navigating weblogs...

While I am fully aware of what a weblog is and the purpose of them are, this was actually my first attempt to actually take the time to navigate through different weblogs and read what people had to say. With that said, I didn't really know what to expect as I explored different sites and read different people's random thoughts, observations, and rationalizations about their everyday life. I did find myself actually laugh a little to myself when I read on "My boyfriend is a twat.." her logic behind the consumption of water and wine, which was as we drink water we are actually consuming fecal matter, but because wine goes through a process of distillation, it is actually more pure an better for our health than the water. I'm sure a lot of college students would potentially use this as their newest excuse to drink on a regular basis....

As I continued to explore a variety of weblogs, I have to agree with Danny, it seems like a majority of these blogs are just written by women who continually rant about their everyday lives and are particularly boring. No offense but I don't really care about the frog one woman observed in the pond or about the plans another woman is plotting for when a group of her girlfriends come into town. On the other hand though, I do think that the idea of a weblog as a way to journal and release your thoughts is an interesting new spin to what has become the old diary. Before people were concerned about their privacy, and that is why they chose to write in a journal, to have some sort of release for their thoughts and emotions. Today, while you can still remain anonymous, larger numbers of people are choosing to publicly announce their opinions and thoughts. I guess I just find this to be an interesting development because I would still prefer to keep what I have to say or think private....


To complete one of the questions posed for the class, the blog that I couldn't stop reading was postsecret. I was absolutely fascinated by the people who sent in their secrets honesty and how they allowed themselves to confess their vulnerabilities. This is one blog that I could definitely see myself following, not just because I have to for class, but because I find it fascinating.