BearBlog Question Challenge
Seen this a couple other places, and this is the latest one I saw
1. Why did you make the blog in the first place?
To get thoughts out of my head, to archive things, and maybe a little bit because I haven't had a therapist since April last year.
2. Why did you choose Bearblog?
I don't remember how I found it - I think I was perusing random links on the web and stumbled upon someone's blog, and clicked the BearBlog link at the bottom. And I really liked the vibe. I also really like markdown. And I think I read one or two of Herman's posts about it. I like the minimalist approach. Also also also I LOVEEE BEARS.
3. Have you blogged on other platforms before?
No, unless you count Facebook or Twitter (which I don't). I've done some online writing before, but I wouldn't have called it a blog.
4. Do you write your posts directly in the editor or in another software?
In the editor.
5. When do you feel most inspired to write?
When some thought is obsessively on my mind and I want to process it at some length. This doesn't work for everything, since some of those obsessions are too personal for blogging (mainly when they involve other people).
Or when I've been reading other people's blogs, I'll get in the mood.
I also write sometimes when I'm not inspired, like right now. Just needed something to do. I also write to share/archive ideas, and to share/archive public acts I've taken.
6. Do you publish immediately after writing or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft?
Immediately. Sometimes I don't even re-read before publishing (in which case, I read after and make minor edits or add a P.S.)
7. Your favorite post on your blog?
my illness is a gift or breathe
(incomplete) Blog Series: words
Honorable Mentions: Bad reporting about Ferguson officer injury, You're a voter, not a political analyst, Letter to the Editor: Denying trans existence
Silly Honorable Mentions: hi hello and hi hello(2); Obsequious and profundity
8. Any future plans for your blog? Maybe a redesign, changing the tag system, etc.?
I love my theme, especially the wonky underline on my header links. Theme tweaks/changes may happen, but they're not planned.
I've thought about changing the header links & working harder to tag things meaningfully. But it looks like I have 291 blog posts so I don't think I'm gonna bother with alla that. I do have some organization via tags, but a large portion just get labeled as "blog".
I might write some javascript to auto-fix line-breaks in markdown. i HATE that markdown requires two spaces at the end of a line to cause a line break. I can automate that.
P.S. See how many posts you have
Go to your blog's page that lists all your blog posts, and use this code:
alert("Blog Posts Links on this page: "+document.querySelectorAll('.blog-posts li a').length);
You can either paste it into the developer console in your browser (right-click -> q -> console tab (in firefox)) or create a bookmark of the code, and prefix that code with javascript:, then click the bookmark to run the code.