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  • Testing

    Testing

    My site’s been broken for a while. And now, after three(?)+ years I think I’ve finally got it working correctly again.

    Part of my issue was my previous host — (mediatemple)/GoDaddy — had broken my posts, postmeta, etc. into two different sets of tables. When I moved the site to where it currently resides, whatever they did to have things read from those tables with different prefixes stopped working.

    With the help of ChatGPT, I was able to iterate through a series of prompts that enabled me to combine all of the tables that needed to be combined via SQL (as well as work through some issues that cropped up along the way). I know ChatGPT’s not great for the planet, and I try to avoid using it unless I’m absolutely stuck on something, but it was great for trying to work through a problem I didn’t know how to fix otherwise.

  • Worldle

    Inspired by Wordle, the game Worldle gives you a map of a country/territory and six chances to guess what it is. If you get it wrong, it will tell you how close you are and give you the direction and distance from the right answer.

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

    I love how ambitious The Rings of Power feels. I hope it doesn’t disappoint.

  • Is this thing on?

    Is this thing on?

    It’s been ages since I’ve touched this site other than to update the stuff powering it, and the web & WordPress have changed immensely since I started working on the Tersus child theme I reactivated. As WordPress went ahead with Gutenberg and its new block system, I started building sites with Beaver Builder and I didn’t look back. The way WordPress has evolved is something I can’t keep ignoring, though.

    My goals for this site moving forward are pretty straightforward:

    1. Modernize the CSS. CSS supports variables and all sorts of other things I’ve relied on Sass for.
    2. See how/if Tersus plays with the block editor for content.
    3. Learn more about modern theme building and building custom blocks.
    4. Play and build more.

  • CSS3 Patterns Gallery

    CSS3 Patterns Gallery — This small collection of CSS3 patterns is pretty neat. The code is simple enough to grok!

  • Chansey

    Today my daughter and I tackled Chansey. She initially wanted to work on Blissey, but I’m trying to convince her to focus on the first generation of Pokémon for now.

    Timelapse footage was captured using Hyperlapse for iOS and then put together using Quik by GoPro.

  • Gengar

    Our first Pokemon today was Gengar. For this painting, Emily drew the Pokémon and I painted it. It was a nice change of pace. As soon as we finished this painting, Emily wanted to do another. (Two in one day was enough, though.)

    Timelapse footage was captured using Hyperlapse for iOS and then put together using Quik by GoPro.

  • Gastly

    For this painting we did something a little different. I sketched out Gastly for Emily and myself. Then we painted side by side. I learned a valuable lesson while recording… always make sure you have enough storage before doing a longer timelapse. I ran out of room mid-capture. :/

    Timelapse footage was captured using Hyperlapse for iOS and then put together using Quik by GoPro.

  • Pikachu

    In this video we collaborated on Pikachu. It’s a mixture of ink and Copic markers.

    About This Video

    My five-year-old daughter and I have been collaborating on an art project. We usually tackle 1 or 2 Pokémon daily and I’ve been recording the process.Time lapse footage was captured using Hyperlapse for iOS and then put together using Quik by GoPro.

  • Pichu

    Emily insisted on drawing this morning, and I know it’s not a first-generation Pokémon, but Pichu was too cute NOT to work on.

    About This Video

    My five-year-old daughter and I have been collaborating on an art project. We usually tackle 1 or 2 Pokémon daily and I’ve been recording the process.Time lapse footage was captured using Hyperlapse for iOS and then put together using Quik by GoPro.