This past Friday my entire evening was ruined as I contracted a mild case of food poisoning from a fast food place that I went out to for lunch earlier in the day.

I had always wondered how that fat guy in that TV commercial, Jared, had lost so much weight by going on only a submarine sandwich diet and Friday I actually found out first hand how this was accomplished.

Without going into the horrific details, let me just say that I was unable to leave my apartment and I was a shut-in.

Of course this put me in an extremely foul mood as I had made plans earlier in the week to meet up with a few friends down at the pub, as these arrangements are now history I decided to spend the evening surfing the internet, reading some blogs and cursing the very existence of that !@!@&^*@ Jared.

Back in January I had posted an entry which listed the Top 10 things I really hate or get annoyed at about some blogs.
(Have a look at that here: I Can't Stand It No More )

Anyway, I am not sure if it was my bad mood or simply just a bad evening, but here is an updated list of even more things I dislike about blogs. Please keep in mind my original list still stands, I figured 10 items is just not enough so here are some more in no apparent coherent order:

11.   Sites that advertise "delurking" or require a comment
So it's simply not enough that I have to read your crappy entry, now I am expected to actually comment on it because you need some sort of external validation from your guests.
I don't think so!!
People comment when they want to and if they want to, so those stupid banners and buttons of yours accomplish nothing other than to just PISS people off. Please don't be a comment whore and remove them from your sites.

12.   Blogs written by your pet
These blogs aren't cute, they're just plain creepy. You've seen the ones where they are written purportedly by the family cat or dog or goldfish and attempt to give opinions from the animals point of view.
These types of blogs are just sad and I am sure a good professional psychiatrist would have a field day with the writer of these and their many different dysfunctional personalities.

13.   Video that plays automatically
My January entry complained about music playing automatically however now their are tons of sites which have some sort of crappy video clips going on. I am not sure really why, maybe the writer just finds it so entertaining he feels compelled to share this shite with someone and sadly has no friends left (I wonder why!).
If you are really that hard up for content, please just leave us the link and if I choose to watch your moronic video, I will click on it. That way it's MY choice.

14.   Sites that crash my browser
Well duh, of course I hate these and my browser hates them too. A simple online test should tell you if your site is compatible with most commonly used browsers. Put some effort into your blog, you lazy ASS!

15.   Sites that take too long to load
This is a huge pet peeve of mine especially since it generally is the result of having way too much crap on your blog, similar to the web site Homer Simpson designed a couple years ago. (with every imaginable unrelated download on it)
Pick a theme with a few add-ons and stick with it and leave all the other ridiculous gadgets off. Sometimes less is more.

16.   Complaining about BE's Battle of the Blogs
So you lost in Battle of the Blogs, eh? Well who the Hell cares ??
Don't start whining and complaining that "it's not fair" or "people are voting for their friends" because you know what? Life ain't fair, so accept it and move on.
Sometimes in life as well as in BOTB's the best doesn't always win. The fact that I have any victories at all will back up that little fact.
Keep things in perspective, get a life and get on with it!

17.   Sites with "Click here to read more"
I admit it, this is only because I am usually quite lazy or perhaps quite drunk or maybe both, but nonetheless it does bother me and I usually will not bother to click on it for those reasons. So unless your first few sentences are so earth-shattering and riveting to possess me to continue, you have lost your audience, so really what is the point?

18.   Blogs with small fonts
Reading other peoples blogs is suppose to be an enjoyable experience and not the equivalent of taking a Motor Vehicles Department eye exam.
If you thing you are using too small a font, you probably are. So change it - change it now!

19.   Spam disguised as blogs
These are sites compiled completely advertising in "blog clothing". Very easy to spot and very annoying to come across. If you have a legitimate product or service, have a proper web site and don't attempt to fool your visitors into thinking otherwise.

20.   Blogs that are negative
Blogs that only point out negative things or nit-pick with other peoples blogs really piss me off. I mean if they were perfect than they can get away with it, but I have yet to come across a perfect one yet since it is really a matter of personal taste.
Always remember the old saying of "If you have nothing good to say, then don't say anything"

Having said that............