Review 2154

Huh, I certainly have not seen many blogs that have their own merchandise line, but Arseblog has their own shirts, mugs, shorts and of course the indispensable Arseblog thong. It took me a minute to figure out Arse(nal) blog is for Arsenal, which is a team in the English Premier Soccer League. I can’t say I follow European soccer much, but if you do these site is a well maintained and informative resource. The coverage and knowledge of the team is VERY extensive.

The blog updates every move made by Arsenal with updates nearly every day. You can surely get your Arsenal info fix here (or from the numerous links within the blog). The entries are well written with a bit of crass humour. A little taste:


“So what FIFA are saying is the referee is always right….even if he’s wrong and subsequently proved to be wrong. Making the referee look like a twat and essentially undermining his credibility, if not his authority. Some rule changes have worked well for football, like the back pass rule (my abiding memory of Ray Clemence is him picking up back pass after back pass), and the offside rule change which benefited the attacker. This however is a stinking pile of horse vomit with a dinosaur sh*t on top.”

There is a forum to discuss games, players, coaches, everything Arsenal. In another area you can find pics, wallpapers and other fun stuff. I couldn’t imagine what else Arseblog could cram up its arse. A great sports blog and a must for any Arsenal or English Premier soccer fan. Go Gunners!
http://www.arseblog.com

Review 1628

Since unfoldedorigami scored a 5.0 with the last reviewer, I was surprised that Kevin Hale submitted his site for a re-review. But I suppose it’s because he moved from Diaryland.

I feel a need to gush here. I love the layout. I love the grays and blues and the thick black frame and the unfolded origami (Actually it looks folded to me. It looks like a child’s party hat meant to look like a jester’s crown.) Everything looks professional and thoughtfully designed.

There’s plenty of content; a delightful mix of thought-provoking entries and the occasional senseless, exasperated complaint. On the whole, I found the entries engaging, though the excessive dramatic melancholiness in certain entries turns me off somewhat.

Plenty of ‘cool’ features here, among them a search engine for readers to sift through his archived entries. unfoldedorigami has obviously been through evolutions – nothing can be this near-perfect on first try. I am suitably impressed. A tiny complain: the dates of entries are not displayed in the archives page. Other than that, a brief biography would be nice, and would pull the reader’s interest in reading about his life.

All in all, unfoldedorigami is a mature site with plenty to offer. Well worth a visit.
unfoldedorigami