My diary finally made it to the top of the list and was reviewed today.
Here is what the reviewer had to say:
Yetzirah
Ahh... Yetzirah. I entered the page with a feeling of anticipation (one of those hunches you cannot quite understand). The name of course, had to belong to a woman. My hunch was right as a flowered site wallpaper greets the visitor. However, I found no title on the blog upon first entering. The overall design of the site I found to be rather "homely". Kind of reminds you of Grandma’s kitchen and my first impression was that I’d be reading about the baking troubles of a cute grandmother. I felt the anticipation receding a little... And I began to think whether it would be worth the read. The site was easy enough to navigate, with calendars for archives and an index page, newest entry and first entry, links to take you back to the welcome page, links for sites she enjoys (only two though). I have to point out that there were no links to other blogs on her site that I could find. And the "friends" link in the side menu was broken.
My feeling of anticipation came back as I began reading the brief “about” middle bar. It displays a picture of a wood, beckoning us into Yetzirah’s forest. A brief description tells us she is Jewish, born in the fifties, married and with an obsession for writing. She calls herself a writer (and immediately the stakes are up, for when one calls himself or herself a “writer”, we readers begin to expect nothing if not good writing). Yetzirah goes on to explain the meaning of her name (a Kabbalistic term for a spritual world) and gently tickles our curiosity by announcing “chilling” posts on Pre Menopausal Syndrome, a make believe world called Bogwillow, her therapist (which she wants us to meet) and the inherent promise of a good time. Underneath this description we find her post highlights and that’s where I began to read. With a non-stop smile on my face.
Yetzirah’s post are nothing short of one’s expectations. They are witty, funny and never boring. Her highlights do her writing justice. I especially loved this post, where she describes a therapy session in her tub with all her writing devices (as she calls them); all imaginary characters, present in the tub with her. One cannot help but laugh at these characters: her therapist, a rubber ducky, the quirky residents of Bogwillow: Tilly, Milly, Chloe, Thaddeus of the Pack Rat fur hats, the Bogwillow Journal editor and The Oracle of Pupik (a hilarious omnipresent character). The interesting part is that they, at one point or another, represent Yetzirah’s Super Ego, Ego and Alter Ego. Talk about witty and insightful! Other highlights which I found funny where her “Consult the Oracle post”, where the Oracle of Pupik answers reader’s questions; her adventures trying on makeup for her son’s wedding; her Dr. Rubber Duckie therapy sessions; her very insightful (and downright hilarious) critique called “Catcher in the Rye…Reloaded” and I’m not even mentioning her Menopause rants. Hey, what more can I add? All her highlight posts are worth reading.
Regarding her "normal" posts, they range from gardening (she has her beloved peach trees and her blackberries) to her opinions on saved e-mails that occupy space on your hard drive to her troubles with a washing machine. Whatever Yetzirah writes of, you can be sure it will be worth a read and a laugh. I found her writing to be brilliant (in all honesty). A cute grandma that bakes cookies all day, she most definitely isn't (not that there's anything wrong with this).
Yetzirah is a sensitive, very out-of-the-ordinary woman with an ability to arouse your interest on even the most trivial things. A true writer with a writer's soul... She is going into my list of favorites right away.
I give Yetzirah a 4.5 only because of the template which I just couldn’t find visually appealing (the flowers, the kitchen thing). I honestly think it does not do her blog justice. Had it not been for that, she would have received a 5. Nevertheless, her 4.5 comes through with a round of applause. And now my hands are sore, but hey, it was worth it.
This site was reviewed on 2004-06-27 by answer-seeking gal.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
answer-seeking gal felt that Yetzirah deserved a rating of 4.5.
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