Add notepad utility and update blog notes

- Add `notepad` script to package.json for timestamped note handling
- Create `src/utils/notepad.js` to append notes, commit, push, and deploy
- Update `nicholais-notepad.mdx` description and remove placeholder entries

package.json

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 		"convert:avif:all": "node src/utils/convert-to-avif.js --all",
 		"convert:avif:jpeg": "node src/utils/convert-to-avif.js --jpeg",
 		"convert:avif:png": "node src/utils/convert-to-avif.js --png",
-		"commit": "node src/utils/git-commit.js"
+		"commit": "node src/utils/git-commit.js",
+		"notepad": "node src/utils/notepad.js"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@astrojs/cloudflare": "^12.6.12",

src/content/blog/nicholais-notepad.mdx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: 'Notes'
-description: 'A collection of vomit.'
+description: 'dont read this'
 pubDate: 'Dec 18 2025'
 heroImage: '../../assets/PENCIL_1.3.1_wipe.avif'
 featured: false 
@@ -9,5 +9,3 @@ tags: ['opinions', 'satire']
 ---
 
 **[2025-12-18 13:55:20]** This is my personal notepad. You will find nothing of interest here.
-
-**[2025-12-18 14:28:54]** this is a test

src/utils/notepad.js

@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Notepad Script
+ *
+ * Appends timestamped notes to the notepad MDX file, commits, and deploys.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   pnpm notepad "Your note content here"
+ */
+
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join, dirname } from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+// Get current directory for ES modules
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
+// Configuration
+const NOTEPAD_FILE = join(__dirname, '..', 'content', 'blog', 'nicholais-notepad.mdx');
+const MAX_COMMIT_MSG_LENGTH = 50;
+
+// Color codes for terminal output
+const colors = {
+  reset: '\x1b[0m',
+  bright: '\x1b[1m',
+  dim: '\x1b[2m',
+  red: '\x1b[31m',
+  green: '\x1b[32m',
+  yellow: '\x1b[33m',
+  blue: '\x1b[34m',
+  cyan: '\x1b[36m',
+};
+
+/**
+ * Execute a command and return the output
+ */
+function exec(command, options = {}) {
+  try {
+    return execSync(command, {
+      encoding: 'utf-8',
+      stdio: options.silent ? 'pipe' : 'inherit',
+      ...options
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`${colors.red}❌ Command failed: ${command}${colors.reset}`);
+    console.error(error.message);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format current timestamp
+ */
+function getTimestamp() {
+  const now = new Date();
+  const year = now.getFullYear();
+  const month = String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+  const day = String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+  const hours = String(now.getHours()).padStart(2, '0');
+  const minutes = String(now.getMinutes()).padStart(2, '0');
+  const seconds = String(now.getSeconds()).padStart(2, '0');
+  return `${year}-${month}-${day} ${hours}:${minutes}:${seconds}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Append note to notepad file
+ */
+function appendNote(content) {
+  console.log(`${colors.cyan}📝 Adding note to notepad...${colors.reset}`);
+
+  const timestamp = getTimestamp();
+  const noteEntry = `\n**[${timestamp}]** ${content}\n`;
+
+  try {
+    // Read current content
+    const currentContent = readFileSync(NOTEPAD_FILE, 'utf-8');
+
+    // Append new note
+    const updatedContent = currentContent + noteEntry;
+
+    // Write back to file
+    writeFileSync(NOTEPAD_FILE, updatedContent, 'utf-8');
+
+    console.log(`${colors.green}✅ Note added successfully${colors.reset}`);
+    return timestamp;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`${colors.red}❌ Failed to write note${colors.reset}`);
+    console.error(error.message);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Commit and push changes
+ */
+function commitAndPush(content) {
+  console.log(`${colors.cyan}📦 Committing changes...${colors.reset}`);
+
+  try {
+    // Stage the notepad file
+    exec(`git add "${NOTEPAD_FILE}"`);
+
+    // Create commit message (truncate if too long)
+    const commitMsg = content.length > MAX_COMMIT_MSG_LENGTH
+      ? content.substring(0, MAX_COMMIT_MSG_LENGTH)
+      : content;
+
+    // Commit
+    exec(`git commit -m "notepad: ${commitMsg}"`, { silent: true });
+
+    console.log(`${colors.green}✅ Commit created${colors.reset}`);
+
+    // Push to remote
+    console.log(`${colors.cyan}🚀 Pushing to remote...${colors.reset}`);
+    exec('git push');
+
+    console.log(`${colors.green}✅ Pushed successfully${colors.reset}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`${colors.red}❌ Git operation failed${colors.reset}`);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deploy the site
+ */
+function deploy() {
+  console.log(`${colors.cyan}🚢 Deploying site...${colors.reset}`);
+
+  try {
+    exec('pnpm run deploy');
+    console.log(`${colors.green}✅ Deployment complete${colors.reset}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`${colors.red}❌ Deployment failed${colors.reset}`);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Show help message
+ */
+function showHelp() {
+  console.log(`
+${colors.bright}Notepad Script${colors.reset}
+${colors.dim}Append timestamped notes to your notepad${colors.reset}
+
+${colors.bright}Usage:${colors.reset}
+  ${colors.cyan}pnpm notepad "Your note content here"${colors.reset}
+
+${colors.bright}Example:${colors.reset}
+  ${colors.cyan}pnpm notepad "Implemented new feature for user authentication"${colors.reset}
+
+${colors.bright}What it does:${colors.reset}
+  1. Appends a timestamped note to ${colors.dim}src/content/blog/nicholais-notepad.mdx${colors.reset}
+  2. Commits the change with message: ${colors.dim}notepad: [your note]${colors.reset}
+  3. Pushes to remote repository
+  4. Deploys the site
+
+${colors.bright}Options:${colors.reset}
+  --help, -h    Show this help message
+`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Main function
+ */
+function main() {
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+  // Check for help flag
+  if (args.includes('--help') || args.includes('-h')) {
+    showHelp();
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
+  // Get note content
+  const content = args.join(' ').trim();
+
+  if (!content) {
+    console.error(`${colors.red}❌ No note content provided${colors.reset}`);
+    console.log(`\n${colors.yellow}💡 Usage:${colors.reset}`);
+    console.log(`   ${colors.dim}pnpm notepad "Your note content here"${colors.reset}\n`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`${colors.bright}${colors.blue}📓 Notepad Script${colors.reset}\n`);
+
+  try {
+    // Append note to file
+    appendNote(content);
+
+    // Commit and push
+    commitAndPush(content);
+
+    // Deploy site
+    deploy();
+
+    console.log(`\n${colors.green}✨ Done!${colors.reset}\n`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`\n${colors.red}❌ Operation failed${colors.reset}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Run the script
+main();