Blaugust is getting closer to the end. This has been one of the more rewarding events I’ve taken part in. It has also been difficult, but that’s entirely on my end. I chose to post every day without any preparation—as a newbie blogger. This weekly prompt is all about staying motivated, something I need to […]
Blaugust: Week Four – Staying Motivated Read Post »
Blaugust Weekly Prompts: Weeks 1 & 2 Angry Bunny Man reminded me that I skipped the first two Weekly Prompts for Blaugust. I’ve decided to put weeks one and two together to catch up. Week One – Welcome to Blaugust What made you decide to do Blaugust this year, and what are your personal goals?
Blaugust Weekly Prompts (weeks 1&2) Read Post »
Not just the voices in my head, but also the heated discussions in the blogosphere around comments compelled me to take my hand-coded website and rebuild it with WordPress.org. There were a few reasons that made me make the jump. Now that it’s set up, all I have to do is log into my blog,
The Voices Told Me to Rebuild My Blog Read Post »
Sitting at a table at the park, I’d rather be sleeping at dark. Giving all I can to be here, While consumed by the depths of fear. Of existence, I know not the purpose, Does the Universe wind thread to pull and hurt us? Nah, the ebb and flow will come and go, Though the
Sitting at a Table Read Post »
Axxuy tagged me for this. It’s my first time doing one of these. It’s like chain mail but with posts. You can go to the link above to follow it back to previous posts. Why did you start blogging in the first place? When I was in college, fifteen years ago, I started a “blog” on
Blog Questions Post Chain Read Post »
Automated Feed I put about 5 hours into updating this site yesterday and this morning. My server now has a cron job that automatically runs a PHP file that generates an XML file. It had to be coded in a way that would remove any HTML and CSS that might break in a feed reader.
Updated Feed & Script Read Post »
JCProbably made a post with screenshots of her phone, and I wanted to do the same. My phone is extremely minimal. The current layout is a few months old. As it turns out, my phone is mostly music. I’ve listed every album on my phone at the bottom of this post. This is what I see
My Phone and My Favorite Music Read Post »
I couldn’t do just one. These are the biggest pet peeves of mine and my takes on them. Thanks to Nerd Girl Thoughts for coming up with this group project. Telling people to smile is rude. This attempt at kindness falls short. Telling someone to smile is like saying, “I don’t like your face.” It’s also ignoring
My Low Stakes Hot Takes Read Post »
When I make a bowl of oatmeal, I use wildly different ingredients. Once the oatmeal is cooked, I plop a spoonful of peanut butter in the middle. Then, I cut up a banana and place it around the edges of the bowl. My last step is sprinkling cinnamon all around. With each bite, I take
The Diversity of Life at Breakfast Read Post »
Yesterday I read a post about intrinsic values on Bongo Twisty, a great blog I found looking through Blaugust participants. It got me thinking about my own intrinsic values. I even took a test evaluating my intrinsic values here. Be warned: that test will ask for personal questions at the end and an email to send the full
Why We Have Values Read Post »
