diff --git a/_data/blogroll.js b/_data/blogroll.js index 5900405..a0938fd 100644 --- a/_data/blogroll.js +++ b/_data/blogroll.js @@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ export default { }, ], }, + { + name: "Collectives / Compilations", + blogs: [ + { + title: "Freethought Blogs", + feedUrl: "https://freethoughtblogs.com/feed/", + url: "https://freethoughtblogs.com/", + description: + "Freethoughtblogs is an open platform for freethought writers. We are skeptics and critics of dogma and authoritarianism, and in addition, we recognize that the nonexistence of deities entails a greater commitment to human values, and in particular, an appreciation of human diversity and equality. We are for feminism, against racism, for diversity, against inequity. Our network of blogs is designed to encourage independent thinking and individual autonomy — freethoughtblogs.com is a vehicle for giving vocal secularists a venue for discussion of their values and interests.", + }, + ], + }, { name: "Comics", blogs: [ @@ -213,6 +225,12 @@ export default { description: "A charming (but perhaps abandoned) blog from cocktail expert Luke Andrews.", }, + { + title: "Cwyn's Death by Tea", + feedUrl: "https://deathbytea.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default", + url: "https://deathbytea.blogspot.com/", + description: "Straight up tea talk.", + }, { title: "Sarah's Vegan Kitchen", feedUrl: "https://sarahsvegankitchen.com/feed/", diff --git a/content/blog/the-skinny-on-incense-stick-extruders.md b/content/blog/the-skinny-on-incense-stick-extruders.md index 2fb208c..2fbeb36 100644 --- a/content/blog/the-skinny-on-incense-stick-extruders.md +++ b/content/blog/the-skinny-on-incense-stick-extruders.md @@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ author: name: "Nathan Upchurch" profilePic: "/img/CN20191025_301_Srt_SQUARE_crop.jpg" --- +::: info +Update 2025-06-24: You can buy the final extruder, replacement nozzles, and accessories from outside of China via [SuperBuy](https://www.superbuy.com/en/page/buy/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdetail.1688.com%2Foffer%2F750437159209.html). For a side by side comparison of some of the extruders, see [this picture](/img/extruders/comparison1.webp) and [this picture](/img/extruders/comparison2.webp): the aluminum and stainless extruders are near identical in diameter, but the aluminum model is shorter. +::: + Given that hobbyist incense making hasn't exactly been all the rage since the tang dynasty, finding good incense-making equipment for small-scale home production can be a bit of a tribulation. If you make Chinese or Japanese style coreless incense, one of the first hurdles on the way to kitting out your very own mini incense workshop is choosing a manual extruder. Now that I finally feel confident that I've overcome this particular hurdle, here's what I've learned: ## Where to Find a Suitable Extruder diff --git a/content/changelog.md b/content/changelog.md index 677e2f6..55a8645 100644 --- a/content/changelog.md +++ b/content/changelog.md @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ title: Nathan Upchurch | Changelog structuredData: none --- # Changelog +* 2025-06-24 + * Implemented info boxes. +* 2025-06-09 + * Added [Freethought Blogs](https://freethoughtblogs.com/) and [Cwyn's Death by Tea](https://deathbytea.blogspot.com/) to the [blogroll](/blogroll). * 2025-06-06 * Implement [/now-burning](/now-burning/) and [/once-burned](/once-burned/). * 2025-04-19 diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_1.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_1.md index d92b785..a2d818e 100644 --- a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_1.md +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_1.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Moss Garden (Nokiba)" manufacturer: "Shoyeido" -date: 2025-06-06 +date: 2025-06-06 19:12:00 time: 7:12 PM --- Love this stick. Absolute classic. diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Agarwood, Hmarkhawlien_Rising Phoenix_2025-06-19 17:08:00_5:08 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Agarwood, Hmarkhawlien_Rising Phoenix_2025-06-19 17:08:00_5:08 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..452e284 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Agarwood, Hmarkhawlien_Rising Phoenix_2025-06-19 17:08:00_5:08 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Agarwood, Hmarkhawlien +manufacturer: Rising Phoenix +date: 2025-06-19 17:08:00 +time: 5:08 PM +--- +Thanks