So, you saw my post about the 2003 Bloggies and you really want to vote, but have no idea who for in what categories? Sure, sure: I notified you that I’d egotistically nominated myself for three, but what about the TWENTY SEVEN others? Well, let me present you with a full cheat sheet! Choire and Philo and I worked hard on this, so put it to good use! There are a few holes, but we’ll fill them. Don’t you worry!
Best Merchanidise
1. MetaFilter’s Pancake Thong
Best Webring
No vote. Does anyone even USE webrings anymore? Let’s move on.
Best Meme
1. Black People Love Us
2. Iraqi Evite
best article or essay about weblogs
1. One Click Closer To God
What other articles mattered?
Best weblog directory or update monitor
1. Blogrolling
Best web application for weblogs
1. Movable Type rocked the casbah this year
2. BloggerPro cost money and had spellcheck
3. SiteMeter fed everyone’s ego
Best australian or new zealand weblog
1. Brainsluice.com/
2. Shauny
3. Loobylu (despite the fact that she got a little stale and super girly, she’s still the best blog illustrator around.)
best asian weblog
1. Geisha Asobi
2. Firda
3. Serial Deviant
best european or african weblog
1. T. (nepotism, yes)
2. The Plastic Cat
3. Malorama (I can’t read it, but supposedly it’s good!)
best latin american weblog
Er…Er…Um….
best canadian weblog
1. Riley Dog
2. Wood’s Lot
3. Rannie
best american weblog
1. Anil Dash
2. East/West
3. Electrolicious
best tagline of a weblog
1. uffish.com: Are you drinking with me, Jesus?
2. Que Sera Sera: Did I really just name it after a Doris Day song my mom used to sing? I think I did. So not punk rock.
3. Electrolicous: A voice in search of something to say (if THAT ain’t the best summary of blogging, I don’t know what is. If I do say so myself.)
best webcam of a weblog
1. East/West
2. Mark Allen
best non-weblog content of a weblog site
Er…Er…Um….
best programming of a weblog
Er…Er…Um….
best weblog about music
1. The Modern Age
2. Keithers.com (ok, sure, so he does general pop-culture, but I love his pop/dance taste in music.
best weblog about politics
1. Holy Fucking Shit Day
2. New Left Blogs
3. Smarter Andrew Sullivan
best web development weblog
Er…Er…Um….
best computers or technology weblog
Are we really such geeks that we need to geek out about geeking out?
best reviews or weblog about weblogs
Er…Er…Um….
best topical
1. The Magic Wand For Katie Campaign
2. Soapboxgirls
3. Yo Mama
best glbt weblog
1. East/West
2. Jill Matrix
3. bj’s gay porno-crazed ramblings (do NOT click that link at work)
most humorous weblog
1. Mimi Smartypants
2. Sarah B.
3. Dooce
best group or community weblog
1. Boing Boing
2. Everlasting Blort
3. MetaFilter
best-designed weblog
1. Living Proof
2. Jocko
3. Yeah, Totally
best-kept-secret weblog
1. Stuff n Stuff
2. Rhinoceros.nu
3. Living Proof
best new weblog
1. Defective Yeti
2. Clumsy Twirler
3. Search For Love
lifetime achievement
1. Anil Dash
2. Bradlands
3. Matt Haughey
weblog of the year
1. Defective Yeti
2. Reverse Cowgirl
3. Ordinary Morning
4. Bazima
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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*b.
January 3rd, 2003 at 12:51 am
lotsa blogs i haven’t seen yet. thanks!
miss b
January 3rd, 2003 at 10:21 am
*gasp* SHRIEK!!!!
Dave
January 3rd, 2003 at 2:00 pm
who ME? Ah, thanks, you are too kind!
Choire
January 3rd, 2003 at 7:10 pm
I decry all knowledge of this. I have no idea what you’re talking about or who you are. What are bloggies?
Ariel
January 4th, 2003 at 9:59 am
Choire, you’re missin’ out! I been getting thanks and links from appreciative folks all over the place!
ericalynn
January 4th, 2003 at 11:03 am
surely I could fit in there *somewhere*..
pout
andrea
January 5th, 2003 at 5:12 pm
Er, thanks.
Choire
January 6th, 2003 at 12:57 am
oh, and eatonweb for update monitor! and malpractice! and revolutionfreedom! and so many others! grr. too many good sites.
Choire
January 6th, 2003 at 1:14 am
agh! and best community? surely b3ta.com!
Keith
January 20th, 2003 at 3:30 am
Oh baby, thanks for the nod in the Music category. Much props!