tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28093856121029979252024-03-14T05:22:14.861-05:00Mefi User SitesAn annotated list of Metafilter Users' personal websites.OmieWisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11354505454887383477noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-27483279075996648182012-04-21T23:17:00.000-05:002012-04-21T23:17:00.980-05:00netbros — Meanderthalsnetbros (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/951">951</a>) loves to hike, and has created <a href="http://internetbrothers.org/">"Meanderthals"</a>, a really nice-looking and informative blog about hiking. It focuses mostly on hikes he's taken in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, where he lives, but it covers other areas, too. The photographs are beautiful, and the supporting information looks like it could be very useful if I were ever to head out to that part of the country (which I'd like to).not_on_displayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980539417781978722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-68214314103978872282011-11-28T13:12:00.002-05:002011-11-28T13:17:22.760-05:00Nufkin - Mark and his liverNufkin (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/96163">96163</a>) is a self-proclaimed happy gay man who is also ill with <a href="http://markchatterley.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/friday-ups-and-downs/">Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis</a>. He's been keeping a blog about that and other things. Reading through <a href="http://markchatterley.wordpress.com/">all the stuff that is required to be considered for a liver transplant</a> [a necessary procedure for most people with PSC eventually] is fascinating.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-86116689470196913682011-11-05T21:08:00.002-05:002011-11-05T21:11:47.108-05:00dng - spiders, computers and throttlesdng (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/76581">76581</a>) has <a href="http://davidguy.brinkster.net/">a fun website</a> with a lot of projects he's worked on including <a href="http://essexterror.com/spiders/arewonderful.html">a children's book about spiders</a>, an <a href="http://davidguy.brinkster.net/computer/default.html">old scanned book about computers in the 70s</a> and a website full of <a href="http://www.essexterror.com/throttle/">comic book throttles</a>.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-60773413304836885532011-11-03T11:42:00.001-05:002011-11-03T11:44:53.963-05:00Devils Rancher - Art-wearDevil's Rancher (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/19026">19026</a>) has created a site that is nominally "<a href="http://art-wear.org/">A T-shirt and Screen Printing Blog</a>" but really it's about the whole biz of scree-printing and the things that go along with it. I really enjoyed <a href="http://art-wear.org/blog/?p=393">his latest post</a> on how to make an optimal screenprinting set-up which he was recently able to do with the space he works out of in Austin TX.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-70821775556386124042011-10-27T14:19:00.008-05:002011-11-02T00:19:03.180-05:00SharkParty — ha ha yeah no.SharkParty (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/135749">135749</a>) contributes to <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://hahayeahno.com/">ha ha yeah no</a></span>, a tumblr blog that examines sci-fi ideas that we may wish for, but shows us that, really, we wouldn't want them. For example, cloning yourself may sound like fun, but it's not all it's cracked up to be, especially when you find out that your clone is "the kind of mirror reflection of you that you needed to realize you are an intolerable asshole, creating a social divide between you and your clone that makes this whole process a total bummer." Same with telepathy, flying cars, first contact, food pills, and more. Each entry comes with a funny illustration. The site hasn't been updated in almost a year (much like the site you are currently viewing), but the pool of potential ideas to build up and knock down is endless. More, please!not_on_displayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980539417781978722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-63248111293638481702010-12-17T15:32:00.001-05:002010-12-17T15:35:35.132-05:00moochoo - Adapting to Going Blindmoochoo (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/15955">15955</a>) has been writing a blog since 2005 called <a href="http://www.andadapt.com/">Adapting to Going Blind</a>. The latest posts mostly concern jogging and parenting.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-15583275364425085022010-09-11T17:27:00.002-05:002010-09-11T17:29:46.198-05:00James Scott-Brown - student of scienceJames Scott-Brown (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/95254">95254</a>) has created <a href="http://www.jamesscottbrown.com/2010/09/11/XKCD-index.html">an entire XKCD index</a> which is terrific.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-71168756317498656072010-04-12T11:41:00.001-05:002010-04-12T11:43:01.716-05:00I'm Doing the Dishes - Swaygo GearI'm Doing the Dishes (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/88491">88491</a>) makes <a href="http://swaygogear.com/">backpacks for caving</a>. Simple gear for extraordinary needs.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-15650004297634639882010-01-27T19:11:00.001-05:002010-01-27T19:13:39.675-05:00The Devil Tesla - MeFi ToursThe Devil Tesla (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/87892">87892</a>) has created <a href="http://mefitours.tumblr.com/">MeFi Tours</a> which decontextualizes particularly great MetaFilter comments and what makes them so great.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-3206098451791953922009-10-07T20:43:00.005-05:002009-10-07T20:52:20.657-05:00jammy - jammyI've really been enjoying <a href="http://www.homemadejam.org/rounds.html">the page about rounds</a> on jammy's (user #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/59115">59115</a>) website, <i><a href="http://www.homemadejam.org/">{homemadejam}</a></i>.not_on_displayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980539417781978722noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-57907042895820989362009-09-08T20:44:00.001-05:002009-09-08T20:45:31.444-05:00ovvl - OVVLvverkovvl (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/94077">94077</a>) has a great blog about owls called <a href="http://www.digitalmediatree.com/sallymckay/ovvlvverk/">OVVLvverk</a>Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-86633779030734317032009-07-14T22:10:00.002-05:002009-07-14T22:13:02.472-05:00Thorzdad - Jim DrawsThorzdad (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/20558">20558</a>) does <a href="http://www.jimdraws.com/">illustration and design</a> and he's quite good at it. Also his daughter is a <a href="http://twitter.com/Thorzdad/statuses/2064318352">high school grad</a> and was a straight A student. Way to go Dad!Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-67786073910817357342009-07-08T21:25:00.003-05:002009-07-08T21:31:04.766-05:00ibwologist -- FishCrowibwologist (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/94288">94288</a>) has been in Arkansas for years looking for the ivory-billed woodpecker and documenting his findings at his website <a href="http://www.fishcrow.com/">fishcrow.com</a>Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-81281310049610382652009-06-24T11:47:00.002-05:002009-06-24T11:52:06.689-05:00The WhelkThe Whelk (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/80649">80649</a>) is a cartoonist and has a <a href="http://www.jleavitt.net/">personal site</a> as well as a blog with more regular updates. Recent fun bloggy additions include <a href="http://thewhelk.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/26-scarlet-letters/">26 scarlet letters</a> and the all-too-identifiable <a href="http://thewhelk.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/the-11-outfits-of-the-urban-freelancer/">11 outfits of the urban freelancer</a>. In real life, besides being a real working cartoonist/illustrator, he is the co-host for <a href="http://www.drsketchy.com/blog/">Dr. Sketchy's</a> Anti-Art SchoolJessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-29400908972496428662009-06-01T10:24:00.003-05:002009-06-01T10:27:34.143-05:00glider -- zentasticglider (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/20964">20964</a>) has a small set of websites including his personal site <a href="http://www.zentastic.com/">zentastic</a>. However, he has many other sites that are fun for a quick or a long look. For example, he is <a href="http://www.diysubmarine.com/">building a submarine</a>. He's created a webzine for <a href="http://www.blogofpain.com/">people who are living with and through chronic pain</a>. He maintains a site for <a href="http://www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com/">things that looks like ducks</a>. And there is the tantalizing <a href="http://www.bodmodsex.com/">BodModSex</a> claimed to be "coming soon."Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-80444188704230248402009-05-13T18:19:00.005-05:002009-06-08T09:52:11.724-05:0063968 - pageslapUser #63968 has a <a href="http://pageslap.wordpress.com/">fun well-curated blog</a> pointing to fun stuff on the web. Not totally different from other blogs but it seemed to point directly to my sensibilities and I enjoyed every post I read on the main page, except maybe the one about leotards.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-23704838395450712382009-02-14T15:01:00.003-05:002009-02-14T15:10:42.604-05:00Knappster - The GenealogueKnappster (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/77551">77551</a>) maintains a blog called <a href="http://www.genealogue.com/">The Genealogue</a> which makes the usually staid topic of genealogy fun in a bloggy sort of way. Subtitled "Genealogy news you can't possibly use!" it's a fun read. The first page includes posts on topics like "<a href="http://www.genealogue.com/2009/02/sometimes-semicolon-is-just-semicolon.html">the first possible use of the emoticon</a>?" and someone cleaning out their mom's basement and finding <a href="http://www.genealogue.com/2009/01/time-to-clean-my-mothers-basement.html">a civil war discharge signed by Abraham Lincoln</a>. You might also enjoy the collection of <a href="http://www.genealogue.com/2005/05/top-ten-list-index.html">Top Ten Lists</a> including <a href="http://www.genealogue.com/2005/09/top-ten-banned-family-history-books.html">Top Ten Banned Family History Books</a>. Chris's <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01386406270744275223">Blogger profile</a> lists his profession as "Unprofessional Genealogist" so you may want to take his <a href="http://www.genealogue.com/2005/05/genealogue-exclusives-index.html">Exclusives</a> with a grain of salt.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-76786584958423853992009-02-11T16:12:00.002-05:002009-02-11T16:20:54.404-05:00emjaybee -- grabapple and smalltruethingsemjaybee (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/18778">18778</a>) has a hopscotch of websites past and present. Her profile links to <a href="http://grabapple.net/">Grabapple</a> with six years of posts and another few years of blogging before that. Then it takes a turn and becomes, briefly <a href="http://grabapple.wordpress.com/">Grabapple on Wordpress</a> with a few more posts and another redirect. Finally we touchdown at <a href="http://smallandtruethings.wordpress.com/">SmallTrueThings</a>, longer posts same strong reflective voice and hey a Flickr sidebar. A nice meander through the personal blog of a longtime MeFite.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-41555807965458563502009-01-22T17:11:00.002-05:002009-01-22T17:36:03.220-05:00the_epicurean -- republique cricketthe_epicurean (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/35809">35809</a>) does <a href="http://republiquecricket.com/">a blog about cricke</a>t. I don't know a darned thing about cricket except vaguely how to play it but you don't need to know much about cricket to enjoy the <a href="http://republiquecricket.com/tag/six-word-reviews/">six word reviews</a>, for example or <a href="http://republiquecricket.com/tag/failcricket/">FAILCRICKET</a>.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-71089148595507392632008-12-25T22:31:00.003-05:002008-12-25T22:36:31.177-05:00Faint of Butt -- MicroHorrorFaint of Butt (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/18128">18128</a>) runs the <a href="http://www.microhorror.com/microhorror/">MicroHorror</a> website which is a repository for good horror microfiction, "stories no longer than <a href="http://www.microhorror.com/microhorror/about-faq/">666 words</a>." Of particular note are the contests (<a href="http://www.microhorror.com/microhorror/2007-contest-entries/">2007</a>, <a href="http://www.microhorror.com/microhorror/2008-contest-entries/">2008</a>) and the microhorror pieces by Faint of Butt (aka Nathan Rosen) <a href="http://www.microhorror.com/microhorror/category/author/nathan-rosen/">himself</a>.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-64802856222878382302008-12-16T20:49:00.001-05:002008-12-16T20:55:17.039-05:00Vaike -- Alex in Welderland's Pet UrnsVaike (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/63027">63027</a>) is also known as <a href="http://www.alexinwelderland.com/">Alex in Welderland</a> who, with other artists, makes <a href="http://www.custompeturns.com/sculptureurns.html">custom pet urns</a> and a lot of other <a href="http://www.alexinwelderland.com/candleholders.html">nifty looking metal stuff</a>.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-58581814378275887982008-12-13T09:54:00.002-05:002008-12-13T09:59:08.708-05:00moxiedoll -- Ambitious Outsidermoxiedoll (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/64952">64952</a>) watches movies, actually she specifically watches "documentaries about ambitious outsiders" When I first saw her blog, the top few reviewes were all about religion (<a href="http://ambitiousoutsider.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/holiday-shopping-vision-forum-one/">1</a>, <a href="http://ambitiousoutsider.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/religulous/">2</a>, <a href="http://ambitiousoutsider.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/hell-house/">3</a>) making me wonder whether that was her theme (before I'd read the <a href="http://ambitiousoutsider.wordpress.com/about/">about page</a>) but no, she also goes on to talk about <a href="http://ambitiousoutsider.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/home-visit-soup-with-prince/">Prince</a>, <a href="http://ambitiousoutsider.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/roman-polanski-wanted-and-desired/">Roman Polanski</a> and <a href="http://ambitiousoutsider.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/encounters-at-the-end-of-the-world/">this Herzog film</a> I've been wanting to see.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-31130712965703856942008-12-10T14:07:00.003-05:002008-12-10T14:11:47.049-05:00Jeanne - Swarm of BeastsJeanne (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/1941">1941</a>) on MeFi is also Emily Horner, Brooklyn librarian, in real life. Her website, <a href="http://swarmofbeasts.wordpress.com/">Swarm of Beasts</a> is a straightforward YA book review site. She reads a lot, and she's frank. She states "The only thing I have is my own ornery and honest reactions." which is a decent explanation for the last sentence to <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27972389?utm_medium=api&utm_source=rss">her One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest review</a> (also appearing on Goodreads which ends "It's hard to like a book that expects me to seriously believe that the world is ruled by an evil matriarchy. At that point it's hard for me to have any response other than 'Aaaaaaaargh.'"Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-56475801878544637822008-12-09T17:43:00.002-05:002008-12-09T17:48:05.139-05:00Allen Salkin -- AllenSalkinAllenSalkin (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/60254">60254</a>) has been a MeFite since 2007 and made his first comment today! His <a href="http://www.allensalkin.com/">eponymous website</a> has a cute photo of him, his <a href="http://www.allensalkin.com/mom">mom's blog</a>, some <a href="http://www.allensalkin.com/genealogy">Salkin geneaology</a> and links to <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/allen_salkin/index.html?inline=nyt-per">all the stuff he's written for the New York Times</a>.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809385612102997925.post-14802915904961734082008-12-09T08:24:00.004-05:002008-12-09T09:29:01.076-05:00Tim Walters -- doubtfulpalacedoubtfulpalace (User #<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/82680">82680</a>) came to my attention via <a href="http://music.metafilter.com/2806/Down-In-The-Forest">this great song</a> in the music challenge. Apparently Tim has <a href="http://doubtfulpalace.com/artists/Holiday/index.html">a holiday music web site</a> up year round with holiday songs going back to 1993 as well as <a href="http://doubtfulpalace.com/music.html">a roundup</a> of other talented artists.Jessamynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291959768589673831noreply@blogger.com0