Bonnie! diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Beau Soir_Myself_2025-06-10 16:58:00_4:48 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Beau Soir_Myself_2025-06-10 16:58:00_4:48 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0fea38f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Beau Soir_Myself_2025-06-10 16:58:00_4:48 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Beau Soir +manufacturer: Myself +date: 2025-06-10 16:58:00 +time: 4:48 PM +--- +Still trying to understand the character of this one. I'm fairly certain I like it though. diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Cherry Blossoms (Kyozakura)_Shoyeido_2025-06-15 11:16:00_11:16 AM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Cherry Blossoms (Kyozakura)_Shoyeido_2025-06-15 11:16:00_11:16 AM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa56252 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Cherry Blossoms (Kyozakura)_Shoyeido_2025-06-15 11:16:00_11:16 AM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Cherry Blossoms (Kyozakura) +manufacturer: Shoyeido +date: 2025-06-15 11:16:00 +time: 11:16 AM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Everyday Aloes_Yi-Xin Craft Incense_2025-06-12 17:05:00_5:05 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Everyday Aloes_Yi-Xin Craft Incense_2025-06-12 17:05:00_5:05 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..03e317e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Everyday Aloes_Yi-Xin Craft Incense_2025-06-12 17:05:00_5:05 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Everyday Aloes +manufacturer: Yi-Xin Craft Incense +date: 2025-06-12 17:05:00 +time: 5:05 PM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Fu-In Byakudan_Minorien_2025-06-13 12:04:00_12:04 AM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Fu-In Byakudan_Minorien_2025-06-13 12:04:00_12:04 AM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1d7bebd --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Fu-In Byakudan_Minorien_2025-06-13 12:04:00_12:04 AM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Fu-In Byakudan +manufacturer: Minorien +date: 2025-06-13 12:04:00 +time: 12:04 AM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Hawaiian Summer_Incense Apprentice_2025-06-20 15:25:00_3:26 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Hawaiian Summer_Incense Apprentice_2025-06-20 15:25:00_3:26 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c146da --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Hawaiian Summer_Incense Apprentice_2025-06-20 15:25:00_3:26 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Hawaiian Summer +manufacturer: Incense Apprentice +date: 2025-06-20 15:25:00 +time: 3:26 PM +--- +Excited to try out Sara's work from her [brand new webstore](https://incenseapprentice.substack.com/p/incense-apprentice-has-a-web-store)! diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Hojari_Myself_2025-06-11 17:17:00_5:17 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Hojari_Myself_2025-06-11 17:17:00_5:17 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9cbfcc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Hojari_Myself_2025-06-11 17:17:00_5:17 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Hojari +manufacturer: Myself +date: 2025-06-11 17:17:00 +time: 5:17 PM +--- +A rejected stick I made with washed hojari frankincense and a little too much eucalyptus leaf. diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Jinko Daikoboku_Seikado_2025-06-11 09:57:00_9:57 AM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Jinko Daikoboku_Seikado_2025-06-11 09:57:00_9:57 AM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be8f6a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Jinko Daikoboku_Seikado_2025-06-11 09:57:00_9:57 AM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Jinko Daikoboku +manufacturer: Seikado +date: 2025-06-11 09:57:00 +time: 9:57 AM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Kobunboku_Baieido_2025-06-06_8:00 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Kobunboku_Baieido_2025-06-06_8:00 PM.md index 0a987b3..c67fc22 100644 --- a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Kobunboku_Baieido_2025-06-06_8:00 PM.md +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Kobunboku_Baieido_2025-06-06_8:00 PM.