This message made me so happy 🥹 It’s nice to know that people still remember my Tumblr themes!

Sneak preview of the latest CSS-only thing I've been cooking up on Codepen 👀

A grey cat sitting on a fluffy cat tree surrounded by stuffed animals.
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO
A person’s hand holding out a small variegated banana tree in a pot, with a grey cat relaxing on a blanket in the background.
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO
Fog rolling over Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Location
Fort Point National Historic Site, San Francisco, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO

My claim to fame is that once upon a time I made a Tumblr theme that looked just like Facebook and Soulja Boy used it as his theme for a couple of months

We've come so far but I still can't select all unread emails on my phone 😔

Why does the letter G look so weird?

I don’t know if it’s just me, but finding an aesthetically pleasing G is the bane of my existence. I’ve never liked the way G looks in any font — especially cursive G’s, those are the worst. Lowercase g’s don’t make much sense either, especially the looptail variety. I used to spend hours as a child rewriting my name over and over because I couldn’t get it to look like how I wanted it to look (still haven’t quite gotten it right).

I’m enjoying the relative quiet on my Mastodon feed. I think I burned out on all the other social media because there was just a constant flow of content all the time. It’s kind of nice to be able to reach the end of new posts every now and then.

New year, new design.

I think I force myself to keep up with all the new things happening in web development by making myself redesign my site every couple of years or so. I never really consciously sit down to make comps and figure out all the details. The process is really more of me noodling on an idea I’ve had for a while until it crystallizes into something I can use.

A collection of freshly polished wooden spoons and serving utensils.
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO

I learned so much at last week! Just implemented container queries, clamp(), and individual transform properties on my site 🥳

Gridlocked roads filled with cars, mopeds, and people on an afternoon in Bangkok, Thailand.
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Camera
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO
A panoramic view of the world’s tallest indoor waterfall inside Jewel Changi Airport.
Location
Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
Camera
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO

Things that make me happy.

Because I was sick earlier this year, I feel like I finally really got into the swing of things when summer started. I unfortunately haven’t been able to travel, which I do miss, but there’s been so many things at home that have made me just as happy.

A grey cat with a grey harness sitting in a garden on an outdoor couch with orange cushions.
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO
A person with long hair and beanie holding up pieces of bacon at a brunch restaurant in San Francisco.
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO
A man in a waterproof poncho, sunglasses, and a hat sitting on a rock on Kehoe Beach.
Location
Kehoe Beach, Inverness, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO
Ocean waves crashing against the rocks and spraying the air at Kehoe Beach.
Location
Kehoe Beach, Inverness, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO
A wide shot of downtown San Francisco as seen from Twin Peaks.
Location
Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO
A bouquet of deep pink peonies.
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Camera
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Editor
VSCO

Brain fog.

December and January were rough months for me. Work was stressful, my grandmother passed away, and then in January I suffered from debilitating migraines for three straight weeks. I think it was the culmination of all the anxiety and stress I was holding inside.