From bd8f3070d34c6e8831a39f4e62ab356d9074c7fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vidhu Kant Sharma Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 22:57:07 +0530 Subject: better about, made site prettier --- content/_index.md | 9 ++-- content/about.md | 14 +++--- content/all-in-your-head.md | 16 ++++++ content/guestbook/error.md | 13 ----- content/guestbook/index.md | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++-- content/guestbook/nonsuccess.md | 15 ++++++ content/posts/squirrels.md | 5 ++ content/posts/that-makes-us-the-tortoises.md | 19 ++++++++ ...t-intellectual-thing-i-have-heard-in-a-while.md | 18 ------- static/css/styles.css | 17 +++---- templates/base.html | 2 +- templates/macros/header.html | 8 +-- templates/post.html | 1 - 13 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-) create mode 100644 content/all-in-your-head.md delete mode 100644 content/guestbook/error.md create mode 100644 content/guestbook/nonsuccess.md create mode 100644 content/posts/squirrels.md create mode 100644 content/posts/that-makes-us-the-tortoises.md delete mode 100644 content/posts/the-most-intellectual-thing-i-have-heard-in-a-while.md diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md index fb811b0..25d716d 100644 --- a/content/_index.md +++ b/content/_index.md @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ +++ +++ -# This is gonna be legendary +# It's all in your head -Welcome to The NonPersonal Diary. This is my archive of writings. - -[See more on the about page](/about) +Welcome to The NonPersonal Diary. This is my archive of writings, learnings, +rememberings, feelings, ramblings, wonderings and wanderings. +You think that sentence was meandering? Well that was unflattering. +Who am I? What am I? _Why_ am I? [Your questions won't be NonAnswered here](/about). diff --git a/content/about.md b/content/about.md index 705d102..9a8a014 100644 --- a/content/about.md +++ b/content/about.md @@ -5,17 +5,12 @@ description = "About this blog" # My not-so-personal diary -Since I was young, I've wanted to write. I've liked reading, and I wanted to write something myself. +Since I was young(er), I've wanted to write. I've liked reading, and I wanted to write something myself. Never had an idea about what I wanted to write, I just wanted to write. Something that was mine. It needn't be a story, doesn't even have to make much sense. I just want my thoughts to take shape into words, into something which the future me, or others can read, something which hopefully affects the reader in some way. It's about leaving a mark, not about being good or widely known. -What I find satisfying is writing by hand as everything is quiet, and as long as I'm writing -something I'm interested in. With my favourite fountain pen - filled with black ink because its -viscosity is what enhances the pleasure, the feel in my hand, the sound - on my favourite spiral -notebook, with nice white pages, dumping all my thoughts onto the helpless piece of paper. - ## But, what do I want to write about? Everything around me influences me, more than I'd like to admit. Every now and then I have this @@ -53,4 +48,9 @@ but since I don't expect to have much common audience on both of them, I'll intr ) }} -I'm +Like I said, I'm Vidhu Kant, and I feel like I may not have a way with words, +but my words do have a way. Welcome to The NonPersonal Diary, the way of my words. +Bring your friends along, this is a journey. A whacky one. + +Anyways, I am inside your computer now. I'm totally not illegally mining bitcoin +in your browser, just ignore your machine getting slow, [it's all in your head](/all-in-your-head). diff --git a/content/all-in-your-head.md b/content/all-in-your-head.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8e3ee0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/all-in-your-head.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ ++++ +title = "It's all in your head" +description = "Yes it is" ++++ + +# It's not in your head + +Hello fellow stranger. Would you prove to be danger? At this point, +I must say, my rhyming skills are a bit endangered. + +If you're here you must have deep interest in my.. writings, +learnings, rememberings, yadayadas and blahblahs. + +Why not let me know? + +[Send me an E-mail](https://vidhukant.com/contact) or [Sign my guestbook](/guestbook/) diff --git a/content/guestbook/error.md b/content/guestbook/error.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9d87060..0000000 --- a/content/guestbook/error.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Guestbook" -description = "Please sign my guestbook!" -+++ - -# Oopsie Daisy - -Something went wrong :( - -No worries, if the issue persists you can just E-mail me and I'll fix the -issue _and_ add your guestbook entry! (Don't forget to add the necessary details though) - -[Return to guestbook history](/guestbook) diff --git a/content/guestbook/index.md b/content/guestbook/index.md index 8997bc8..b22d0b1 100644 --- a/content/guestbook/index.md +++ b/content/guestbook/index.md @@ -5,15 +5,62 @@ description = "Please sign my guestbook!" # Guestbook -This is a record of the people who have visited this website. Thank you all for hanging around! -Some of these people also have their own websites, so you can check them out. But click on -external links at your own risk! +This is a silly little record of the people who have visited this website. +Thank you all for hanging around! Your thoughts are the life of my blog, +and are much appreciated. -[Sign my guestbook!](#sign-my-guestbook) +[Sign my guestbook](#sign-my-guestbook) to join the club. + +{{ + guestbook_entry( + name="Sakshi Choudhary", + website="", + message="Hello I am Sakshi from India. I like to make puff with my hair.

My brain is in my knees. It feels very comfortable there.

