Well Designed Weblogs

A collection of some well designed weblogs for those of us looking for some design inspiration. At some point soon I may do a re-design, but I think it's born more out of a need to tinker than any great necessity. I would like to turn my back on the last of the <table> tags in my design though. It's all a question of finding the time to do it though.

Entry 729, Sunday, February 15th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Penguin Dreams

Androids may dream of electric sheep, but what do penguins dream about? The cruelty they suffer at the hands of Yetis, or maybe exacting their revenge? This cute little interactive flash thing certainly suggests that the mind of the penguin is indeed a weird place.

What is it with penguins btw? They're one of those re-occurring Internet themes, like toast, that I find fairly inexplicable. I mean don't get me wrong I think penguins are kind of cute, and I love eating toast, but I don't really devote any off-line time to discussing them (with the exception of some time during my last job where a group of us become obsessed with adopting a penguin). On-line though they seem to take up an un-natural about of discussion time. Strange. At some point someone should study the psychology of why some subjects become so focused upon on the Internet.

And if only to add weight to my bizarre thoughts this is probably as good a time as any to mention that I'm in the process of planning a lazylaces toast 'special'. I've been saving up the exceptional number of toast related links I have collected to release all in one go. Just don't ask me why. I've already said I don't understand.

Entry 728, Sunday, February 15th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Abandoned Bicycles of New York

There seem to be huge quanities of discarded items on the streets of New York that inspire the web community. I had to raise an eyebrow at the fashion created with discarded umbrellas [via daisy], I wonder though what can be created with all these abondoned bicycles? I'm now looking out for on-line pieces about London street junk being turned in art/fashion/whatever.

Entry 727, Sunday, February 15th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Look At The Funny Monkey

Singalong with the little red monkey

Entry 725, Thursday, February 12th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Signs of Life

Pictures of funny signs or "photographs of signs that transcend their objectivity to reveal our humanity". Amusing either way.

Entry 724, Thursday, February 12th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Zapp And Kiff Soundboard

Two Futurama characters for the price of one with the Zapp And Kiff Soundboard in part three of this month's mini project to find a soundboard for each Futurama character. Previously on the mini project: Bender and Dr. Zoidberg.

Entry 723, Thursday, February 12th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Homestar Day?

Google celebrate 's St. Homestar Day and other wannabe holiday's in Fark's photoshop a Google logo for a ficticious holiday gallery. Especially for everyone who missed the recent Fractals and Chinese New Year specials, photoshop and submit a Google holiday of your choice.

Entry 722, Thursday, February 12th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Barbie And Ken Love Split

Just in case you missed the major new story of the day: Barbie and Ken are splitting up after their 43-year romance. Mattel says the couple will 'remain friends'.

Hands-up who hasn't used, or been on the receiving end, of the "let's stay friends" line. No-one? I thought not. Personally I suspect Ken must have found out about Barbie's illicit affair with Action Man. B*tch.

Entry 721, Thursday, February 12th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Tour For San Francisco Virgins

This link is mainly for my own reference as high on my list of places I really must visit is San Francisco. This "vigin's" guide seems like a great tour of the whole city and should come in handy. Also it's not often I'm considered a virgin ;o) If things go according to plan I may visit San Francisco next year, this year I'll be going to South Africa, but more on this some other time.

Entry 720, Thursday, February 12th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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Monkey Magic

If you missed out on the Google graphics to celebrate the beginning of the year of the monkey why not check out the "The Fifty Coolest Apes Of All Time" instead? ITV Monkey would get my vote, but doesn't feature.

Entry 719, Wednesday, February 11th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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No Boobs On The Beeb

You may or may not believe in the BBC, but whatever you think they make some crazy decisions [especially for manly].

Entry 718, Tuesday, February 10th 2004, Filed In Stuff
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How Wide Is The World Wide Web?

One of those obvious questions that's so obvious you don't even think about it. I won't give away the precise anwser, but I don't think there'll be any surprised faces if I let slip that it's wider than a pinapple.