Absurdist, surrealist blogs

November 3, 2005 4:05 PM

Absurdist, surrealist blogs? Any recommendations.

Looking for blogs similar to OFFICIAL POET LAUREATE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, The Man Who Couldn't Blog, hell even Tony Pierce has his moments. I asked MetaChat this very question last night and they pointed me to a lot of fun ones but I need more (you see, I'm addicted to the rambunctious stylings of non-sense). MetaChat suggested The Dullest Blog in the World, THIS IS FUN TO MAKE A BLOG ON THE COMPUTER WEBSITE, The Bovine Inversus Experience and Girls Are Pretty. So what do you have?

Please note that the definition of "absurdist, surrealist blog" is open to your interpretation because I don't really have one.

posted by panoptican to Computers & Internet (22 answers total)

I'm a fan of Albino Neutrino.
posted by speranza at 4:29 PM on November 3, 2005

Fafblog, if you're into politics. Or even if you're not. I quote:

The Medium Lobster is a higher being with superior knowledge from beyond space and time. To your limited perception, he appears to be just another medium lobster. To your limited perception.

posted by ldenneau at 4:33 PM on November 3, 2005

4chan.org /b/ is the ironic center. In some ways the quintessence of the internet. Not a blog however, an image/message board. Not for the squeamish.
posted by anticlock at 4:37 PM on November 3, 2005

I emailed you what would be a blatant self-link. Check the email listed in your profile.
posted by LionIndex at 4:43 PM on November 3, 2005

whytheluckystiff
posted by brundlefly at 5:08 PM on November 3, 2005

This one belongs to a mefi member, but I can't remember which one: solipsistic.org. And, by the way LionIndex, self linking is ok in comments. From the guidelines: it's ok to link to your own things as comments in threads, if it adds to the discussion and/or saves space because you're written a reply elsewhere
posted by dmo at 5:22 PM on November 3, 2005

And, by the way LionIndex, self linking is ok in comments.

I know that's okay on the blue, but in here, where someone's basically asking for a product recommendation, it seems kind of skeevy to step up and recommend what is essentially my own product.
posted by LionIndex at 5:32 PM on November 3, 2005

I'm a fan of Axes & Alleys for obvious reasons.
posted by Captaintripps at 5:34 PM on November 3, 2005

I've mentioned it here before, but I've been writing a blog from the viewpoint of a member of a cult in world of warcraft who also happens to be a humanoid bull. I've got about a month's worth of postings in there, and some vague weirdness. I like to think I'm witty, but your mileage may vary.

http://mylifewithythrl.neosurge.org
posted by thanotopsis at 5:36 PM on November 3, 2005

Response by poster: If anyone is curious, here is the blog LionIndex e-mailed me: Vangaurds. It's FANTASTIC (and now it's not a self-link).
posted by panoptican at 5:38 PM on November 3, 2005

Solipsistic belongs to tenseone.
posted by iconomy at 5:39 PM on November 3, 2005

Before there were blogs, there was Usenet, and for a long time, James "Kibo" Perryhas frequently posted absurd and surreal things there. You can read them using Google Groups, or your favorite newsreader.
posted by CrunchyFrog at 6:03 PM on November 3, 2005

Would Mouchette count? I think it's odd as hell.
posted by macadamiaranch at 6:21 PM on November 3, 2005

Dagmar Chili, I think it's done, but still on the web?

yes, here:

http://web.pitas.com/dagmar_chili/
posted by Joseph Gurl at 8:12 PM on November 3, 2005

Blamblog would probably qualify...
posted by easternblot at 10:00 PM on November 3, 2005

Spill it, lionindex! We're having a linkfest here! Your small sin will be forgiven.
posted by five fresh fish at 10:00 PM on November 3, 2005

Susan L'Ostrich has a following.
posted by Sticherbeast at 10:01 PM on November 3, 2005

Oh, also, Scalia's blog and Mimsy's blog.

Scalia is mostly worth it when he comments in your own blog.
posted by Sticherbeast at 10:03 PM on November 3, 2005

Strife Journal had a good run but it's seemed to have stopped updating.
posted by bobo123 at 10:38 PM on November 3, 2005

I like Acerbia an awful lot - fiction and absurdist stories.
posted by BigLankyBastard at 11:05 AM on November 4, 2005

Plurp has been dormant for a year and a half now, but it had some fine absurdist moments. Not all of it was absurdist, but there was that element to it.

One of my favorite surreal entries from Plurp (contributed by a reader, as so much of it was, rather than from Steve himself): Know ye of the geometry of produce?
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 11:49 AM on November 4, 2005

self link. My blog was originally supposed to be 1/3rd surreal/nonsense writing, but I let the other 2/3rds take over. Your question reminded me of my original intentions. Thanks! (Note: one should generally write for oneself, but it's hard not to think about whether or not other people might like it. But with surreal stuff, I find potential reaction is much harder to grasp. It seems extremely subjective. Which can be powerful if you can completely let go of expectations re: what other people might think.)
posted by grumblebee at 2:33 PM on November 4, 2005