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 »
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
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Sid When I opened Mastodon today, I was pleasantly surprised to find a mention from Sid, a fellow blogger and artist, saying “…I read the entirety of your blog and I really liked it…” To say I’m honored is an understatement. Thank you, Sid! That comment alone was enough to make my day, but there’s
Blogs I Have Enjoyed Read Post »
Last week, I posted about how I’ve been off social media for a while. After a great deal of thought, I’ve decided to give Mastodon a try. Mastodon isn’t new to me. I heard about it quite a while ago. What brought it back to my attention was an excellent post by Didier MARY and an ongoing
Comment on Mastodon Read Post »
While reading a post by Nik Kantar mentioning the change in time-between-charges with phones, it got me thinking more about why I have been considering making the switch to a dumb phone. Only having to charge my phone once a week is one of the biggest advantages I would hope to get out of a dumb phone.
Where Did All the Dumb Phones Go? Read Post »
While reading a post at auxxuy.xyz: They Won’t Make Them Like They Used To about the fall of typewriters, I started to think about how much I love physical tools. Whenever I write a post, it always starts out with pencil and paper. Something about being in physical contact with the words and watching the page fill
Creating and Consuming with Physical Tools Read Post »
I started building this website this past week. My first post was July 30th. I had no idea about Blaugust when I started, but I’ve been lucky enough to find it just in time. Blaugust is an annual event that encourages bloggers and other creators to make a habit of posting. You can set a
Blaugust 2025 is Here Read Post »
