Ultimately, I feel like the idea of the weblog is changing. It used to be an online diary of sorts. Now, it feels like an extension of expression, satirical or not. I also used it as a real time release for personal excitement. I don't think I could use anything else the same way.
I believe weblog as a concept has evolved with all forms for being online yet some are still blogging like it is still 90's and it's refreshing to me. I enjoy stumbling to Jeremy Keith's (adactio.com) posts, fantastic webdev-stuff but then fun glimpses of location notes "lunch there, drinks here".