic. However, it doesn’t really take anything away from the writing. Sometimes a basic layout is just what you need in order to balance long posts and lots of links (which this blog has).

As far as extras go, there are a lot of links, some in her posts and many more in her sidebar. A lot of them point to different places in her blog, while quite a bit of them point to different sites. These sites range from sites linking to her to blogs she reads, as well as some different blog tool programs she belongs to.

Overall, this site isn’t bad, by a long shot. It’s not the greatest blog there ever was, but it’s definitely worth checking out, and you might even want to add it to your lists. There’s nothing entirely exciting about it; however, for this blog, I wouldn’t change a thing. It all seems to fit, and that’s really what’s important.NULL

The first thing that I noticed as I arrived to The Other blog was the layout. Usually, it’s not the first thing I notice, and if it is, that’s bad. This blog was quite the contrary. Just on the basis of the warm brown hues of the background, I was compelled to read more. That’s when I looked at the header. “The Other Blog: …of coming to terms and coming out.” This, of course, could only mean one thing, and I was interested. Having several gay and lesbian friends, and being bisexual myself, I knew right away that this was a blog that was going to interest me.

As I read the sidebar (first, as is my habit when I visit blogs: read the static content before the transitional), I learned some things about the author. She’s 26, bisexual, and lives in Europe with her fiance and two cats. She’s mostly in the closet still, which is why this is “The Other Blog” and not “The Main Blog”. I know that some of the people close to me would probably be a little awkward if they knew my situation, so I can relate to what she’s dealing with. The sidebar directs me to read the older posts, and as I do, I realize more and more how much I can relate with her blog. Post after post, sounding incredibly familiar and understandable. I’m hooked.

The content is deep. The posts are long and plentiful, and quite descript. She assigns nicknames to the people involved in her story as it churns, as to protect their anonymity. (The explanation of each person is explained in her sidebar.) Brilliantly detailed and drawn together quite well, I felt myself getting fully attached to many of the posts.

Overall, this is a very good blog. I wouldn’t suggest everyone read it, because I know there are several close-minded people in the world who look down on this sort of “decision”, but for anyone who is wise enough to look past the normal and see into an area that often goes unexplored (for fear of ridicule), this blog is an absolute must. If you’re against bisexuality you’re obviously not going to like it, since that’s the whole point of the blog. I myself will most likely be making several return visits.NULL

One thing is very obvious when you visit Easier Said Than Done for the first time. PINK (with a hint of green). Stereotypically I expected a blog full of kittens, makeup and other girly things (hey, I’m a guy). I was wrong.

Pausing to put the pink in place I started reading. The blog covers a variety of topics, all of which it handles with intelligence and some passion but above all honesty. Whether discussing the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, where her future is headed, or even just a quick update on her weekend, Nichole writes in a very friendly and readable way showing maturity beyond her years. Posts are well constructed, and where applicable she offers a few links to pertinent sites, always a welcome addition to a blog post.

The layout of the site is fairly typical, with a sidebar of links on the left, and the design of the site is nicely themed without being distracting. Even the Google Ads at the top of the pages are subtle, allowing the content to retain focus. The only suggestion I would have would be to remove the slight gap between the post title and the post itself (they seem a little disjointed at present), but it’s a minor quibble. Ohh and I mentioned the PINK, right?

Aside from the usual blog features, there is little else on the site – although she has just launched her own forum which I hope won’t stop her from writing for her blog.

Overall the one thing that makes this blog worth a visit is the content. It may not be anything earth-shattering but at least it’s well written and should appeal to most people.NULL