What do I even mean by "simple"?
It's hard to simplify things when I don't know what the word even means to me.
Latest
Roll 210 (Leica M3)
Roll of HP5 from the Leica M3. All frames were using the Summilux 50mm ASPH. Developed in HC-110(b). Scanned on the Epson V850 using Silverfast.
Monday, May 12, 2025
Screw it, I just want to take the things in my head and vomit them onto the internet, but which tool works best for that? I think it's my daily notes, but using whatever SSG-of-the-week isn't ideal. Micro.blog is probably ideal, but I don'
Why Ghost?
I'm still working through the next blogging option
Printing my Journelly journal
An early attempt at exporting my Journelly journal to PDF
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
I spent 2 hours this morning trying to automate a task that takes me 30 seconds, once a day. I failed, so I'm giving up. This means that I've not only wasted all that time, but I don't even get the benefits of automation.
Could Ghost be my Mastodon?
Considering a move away from Mastodon, while still being _on_ Mastodon. I don't even know if that makes sense.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Playing with daily notes here, while nobody is watching
2025 Roll 209 (Leica M3)
Yes, it's more snaps of my grandson. (But with a Leica! 😜)
2025 Roll 208 (Hasselblad 500C/M)
Using the Hasselblad as a snapshot camera with my grandson
Pipes at Founders
I photograph these pipes outside of Founders Brewing every time I visit. I have no idea what they actually put through these things, but I love the numbers.
How this blog might survive
The only thing I can think of that would make me continue using Ghost for a separate blog is if it becomes focused on a single topic. For me, that would be photography. If I start putting all my photography-related content here, it might stand a chance. Otherwise, it'
Tech
foobar2000
A minimal music app for macOS and Windows
Blogging
Blogging to suit my mood
Oh good, another meta post about blogging with Ghost.
Blogging
Tinkering with Ghost
I can't explain why I do things, and I'm weary of making excuses for doing them. However... Today, I'm tinkering with my dormant Ghost blog here at copingmechanism.com. It's a paid Ghost(Pro) that I fired up when the Fediverse features
Photography
Roll 207 (Leica M3)
A few from visiting my parents today to celebrate my dad's 84th birthday.
ActivityPub
Ghost(Pro) includes ActivityPub features. I want to try them.
Photography
Roll 204
A roll through the Hasselblad
Tech
Listing today's notes in Denote journal entry
While tinkering with Obsidian recently, something I liked was having a daily notes template with a Dataview query showing the other files I’d added that same day. I added something similar for Denote. It’s a Yasnippet: # -- mode: snippet -- # name: Denote insert today's links # key: