I've heard from many of you over the past 8 months that my "blogs" were the first time you heard about this new term. 2004 was the year of blogs and the term was picked as the "Word of the Year".
But the first blog that I started reading comes from an unusual source. You may recall that Wil Wheaton portrayed played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation". He was the annoying kid who always seemed to save the day (and the Enterprise and crew) in the last 15 seconds of the show. He was universally disliked by the fans and apprently at times was too much for the actors, writers and producers on the set. So just what does an out of work typecasted, actor do when the show ends and the rent is due? Learn Linux, build a website and write a blog! He's built a little empire as a geek and has an interesting website at www.wilwheaton.net (Just remember WWDN-- Wil Wheaton Dot Net)
Although not a blog, another popular site I visit (in my spare time) is FARK, www.fark.com At times, it can be a bit rough, but there's usually a warning (NSFW-Not Safe For Work) posted on entries best not read when the children are around. The site lists user-sumbitted news stories from around the world that are unusual. it's jsut like reading the St. Louis Post_dispatch. Except its free, informative, interesting and sometimes useful. The Photoshop contests are good examples of the skills of photo manipualtions. And if the boss catches you reading this site, just use the "I was only looking at the pictures". That should work.
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