Getting Old

It’s been a while since my last update; I wanted to finish refreshing the style of my website before writing anything. The update took quite some time. At first, I implemented a design with big full-width header images on blog posts, and it looked pretty good. But, for some reason, after putting in all of the effort to accomplish my design I found that I lacked any motivation to keep going. I eventually realized that I just wasn’t keen on the design. There was nothing wrong with it per se; I think it was just too loud. After some more time in Inkscape, I settled on the current look and worked feverishly to complete it. It’s not terribly different: just a little tidier, more green, with some type tweaks. Moving on # Kicking-out time approaches for my apartment. I knew the new landlord was fibbing when she said she hoped that I, and the other residents, would stay on as tenants. It just isn’t tenable without huge rent increases. For a first-time property owner it seems like she’s…