Coding
December 16, 2022
Determine if a YouTube video is region locked using YouTube Data API v3
I needed to know if a YouTube video was region locked... so I went down the rabbit hole and learned how to use the YouTube Data API.
Articles
—I enjoy writing fun and educational articles about a wide variety of topics including anime, coding, gaming, and random events from my life.
Coding
July 8, 2022
Line Clamp, I Love You
Multi-line truncating has always been rough. But, what if I told you, you could do it with pure CSS? Yes! It's possible!
Anime
September 1, 2021
A Bit of a Rant About Crunchyroll Dubs
I just wanted to watch a German dub on Crunchyroll...little did I know the amount of frustration I was about to experience.
Coding
February 16, 2021
Toggling Element’s Focus Outline Based On User Interaction
The focus outline adopted by every browser is a powerful tool for keyboard accessibility. It also, however, can be kind of annoying.
Coding
December 18, 2020
Rewriting Pages As Directories With HTACCESS
I wanted to make a PHP page appear as a directory, rather than a page. Turns out, it's a lot easier than I thought it was.
Life
November 12, 2020
Well, I Finally Finished The 100
I finished the 100. Re-watched the whole series so it was fresh in my mind for season 7. Now, I'm just sitting here feeling super salty.
Life
August 13, 2020
Smart Garage Door Openers: My Experience with MyQ
Smart devices for your home are supposed to make your life easier, right? With myQ, it's a flip of a coin between convenience or frustration.
Coding
July 10, 2020
Using SASS Lighten and Darken Functions
The lighten and darken functions in SASS have been super helpful to me recently. I wanted to talk about them and the positives and negatives.
Anime
June 30, 2020
Cautious Hero: A Freakin’ Hilarious Ride
Another Isekai?...gross. At least, that's what I thought. Cautious Hero actually turned out to be a pretty enjoyable watch. Shocking, right?
Anime
March 11, 2020
C2E2 2020 Comic Con Experience
C2E2 is the first comic con (not anime con), and the largest con, in general, I've ever been to. So, how did it stack up against the others?
Coding
February 5, 2020
Super Simple PHP File Cache System
Caching an API request with PHP is...actually super simple. Not only is it simple, but it's also a great way to boost performance.
Coding
January 30, 2020
Rounded Button Links in Email Templates
Coding email templates can make you pull your hair out. What's worse? Trying to make a rounded button link work in Microsoft Outlook.