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: Kobunboku manufacturer: Baieido -date: 2025-06-06 +date: 2025-06-06 20:00:00 time: 8:00 PM --- diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Magnifiscents Blue Topaz_Shoyeido_2025-06-16 10:34:00_10:34 AM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Magnifiscents Blue Topaz_Shoyeido_2025-06-16 10:34:00_10:34 AM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6a067b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Magnifiscents Blue Topaz_Shoyeido_2025-06-16 10:34:00_10:34 AM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Magnifiscents Blue Topaz +manufacturer: Shoyeido +date: 2025-06-16 10:34:00 +time: 10:34 AM +--- +A bit sweet and powdery for my taste, but I don't mind it. diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Moss Garden_Nokiba_Shoyeido_2024-06-13 21:13:00_9:13 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Moss Garden_Nokiba_Shoyeido_2024-06-13 21:13:00_9:13 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7cda2d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Moss Garden_Nokiba_Shoyeido_2024-06-13 21:13:00_9:13 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: "Moss Garden (Nokiba)" +manufacturer: Shoyeido +date: 2025-06-13 21:13:00 +time: 9:13 PM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Official Rammstein Incense Cones_KNOX_2025-06-18 11:46:00_11:46 AM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Official Rammstein Incense Cones_KNOX_2025-06-18 11:46:00_11:46 AM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4ebfa20 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Official Rammstein Incense Cones_KNOX_2025-06-18 11:46:00_11:46 AM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Official Rammstein Incense Cones +manufacturer: KNOX +date: 2025-06-18 11:46:00 +time: 11:46 AM +--- +Surprisingly nice. diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Pure Australian Sandalwood_Myself_2025-06-19 10:26:00_10:26 AM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Pure Australian Sandalwood_Myself_2025-06-19 10:26:00_10:26 AM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..50d02a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Pure Australian Sandalwood_Myself_2025-06-19 10:26:00_10:26 AM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Pure Australian Sandalwood +manufacturer: Myself +date: 2025-06-18 10:26:00 +time: 10:26 AM +--- +Just a plain santalum spicatum stick I extruded myself, bound with some guar gum. diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Reiryokoh_Kunmeido_2025-06-09 11:50:00_11:50 AM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Reiryokoh_Kunmeido_2025-06-09 11:50:00_11:50 AM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..34e3135 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Reiryokoh_Kunmeido_2025-06-09 11:50:00_11:50 AM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Reiryokoh +manufacturer: Kunmeido +date: 2025-06-09 11:50:00 +time: 11:50 AM +--- +Big fan of that curry note. diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Rosewood_Yi-Xin Craft Incense_2025-06-21 16:00:00_4:00 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Rosewood_Yi-Xin Craft Incense_2025-06-21 16:00:00_4:00 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de01910 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Rosewood_Yi-Xin Craft Incense_2025-06-21 16:00:00_4:00 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Rosewood +manufacturer: Yi-Xin Craft Incense +date: 2025-06-21 16:00:00 +time: 4:00 PM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Sarasoju_Shunkohdo_2025-06-16 12:15:00_12:15 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Sarasoju_Shunkohdo_2025-06-16 12:15:00_12:15 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf12820 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Sarasoju_Shunkohdo_2025-06-16 12:15:00_12:15 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Sarasoju +manufacturer: Shunkohdo +date: 2025-06-16 12:15:00 +time: 12:15 PM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa_Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP_2025-06-08_2:00 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa_Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP_2025-06-08_2:00 PM.md index a727337..3229b4e 100644 --- a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa_Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP_2025-06-08_2:00 PM.md +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa_Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP_2025-06-08_2:00 PM.