Threaded Comment Replies for Custom Templates

If you keep up with Blogger Buzz, you'll know that FINALLY they have threaded comment replies enabled for Blogger (similar to Disqus, how you can reply directly to comments on your posts and have it appear indented like a thread)! You can read the original article. Before, I had inserted a reply button script that allowed me to reply but it wouldn't be attached to the original comment, so that was annoying.

Now you can have threaded comment replies with the touch of a button. Simply go to Blogger Dashboard -> Settings -> Other:  set allow blog feed to "full," then Settings -> Posts and Comments: comment location to "embedded" and voila - everything's set. BUT if you have customized templates like me, things get hairy. I found this very helpful site that's unfortunately in Malay, but with the help of Google Translate, you basically need the first two lines. I'll translate briefly here (code credit: www.themasdoyok.com )

0. Go to Blogger Dashboard -> Template. SAVE YOUR TEMPLATE FIRST ("backup/restore" in upper right corner)
1. Edit html -> Proceed -> check the box that says Expand Widget Templates
2. Control+F and search for this line

<b:include data='post' name='comments'/>

3. Everywhere you see this line above, replace it with this (it appeared 3 times in my code):

<b:if cond='data:post.showThreadedComments'>
<b:include data='post' name='threaded_comments'/>
<b:else/>
<b:include data='post' name='comments'/>
</b:if>

4. Easy, right? It should look something like this:

Lemme know how this works for everyone and happy replying! If only Blogger came up with a better way to notify commenters of replies like Disqus thus and then everything would be peachy.

Readers - what commenting system do you use?

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Leprechaun

David & Goliath "This is How I Roll" print tshirt (S) (gift from JJ) // H&M olive green cardigan (Euro 4) (old) // 

H&M forest green colored skinny jeans (Euro 6) // Urban Outfitters/Cooperative blue velvet loafers (6) //

H&M multi bracelets // Rings: turquoise - gifted, green topaz - medieval fair

Photography: JJ

GREEN MACHINE. What I wore to a delicious brunch at The Creperie in Clayton with JJ (1/15). I absolutely love quirky and punny t-shirts and he got me this cute sushi one that says "This is How I Roll" when he went up to San Fran with friends last week. Why stop there with the green? On goes different tones of my favourite colour and it's just downright silly. Looks like St. Patty's Day came two months in advance. Took these pictures today though because it was so much warmer (67 degrees what STL? Stay like this forever baby).

Monte Carlo is the best dadgum crepe I've ever tasted. It has fresh strawberries, coconut, walnuts, and this ice cream/whipped cream-like cream to go with. Biking uphill in super-wind was actually worth it. I love the ambiance of The Creperie because it's loud, crowded, and has a kind of coffeeshop/Euro cafe feel. The outside sunroom is well-insulated, warm, and gives a nice street view out into the business district. This is how I roll.

Having a nice clean room is a huge accomplishment pre-semester. We vacuumed (nothing more gratifying than listening to the crackle of dirty junk getting picked up by a veritable vortex), unpacked, packed up last semester's things, and now have massive amounts of floor space. My last first day of college tomorrow - a mixed bag of feelings.

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Baby It's Cold Outside

Forever 21 brown shearling jacket (S) // H&M cropped knit turtleneck sweater (XS) //

Forever 21 navy and grey striped shirt (S) // Forever 21 zip ankle skinny jeans (26) //

From Taiwan furry chunky heel camel booties (6) // Red frame glasses //

Photography: JJ

SURELY, SHEARLING. While everyone else is glued to the tube watching the Golden Globes, I'm huddling inside as close to the heater as possible, sorting out my final college semester schedule. 2012 has been a great start for me so far, and my first 24 hours back at the North Pole St. Louis have been productive, try-new-things-fun, and bloody COLD. Going from 80 degrees to a sharp dunk into snow-covered 30s is not pleasant, and riding my rickety bike uphill on a particularly windy day is even less pleasant. Either way, it's nice to be a busy bee again.

This is an old pre-break school outfit (11/28): SHEARLING + TURTLENECK. Can't even remember what I was doing that day but it was right after Thanksgiving. This jacket was $10 on sale in the spring and my homage to the raging shearling trend last year. Layered with a cropped turtleneck sweater, it's pretty warm. Nothing to write home about. While it's nice to dream fantastically and imagine myself swathed in light chiffon and bohemian layers, true winter necessitates warmth so hopefully this is the year when miraculously I learn how to layer without looking like a mid-hibernation bear.

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Jonathan Adler Nook Cover Review + Nook Tablet Update

Part of the explanation of why I've been MIA from the web lately: been flipping through finger-licking good books lately and on my way to my goal of finishing 10 books during 2012. One thing I used to pride myself on is being a bookworm, but since college, reading for pleasure never seemed a convenient option anymore. Since purchasing the Nook Tablet less than 2 months ago, I've completed 3 books (one of which was over 1000 pages) - not bad, eh?

After a while, I decided my Nook should be protected with a cover, one with a cute design that makes me want to pull it out of my bag in public. After a bit of searching, I decided shelling out $30 for the Jonathan Adler Pink Circles designer cover was worth it and so far it's held up nicely (sold by Barnes & Noble). The design features pink and purple circles and is made of this vinyl-canvas-like material on the outside, and thick hot pink canvas on the inside. It opens just like a book and has a convenient built-in pocket on the left side with a clear case for an ID card or a picture (below "This Nook Belongs To:"). How cute! The Nook snaps right in on the right side and the cover folds back to allow for easy reading. An additional plus is that it can bend over to form a tent shape that doesn't slide on some surfaces, so good for reducing glare and watching TV comfortably. The other cover I was contemplating was the Kate Spade black and white striped one with red inside but it was $80 so no way. Unfortunately it seems that neither cover is available anymore on the B&N site, but check in your local store - there may be some left.

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