I was browsing around my blog today and noticed down at the bottom of the page that I had 45 pages of archives. I decided to click on the last link to see what my very first blog post was. My very first blog post was on October 9th, 2004. You can see it below.
Now, I obviously wasn't using Posthaven back then and it appears that I had setup a custom html website with an RSS feed at the time. To be honest, I don't remember exactly what that was. Clearly though through the beauty of RSS I have been able to export and carry my past blog posts to the various platforms that I have used over the years. I have at one point or another used nearly every blog platform out there. For years Blogspot.com was my go to choice for blogging in the mid-2000's. The interface was clean and with the ownership of Google you got good search results. That annoying blogspot bar got to me over time and I then migrated to other platforms. At some point I was using Wordpress and while I liked the platform, it did eventually change from a blogging tool into a full on CMS, which became a bit overkill for my needs. Tumblr and Posterous were also great sites that I experimented with and there were probably more.
In the end I have found myself now residing on Posthaven.com, which is a decent place to blog. It is a bare bones blogging system with a minimalist interface, but that is largely what I am looking for from my blogging system. I have always preferred to go with a paid hosting site if I can so I don't have to deal with ads and can have my own URL. Posthaven has grown a bit stagnant over the past few years though so there may come a time if I find the need to move onto another service to try.
In the meantime though I thought it would be interesting to post a couple of my favorite old blog posts. Going through these brings back some interesting memories, and while the migrations from service to service to service hasn't preserved every post, many of them are at least still readable.
Re-Post Live Sets
Even I have forgotten that I had these online. It is a link to three live records when I was still actively performing my electronic music live. The Geologic set I have shared quite bit, but I completely forgot that the MEM's festival and the other set were posted over at archive.org. If you are looking to here some of my older tracks, almost all of which I no longer have the project files for, take a listen.
Samplecity.net is Closed. An Era Ends
Samplecity.net. So few people will know what that place was, but in an era before Reddit and even Digg, there were online forums where people hung out with like minded individuals. Samplecity.net is the first place I called home online for my music and is where I learned how to make electronic music. The infamous Trancemaster was one of the moderators there. It was a great place with a great community, many of whome went on to start Serious-Sounds.net.
Episode 1: Introduction to Music Production
There was a period where I was producing an online podcast about music production. It was an incredible labor of love. It is something I hope to get back to someday.
Goodbye 2011: The Best and Worst Year of My Life?
2011 was a momentous year in my life. I had a profound tragedy which occurred which ultimately changed my overall life outlook.
Yosemite National Park: Day One
One of the best vacations I have ever gone on. The National Parks are always tremendous and everyone should go if they can.
Nanowrimo Day 29: I Did It!!!!!!!
My first attempt a doing Nanowrimo. I still need to finish that story and re-write it into a complete novel, but the fact that I was able to take an idea and turn it into a full novel in 30 days still impresses me. I loved doing Nano and I hope to do it again.
Ridelog - Epic Ride: Skyline Drive, Blue Ridge Parkway and the Tail of the Dragon
Right up there with one of my best vacations. It reignited my love of motorcycling and showed me some truly great roads, which Illinois severely lacks.