I am so behind on this. I miss one day out and then spend the next day recovering from the resulting hangover and then... Unbeknownst to me, there are people waiting on my posts! Amazing.
Let's get straight back to it though, there's only one way I can make up the deficit and that's by actually getting words down here. Today's topic (because it's still the 4th on my writing timetable) is my five favourite blogs. This is actually quite a tough one, because I'm not sure if I regularly read five different blogs. Let's proceed. I EVEN NAME NAMES THIS TIME.
My number one favourite blog has to be, without a doubt, is Berkeley Girl. I've linked to this blog more than enough times before, and I'm serious that straight up I actually cannot get enough of how Emily writes. Unsurprisingly she is in fact a lit. student at my very own alma mater, the University of East Anglia. To say I enjoy her work is an understatement, and she has a huge advantage of having content to die for I mean Jesus H. Christ what I would give to have been able to study in America... Now though, she has come to the end of her year abroad, and everything will change again. I hope that she will continue blogging even when she's back! Her style is so enjoyable and so personal, kind of like mine but... much better! She actually knows how to write and her prose shines because of it. I am merely a self-taught hack, and the difference is staggering (okay maybe I'm getting a bit over excited), but I enjoy reading her work very much.
Onwards. Number two. Fit To Practice is curated by one of my very best friends in all the world, Dr. Fahmy. Mark's writing is pithy, humourous and often deeply touching. My friend has a way with words that is simply enviable, and in all honesty was probably a huge inspiration in reviving my blogging from the archive of terrible nonsense that was my Myspace page (which probably still exists, actually but the hell if I can remember the password). I deleted my Myspace blog a good long time ago now, actually, mostly because it was... shit. I didn't know that Mark had a blog for a long time, actually. He has a much more substantial archive than I do, even though he took a huge hiatus while he, you know, did a real degree (he is a legit doctor of medicine you know). I should take classes from this guy or something, and once again, a deeply involved and exciting academic and medical life, not even to mention his dramatic exploits are a worthy and entertaining read.
Number three is a little different, and I'm pleased to see a new post after another lengthy hiatus of his own. Me and My ramblings by Ed is completely different in style to the previous entries on this list. I used to live with Ed in my third year in halls. He was in the flat next door, and I'm glad to say that I've been able to stay in contact with him over the past two years, especially now as he nears the end of his undergraduate career. His writing style is much more... direct. We all write as we speak, but reading his blog is almost like having a conversation with him. It's so refreshing! Direct accessibility is Ed's major strength and reading about his triumphs and his struggles like the rest of us is quite enjoyable. His posts are quite short in comparison to say, mine, but the brevity is no bad thing! I often wonder about the fact that my posts are quite lengthy... I digress. I'm supposed to be extolling Ed. He's a really great guy actually, and a good friend I can trust.
So there's the big three! The next one is somebody I don't know, but has sent me a personal message before (OH MY GOD LIFE COMPLETE). Wayne Gladstone also writes a regular column for the American humor website Cracked, and I really love his stuff. He's written much more than just comedy columns, and has a video series called Hate by Numbers that he funds with donations from the public. This guy... I don't even know him, but his material speaks well for itself. Hate by Numbers is a real favourite of mine, and every time a new one comes out I share the link. I'm sad to say I haven't donated to the cause yet, but that's because I don't really have anything even approaching disposable income. I guess there's something there about the price of everything and the value of nothing, but I dunno. Gladstone is an class act, and it may not surprise you to find out that he's Jewish, because let's face it, all the best things are Jewish.
I guess my fifth and final favourite blog is run by another American, Mr. John DeVore. He's written for several websites, and I try and keep track of his work because I enjoy it so much! He's a real funny guy as well. He used to run a column called The Mind of Man which is where I was introduced to him. I don't see too much of John's extended writing these days - the link on his name there will take you to his latest tumblr offering, where things are a little more... I dunno, irreverent? Instead of extended pieces, they're more mini blogs, a short burst of good humor!
I guess that's it for the top five. I follow quite a few through my Reading List on my Blogspot dash. I wouldn't have even have found out about this BEDM madness were it not for following Jodie, who runs a far more aesthetically pleasing blog than I do! I'm still making up the deficit, so hopefully I'll be able to post tonight as well and finally get back on track! I hope you too find some enjoyment from my favourite blogs as well.
That's all. For now.
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