But i was only 16 at the time, and hadn’t seen him in years because our dads had a major falling out (totally my dad’s fault). I had no idea anything was going on until my dad called his the morning he’d seen Brad’s obituary in the paper. First time they’d talked since they nearly came to blows 3 years prior.
That’s the trickiest thing about suicidal people: you never know they’re in enough pain to really do it until it’s too late.
I wish modern design practices didn't make it so button-y buttons look out of place. We've really lost a lot of accessibility with everything using minimal styling for buttons.
My current problem is, the two pieces I have right now were so much work, and are so polished, that I can't bring myself to add any new writing, because it wouldn't live up to what I have. Some day...
I’m actually really proud of it—I love the way it looks and feels. I wanted the site to be playful but still professional, and to feel "modern" without being flat. Feel free to tell me how I did.
Everything is handwritten HTML + CSS + Javascript; I avoided even using a build system. I did use some tiny Javascript libraries, but I gave myself a limit: the site had to contain more bytes of my own code than other people's code.
The site also supports back to IE11 and Safari 6, as long as Javascript is turned on. (And it works without Javascript in modern browsers.)