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With that said, below are my 12 Days of Blogging, with the twelfth day being the arrival of the Wise Men, which makes number twelve suddenly even more amusing. If you want, you can read one paragraph a day and make it an event (and generate more hits for my website), or you can read it all now and immediately begin telling me about blogs you like in the comments section.<\/p>\n

On the first day of blogging I would suggest to thee, a visit to Sketch Please<\/a>. Artists challenge each other with weekly subjects in a public forum, how cool is that? The answer my friends is, very cool. It\u2019s all art, so some may not consider it a \u201cblog\u201d, but I do, and it\u2019s one of my favorites.<\/p>\n

On the second day of blogging I would suggest to thee, subscribing to What Greg Eats<\/a>. My friend Greg has this nasty habit of talking to me about food in a way that inevitably makes me crave that food beyond normal human levels. Now he spreads his wicked gift with his blog.<\/p>\n

On the third day of blogging I would suggest to thee, Michael Ruhlman\u2019s blog<\/a>. I became aware of Michael Ruhlman after seeing his appearance on the Las Vegas episode of \u201cNo Reservations\u201d. His blog discusses all things food: preparation, recipes, cookbook reviews, news, shopping, everything! <\/p>\n

On the fourth day of blogging I would suggest to thee, bookmarking The Wild Hunt<\/a>. I just became aware of this site a few weeks ago and it\u2019s already a must! It\u2019s you\u2019re one stop blog for everything going on in various Pagan communities and everything outside effecting them. If I do this list again next year, I suspect this will end up in my top five.<\/p>\n

On the fifth day of blogging I would suggest to thee, subscribing to 101 Cookbooks<\/a>. Just loads of great recipes. Vegetarian, occasionally Vegan, mostly whole grains. If you\u2019re looking to fall in love with whole grains, visit this site right now!<\/p>\n

On the sixth day of blogging I would suggest to thee, Anthony Bourdain\u2019s blog<\/a>. Generally his blog is active when new seasons of his show \u201cNo Reservations\u201d are airing, and they discuss the stuff that you don\u2019t see in the episodes. Also, from time to time he\u2019ll just write about other stuff, like learning to let go of his Rachael Ray hate<\/a>, or children\u2019s television programming<\/a>. I enjoy his writing style and his show, so I check out his blog at least once a week to see if there is anything new.<\/p>\n

On the seventh day of blogging I would suggest to thee (who aren\u2019t easily offended), a visit to Perez Hilton\u2019s website<\/a>. I know, I know. Perez Hilton is stupid, or mean, or hateful, or bigoted, or whatever. I\u2019m not saying I love the photos of celebrities with a penis drawn on them, but here\u2019s the deal. Perez Hilton posts more videos and links to things I\u2019m glad to see than any other entertainment blog. If I didn\u2019t read his blog I wouldn\u2019t have found out about Robyn\u2019s latest CD and Ida Maria\u2019s debut album, I wouldn\u2019t have seen the best performances from the American Music Awards, and I wouldn\u2019t have realized that Lady Gaga was the person behind every dance song I liked this past year. In other words, Perez Hilton\u2019s website has made my life better. Sorry folks, it may be sad, but it is true. <\/p>\n

$\"\"$ On the eighth day of blogging I would suggest to thee, Neil Gaiman\u2019s Twitter feed<\/a>. Gaiman, author of the awesomely fantastic \u201cSandman\u201d series, \u201cAmerican Gods\u201d, \u201cStardust\u201d, and more, technically has a blog<\/a>, but since The Magical Buffet is on Twitter<\/a>, I find it easier to just follow him on Twitter. His blog posts show up in his Twitter feed along with other fun observations and news.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ On the ninth day of blogging I would suggest to thee, William Gibson\u2019s Twitter feed<\/a>. Gibson has a blog<\/a>, but even he admits on it that you\u2019re better off following him on Twitter. Gibson, author of one of my all-time favorite fiction novels, \u201cNeuromancer\u201d, is surprisingly prolific in the microblogging format. He\u2019s much funnier than I would have expected and he frequently post links to news stories that I end up glad I\u2019ve read. Yup, William Gibson\u2019s Twitter feed is one of my news sources.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ On the tenth day of blogging I would suggest to thee, a visit to Wil Wheaton in Exile<\/a>. I totally had a crush on Wil Wheaton when I was younger, and I suspect if I hadn\u2019t found the king of all geeks and married him, I would probably still have a crush on Wheaton. Instead, I am now what is politely referred to as a \u201cfangirl\u201d. I can\u2019t help it; his blog is a delightful mix of all things geek along with personal introspection. One day I\u2019m hearing about a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, the next I\u2019m learning about trying to survive the Hollywood casting process, and the next I\u2019m given a recipe for breakfast. I dare say our blogs are eerily similar except for a few minor differences, he doesn\u2019t really talk religion and he\u2019s a better writer than me.
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$\"\"$ On the eleventh day of blogging I would suggest to thee, daily visits to Least I Could Do<\/a>. Technically Least I Could Do is a webcomic. One of the best webcomics I\u2019ve ever read. Great writing, fantastic artwork, and there is a new strip every day. If you like comic books, action movies, sex, television, fantasy novels, and I don\u2019t know, just about any other pop culture niche, you should be reading this comic. Since it is original content that\u2019s updated daily, I would consider that enough to call it a \u201cblog\u201d, but just to satisfy any nitpickers, I\u2019ll point out that the home page also has blog posts from the writer Ryan Sohmer and occasionally artist Lar Desouza. Sohmer\u2019s blog is a favorite of mine. Whether he\u2019s discussing politics or home improvements, he does it with his fantastic wit that you read daily in his comics.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ On the twelfth day of blogging I would suggest to thee, to Go Fug Yourself<\/a>. I\u2019ll admit it; I\u2019m not a \u201cfashion\u201d person. My ideal wardrobe is nothing but blue jeans and assorted t-shirts. Not what you would necessarily call \u201cfashion forward\u201d. I couldn\u2019t follow the designers mentioned on \u201cSex in the City\u201d and I genuinely only check out Vanity Fair for the articles. I guess when it comes to fashion; I\u2019m more like a man than a woman (if we\u2019re going to paint with the broad strokes of generalities). All of that changed when I stumbled across Go Fug Yourself. You don\u2019t need to know about fashion, or even really care about fashion, to love this site. It\u2019s filled with fantastic writing that\u2019s littered with varied pop cultural touchstones to discuss celebrity fashion. One may expect vapid, superficial talk, but you quickly realize these women are smart, and have a wit that could cut a man. I hope my writing is like theirs when it grows up.<\/p>\n

Also, for those of you who celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas! God bless us, everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"