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I love the name of “Not Well Planned” for a blog. It is great. It creates a thought of randomness that is a blog. It also has a sense of honesty as it takes an honest person to admit that something is not well planned. This is a good name for this blog as you will see.

The first thing I noticed was the bright pink template. I am not a fan of templates, but know that they serve those who cannot design a site on their own. I am glad that this is not a bad template, nor is it one that is overly used (probably because of the bright pink nature). While the template did nothing FOR the site, it also did nothing AGAINST the site.

So I started reading the site and I had a hard time getting into it. It read as if I wasn’t the target audience. I am a male, in the US, who runs a blog review site. After some more posts I started to enjoy it a bit, but still something was amiss. Then after the month of December I realized what it was – this is the blog equivalent to a chick flick. The bright pink, the stories of family, the stories of ex’s and friends, and well you get the picture.

Once I realized what this blog was about it was a lot easier to read. The stories are definately targeted at a female audience, but reveal some great things to us males. The fact that she admits she blogs about “sh***ing and farting too much is great. And that is on the tame side for this blog. This blog talks about all things on the spectrum and is hard to follow for some, but those that get it will be right there nodding their heads.

Overall I think females will LOVE this blog and most guys will dismiss it. Even if they can get some juicy info on females from it, I still think they won’t sit through the “we can’t relate posts” like burning your eye off with a home waxing kit. So this blog gets a 3.75 from me because I can honestly say it is better than average, but it is not my cup of tea since I am male.not well planned

Sign of the times is a simple black background blogger template. Opening up this site I thought I’d be reading about happenings in this “time” so to speak. What you actually get is basically a view on prophesy’s from that bible that have since come true. This blog is heavily religious based, in so much as there is a lot of “anti-christ” talk in regards to the EU and the doomsday references.

There seems to be two people writing for this blog, but neither of them have any kind of information about themselves on the blog. There are no links to other blogs or links to any other webpages. Both author’s seem to focus mainly on the anti-christ and prophecy’s from the bible that relate to this coming.

I found this blog perked my interest, only because I quite enjoy a good religious read, especially when it comes to prophecy’s and miracles, but I think the author’s should talk about something else for a change apart from the anti-christ and the EU. I’m sure there are plenty of other prophecy’s in the Bible that haven’t been mentioned.

I gave this blog a 2.5 because it’s nearly interesting, but not quite. I found it lacking, only because there are so many other area’s explore in regards to the subject matter which haven’t been. But this is a very new blog I believe, there don’t seem to be any archives and only 10 entry’s, but then again, it just might be a play on the belief of the authors. If there are to be any more entry’s I hope the author’s will cover other topic areas and if they do I’ll definitely come back to have an ogle.
Signs of the times

When I think back on the first impressions of Chandra’s Realm, all that springs readily to mind is splash page. I really hate them, they serve no purpose at all, and are a design relic best left to the 90s. I genuinely dislike starting a review off in so critical a fashion, but a page with little more than a picture of two cats (however cute they may be), a few webring links and clique graphics are not serving as a good first impression to this site. My hopes were not set too high for the design, or content, that I was to find within.

On the design front I was to be pleasantly surprised. Why on earth have a design relic sat there when you can produce a design that is so pleasing to the eye – now had I seen this page from the beginning I would have had a much more favourable first impression. This is what I believe is a good introduction to a site – easy on the eye design, clear links, a nicely written about me section, and some links to good causes. If I were the owner of this weblog the first thing I would do is drop the splash page because the home page is much more favourable, but that’s just a personal recommendation.

Now at this stage I am starting to warm to the weblog owner, she learned website design in a similar manner to myself and is an animal lover. Potentially we have some things in common, and so I head into the blog section in the hope of finding some interesting entries. Now I always approach the reading of review in the same manner, I go to the very beginning of the archives first. So when I enter the blog section I hit upon my first snag – where are the archive links? I look around the first page for a while, exploring the links in the left hand column – no archives there. So I go to the first available posts, and read through – and there right at the bottom of the individual archive page is archive links. Not in the most obvious place I have to say, but at least they are there. Normally I like to see archive links on the main blog page – a link to an archives page at the very least.

