AOTY 2023
In this post, I’ll republish my thoughts on my top twenty Albums Of The Year, which I originally shared on Mastodon in late December.
I’ll be listing the albums, a mini review of each, and my three favourite songs (in no order) to listen to as tasters of each album.
The list exclusively features female vocalists, leans heavily towards pop, and, of course, is just my personal opinion.
I’ll post a list of just the names of the albums and artists at the end.
Another Website Revamp 2023
Although it has not been long since my previous website revamp, I was recently inspired by fellow users on Mastodon and their various websites based on the YesterWeb and IndieWeb movements. In this post I’ll go into why such movements have resonated with me, the principles I wish to implement in this website, and what changes I have made.
Note Taking - 2023 Update
I’m not 100% sure where or when I last left an update on my note taking situation, with this post about reorganising everything again likely being my most recent update, but I thought I ought to make a new post with where I am now, and the findings I’ve made trying out some other applications.
Schema on Hugo
While undergoing my website rebuild, I experimented with implementing two standards from Schema.org: MusicRecording and Recipe. While I decided against including the former, I think explaining how they can be used within a Hugo setup may be helpful for others, so I have attempted a little tutorial here trying to walkthrough how I got the MusicRecording Schema integrated with Hugo, and then show the working code I have for the Recipe standard.
Glitch
Glitch was a browser based video game launched in 2011 and closed in 2012. The game featured activities such as completing quests, growing plants and cooking food, and there was a levelling up system in place where skills were gained, upgrades earned, and achievements to aspire towards. There was also a trading aspect, where products grown or crafted could be sold for currants, the currency of Glitch. I was a BETA tester of Glitch joining September 2011, and enjoyed my short time there, getting 313 achievements,102 skills, and 101 upgrades.