Blogs According to Mood

Blogs are fun to create, but they can be overwhelming to read. Sometimes, while surfing the Web, you may not know what you want to read, but you do know why you want to read it. We've organized this section to let you scan blogs that might fit your mood.

Blogs That Put You in the Mood To...

Laugh

These are the blogs guaranteed to give you a quick laugh.

Behind Closed Doors

http://www.media.arts.unsw.edu.au/~clarizzafernandez/weblog

A blog devoted to recording graffiti written on toilet doors.

Fat Eye for a Skinny Guy

http://esdavis.typepad.com/

Fat Dude writes a wicked and funny blog that skewers pop cultural excesses and obsessions. The site has revived the "The 26 Most Annoying People On the Planet" feature.

The Half Bakery

http://www.halfbakery.com/

Half Bakery.com is a site where users can post ideas for original, fictitious inventions. Written mostly as a joke, the ideas are often silly but not unfeasible. One wag suggested a Half-Baked Fortune Croissant, which would come with a fortune tucked inside.

Kitten War

http://www.kittenwar.com/

Kitten War lets you play kitten battles with pictures of kittens and young cats. The site is custom-designed to let visitors view and vote on the comparative cuteness of a picture of a kitten submitted by readers.

Latrinalia

http://www.latrinalia.org/

The author of this blog travels around the country to photograph and record graffiti found on bathroom walls. The site is a fascinating monument to anonymous self-expression.

Little Fluffy.com

http://www.littlefluffy.com/

This site is part blog, part portal: The editors review and link to new online games on a daily basis.

Manolos Shoe Blog

http://www.shoeblogs.com/

This amusing and informative blog is written in the Eurotrastastic voice of a fictionalized Manolo Blahnik, the shoe designer. "Manolo" posts pictures of shoes and explains why they are superfantastic.

Overheard in New York

http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/

Overheard in New York posts conversations correspondents have eavesdropped on the streets of New York. This site is never boring.

Paul Davidson

http://www.pauldavidson.net

Paul Davidson is an author and screenwriter who excels at blogging the absurd. He loves to write mock announcements that make fun of corporate communication clichés.

Scrappy

http://www.scrappyland.com/

San Francisco-based fans of a cartoon series popular in the 1930s have created an unofficial site devoted to the character named Scrappy. The site authors are talented web designers who have designed the site using the same look and feel as the black-and-white cartoons.

Stuff On My Cat

http://www.stuffonmycat.com/

Stuff On My Cat is an irresistible blog that posts pictures of cats with items stacked on top of them. It's silly but will make you laugh.

Veiled Conceit

http://www.nytimesweddings.blogspot.com/

Veiled Conceit is a blog that heckles wedding announcements published in the New York Times. It's impossible not to laugh at a site that scores so many zingers against the smug married elite.

Cry

Life is hard. If you ever want a good cry, peruse the many journals in blogosphere that record personal sorrows and struggles. We've listed just a few here.

The California Hammonds

http://www.californiahammonds.com/

The Hammonds use this blog to share their feelings and memories of Cheryl Hammond, a wife and mother of young children who lost her battle with breast cancer in April 2004. Her husband posts frequently to share his thoughts and update visitors on how the family is coping in the face of such a devastating loss.

Kevin's Dead Cat

http://www.kevinsdeadcat.blogspot.com/

Kevin's Dead Cat is a journal kept by Laura, a brave woman fighting cancer of the mouth in Los Angeles. After losing one-third of her tongue and withstanding brutal rounds of chemotherapy, this blogger learns that her cancer has returned and courageously heads back into battle against the disease, facing new rounds of chemo and the installation of a feeding tube. It's a very sad story with an unhappy ending.

Slow Children at Play

http://www.slowchildren-atplay.com/

Stokie Jay blogs about working at a group home for emotionally disturbed boys. Stokie tells stories about his charges with compassion and humor that provides insight into the hard lives these children must endure.

Guilty

http://www.guilty.com/

Feeling guilty? Read this blog, and you'll feel less isolated. Everyone has something to confess.

PostSecret

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

PostSecret is an artistic project that encourages people to people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

Seeking Inspiration

When you are feeling despondent, read these blogs for inspiration and revival. These stories of courage and survival will give you perspective and have you counting your blessings.

The Fat Man Walking

http://www.thefatmanwalking.com/

Steve Vaught's blog records his mission to lose weight by walking from California to New York City along Route 66. Steve sends journal updates and pictures to his wife to post. This is an inspiring blog for people determined to get healthy.

Heroine Girl

http://www.junkylife.com/heroinegirl/

Heroine Girl writes from Australia about her struggles to overcome her heroin addiction and life of prostitution she fell into to service her habit. She writes poetically about her past and her present frame of mind as she works to stay clean.

Pseudarthrosis: Living with a Disability

http://pseudarthrosis.com/?page_id=4

An anonymous blogger shares her thoughts about coping with pseudarthrosis, an orthopedic disease, and having a disability in general.

Sandee's I Will Survive Blog

http://www.day-without-rain.org/sandee/

Sandee is a mother of three who is fighting breast cancer. She blogs about taking her kids to school or letting them join her at the clinic on "Chemo Days."

Skinny Daily

http://www.skinnydaily.com/

The Skinny Daily posts essays and information to motivate people trying to lose weight and live in a healthier manner.

Frisky

The following blogs post erotic stories and news about the sex industry or act as a gateway to sensual pleasures. These blogs are intended for mature audiences only.

Belle De Jour

http://belledejour-uk.blogspot.com/

Sex blogger Belle De Jour tells stories about her life in Britain and her work as a call girl.

Eros Blog

http://www.erosblog.com/

Eros Blog gives readers a taste of the kinky and naughty. The site regularly posts sex-related news items and funny pictures involving vintage porn.

Fleshbot

http://www.fleshbot.com/

Fleshbot, part of the same network of blogs as Gawker.com and Wonkette.com, is a frequently updated and influential sex blog that posts items about pornography, sex culture, and the adult film industry.

Mistress Matisse's Journal

http://www.mistressmatisse.blogspot.com/

This is the blog of a dominatrix living in Seattle. Bondage fans enjoy her stories. She also has a great list of links to blogs of similar-minded individuals.

Post Modern Courtesan

http://www.postmoderncourtesan.com/index.php

The Post Modern Courtesan is a call girl living in Manhattan. She blogs about her life and experiences in nonexplicit language but gives readers access to the prostitute's world.

Curious

Readers can indulge their curiosity through blogs. Online journals give you access to the inside of people's lives and experience.

The Incident Log

http://www.incidentlog.com/

The Incident Log lets you look up the incidents of criminal activity in your city or neighborhood by combining data from police logs with maps from Google.