After reading Avitable‘s post about his 5-year Blogiversary I felt suddenly very shameful for my lack’o’posting.  I also didn’t answer his question about what I like best about blogging because I really have no desire for an iPod Touch… and I needed something for these bullets:

• I like the diversity of the people behind the blogs - I like the fact that I get exposed to different points of view than I may normally be exposed to.  Even though I live in one of the most diverse cities on the planet… it’s still nice to get the point of view from outside of that geographical sphere.  This also makes going to blogger events like TequilaCon and Avitaween alot of fun… because even though you are amongst a diverse group that you may only have one or two things in common with… you realize that you’re really not all that different as you may have previously believed.

• I like the writing on the blogs - As an aspiring writer I think one of the best ways to improve on my writing is to read others.  Additionally… and I’m being completely honest here… its easier to read than to write.

• I like the photos on the blogs - Being a very visual person… I like to look at pictures.  A lot.  I think there are some incredibly talented photobloggers out there and I think that there are still more to find.

• I like the activism the blogs inspire - Unless you’ve been living under a rock you may have heard that last week’s Iranian Elections didn’t turn out the way people wanted.  The crack smoking holocaust denier got re-elected… supposedly.  However there is shadiness and the Iranians are speaking out.  So as a way to show your support for them you can change your Twitter Avatar green.  Sure its your Twitter Avatar instead of your blog… but most of those using Twitter that I follow are bloggers… so its kinda like the same thing.

• I like the virtual perpetual nature of the blogs - What I blog today is here tomorrow… and the day after that… and the day after that… and so one.  As long as I pay for hosting and renew my domain name (two things I did just last month) that is.  Of course I might live on in search engines a bit longer but if I decide to use a service… well it could be there perpetually.  I suppose that’s always been one of the things about blogs that I like… it’s a way to be remembered after you’re gone.

• I like to save the last bullet LeSombre style for when I lose internet

Have a good weekend…