Weird Web October 2025 Retrospective
This year was the first time I participated in the community challenge 'Weird Web October'. And now that the event has wrapped up, it's time for a ~retrospective~
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Does this actually protect my email from spam?
I made some changes to my websites to require JavaScript in order to view my email address. Does it protect me from spam? I dunno, maybe?
PDF exports from Figma aren't accessible
Figma is a powerful design tool, but exporting your design as a PDF can create a jumbled document that isn't read correctly by screen readers and won't meet accessibility standards.
My favorite shows from 2024
Wrapping up 2024 with a short list of my favorites~
My favorite shows from 2023
Here are shows I enjoyed this year, including movies and series.
Brand new dark mode
I added theme detection and a theme switcher to my site using CSS variables in my existing SCSS styles
Accessibility & animation preferences
I made all of the animations completely optional & improved the accessibility of my site. here's how and why I did it.
What's this website supposed to be?
what's going on here? all of your questions finally answered
New Year's Resolutions
Time to share my resolutions for 2023 so that I can hold myself accountable. There's a 50-50 chance I'll quietly delete this post in 5 months, btw~ (haha, kidding... probably 😈)
My favorite series from 2022
Here are several streaming series that I really enjoyed this year. (no spoilers)
snow day ☃️❄️
Sharing some cute pics of my dogs playing in the snow. 🥰❄️
Using mix-blend-mode on a Video
I was able to get a blend mode to work with a background video after a little trial and error, and I wanted to share my workaround.
Styling the Browser Console
One of those "kinda interesting" facts: you can use CSS rules on browser dev console messages.