My introduction to the blogosphere happened early, which is funny considering my family didn’t acquire the Internet (let alone a computer with a CD-ROM drive) until I was twelve. Just before my freshman year of high school, a friend introduced me to Bobby Burgess, a 20-year-old wanderer who, through his playful memoir writing style, managed to accumulate money from curious readers who wanted to support his travel habit, and, in effect, help him continue his blog. While it’s gone through various names (including perceptions and a little gray box with words inside) and has been hosted on several platforms, Bobby’s journal continues, seven years later, to be a source of my Internet dilly-dallying. For best results, hit the random button to get a good look into the former nomad’s brain (he’s since somewhat settled in San Francisco).
About a year ago, I discovered the wondrous Future Shipwreck. A blog devoted to art, culture, and a variety of other musings, FS is the brainchild of actor and aspiring filmmaker and photographer Graham Kolbeins. Graham’s affinity for critically assessing L.A.‘s cultural underground, mixed with his ability to tell good stories and his monthly musical podcasts, keeps me coming back and hungry for—dare I say?—future posts. His portfolio ain’t half-bad either.
Fig Crumbs is the last site on my blog reading list worth mentioning. A recent addition to said list, it’s difficult to describe exactly what the blog is, but it does contain Jack Handey-like writing and art you might find at MoMa. Its sister site is Plump Plum, which features blogger Michael Crowe’s favorite found photographs.