A stroll through the blogosphere

Back on September 13th I decided to turn off my TV.  OK...not completely turn it off but I decided to not watch a constant stream of 24 hour news. I have to say, it's been great.  There are less explosions, murders, killings, war and stress in my life.  I accomplish far more work and the work is of a higher quality. I love the sound of silence. Yes, I'll watch Larry King and Anderson on CNN at night, an occasional episode of Law & Order and Project Runaway when I need "brain candy"...but that's about it.

This lack of TV has given me far more time to read books, blogs, newspapers and magazines, to think and to be creative. This evening I took a stroll through the blogosphere. Usually because I'm so rushed for time, I generally read the new posts right from my Bloglines feeder but you know, I think we really miss something when doing that. I've made it my mission tonight to actually visit the blogs.  It is there that we really get to taste the personality of the blogger. Their sites designed with the things they do and love. The color palette. The photos and the layout of the site. Here's some of the excellent blogs I experienced tonight:

I watched the YouTube video at Debbie Millman about A Day in the Life of Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Downtown 81. I watched all 8 videos. Merlin Mann at 43Folders has a excellent post, entitled Priorities Don't Exist in a Vacuum. Outstanding and after having read it, I exhaled...big time!  KERBLOG - I like it a lot. Noisy Decent Graphics, always good, points us to the Pentagram Blog. Cult Design and Finland for Thought are highly recommended to those who embrace Scandinavia and Scandinavian Design...And last but not least, I came upon Lelia Katherine Thomas' Blog. Huh...I think it's time to update my blogroll but for now I'm off to research the Slater Museum for my upcoming interview for INK Publications.