Back to Blogger

Alright I'm finally back from Wordpress. After spending some $70 on hosting and domain, I'm back to Blogger lol.

For the past few days I've been busy migrating my Wordpress posts to Blogger. That was a hundred posts I moved MANUALLY because all of the WP → Blogger online xml converters are obsolete at this point. I mean, I may be stupid for coming back to a dying platform but really I just miss being able to control my whole blog without having to pay rent. Nevermind that behind this minimalist theme lies a deep dish of spaghetti code, at least I have full control of the theme down to the very last tag. Well maybe 90% in control because I just downloaded the theme and there are a bunch of obfuscated javascript in there that I didn't care to uncover.

Point is, I miss it here. Despite being totally forgotten by Google, I miss not having to pay for hosting and worrying about maintainance, upgrades, backups, indexing, etc. I thought being able to setup my site on a server was an adult move haha but I was a dolt for doing that. I thought that's what pro bloggers eventually end up doing lol. At the end of the day I still find it more convenient to stay here. I think it's because I understand how themes work and can code a little so I'm not too scared to mess up the xml. 

In Wordpress, every feature I want constitutes to a plugin that I have to install and update and maybe pay for. It's very convenient but also a performance risk. Back there I have a plugin for generating sitemaps, share links, back to top button, Google fonts, SEO, cloud backups, and so on! Even the whole wordpress platform gets updated once in a while and I have experienced my theme getting broken after an upgrade and that was traumatic. I didn't pay to be hassled like this. Everything is plugin based. At Blogger, everything is code based. Which I know makes it difficult for a regular user but I'm not a regular user so I like it and prefer it hehe.

Editor still sucks but other than that I'm fine.

Anyway, that's it for today for me.

Goodnight!

To do:

• Find a way to show the post time in AM/PM at the date link title

And hey I can do emoticons again! This thing breaks Wordpress 👎.

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Test post with lists and bullets

I don't know why but the list items in this blog are not being indented properly. So let's see if it's a theme thing or a copy-paste thing. I'm currently moving my posts from Wordpress to Blogger.

• Here's a bullet item
• Another bullet item
• With a subt item

Alright that should work

1. Now this is a numbered item
2. Another numbered item
3. Third numbered item
1. With a sub item

Okay let's see.

Upon previewing it seems okay. So I guess it's a copy-paste thing.

Back to work.

Giving up on self-hosting

Currently fixing my old blogger site and planning to move everything back there by the end of this year. So much for self-hosting really. I had so much expectations for going self-hosted but all it ever gave me was more work and maintenance to do plus more bills! It’s not paying off. The only thing it gave me was a better post editor but everything else was a pain. I had to install adsense separately, maintain plugins and backups regularly, fix my sitemap, submit important posts for indexing, pay for SSL, and so on. I never had to worry about this when I was on blogger simply because it’s under Google.

So now I’ve decided to go back to blogger despite them not working to improve their post editor and having bad themes. I figured I’d rather do it the old way, at least I have full control of the theme.

Oh well.

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Of rehab and gifts

Yet another exhausting rehab session with coach Nick. Good thing I didn’t workout beforehand cos I’d be doomed! Last time I saw him was last month, and today he was happy with my progress. My patella is now more mobile, more visible, and my range of motion has gotten a lot better. Last week we measured 120deg! I’m almost there! Still working on my strength, balance, and extension but we’ll get there eventually. Still not cleared to do boxing or play badminton.

In other news, I’ve been spending my non-existent 13th month pay to oblivion ever since November came into view lol. I thought I only wanted a tumbler so I got that for myself. But when we went to Subic to celebrate my father-in-law’s birthday, I found myself shopping for new clothes and shoes at Adidas Outlet. Why, how do you resist 50% off and buy-one-get-one deals? Besides shopping there’s also my birthday staycation and our anniv staycation that’s on credit… so yeah I don’t think I’ll get the chance to even see my 13th month (well, half of it) haha. So fun!

I bought myself a vertical mouse the other day because my right wrist has been hurting recently and I thought a vertical mouse would help ease the pain a bit. The one I got is from the same brand as my regular mouse, E-YOOSO. It’s one of the cheapest in Data Blitz, pretty generic brand, it’s also not that vertical too but it puts my palm at a better angle than before. Didn’t want to gamble on a Logitech that’s worth 3k yet so I’m trying it first with this one which is only 650 pesos! 🙂

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2024 Birthday Wishlist!

My birthday is coming up next month. Thought I’d list stuff I want to buy for myself (as usual) and put in some justification for the upcoming splurges lol.

Stanley tumbler

Or more specifically a wide mouth narrow bottom 30oz tumbler with a handle. Something easy to clean and carry around, cup holder friendly, and not too heavy. So far Stanley fits the bill cos aside from checking all of my requirements, its lid doesn’t have that rubber gasket that gets moldy over time. But the lid is also the reason it’s not leakproof, so that makes it a dealbreaker.

Which brings me to another tumbler option – their flip straw tumblers.

The handle looks practical for me. Comes in a flip straw. Has cute color options. It is pretty pricey though for 2,700 so I’m thinking of just getting a Tyeso like this…

Handle looks nice; wraps around the body when set down. Has two outlet options, a flip straw and a regular hole where you can chug. Also fits in cup holders according to reviews. Best of all, it’s like 5x cheaper. It doesn’t have the color I like though, which is cream. So we’ll see hehe. I only ever want to to drink water in this and I’m not too keen on the insulation so I didn’t look at those specs, although I know Stanley has better insulation. And if I ever get tired of cleaning the straw I can just revert to the regular opening. It does have the rubber thing that will need a more thorough cleaning.

Oh well, we’ll see what I’ll pick eventually. Leaning more on Stanley though!

To be fair, I only wanted a new tumbler because our company took away our lockers so I’ve been struggling to carry my 40oz Reduce tumbler with me everytime I go to work (which is really just once a week). It’s not that leakproof, doesn’t fit in my bag, and also won’t fit in the cup holders of our car so I always need to bring it empty so it can lay on the passenger seat without risk. Hassle!

So yeah, looks like that’s all I want this year lol.

Google index update!

The header test didn’t work. I’m out of ideas so I just created a new post with just a few details on it. Once it got indexed I moved the whole content to it. It’s interesting because it got indexed in a matter of hours. So I realized that if a post is still not indexed within the day, there must be a problem with the content. So far I’ve only identified two important posts that weren’t indexed so I can work with that. I’m just concerned that the paid ones won’t even make it to Google search; so much for paying me right? I have another hunch but I don’t know if I’ll still test it. It has to do with categories.

A friend told me I must be iron deficient because I get cold easily, so I switched my multivitamins to Stresstabs which has 27mg of iron. I was taking Women’s Once Daily from Healthy Options and realized that its Iron content is only 6mg. Daily required intake for adult women is 18mg. For a women’s multivitamins I find it weird they didn’t up the iron given our monthly periods. Anyway. Can’t say it’s working but I’ve been feeling great lately.

And I think it’s because I’ve been getting regular exercise and I’m also dieting most days of the week. The number isn’t budging on the scale but I’m just happy waking up to a lighter stomach these days. I used to wake up bloated every morning and it’s not a good feeling.

Unfortunately I couldn’t resist pasta and cake today. Made myself tuna pesto pasta, and walked to Starbucks to get a chocolate cake haha.

Oh well, happy friday!