[quote name='JSweeney']I don't understand the belief that some people that that their life is so interesting that all these people want to log on to the internet to read it.
I think rather than subject the world to my thoughts, If I had anything I really wanted friends and family to read, I'd send it in an email or even *gasp* a letter!
If you're involved in something interesting, or can be considered a minor celebrity, a blog would be kind of interesting, but only if you stick primarily to what people are interested in.
Blogs from movie sets, game development sudios, or even some other occupations can be a fun read, as long as the person is interesting.[/quote]
I keep a LiveJournal, but it's more for myself than anything else. Writing is a release for me, so I just write and use the website as an archive of sorts. Hell, most of my entries are probably private.
Still...if any of my friends think that my thoughts or ideas are interesting enough to read, they're free to do it.
I think that the single best use of a blog is to keep in touch with someone, be it family or a friend you haven't seen in years. It doesn't compare at all to face to face discussions, but it's worlds better than having no contact at all.