emilynhoward
1 week ago
"It's time to talk about the Mystic Stamp Company." Our Skepperlord delivered--with sufficient postage.
emilynhoward
1 week ago
You also, I will point out, write fast. But yes, they did not give me a PhD in the Englishes for nothing.
oopsiedoodle
1 week ago
I admit I was skeptical at first that you truly did not want to collect those stamps. The way you so vehemently denied it sounded just like the kind of thing a person would say when they’re desperate to convince others they aren’t the type of person to collect stamps. But the more I read, the more convinced I became. Thanks for the the reminder of Mystic Stamps. I vaguely remember seeing those albums back in the 90s.
skep
1 week ago
I haven't figured out why anybody reads anything I write but if I do I'll let you know
skep
1 week ago
So, funny (and true) loophole, I never technically threw it out. I just never took it with me when I moved out of my dad's place and told him he could do whatever with it.
dicjournal
1 week ago
I can imagine! But the workflow is nicer and more nimble, no? I built my professional website after this one and used Hugo from the outset and love it. My one hangup with this one is the migrating of my posts. I COULD simply paste them in a folder and leave as is, but I'm so tooky that I would inevitably end up attempting to convert 150+ html into md and I think I need some major hyping up to even tackle it >.<
brachypelmide
1 week ago
i read this as "yes, I did convert to a super shotgun a couple months ago", goddamn doom getting into my head ARRGH
skep
1 week ago
Yes, I definitely don't miss having to update all the navigation myself. No way I'd be converting all my 200+ existing posts to MD though; they can stay HTML for all I care. I am usually picky about these things but not here.
nohappynonsense
1 week ago
imagine not posting on your site for over a month, lol, what kind of shit writer you'd have to be to do something like that
skep
1 week ago
Yeah, after a month I think you'd have to give up writing altogether and take up stamp collecting or something
acetaminophriends
1 week ago
A month isn't really that long to go without producing polished art of some kind I'd say. In any case I just wanted to say I admire your commitment to creating a polished experience, and ability to write about the most mundane of things in an entertaining way. Which makes me wonder, do you do some other kind of writing outside of this website?
skep
1 week ago
"Art" might be overselling what I do a bit, but I appreciate the compliments. And I do! But not nearly as fun though. My day job is writing instructional documentation for software. Still a paid gig!
emilynhoward
1 week ago
I am genuinely impressed by how often you update your site and how much content is on it. My site is just a trickle by comparison. I do know the feeling of "I should be writing something" all the time, but I also know that creativity is like the tide and comes and goes on its own terms.
emilynhoward
1 week ago
Also, once in a state of extreme stress I almost took up stamp collecting as a hobby. I don't know how to say this in a way that doesn't offend actual stamp collectors, but if you find yourself starting a stamp collection that may be a cry for help.
skep
1 week ago
I actually *did* have a stamp collection, and now that I've remembered that fact I realize it would be something good to write about. So I'm going to leave you in suspense, which is the first time a stamp collection has ever had that effect on anybody.
dicjournal
1 week ago
It's nice to have that kind of rotation where one can tinker with the code, isn't it? I get writing droughts where I have nothing to say but then feel connected to my little site by adding little things here and there. It looks like you use an SSG? I regret not doing that, meh >.<
skep
2 weeks ago
I think you should do it anyway! The way I see it, nobody gets "good" at writing until they start doing it about things they genuinely care about. If you're feeling inspired, why not roll with it?
skep
2 weeks ago
Hey, thank you! It's been a couple months, time to figure out which one I will unearth the truth of next...
badgraph1csghost
2 weeks ago
Garfield: "I hate mondays." / Hagar the Horrible: "Before you go pillaging, remember to take out the rubbish!" / Cathy: "Summer dresses, ack!" / Calvin & Hobbes: "This preoccupation with Nietzschean perspectivism borders on the Kafkaesque."
you know youve made it when you have to start content aggregating your own content
Here's what I recommend you read: [everything I've ever written]
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