new look, new backend

the site has a new look today. it also has a new backend to power the whole thing. the last one turned out to be a temporary endeavor as it was my first attempt at a rails application. given some of the newb mistakes i made, it made more sense to start over. so i did.

the design is hopefully less wearying to the eye. there’s still more work to do on that, however.

lastly, i hope to begin to post a bit more often now that this is in place. this will be home to primarily technical discussions/writings.