Yup, as you read this (probably not, as nobody reads this anymore!) but right now, is 25 years since I first published my blog. November 4th 200, at 6PM was the vwery first time I pressed “publish”.
Nowadays, everything is run a lot differently who what it was back then. Back then, I used a service called “Blogger”. Back then, very few blogging platforms even existed. When I started, I was probably one of the first, and everything was hosted off static web pages. Blogger took all of the effort out of creating pages. As long as you had a website with FTP access, you gave it the details, chose a template, typed your post, pressed submit, and it did all the boring stuff for you. Generated the page, all of the backwards and forwards links, even the archives too.
Eventually, Blogger went, because I purchased this domain name. Not sure how long ago now, but it was certainly after the first few months of the blog. WordPress got installed, and I’ve used every version since.
I was going to go through the highlights. I’m sure there are some.The write of the “You Bet!” theme commenting on here. That’s one. Those few months where I was inadvertantly #1 result for a certain runner relieving herself during a marathon. Low sides which I’ll not get into, but these last 25 years have been a rollercoaster. A flat, steady rollercoaster, which only goes downhill the more you read it.
Back then, I posted everything on here. Nowaways, I’m a lot more security conscious, and have moved the emphasis from stuff about my everyday life and instead focus on other things such as my interests. Adulting takes up a lot of my time now, as well as collecting music, which is why the blog has taken a back seat in recent years, but rest assured, it’s not going anywhere, and you never know, it might even be here in 25 years time! Here’s to 25 more!
(Edit: Proof reading clearly doesn’t take up much of my time, clearly!)