So michellewoo.com is in the middle of some serious soul searching. It stares out window, blinking into the sun as it questions, “What’s my motivation?” It squirms in the night, thinking that if it would just apply itself, it could really make something of its life. I, along with a couple of very nice people, have been busy guiding it through this puberty-like transition. They’re doing the tough stuff. I mostly pet it and sing it to sleep.

While that’s been taking up the bulk of my internet playtime, I’m still able to dedicate much of the remainder to reading blogs. Blogs are my peaceful haven. Whenever I feel my stress level rise a notch, I tell myself HURRY! READ A BLOG! and then when I do, I instantly snap back to my carefree self. I don’t think I’ve ever compiled a People I Stalk Blogs I Read post, so I figured now would be a good time to do so, as many of my friends are starting to blog again. You see, everyone seemed to stop blogging during the Fall of Xanga (circa 2006) and it was a very sad time because I’d just sit there rocking back and forth at my laptop whining COME ON! POST SOMETHING! I eventually went on with my life in (mostly) blog solitude — until recently. Friends are finally realizing that life has little meaning if you can’t talk about it on the internet. Yessss, people, come into the light.

Anyway, here are some friends who blog. Hopefully, this will give them a tiny nudge to post more frequently if they’re lagging.

Matt: I have to start with Moron Enterprises, written by Matt — my love, my webmaster. If it weren’t for his encouragement, I probably wouldn’t have a blog. He posts a lot and he’s a very funny writer, even though his topics don’t always excite me. Uh huh uh huh Steve Jobs uh huh uh huh fish tanks uh huh uh huh UCLA basketball uh huh uh huh his friends are gay. Of course, I still visit his site multiple times a day, not just because he quizzes me at night to see if I’ve read everything, but also because Moron Enterprises is pretty darn entertaining, regardless of your interests. There’s something for everyone.

Diana: I worked with Diana at the fashion magazine in Arizona. She’s tall, skinny, well-manicured, has an amazing design sense — oh, and she rhinestoned her cell phone by hand. She’s pretty much perfect. (Dude, she does pageants!) You kind of want to hate her but you can’t because she’s so loveable so you figure hey, might as well love her instead. Done. Silver Spoon Studios is her graphic design and marketing company. She writes a design/style blog on all things Diana. (Warning: There are more rhinestones.) Read and be inspired.

Jenny: Jenny, aka Wang, recently started posting semi-regularly, which I’m excited about. I’ve always loved her witty, self-depricating style. She wrote about the mud run! Jenny, write more. Thanks.

Nina: Nina used to work at KoreAm with me. In getting to know her, I sometimes feel that we’re eerily similar (INFP, right?), except that she’s 25, has two kids and a gazillion blogging jobs and I … well, um … I didn’t drop food on my clothes today! I like reading about her happy world.

Natasha: I do not know how to make comments on Natasha’s blog. What is the meaning of this LiveJournal? Oh well. She is funny, especially when she writes about eye boogers.

Pauline: Pauline’s blog is always interesting. She lives in Boston and posts pretty pictures of the city. I like her commentary on various issues.

Alice: This blog is so new, the first post isn’t even up yet. But I’m overly anxious so I’m writing about it here. Read all about Alice’s adventures in New York at www.aisforbigapple.com. P.S. Alice, can you move back now?