Round 3 features two college blogs, both of which have been blogging for some time now. The winner(s) receive(s) a coveted spot on the "Blog Battle Winners" list on the right sidebar. Remember you can give two thumbs up if you like 'em both--this is more of a showcase than a tournament.
Things to Act describes itself as offering "BYU blogging, plus political, social, theological, and other random commentary." He's been blogging since January 2004 but has managed to stay below the Bloggernacle radar until recently (I first noticed it in a comment left here by grasshopper about a week ago). Go visit this weblog and for Pete's sake leave some comments while you're there.
Imagination's Fool cites this quote from Ursula K. LeGuin: "My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it." If you look carefully down the link lists on the left you will come across a Bloggernacle section, but with only three links that somehow manages to omit this site. Student attends Bowdoin College (sounds East Coastish) and just took a final in Russian poetry. Not just poetry, Russian poetry, which makes me think of Klingon opera, but I suppose a few vodkas bring out the sensitive side of any Russian on a cold night around the heater in a Siberian winter. By the way, Arwyn Evenstar is at least half a real name rather than a handle, so no name jokes. Or else you lose your spot on the white ships sailing to Valinor and will be doomed to wander deserted sylvan slopes, pining for your departed kin, until the end of the Fourth Age.
actually...bowdoin is in the Seattle/Puget Sound area. kinda.
Posted by: lyle | May 07, 2004 at 05:22 PM
Wow Dave, you were way off! But anywho, my vote's on that one.
Posted by: spencer | May 07, 2004 at 06:30 PM
Actually, you were on Dave -- Bowdoin's in Maine, and I don't know if you get much more East Coastish than that. And the oversight in links in my Bloggernacle section has been rectified. ;)
Lyle, I'm from the Seattle/Puget Sound area -- just attending college over here on the other side of the country.
Posted by: Arwyn | May 07, 2004 at 09:59 PM
ok, maybe Dave was right. Sorry Dave.
Posted by: spencer | May 07, 2004 at 10:20 PM
my bad. i remembered that the e-pryncess had some type of WA connection; and thought it was college. my bad.
Posted by: lyle | May 07, 2004 at 10:29 PM
so...what is the battle of the blogs? how do they fight/compete?
Posted by: lyle | May 07, 2004 at 11:27 PM
Lyle, it's just my way of highlighting new Bloggernacle weblogs and inviting "regular viewers" to go check them out and "vote" for one plus make some comments. The term "battle of the blogs" is an allusion, I suppose, to the "battle of the bands" gigs that FM rock stations run on Friday nights, except I don't force a winner/loser choice. In the Bloggernacle, everyone can be a winner.
Posted by: Dave | May 08, 2004 at 10:42 AM
I cast my vote for Things to Act.
Posted by: dp | May 08, 2004 at 04:51 PM
I vote for Things to Act, too.
Posted by: Grasshopper | May 08, 2004 at 08:29 PM
Ditto.
Posted by: Kim Siever | May 08, 2004 at 08:32 PM
while i really like the concise & insightful things to act...i'm burned out on politics.
imaginations fool has great diction, a cool layout, & i've been visiting there for awhile...so I'm biased.
I like both though. :)
Posted by: lyle | May 09, 2004 at 12:30 PM