Wed, March 17, 2004
Earlier this week (or last), the 2004 Bloggies were announced. I swear to you, I'm not becoming a blog person or anything, I just happened to find this out. Anyway there are a few blogs that I read now and then and regularly enjoy, and I am in the business of writing personal articles online, so I thought it might be interesting to see what else is out there. I admit that something like the 2004 Bloggies is a terrible way to learn about new blogs, because it's like using the Billboard chart to learn about what the best music is – the undiscovered stuff is probably much better, but I have a day job and not enough time to read every site in the world, so I have to start somewhere.
Anyway, I'll try to keep this brief.
The winner in the "best-kept secret" category (See? I tried to get at the good stuff.) is called "tequila mockingbird" which is a cute name because it combines the title of my favorite Mel Gibson movie with the title of my favorite Robert Duvall movie. I bookmarked it, along with a handful of others, for perusing later when I had a few minutes to spare. And that day is today. At around quarter to five, I realized that I had just enough time to read a new entry from a new blog and so I checked it out. I think the story that Julia posted today on tequila mockingbird is sweet and poignant, and lightly addresses important issues of prejudice and hate in a manner befitting the innocent honesty of the site's homonymous book/film. If you have a few minutes, I encourage you to read it for yourself. If not, consider bookmarking it for later.
the letter v. the spirit [tequila mockingbird]
Try not to be afraid; as with any blog, there are probably plenty of links and other things you don't undertsand – but you can ignore those and just concentrate on the task at hand. Don't let it overwhelm you, I have every confidence in you.
AC — Thu, 3/18/04 10:15am
Funny, because I've seen this site at one point. The problem with "story" blogs is that I inevitably judge them not on their content but how well they're written. Unfortunately for our hippy friend, I was bored to tears after 2 paragraphs. sigh I guess the problem is me.
Bee Boy — Thu, 3/18/04 12:05pm
Naw. (Well, in your case, probably – many problems with you.) But these things are subjective; each of us appreciates them differently. Shame, though, in this case I think it really started to get good around graph 7. (Oh, stop it; they're very short paragraphs!)
"julia" — Thu, 3/18/04 12:13pm
thanks very much for the link...and for sticking with the story long enough to let it find its stride! :)