3.25.2025
Just updated my site to make the CSS prettier! I actually remembered how to do most of what I wanted to, or figured it out pretty quickly through trial and error. I used Firefox's Page Inspector to try out modifications before saving them in my code, which conveniently suggests completions of CSS rules. There were a few things I had to look up on the MDN Web Docs though: how to add a background image, get the device's orientation to tweak the background size to look best, and add a favicon (which I generated with LifeHash.) Also, I changed the "favs" page to "links", and added an archive for last month's updates.
I started writing an update on my use of Beeminder here, but I moved it to another file because I think I'd like to make a separate "writing" page for long-form writing on a cohesive topic, and keep this section as site updates and random thoughts. Of course, some of my random thoughts are going to turn out to be the basis for more polished writing, and I think that's great! I'm pretty excited to see where tending to this website takes me. :D
3.22.2025
On my links page I mentioned some internet radio stations I've been listening to for a while, but it never occured to me until recently that I could listen to them in the car. Since quitting Spotify I'd mainly been listening to local radio stations, and there are a few good ones but they all have the same five ads and it gets irritating. Except the Spanish romance station, which also has the best taste in music. But anyway, I realized that I could listen to Soma FM and Jet Set Radio Live in my car the same way I could listen to Spotify and it's been great.
Unrelatedly, I found this softness measurement company whose logo is just "certified softness" in all-lowercase, italicized Comic Sans with a registered trademark symbol. It's glorious.