Believe it or not, I spend a significant amount of time online. No, really. When I’m working on here, various projects whether they be online ones or me typing away on my laptop, the internet is a great tool for distraction when I’m stuck… and it’s a great tool for research and learning.

Yes, it is also a great tool for porn. But believe it or not, I do more reading than sleazing. So, here’s five blogs I keep an eye on and why I like ‘em.

Marty Michaels
Random shit for a random world.
When I first met Marty, he was MC’ing a show I was working on. I didn’t think I was going to like him. But you know what? I fucking love this guy. He’s a proud and distinguished geek who can match anyones knowledge on pretty much any geeky subject and he’s got a well formed and justified opinion on them all.
He started his top ten lists on his Bebo page and with the comments and feedback he got, he decided to break out and grab his own blog. And a damn good thing he did too.
The blog is fairly new and under a bit of tweaking, but he’s been adding his previous lists and is adding new ones all the time. Go check it out, marvel at his choices… and the best thing, he’s always willing to chat and debate them.

The Eye of Raven
The fate of humanity begins with a choice.
Raven started her blog as a bit of a hobby and since then she’s gained a few followers who come for her news roundup.
Posting sci-fi news she collects from around the interweb, Raven recaps the best on all her favourite sbjects. Even some of her non-favourite subjects. Why? Because she loves to talk bout it with other fans. It really cuts out the crap you get form other news sources and you can read it all in one bulk, pick and choose which news you want to read more of etc.
Raven’s feed has also becoming an important part of the sci-fi and creative arts community Phoenix Rising as she’s a valuable source and anything she posts is cross posted to both PR’s and her own twitter feeds.

Gamewank.
Wank about games.
Ok, so this is more of a podcast than a blog. And I’m not even a gamer, but I’ll tell you why I love it…
…last year Charlie Brooker aired Gameswipe, a one of show about games that he hoped to do more of. It was accessible to non-gamers and presented in a funny, entertaining way. These guys have been doing that far longer than Brooker.
The Podcast is filled with laughs, gaming, more laughs and, much like Top Gear, I have no interest in the actual subject at the core of the show – but I love it anyway.

Bullshit reviews from a geek.
I’m a movie geek. That much is obvious. But I tend to be a little wary of reviews. Some reviews are harsh, unfair, miss the point and some journalists don’t sit through the movie for more than five minutes before they make their mind up.
I’ve been following the Skutter for a while now on twitter and it was only fairly recently that I began reading what he had to say. I don’t always agree with it (our view on Holmes is on different ends of the spectrum, for example) but this is a guy who just loves movies. I know his opinions are fairly judged, I know he’s enough of a fan to know what he’s talking about… and I know that if he enjoys a film, it’s worth checking out.

One with, one without.
This was the first blog I encountered after signing up to twitter. The author and I began following each other as we were both fans of a TV show and followed Robert Llewellyn’s Carpool.
Tracy is a mother of two children, one with autism and one without and this blog is mostly about her experiences as a mother. Most people know of autism the same way the general public finds out about anything, TV and movies. It’s sad, but true. Like many other things there is an effort to portray it correctly but it never seems real or draws on sympathy more than understanding. Kazan in Cube was one of the first autistic characters I’d seen portrayed as something more than something to show pity towards. He was the guy who saved the day.
The reason I follow this blog is simple. It’s a real, true account of someones first hand experiences with autism. There’s no storytelling, no special hook to draw in an audience. It’s simple, it’s honest, it’s real. For that, it’s wonderful.

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