testing 1 + blogging news

Hey~

So I'm still getting used to how Blogger works these days after not checking it for months. I've been checking and doing little, mostly behind the scenes, things on my blogs and Blogger account. I've also been a little busy doing things irl. I have to get back into the groove of checking and reading comments and replying in a timely fashion. I know. I'll work on it.

*takes a deep breath* ok-

I'll be testing some things out later in this post, but for now, I want to talk about other things. 

So, first of all, a lot has happened since December. I'm not in college now. I've been searching for jobs (preferably a job related to my degree / what I've been studying in college). Job searching is hard, especially for more "official" work jobs. I applied for a lot of jobs. I got some employers who were interested and a few who I did interviews with, but I got rejected / didn't get the job for all of them so far. So that sucks. Obviously. 

Anyway, I'm trying to earn money. Obviously. Blogging is somewhat related to the field(s) I want to get into for my career. Then I remembered that ads is an option to put on Blogger blogs. Another reason I came back and plan on making all these changes on this blog (such as the name change *cough, cough*) and my story blog is because I thought about starting that AdSense thing that lets ads come on a Blogger blog (and other things; idk that doesn't matter to me lol). I considered it a couple of times a while ago but didn't want to do that.

Well, that was back then. I finally gave in the other day. I made an AdSense account, connected to the site, and put the ads settings for my blogs. I have no idea if I'll be approved, so I'm wondering if updating my blog name and URL will increase the chances..? idk. I'm really hoping I can make some extra money by blogging. If so, that'll be great. 

I know ads are annoying, but like.. I need money. I'm like so old now, you guys. 22 and looking for a new job. hhhhhh so old /says half-jokingly. But yeah. Can't believe I'm 22 now. It's the start of the -ber months in 2022. That's crazy. 

I'm not in the mood to check to see if I'm making any sense. idc, this is my cursed blog!! 😤

I'm trying to make it less cursed. I'm trying here, ok,,,,,,

Oh yeah. I'm also considering starting a new blog. I'm thinking of creating a photography blog. Like, just photography stuff. I have lots of photos that I got compliments over. Lots from the months I was away from here, and lots from way before then that I never shared here before. I have many, many pictures. I'm not sure if creating a new blog and putting AdSense on it will increase my chances of getting ads and viewers clicking on them, resulting in me eventually getting money. If I do that, I'll make another page toward the top of this page linking to that new blog. So basically the same thing I did with my story blog. And both blogs (story blog and potential photography blog) can be found as links on my Blogger profile. 

I don't know. I have a lot to think about. Adulting is hard, ok. Being in the 20s is hard, ok. *sigh* 😔

What else, what else..? Well, I have the idea of making a pet updates post or two. A lot happened since last December. hhhhhhnnfffnfgfnfghhh 

Ok, it's testing time! eeeeee

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Inserting pictures from my Photos app works. Good, good, good. ✅

And yes, I started collecting Squishmallows this year. The strawberry husky is Ryan, and the pear fox is Fifi. I got them on vacation. :3 🍓🍐

And the other photo is strawberry bubble tea I got at the mall this summer. It was good. 👍

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........ inserting pictures from my Google Photos also works. Good, good, good. ✅

And yes, that's a screenshot from the Finch app. I took it a while ago; my Zuzu bird is all grown up and looks very different now. I just found Zuzu's reaction to SpongeBob very funny when I first saw it. *Zuzu is confused.* "What kind of fruit do the unspongy Bobs live in, cheep?" ... New Discovery: *Dislikes Spongebob* 😭💀

Their name is Zuzu because it's such a cool name. Zuzu. That's so cool. (idk what I'm even doing-)

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Here's Precious btw lmao 

(inserting pictures from Blogger works- check, check, check)

Animal Jam funny pics uwu

................. ahhhhhhh asdfghjkl;sksksdksksksk

funny !! 

.... wait, why is my mind fixated on AJ memories if I want to move away from the game on this blog? huh-

*shrugs* 

How do I blog again-

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Ok, one more thing I want to test out tonight. 

~ b l a n k 

s p a c e ~

b / l / a / n / k

s / p / a / c / e

hmm hmm hmm 

ok idk 

good enough 

. . . 

Other Comics To Read List:

• Purple Hyacinth.
• Sweet Tooth. 
• Rain.

Oh wow, my Notes app is properly updated on my computer. I don't remember the last time it did that. Nice. And I was able to copy and paste a part of a note into a post. Very good. This will be useful. Yes, yes. 😈

Those web comics are on my to-read list. I'm still watching the Sweet Tooth Netflix show though. I want to start the comic after I finish watching the show. 

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Alright, those are all the testing stuff I wanted to do. Thanks for sticking around with me till the end of the post. I tried to insert some funny random shananigans in as well. (shananigans is a nickname pun I made online lol; my name being Shan and the word being shenanigans, of course.)

But on a serious note, two things:

1. I'm thinking about creating a photography blog. Does that sound interesting enough? Is it worth it? I'm not sure yet. 

2. All the previous years of this blog's existence, I was thinking "no" to the idea of letting ads be on my blog (this one, here, yeah, this one). After thinking about it recently, I decided to look into it and give it a chance. So far, AdSense is supposedly still reviewing my blog, and so I don't have any ads up yet. I hope I'll be approved so ads can start popping up. I know ads can get annoying fast, but if they do come on my blog, seeing and clicking on them will be a big help. I'll appreciate it greatly. It took me a long time to reach this decision, and I'm still kinda hesitating it. I don't know. I need good things to happen. If it's possible for me to earn any money by blogging, by doing a hobby I enjoy, then I think that's awesome. 

Thanks for reading. <3 

~ Shan / Shyrah / Cutepups / the person writing this 😶