Fun with Next Blog

I've spent the past 30 minutes entertaining myself with the "Next Blog" button on the top right hand of your screen. It sends you to a random blogger blog. Some random thoughts:

1. I'm amazed at the work some people have put into the look of their blog. It inspires me to work on my own design, though I have no idea what I really want it to look like.
2. There are blogs from all over the world. I came across ones from Canada, Norway, Israel, India and Singapore.
3. People are obsessed with lots of random things. I found one that focused entirely on knives. (Sorry, I forgot which one that was.) There was one dedicated to Sony products, one on Manga (Japanese graphic novels), privacy law, Joss Stone, etc.
4. Spammers use blogger! They all look the same, which makes me think they're computer generated. Some random names blog (http://pamelacarmel1727.blogspot.com) and the text is all "buy ritalin" or "big tits." Why? It would suck if my name was Pamela Carmel and I had a blog, but people kept accidently going to the ritalin blog. Or a porn blog.
5. Lots of college students blog. I would have blogged in college if it was around. Instead, I kept a journal. How quaint.
6. I think the spammers use the blogs so they'll come up in search engines.
7. Hmmm, just tested that theory by googling my name to see if my blog came up. Nope. Just a bunch of random stuff from foreign sites (apparently, the press photographers pool that covers the pope is called the "Mari Pool"). There was only one entry on the first page that references me. I'm just a drop in the bucket.
8. This blog is interesting. It's from a girl who lives in Mosul, Iraq. Oops, sorry, forgot to get the url. Here it is: http://astarfrommosul.blogspot.com/
9. People post cataloges on blogger. http://buyfloweronline.blogspot.com/ http://cheapautoinsurance.blogspot.com/
10. Just go to this one. It's the best one. http://bluangelevolyou.blogspot.com/

Okay, that's it for now. I have to go pick up Zoey from the grandfolks.