Blogging Stuff

Just some random thoughts on blogging. Nothing particularly insightful. It occurs to me, however, that this blog is not typical. Pila Posts does not have a mile-long list on the sidebar of cool blogs by friends and internet acquaintances. The facts that I have few friends and no internet acquaintances, as well as no friends with blogs (that I am aware of) would account for that. Yet I could have a list of cool blogs by people I don't know, right? Only I don't, not so far, anyway.

Y'see my plan--I always have a plan--is to spend one leisurely Saturday morning exploring the blogosphere and all its delights. (Okay, some of its delights, as it is just too big to explore everything in one morning.) Anyway, then I would make a nice sidebar with links directing all four of my faithful readers to the blogs I think are worth checking out. Yes, I have found some already, but have just been too pressed for time to start that section of the sidebar.

The Recent Updates: so far, that section is blank. I haven't the foggiest idea about how to make permalinks. No that's not true. I have a foggy idea. Unfortunately, that is not enough to actually make the links. So yes, several things have been updated. You'll just have to check out the June, July, and August archives to figure out what, for now. Bloggers are supposed to be HTML proficient, or at least semi-proficient. I am neither, so until Blogger's instructions become clearer or some kind person takes enough pity on me to walk me through the process step by step in very dumbed down terms, the recent updates will remain blank.

The paragraph above probably ensures that Pila Posts will never be listed in the "Blogs of Note" section of Blogger's home page. That's okay, I just hope that I don't get kicked off Blogger/Blogspot entirely, as I find them pretty easy to use in most instances.

I do have a serious case of blog envy. Everyone else's blog is so fresh and funny. Biting. Witty. Full of cool links and pictures. Clean, creative templates. This one is just so blah by comparison. I won't go into my attempts to get a new template, as that topic was covered in a recent post. But I am despairing of ever finding one I like that is going to also be relatively easy to upload.

Oh, to be a real blogger's blog. A site that people check on daily just to see what new posts are there; a site that is linked back to from other blogs; a site that new bloggers would be envious of. It was not my original intention to be widely read. But now that I know other blogs are
widely read, I want that for Pila Posts, too. Instead, this pitiful lil blog will probably end up on one of those sites that lists dead and dying blogs. Something such as theseblogssuck.com. And there would be Pila Posts atop the list with no explanatory comments.