I am from the small country of Bangladesh. I had to flee to Sri Lanka before coming to India and making my career as a McDonalds Worker (Rising Star Branch). I do not give my chips masala (jo last me bachta hai) to anyone, because I am cheap

", + time="2026-01-16T05:42:06Z" + ) +}} + +{{ + guestbook_entry( + name="Patter Killer", + website="", + message="The author is a pos, probably the most infuriating and in your face xenofobic I've seen, like what do you mean castism and racism protect the society from Evil, smh. And don't get me started on his story about how lesbians ruined society.", + reply="Hey you're probably the reason I'm like this", + time="2025-05-07T14:35:50Z" + ) +}} + +{{ + guestbook_entry( + name="Chanchal caria", + website="", + message="Amazing writer, I can't get over how he perfectly represents my feelings about social issues like racism, thanks friend.", + time="2025-05-07T14:35:50Z" + ) +}} + +{{ + guestbook_entry( + name="Gu gu ga ga", + website="", + message="I have a pen i have an apple, boom apple pen.

I have a pen, I have a pineapple
Boom pineapple pen.

Apple pen. Pineapple pen
Boom pen pineapple apple pen

Ppap
🎶🎶🎶

Ppap", + time="2025-05-07T14:35:50Z" + ) +}} + +{{ + guestbook_entry( + name="Vklodu", + website="", + message="Chutiya author can't even take genuine comments and critisism of his work.

Signed

Divyadeep", + time="2025-05-07T14:35:50Z" + ) +}} # Sign my Guestbook! -Let the fact be recorded that you stumbled upon this little website. +The fact that you didn't not stumble upon this little corner on the interwebs will +go down in history. Just fill this little form to opt in. Each entry will go through a manual screening process, forgive me if I take days to update this. diff --git a/content/guestbook/nonsuccess.md b/content/guestbook/nonsuccess.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..80ba014 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/guestbook/nonsuccess.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ ++++ +title = "Guestbook" +description = "Please sign my guestbook!" ++++ + +# Oopsie Daisy + +Something went wrong :( + +Your action resulted in... NonSuccess. + +No worries, if the issue persists you can just [E-mail](https://vidhukant.com/contact) me +and I'll (try my best to) fix the issue. + +[Return to guestbook history](/guestbook) diff --git a/content/posts/squirrels.md b/content/posts/squirrels.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9fd39a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/squirrels.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ ++++ +title = "Meet my squirrel mates" +description = "" +date = 2026-02-03 ++++ diff --git a/content/posts/that-makes-us-the-tortoises.md b/content/posts/that-makes-us-the-tortoises.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8b96a80 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/that-makes-us-the-tortoises.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ ++++ +title = "That makes us the tortoises" +description = "" +date = 2025-05-07 ++++ + +Perspective shines more than you think, a few days ago, me and some friends +were going somewhere, we were 4 guys on two scooters. I was with this guy +riding pillion with me, let's call him [Redacted]. + +We overtook the other two friends on the road, and I jokingly called them a couple of +tortoises. That's when [Redacted] said, "But if they are behind us, that makes us the tortoises." + +It took a minute to click in. + +This statement blew my mind. It might sound small but I never would've thought of this. +[Redacted] is truly an intellectual. + +P.S. If you don't get the context, check out [The Tortoise and the Hare](https://read.gov/aesop/025.html) diff --git a/content/posts/the-most-intellectual-thing-i-have-heard-in-a-while.md b/content/posts/the-most-intellectual-thing-i-have-heard-in-a-while.md deleted file mode 100644 index e3d8a28..0000000 --- a/content/posts/the-most-intellectual-thing-i-have-heard-in-a-while.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "The most intellectual thing I've heard in a while" -description = "" -date = 2025-05-07 -+++ - -A few days ago, me and some friends were going somewhere, we were 4 guys on two scooters. -I was with this guy riding pillion with me, let's call him [Redacted]. - -We overtook the other two friends on the road, and I jokingly called them a couple of -tortoises. That's when [Redacted] said, "But if they are behind us, that makes us the tortoises." - -It took a minute to click in. - -This statement blew my mind. It might sound small but I never would've thought of this. -[Redacted] is truly an intellectual. - -P.S. If you don't get the context, check out [The Tortoise and the Hare](https://read.gov/aesop/025.html) diff --git a/static/css/styles.css b/static/css/styles.css index e6b02a1..c49e851 100644 --- a/static/css/styles.css +++ b/static/css/styles.css @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ @media (prefers-color-scheme: light) { :root { - --color-0: #dd7878; - --color-1: #dc8a78; + --color-0: #8839ef; + --color-1: #9a4dff; - --bg-0: #eff1f5; + --bg-0: #e6e9ef; --fg-0: #4c4f69; --bg-1: #ccd0da; @@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ input:hover, textarea:hover {border: 1px solid var(--color-1);} top: 0; } -#site-header { margin-bottom: 2em; } +#site-header { + margin-bottom: 2em; + border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-0); +} #site-header h1 { font-size: 1.2em; } #site-header h1 a { @@ -151,15 +154,11 @@ nav ul { gap: 0.6em; } -main { - border: 1px solid var(--color-0); - padding: 0.4em 1.2em; -} - #site-footer { font-size: 0.85em; margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 5em; + border-top: 1px solid var(--color-0); } p#top-link { diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html index 181d859..2bdb4e7 100644 --- a/templates/base.html +++ b/templates/base.html @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ {% endblock footer %}
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