And then… (scroll… scroll… scroll…) …never mind
Japanese blogs are good reading practice if you can find some interesting ones.
Most share some unique characteristics.
I don’t know who wrote the rules of Japanese blogging…
…but you have to use the “Enter” key a lot.
The writing tends to be kind of aimless as well.
I think celebrity blogs are probably the biggest in Japan.
If you’re an attractive celebrity who also happens to be an オタク geek like しょこたん, you’re bound to get a huge following of fantasizing geeks.
It’s like the ultimate fantasy.
Sometimes, I wish I was a hot, geeky celebrity. Then my blog would be popular.
But I don’t want geeky, fantasizing fans. Yuck! ＼(≧≦)／
Oh yeah, don’t forget to use lots of cute smileys.
Here’s another one:
( ^ーﾟ)bグッ! All right! (Pat myself on the back!)
There’s one more crucial aspect to writing a Japanese blog…
Frickin’ make you scroll forever to see what comes next!!!
It’s supposed to build suspense but it’s…
SO ANNOYING! ＼(*＞＜)／
I enjoy a number of Japanese blogs like うまのホネ.
For instance, one of her posts is about strategies for milking herself reserves for the baby so that she can drink alcohol.
That’s my kind of wife!
Another one I enjoy is by yet another hot, (kinda) geeky celebrity: 眞鍋かをり.
You can tell she’s geeky from the following excerpt:
凌南戦でメガネくん（小暮）が決めたスリーポイントシュートくらい絶妙なタイミングだったんですよ。
That won’t make any sense unless you’ve read Slam Dunk, which I think is one of the first steps to becoming a geek.
Of course, I have read all 31 volumes. <(｀ー´)>
Those are supposed to be arms tucked smugly behind my head, in case you didn’t get it.
This next blog is so popular, they made a drama of it and a PSP game: 鬼嫁日記.
13 millions hits on the counter! (゜_゜;)
It’s very funny but has lots of scrolling. (;´ヘ｀) はぁ～
Tell me your favorite Japanese blogs in the comments!
Next time, I’ll try writing a real Japanese blog post in real Japanese!
またきてね！♪(#^ｰﾟ)v
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November 15th, 2006 at 8:57 pm
I like sumo blog: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/tamanoi-beya
November 15th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
Seriously, perfect timing on this topic. I had been looking for good blogs to read, and all I found was the blog of a professor at 福大. (福岡のじゃなくて、福島の福)
Cheers!
November 16th, 2006 at 2:22 am
My two cents on Thai language which resembles Japanese that no space between words is required.
http://puripant.blogspot.com/2006/11/note-on-why-modern-thai-writing-pieces.html
In a word, I think it is just easier to read that way.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:04 am
ugh, sumo wrestlers must have problems getting women *shudder*
afterall, they disgust me and im a women (lol, intentional bad grammar)
November 16th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Actually, sumo are quite popular with the ladies in Japan. I’m sure it has at least a bit to do with the money and fame. 十人十色 i guess.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
You forgot to mention the most important, world-shaking topic covered by all Japanese blogs…
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“What I ate for lunch today”: Complete with a blurry keitai picture of a steaming bowl of brownish glop.
November 17th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
I came across a blog entirely dedicated to Udon while I was at work.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:03 pm
OMG I LOVE UDON~!!!
but not enough to write an whole blog about it….
November 17th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
No link? I don’t know about udon but a blog on ramen, I’d definitely bookmark that.
November 17th, 2006 at 11:44 pm
Oops, sorry about that. Here’s the link:
http://udonlog.jp/
November 23rd, 2006 at 6:56 am
Nice post!
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By the way, I looked at 鬼嫁日記 but I can only find the latest 5 or so blog posts.
If it exists, can you please link the archives page?
November 23rd, 2006 at 6:57 pm
I couldn’t find the archives either. Being very commercialized, it probably doesn’t have one anymore to probably encourage book sales or whatever.
November 30th, 2006 at 12:06 am
Have you ever used the book Kanji Pict-o-Graphix? Is it worth?
December 11th, 2006 at 8:43 am
ゆかりsumo wrestlers are very popular with woman actually.
http://www.beibaby.blogspot.com
Not Japanese but almost.