Blog updates (I over engineered my own blog system)

I've been working on some behind the scenes updates on my blog system. Previously, to write a blog post I would handwrite the needed html code. Then, I would add the html document into an index of posts which would generate my blog listings page.

an example of blog post code

The system worked but it was a little annoying. Instead, I've created a markdown-like format called tmd (themis markdown). I write my posts in the .tmd format, and the conversion to a webpage and the inclusion on the blog listings page is just automatic with my custom build process.

What's the difference between markdown and themis markdown? Uhh, well it's sort of the same thing but more different. I just sort of itching to write my own parser to be honest and didn't want to limit myself to markdown's exact design spec. I could have just, used an existing blogging engine or used someone else's markdown parser and customized it to my own. But where's the fun in that?

an example of the new blog post code

I've also added some fun variations in the listing style of blog posts. So far I've added 7 different picture images as decoration for blog post listings. I have more ideas for the blog styling, but I'm not sure if I'll take action on them yet or not. So far the blog is quite a visually boring page, which I'd like to fix.

Anyways, that's what I've been working on the last few days. That and lots of red dead redemption 2. Me and my horse stable muncher are gonna go catch a criminal and get rich on bounty money now. Cya!