Saturday, October 25, 2008

Guilty Pleasure Blog


So one of my guiltiest pleasure in college was reading the blog of a neurotic girl who lived in my dorms. I shared this guilty pleasure with a few co-conspirators. one being one of my closest friend i met in the dorm, in fact i think this blog was one of the things that really brought us together. The other person we shared this obsession with is now my current favorite blogger.
today, everyone i know has a blog. each of varying degrees of self truth to them, many just digital collages of what they think makes them seem more interesting. the worst of the worst for me are the tumblr blogs . most of those are just regurgitated bits of other peoples blogs.
Sometimes these blogs are a great way to learn about new thing i might not have seek out on my own, like latest mac technology, political history, information on art and sciences that do interest me but i rarely think to look up when i am online.
The really like a photo journal of a friend from collage does where she takes a picture a day of an outfitin front of some decorative backdrop in or around his bohemian styled home. She poses in basically the same ways, rarely acknowledging the camera, as if someone else were taking the pictures for her, but the abundance of this pictures suggest a person with a lot of free time alone. she then describes the entire outfit and acessories in detail and where they were purchased. its kind of mundane at times but she is a very creative person and it fascinating to see how she brings together her obsession with vintage with (surprise to me) contemporary pieces of clothing she buys at popular stores. until this blog i really thought everything she had was vintage. i never imagined her stepping for in a Bergdorf or MAcy's . but she does and does it well by mixes a vintage Flintstones sweater with fancy knock off shoes and a macy special belt.
Another favorite is a photo log a friend does on flickr where along with occasional commentary on his current life in the peace corp somewhere in Africa/middle east, he has an on going log of cult/ lesser known thriller/horror moves often with female protagonists. i love them . he opens with an amazing articulate synopsis, (he went to NYU) and then give a photo essay that makes you immediately netflix and imdb his subject.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hypostylin/collections/72157603831990135/
if your every bored or if you love camp thrillers as much as i do check out is screeencaps and get inspired.

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