Blog Posts
3/20/2026
I wrote my first review at length of Tress today. I'll upload it hopefully in the next week but I want to figure out how I'll be laying out my review webpages. It was fantastic to see the reading project and starrybell follow my page. It really felt like I wasn't screaming into the void. I'm working from home today so I've got a million distractions so just a small update and that written review that I'll post later. I did find a beer/brewing layout that I liked where you can click on the beer on 1/3rd of the page and then the other 2/3rds are the recipe, a picture and maybe a small review of the beer. Exciting stuff! I'm about halfway through bookshops and bonedust which has been fantastic especially because its a bit overcast outside and the town Viv stays in is also very overcast. Hope anyone reading this has a fantastic weekend and gets to do something that makes them happy!
3/19/2026
Day 3! I am amazed at the resources online for learning HTML/CSS. W3schools has been insturmental as has the medium webpage. I nabbed covers for all the books I've read the last few years (when I started tracking it) and uploaded them to the library. I love how it looks with all of them up. I'm messing with some colors on the different pages today. I think the library feels warm and cozy. I'll probably keep review pages the same color in an attempt to make a "come in and stay a while" vibe. The home page feels bright and inviting to me which is what I want this site to be, inviting and cozy. I believe I have a color scheme set up for the bar page, browns for beer and all that. I don't exactly have a layout that is screaming at me "do this!" so I'll probably spend today going through the w3schools templates and seeing if there is something with my name on it. I'm proud of my progress so far. This has been a great project to help me ditch my phone for a while and problem solve.
3/18/2026
Day two of editing this site. I updated my library for 2026. I'll be getting the covers of all the books I read the last 2 years as well soon. Unfortunately it will be 75 covers and between saving them and adding them (in my own likely ham fisted way...) it all takes a bit of time. Either way I'm proud of the work I've done so far. I made the library grow books when they are hovered, I added a link to dracula just to test. However I'll be adding a link to my thoughts on each book in the future. Maybe I'll set up a star system or something below each book to give a quick overview? I don't know yet. Maybe I'll make a page that has a roadmap of ideas after I get the bar and library basics in place. I'm having a lot of fun learning HTML/CSS.
3/17/2026
My first post on my website. Proud of getting this far!
