The only problem with catching up on RSS feeds over the weekend is the amount of “wow cool, let’s check that out Monday” tabs it generates 😎
So after a year off I’ve reactivated my micro.blog account. I really want to redo my personal site, and “I’ll do that this week” hasn’t panned out. I was thinking Eleventy/Astro or Kirby but haven’t got the time. Going to import the old WordPress content and flick the DNS over next week 🙂
Seriously loving Obsidian Canvas this week. Had a couple of things to fix, and it’s been a great place to throw things around. Think it’s a keeper.
Kirby CMS, day 1
Well it’s not really day one. I bought Kirby v3 back in 2020 according to the license hub, but so far I haven’t managed to build anything.
The real reason for this is I’ve spent most of my time building client sites, or plugins for WordPress. It’s fine, but after well over 10 years I fancied something new, and I love the indie approach of Kirby. The flat file instead of a database intrigued me too, so I decided that was going to be the way I built the next website for my business, brandedPixels.
So I’ve spun up three directories within Herd on macOS. I’ve got the starter-kit, the pain-kit, and a plain-kit where I’d started to put together the blueprints etc for my new site. It doesn’t have to be super complicated, just case studies, profile, contact form, usual stuff. I want to use CSS grid for layout, and keep markup to a minimum.
This is looking like a lot at the outset. I’m pretty sure that it will get easier the more I play with this, it’s just a different way of working - one of the reason I decided to go the Kirby route instead of just building “yet another site” in my page builder of choice, Elementor. I want to keep the design and content separate to be more “future friendly” (I know I can use the awesome ACF and hook it up to a page builder, but I want more control).
I’ve just registered on the Kirby forum, and in there I found the link to the Panel showcase site that has been mentioned in the newsletter before (I should have bookmarked it Kirby Sites)
Thinking next week might be the time to try making something small with HTMX 🤔
Never underestimate the way that making something work can make the day brighter.
Also in related news, take notes 🤣
Shaking off the Groundhog Day vibes with Astro Creep on the stereo, and some new code stuff later on.
Finally snagged myself a Newton 📷
So, it's been a while
Time for an overhaul. I probably won't get to it until early next year the way work is at the moment, but it's time to consolidate a few things, maybe try out a new platform (looking at either Kirby or Eleventy at the moment).
In the meantime I'm active on Mastodon over at indieweb.social.
Sorting out a new Trello account tomorrow for the business, and making sure I schedule in training time - so much I want to try out. More padding is definitely needed around projects.
Silo, episode 10. Going in.
Considering it’s been a short week, I’ve got a lot done. Time for a beer.
Finally getting round to watching the 2003 cut of Alien 3 📽
Watching Top Gun Maverick before work. Looks good in 4k 📽
Starting the day with Extrapolations episode 2 📺
Goals for the week: move the new brandedPixels site along, try out Eleventy, play with some Flutter code…
Finally started watching “The Neon Demon”. Recorded from Film4 nearly two years ago, strange to see the “stay safe, stay home, save lives” lockdown adverts in the ad breaks.
Nothing like half remembering something you read last night, then being unsure if it was on micro.blog, RSS, Mastodon, or a newsletter. Found it in the end, it was on Mastodon: Why AI is magic
Watched Titanic at the cinema for the first time this century last night. The 4k transfer was perfect, and the 3D worked well. Still an amazing film.
Shout out to the friendly member of staff at Odeon Stafford who told me they had clip-on Real3D glasses - game changer 📽