Blog birthday
DCist is Leading the Way
A DCBlogs note about DCist
The change and ferment of DC’s blogosphere is volcanic, but DCist has emerged, in the span of a short year, as the city’s most popular and far-reaching blog. This is an impressive accomplisment, but rich content, good writing and an engaged readershp will do that.
This success is due to the skillful direction of Rob Goodspeed, the editor, and a talented staff of similarly committed writers.
But the one-year anniversary is a milestone, not just for DCist but for other blogs in this city as well. The success and popularity of DCist is a clear sign that blogs are emerging as an alternative media. Best wishes and congratulations on this anniversary.
But I’d Rather be Whistling in the Dark
'Mom, do you think Daddy will ever move back home?'
Pointed
Our writer will meet ‘The Husband’ for lunch at the Mayflower, but something is now much different. This is the work of a skilled and descriptive writer. It’s a poignant piece about longing and finality and it starts like this:
I’m sitting in traffic, stopped in traffic, on my way into the city in the morning. I turn off the book I’m listening to so I can think about what I need to do today. Right now it’s a juggling act at work, but that’s fine; I like being busy. And at noon I am meeting The Husband for lunch. “I have a meeting at the Mayflower Hotel,” he said. “We can meet there.”….
Always Write
This snappy, often humorous writer, has been at work on her blog since May, but it only recently got on my radar. Despite my best efforts at searching, following links etc., I’m sure I’m missing some other good bloggers in my link list. But this is a nice addition. The short and amusing post starts like this:
A recent Sunday afternoon, the day after The Birthday Celebration That Never Was. My mother, my sister and I are in Target
shopping for bookends. I say nothing about the night before but I am so, so sad, and it shows. My mother takes one look at me and understands.
No more mystery pens the Cardinal Law of Blogging: if you want to rake in the comments, you'd better be sexy. If you can't post a sexy picture of your
self (or if you're not sexy), you need to approach your writing with a certain level of irony and cooler-than-thou-ness-- We're talking cutting-edge hip-osity here. It also wouldn't hurt to invent new words, using a suffix like "ness" or "osity" if that will help. From Heart Tribute Band Super Fan PageOutstanding photo by Team Wet Dog at Wrigley Field.
Ionarts Hits the Big Time. The work of one of the city’s most sophisticated arts blogs is getting increased national attention, and reports that its work is appearing alongside the mainstream press. From Ionarts.
Supporting N'awlins.The Kitchenette writes about the New Orleans Café in Adams Morgan. Conveniently enough, a northern Louisana native was waiting in line outside the New Orleans Cafe and shared her positive feedback on the "just like home" cuisine. she called the po' boy sandwiches "a great deal" at around six bucks and when raving of the etouffee, even closed her eyes emphatically, calling it "perfect."
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