2025-01-23
I got tagged in a challenge by my friend, Joel!
That's a good question. I started blogging in 2006/2007, on a website called GeekStinkBreath.net. It was a Green Day fansite that had a members only blogging area. I did it just for fun, I guess? I was a bored sheltered 11 year-old with unfettered access to the Internet, and my fellow Green Day fan friends were doing it too, so of course I started blogging. I didn't "actually" start blogging on a proper platform until a few years later. I got my first domain in high school and have been doing it ever since. I think I like the idea of having a place to let out my thoughts and talking to people on the Internet about them.
I use Grav, which is a CMS. When it comes to doing anything, I need the least friction possible. With Grav, I can access it easily on my phone, tablet, or laptop. I also feel like I'm actually writing. If I were to write in my terminal or a note editor or something, it feels too much like coding. I think I'm easily affected by my environment. I have to be in the right mindset, and where I do my writing influences it a lot. This is something I've learned since using static site generators like Hugo and Jekyll.
Yes. Yep. Sure have. I'll list them out in chronological order as best as I can.
Because Grav is a CMS, it's as easy as just logging in, creating a new post, writing it, and hitting publish. Most of the time, I just write it all in one go. A really boring setup but just thinking about adding more complexity is a sure fire way for me to not want to blog.
I'm someone who needs something to respond to. If I'm not moved to say something, it's hard for me to say anything at all. I don't like talking for the sake of talking (or in this case, writing for the sake of writing).
Post immediately. Well, after a read through or two. Usually I catch any typos after it's been published, despite the proofreading.
It's a toss up between Sweet Tooth and "I'm in love with this all" (Thoughts about To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf) . "Sweet Tooth" is, honestly, kind of a pathetic post for me to have written. At the same time, it is so genuine that I had to write it. And because it really came from the heart, I'm fond of it. I like how it was written, too, kind of prose-like. Now I want to go back and eat that same cake.
The other post, "I'm in love with this all" is about my favourite Virginia Woolf novel. I don't think I did a proper tribute to it in the post, but re-reading it now, I'm still in agreement with everything I wrote. She wrote the perfect book, and I really hold it to a high standard. I love how she moves from character to character, how she can capture the nuances of human behaviour, how she asks the big questions that we either avoid or pour over incessantly. A great book. Not a great post, but I like it nevertheless.
I keep meaning to redesign the website, but I know that if I start on it, I will be utterly consumed by it, neglecting work and studies to do so. I think I'll (again) wait for the semester to be over before I attempt it. Other than that, I guess the plan is just to keep on writing?
I explicitly tag melo and Jam, if they are so inclined to do so (no pressure though).
And if you're reading this and want to do it, too, consider yourself "tagged!" Tell them isa sent you.