Great Blogs (Part II)
The Wooster Collective
Last week as part of the WordCount Blogathon I posted a round-up of some of my favorite blogs. I realized I’d never be able to fit all of my favorites in a single post (I read a lot of blogs), so I decided to make Great Blogs a series here on Tastee Pudding. Today, I present the second installment.
Anonymous Works
This blog is just what the name suggests: a showcase of objects and art (and objects d’art!) that the blogger (Joey – no last name) encounters and finds of interest, for which no artist attribution is evident. There’s no background information on the stuff he features, no context…and that’s what I love about it. Visiting this blog is like wandering into a curio shop. You never know what you’ll find, and often, something you see will provide creative fodder.
Wired for Music
My husband, Jordan, is a technologist and musician, and his blog, Wired for Music, showcases his knowledge in both of these areas. Yes, I had to feature this one for the sake of my marriage (!), but Jordan really is a subject matter expert (more…)
Great Blogs (Part 1)
Today everyone participating in the 2010 WordCount Blogathon is writing about their favorite blogs. I follow a LOT of blogs in categories ranging from art and culture to food, media, design and freelancing; picking just 5 or 10 to feature here is a tall order. So, I’m featuring 5 favorites today, and will feature 5 additional picks each week this month. I hope that by the time June rolls around, I’ll have introduced you to at least a couple of sites you really like.
Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life
I found Christa’s blog when I was planning my move to New York. I wrote about creative living in Washington, DC, and I thought that finding similarly-minded bloggers in NY might help me figure out what neighborhood to live in. (more…)
2010 WordCount Blogathon
After seeing Jordan get so much from FAWM (February Album Writing Month), I found myself craving a similar opportunity to intensify my focus on writing. Thanks to the wonders of Twitter, this week I discovered the 2010 WordCount Blogathon (#Blog2010 on Twitter) – a challenge to blog every day for the month of May. I signed up, and I can’t wait.
I’ve been wafting about with Tastee Pudding, feeling like I’m not quite hitting the voice or approach I’m after. Sometimes, I let a week go by without posting — death in blog land. I think the Blogathon will help me focus, and after writing 31 posts in 31 days, chances are I’ll have a much better sense of what this blog really is.
Away we go…
Kindred Spirits
I just discovered Frank Chimero’s blog, and every post I’ve read so far has resonated deeply…from quotes about writing to exploration of creative habits. Seems he knows the folks over at Sleepover, whose work I also admire. So nice to find new kindred spirits. You can also follow Frank on Twitter.
Another kindred spirit I found online: Christa, who’s currently documenting her experience with yoga teacher training.
Permission to Complain About Your Job
Sometimes, you just need someone to give you permission to bitch, even if you know there are other people out there who have it worse (or much worse). That’s the idea behind the Please Fire Me website, which Marketplace’s Scott Jagow profiles today on his Scratch Pad blog. As he says,
It’s become almost taboo to complain about your job, since you know, you’re lucky to have one. That doesn’t mean people who were unhappy at work have suddenly become happy.
I have a number of friends who are very unhappy at work, but who feel like it’s spoiled or ungrateful of them to complain in this economy. While I deeply respect their sensitivity, I also know that ignoring a feeling doesn’t make it go away, so I’m glad someone came up with a creative solution. Please Fire Me is just the latest example of how the recession has inspired people to use the web creatively; for more, I recommend following the Economy Beat blog (full disclosure, I manage a project that Economy Beat is a part of, but I’m not involved with the site directly).
