I Cheated On Xanga

Thursday, January 17, 2008

I Cheated On Xanga
I definitely missed Xanga while I was gone. But I didn't completely remove myself from the blogosphere. I confess... I cheated!
Here are some blogs and websites I enjoyed during my Xanga hiatus. (They helped to ease the pain of xanga withdrawal.)
ENTERTAINMENT
- Dooce - humorous read from a blogger who writes extensively about her life/ pregnancy/ parenthood
- Nordljus - a visual delight
- Neil Gaiman - author of fantasy novels (including Stardust and American Gods)
- Confessions of a College Callgirl - hilarious! Obviously NSFW. start from the beginning for the juicy stuff
- Tastespotting - the ultimate FOOD PORN!
- 3191 - a year of mornings (photography project)
INSPIRATION
- Presidential Debates - There's a lot at stake for our country, so I've been following the debates very closely and have actually found them to be quite exciting. Maybe that says something about how old/ boring I've gotten. haha
- TED talks - The TED conference is an invitation-only event where the world's leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration. The premise of the talks is "Ideas Worth Spreading." Now, for the first time, the talks have been made public and they are endlessly fascinating!! I've watched dozens of talks so far and each and every one has been tremendously thought-provoking.
- The Happiness Project - The author is collecting and test-driving every priciple, tip, theory, and scientific study she can find on happiness, whether from Aristotle or St. Therese or Martin Seligman or Oprah.
- Podcasts - I snagged myself a free ishuffle and have been thoroughly enjoying a wide variety of Podcasts, including, of course, the ones from NPR.
TRAVEL
- Vagabonding - one man, one year, one world
- The World Is Not Flat - chronicles a couple's trip around the world in 2006
- The Lost Girls - Three 20-something New Yorkers ditched their jobs to embark on a yearlong, round-the-world journey
- Everything Everywhere - a photo a day from his travels
(I'll spare you from the nerdy science blogs and websites I frequent.)
What are your favorite blogs and sites outside of Xanga? Any recommendations?

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i like opinionistas.com -- she's witty and charming.
- 1/17/2008 1:29 PM
- winspark (message)
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opinionistas used to be a favorite blog of mine. but hasn't updated as much recently. i think she's focused on that book she's writing.
- 1/17/2008 1:41 PM
- BabyGotAssay (message)
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i love the sartorialist...style snapshots of people on the street! i love it!
oh and apartment therapy. =)
- 1/17/2008 1:57 PM
- SassySprite (message)
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I haven't read many blogs but I love looking through blogs (or books) with nice food pictures! I have tried many great Asian restaurants in flushing and I personally think there are more varieties in flushing than in chinatown or in brooklyn. I need to find more great asian restaurants elsewhere since i live in brooklyn and work in midtown... what are your top 5 asian and non-asian restaurants(anywhere in nyc)?

I tried most of the restaurants listed on this page and they were all very good! esp. Spicy and Tasty! btw I'm chinese too! :) http://wikitravel.org/en/New_York_(city)/Queens/Flushing
- 1/17/2008 2:27 PM
- jack4078girl (message)
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i luv dooce. i don't read too many blogs outside of xanga.
- 1/17/2008 3:03 PM
- minglenyc (message)
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good to see you back! not that i really post in on my xanga. i started a new blog for our adventures in australia. link is in my facebook if you want to check it out. =)

i can't wait to check out these sites you sent out!
- 1/17/2008 7:45 PM
- dcherng (message)
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Oh those are great sites, Thanks! I really liked Confessions of a College Callgirl .... I still prefer reading Xanga blogs but there isn't that many now b/c nobody blogs anymore.
- 1/17/2008 11:26 PM
- XXKimPossibleXX (message)
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things on xanga seemed to have slowed down a bit...or maybe just with the people i'm subscribed to. thanks so much for the suggestions on blogs~ i've saved a bunch to my favorites and can't wait to start reading. i usually just read crafty sites or xanga -- this one is my fave --> http://shimandsons.typepad.com/.
- 1/18/2008 1:46 PM
- skippeeahn (message)
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www.cookingforengineers.com I think the name speaks as to the why ;)
- 1/19/2008 4:00 AM
- Altomatt (message)
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i'm a fan of metrodad.com. but on xanga, your blog was the only one of substance that i read. :) welcome back! what have you been going? looking forward to catching up with you!
- 1/21/2008 10:01 AM
- wedBliss (message)
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i missed your blogs babygotassay! hope you're back for good! :)
- 1/22/2008 12:36 AM
- eat_napa (message)
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welcome back!

i have been a big fan of ted for a long time, too. i wish i could attend a conference!
- 1/22/2008 9:12 AM
- jennsaispas (message)
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oh, not on this list, but i love deezer.com
it's a free online music site where you can play music on demand (although you can't download it to play on your mp3 player)
- 1/22/2008 9:16 AM
- jennsaispas (message)
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we were in london for 1 day only... imma post more pictures from our trip lil' by lil' :)
- 1/24/2008 6:55 PM
- kanipark (message)
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Everyone is spending big bucks on some guy's (Jesh de Roux?) textures so they can be like him and make photos that look like his work. No comment on those.
- 1/29/2008 10:50 AM
- canon20d (message)
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The only blogs I read outside Xanga are my friend's myspace blogs. So I don't have blogs to add to your list.
- 2/27/2008 2:54 PM
- AvenueToTheReal (message)
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hmmm...i've never ran into any of those blogs with the exception of vagabonding.com
- 2/27/2008 4:35 PM
- PurdeeGem (message)
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these blogs are SO great~ i hope you dont mind if i review some to my readers~ the TED talks are wonderful!
- 4/7/2008 12:00 PM
- HoneyC22 (message)
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