What is content, anyway?
I've been thinking a lot about this website ever since I read Gothamist's "What Not to Do When You Blog", which I found on Stereogum. A lot of people disagreed with the rules, especially the part pertaining to blogging about yourself. According to Gothamist's rules, you are not supposed to blog about yourself, your friends, your pets, etc. And anyone who does should be using LiveJournal instead of a "blog." So where does that leave me?

I write a lot about myself. Mainly because I know that some people keep up with me that way. Also, I like reading other people's blogs about themselves, even those I haven't met (like Chris and Faustus). My life isn't incredibly racy, or interesting, or amusing, but I enjoy writing about it. Occasionally, I include links to stuff in the news or on the web as I see fit. Everyone can't be Gawker, you know?

So, if I choose to write about how I spent the weekend going to a Christmas party, playing video games, catching up on the Lord of the Rings movies, and watching Angels in America, then that's what I'm going to write about. And if I don't include a link to how Saddam Hussein was found hiding in a hole, well, that's because everyone probably knows it already.

Readers (all six of you), do you have any thoughts? Would you like to see this become less Mandy, more amusing tidbits from the web? Or do you like all Mandy, all the time?