diff --git a/content/blog/up-to-my-eyeballs.md b/content/blog/up-to-my-eyeballs.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b823ee --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/up-to-my-eyeballs.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: Up to My Eyeballs +description: What I’ve been up to instead of posting on my blog. +date: 2024-02-26 +tags: + - Quick Thoughts +synopsis: What I’ve been up to instead of posting on my blog. +imageURL: /img/logo_post.svg +mastodon_id: "112001639227268153" +--- +If you’re one of the handful of people who read my blog, you may have noticed that I hadn’t posted yet in February. You see, about a month ago, I decided to implement that neat trick some people are doing that allows them to use replies to a mastodon post as comments on a web page. While I *could* have lifted [Juhis’](https://hamatti.org/posts/blog-comments-via-mastodon/) implementation wholesale and been done in a half-hour, naturally, I decided to complicate things and build the feature using web components. + +As if this wasn’t enough, I figured that my site could use a bit of sprucing up. I began with changes to the typography; surely, I thought, this would only represent some minor changes to the CSS! Alas, I came across a link to [utopia.fyi](https://utopia.fyi/) and decided to implement fluid space and type scaling. I found this rather confusing at first as [utopia.fyi](https://utopia.fyi/) is pretty unclear about exactly how this works, but I got it working nicely in the end and I was even able to remove my media query in exchange for one small container query, which it seems [we can safely use now](https://caniuse.com/css-container-queries). + +I also decided that I was sick of how crowded my font folder was, so I replaced the lot with two beautiful variable typefaces that only require one font file each for a slew of styles: [Manrope](https://www.gent.media/manrope) and [Fraunces](https://fraunces.undercase.xyz/). + +To make a long story short: I rendered my website unusable by taking on too much at once. Could I have switched branches and uploaded the odd post? Surely, just like I *could* do my taxes the minute I get my W2, or I *could* get more exercise. In any case, I now have a prettier, leaner website with: +* Mastodon comments +* Fluid type +* Two variable typefaces instead of two giant font families +* Zero breakpoints + +...and I’m fairly chuffed. Some things I plan on doing in the future include: + +* Styling for blockquotes, including optical margins +* Fixing styling for images that *aren’t* in a `
` +* Better styling for code fences +* Implementing an image gallery +* Creating a /uses page +* Doing some of [this stuff](https://jamesg.blog/2024/02/19/personal-website-ideas/), and/or [this stuff](https://shellsharks.com/notes/2023/08/15/website-component-checklist) +* Finally getting around to making a professional site for my work accomplishments, et cetera + +It feels good to have a working site once more. I’m very excited about these changes and keen as mince to get posting again! diff --git a/content/now/now_2024_02_26.md b/content/now/now_2024_02_26.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a7db9f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/now/now_2024_02_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +title: Not Blogging, Incense, and Scientific Naps +description: When you hear what I’ve been up to, it may just put you to sleep. +synopsis: When you hear what I’ve been up to, it may just put you to sleep. +date: 2024-02-26 +imageURL: /img/pexels-pixabay-277458_copy.webp +imageAlt: A series of clocks on tall black poles in a clearing in front of some trees. +--- +I spent about a month working on my blog, while [not blogging on the thing](../blog/up-to-my-eyeballs/), but I’m very pleased about the new changes. The biggest new feature as a result of the work is the ability to comment on my posts via Mastodon! + +After a failed batch, I went back to basics and made some plain Palo Santo incense that turned out very, very well. I expect I’ll write a post about it soon. I also caved and got three varieties from [Yi-Xin Craft Incense](https://craft-incense.com/pages/about-the-artist)’s February collection. Not only is his stuff consistently gorgeous, it’s also great reference incense for those masochists who like to make their own. If you want to know what a *good* stick can be, you can’t go wrong with one of Ken’s. + +I had a bizarre first experience the other day. In aid of determining whether there is a medical explanation behind my snoring, or whether my unconscious mind simply enjoys keeping my partner up all night, I went for a sleep study. While it’s a fascinating experience, I can’t say I enjoyed it. Sleeping in front of a camera with approximately one million electrodes attached to you overnight is bad enough, let alone spending the next day taking on-camera naps every two hours until five PM! 0/10: wouldn’t do again.