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa" manufacturer: Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP -date: 2025-06-08 +date: 2025-06-08 14:00:00 time: 2:00 PM --- The nostalgia! diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Texas Red Cedar_The World Makes Scents_2025-06-16 14:04:00_2:04 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Texas Red Cedar_The World Makes Scents_2025-06-16 14:04:00_2:04 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf0e94b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Texas Red Cedar_The World Makes Scents_2025-06-16 14:04:00_2:04 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Texas Red Cedar +manufacturer: The World Makes Scents +date: 2025-06-16 14:04:00 +time: 2:04 PM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Unnamed Palo Santo and Rose Incense_Myself_2025-06-18 14:00:00_2:00 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Unnamed Palo Santo and Rose Incense_Myself_2025-06-18 14:00:00_2:00 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0775ae9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Unnamed Palo Santo and Rose Incense_Myself_2025-06-18 14:00:00_2:00 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Unnamed Palo Santo and Rose Incense +manufacturer: Myself +date: 2025-06-18 14:00:00 +time: 2:00 PM +--- +A stick combining palo santo with sandalwood, rose (thanks Irene), and benzoin (thanks Bonnie), resulting in a sweet, warm, palo santo forward incense with a delicate floral character. diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Waterwheel Cedar_Tennendo_2025-06-22 21:13:00_9:13 PM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Waterwheel Cedar_Tennendo_2025-06-22 21:13:00_9:13 PM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a396ed --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_Waterwheel Cedar_Tennendo_2025-06-22 21:13:00_9:13 PM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Waterwheel Cedar +manufacturer: Tennendo +date: 2025-06-22 21:13:00 +time: 9:13 PM +--- + diff --git a/content/now-burning/Now Burning_White Cloud (Hakuun)_Shoyeido_2025-06-14 10:30:00_10:30 AM.md b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_White Cloud (Hakuun)_Shoyeido_2025-06-14 10:30:00_10:30 AM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..df1ef6c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now-burning/Now Burning_White Cloud (Hakuun)_Shoyeido_2025-06-14 10:30:00_10:30 AM.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: White Cloud (Hakuun) +manufacturer: Shoyeido +date: 2025-06-14 10:30:00 +time: 10:30 AM +--- + diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js index 27e711f..a19f710 100644 --- a/eleventy.config.js +++ b/eleventy.config.js @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ import { DateTime } from "luxon"; import markdownIt from "markdown-it"; import markdownItFootnote from "markdown-it-footnote"; +import markdownItContainer from "markdown-it-container"; import markdownItAnchor from "markdown-it-anchor"; import mdfigcaption from "markdown-it-image-figures"; import pluginRss from "@11ty/eleventy-plugin-rss"; @@ -237,7 +238,8 @@ export default async function (eleventyConfig) { slugify: eleventyConfig.getFilter("slugify"), }) .use(markdownItFootnote) - .use(mdfigcaption, figoptions); + .use(mdfigcaption, figoptions) + .use(markdownItContainer, "info"); }); eleventyConfig.setLibrary("md", mdLib); diff --git a/package.json b/package.json index c763bc8..7544e0f 100644 --- a/package.json +++ b/package.json @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ "mdfigcaption": "^0.1.1" }, "dependencies": { + "markdown-it-container": "^4.0.0", "markdown-it-footnote": "^3.0.3", "markdown-it-image-figures": "^2.1.1", "prettier": "^3.2.5" diff --git a/public/css/index.css b/public/css/index.css index 02af0b6..2081976 100644 --- a/public/css/index.css +++ b/public/css/index.css @@ -666,6 +666,19 @@ header .home-link { } } +/* Info Box */ + +.info { + border: var(--border-details); + border-radius: var(--border-radius); + margin-block: 0 1lh; + padding: var(--space-s); + font-style: italic; + p { + margin-bottom: 0; + } +} + /* Nav */ .nav { padding: 0; diff --git a/public/img/extruders/comparison1.webp b/public/img/extruders/comparison1.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5bd10fc Binary files /dev/null and b/public/img/extruders/comparison1.webp differ diff --git a/public/img/extruders/comparison2.webp b/public/img/extruders/comparison2.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e023544 Binary files /dev/null and b/public/img/extruders/comparison2.webp differ