If I were to maintain a weblog, I’d like to make it without pictures to uphold a sense of mystery or intrigue, in the event that people would actually read it regularly. Better yet, I'd put up pictures of random people or find a friend to embody me on my blog.
It's a whole new realm of interaction in getting to know someone without an actual visual. When I was reading the Piehole postings, I was mostly curious about what this woman looked like. In the twat weblog, I wanted to know what her boyfriend looked like. It's strange how much importance I instinctively placed on the physical appearance of these people in order to actually know them. Based on their writing, they could have been any age or race. I found some pictures on each site and the characters I had created in my mind that were telling their stories were not what I had expected. I drew conclusions based on the decor of the blogs and the particular language they used, and was surprised when I saw their photos.
The blog I really think other people should read is the Piehole blog because it has some entertaining stories. The woman who writes them is hilariously dramatic and reminds me of my high school sister. Piehole probably wouldn't appreciate that since she's supposedly 34, but she put herself out there and that's how she came off.
In response to Emily and Danny, apparently it is not the case that women blog more than most. While I also got that impression, this article did a study that showed that male adults are the most frequent bloggers.
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