As I had expected the site mostly consists of personal entries – about her family, her job and random life events as and when they happen. Its sporadic, varying both in terms of posting consistency and quality/appeal of content. Not every post held my rapt attention, but all in all it was an enjoyable and worthwhile read. I couldn’t help but feel that this weblog was going to appeal to someone who shared her interests, was in the same age group – people who would connect with her beliefs and attitude expressly, and enjoy reading about the life of another individual.

I found the content well written I couldn’t with all honesty say that this was a blog I would visit on a regular basis. I do feel it has appeal, just to an audience who could connect with her entries. I’d like to read a little more about her beliefs, how restaurants and shops tailor to her needs as a vegan (I used to be vegetarian, and sometimes there wasn’t much available in restaurants etc). I think she could have a really good medium in this weblog for really letting people know her thoughts. It’s contribution to the weblog world however is an insight into the life of a vet technician, animal lover and vegan, and this, if expanded on a little more could really have potential. An interesting diversion, a potentially good 3.5 Chandra’s Realm

When I read the tag line: “I am a non smoking teenager trying to get to grips with my smoking fetish. A woman dragging deep on her cigarette is so incredibly sexy and this blog is for me to try to work out why,” the first thing that popped into my head was, “Well, he certainly gets points for originality.”

Originality is all over “Smoking Women are Sexy.” It’s an entire weblog where one person describes his attraction for smoking women and how this fetish has been kept in the closet. There are candid photographs and interest blogs on poignant subjects. I was wondering, after reading the tag line, whether this blog would be a bunch of pictures of sexy actresses, models, etc. lighting up, with little discussion besides some crude comments. But, I was glad to find that the author talks about some very good issues pertaining to smoking and dating someone that smoked.

One such example is entitled “Long term issues and the sexy Tara Reid.” Here, the author brings up a good point: long-term smoking ages the skin. What would it be like to see your partner age quickly due to their habit? This is a good point that was raised, and there are other entries that raise good points, as well.

I did wish there was a section with a little on the author. I would not have wanted much; I would have been satisfied with a little background information, even very vague things or a quick list of hobbies. Since 99% of the website was this man’s fetish, I did find myself wishing for background information to make him more well-rounded in my eyes. Otherwise, it seemed like a person who spent way too much time thinking about femme fatales smoking.

So, if you like the off-beat, the slightly kooky type of weblogs, I suggest you give “Smoking Women are Sexy” a read.Smoking Women Are Sexy

Celebrity Cola is (as quoted from the subtitle) “A slipshod guide to the universe. A weblog with issues. And uncarbonated news & reviews, straight from the can.” Lucas Brachish from New York writes this blog and his profile gives his occupation as “Agitator. Editor. Insomniac.” I love profiles that make me laugh.

The first impression is a good one with a very simple design and color scheme. The author’s insomnia shows when you see the times he posts (2 AM and the like). Most of his posts tend to be a bit long, but don’t get me wrong–they are an enjoyable read, quite humorous and often insightful.

What brings this blog down is the way he lists and categorizes his writings. It’s frenzied at best. In his sidebar he lists “Table of Contents” and it has (I think) every post he’s ever written, listed by title. (Very long titles) At the bottom of the main page is something called “Celebrity Cola, by the Glass” with more links to old posts. Are these the same ones you have to scroll to see in the sidebar? It’s hard to say.

With such good writing and interesting stories, I’d like to see them presented better in archival form. Sure, the titles of his posts are all very entertaining in themselves, but for a blog, they look clunky presented as they are. However, I would definitely recommend this blog for those wanting a good way to spend some time.Celebrity Cola