Let’s have an honest conversation about an important topic: blog bling¹.

I’m trying to keep mine from reaching purely indulgent levels and I need your help. I originally approached the site with an Minimalist aesthetic but have since deviated: Should I really include my flickr photos which I haven’t updated since September of last year? Do you really care who was on my “top 5 artists of the week” or what movies I want to see or what articles I recommend?

ThinkingOutLoudMoment: Maybe I could roll some of these items into an “About” page. I’ve already removed a couple virtually worthless widgets that I integrated more-or-less for the sheer sake of testing out the service².

So, kind reader, what I’m asking of you is to tell me what “blog bling” you find essential or useful to you. Is ye olde Modern Bizzle simply too flossed out? Or could it possibly stand further pimping?

1. blog bling = all the stuff on the right sidebar. Commonly called widgets. ↩
2. MyBlogLog and Root.net ↩