CSS Problems

Well, I’ve started a new redesign of the site, but I’m having a few problems that maybe someone could help me with.  Basically, on the title, I can’t get it to sit 5px off the bottom.  As you can see, the title sits 10px to the left like I want, but it won’t sit 10px above the bottom.  If you go to my test page and increase and decrease the size of the page font you’ll see what I’m talking about.

The full CSS for this is available, but the section in question is given below.

#heading .title
{
color:#FFF;
font-size: 2em;
position: absolute;
bottom:10px;
left:10px;
}

Is this a normal feature of CSS?  Basically, I want the text to sit 10px above the bottom of the dark background regardless of what size the font in increased to or decreased.  If you look at an entry at the bottom, that text is always 10px away from the border, why can’t the title section?  Yes, I know that it’s handled differently, but that’s the look I desire.

Weekend Ride

Sometime in September, Erin and I are planning on riding from Chicago to South Haven, MI.  Now, since this is incredibly further than I’ve ever ridden before, there needs to be some training (specifically for the posterior).

Lately, I haven’t been riding at all.  In fact, the last time I had gone was over the fourth.  Granted, we did probably put in just over 20 miles that day.  So, Erin found a workout schedule online that prepares you for a 100 mile ride.  Basically, you ride 10 or so miles a day, and then ever Saturday you put in the large miles.  Last weekend we were supposed to put in 30, which isn’t that far, as long as my rear end keeps up.  Thankfully every time I’ve ridden it’s been able to keep up with longer and longer distances.

Well, like I said, we were supposed to put in 30.  Instead, we put in over 40.  Oops.  This weekend we’re supposed to put in 37ish.  For some reason, I don’t think that’ll be a problem.

links for 2006-07-21

  • SlimTimer
    This is an awesome little web applet that allows you to quickly setup and time tasks.
    (tags: timer billing tracking work)
  • Tourist Remover
    Interesting way to remove people from photographs.
    (tags: photography post-processing)

 

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links for 2006-07-19

 

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links for 2006-07-18

  • StartCom Free SSL Certification Authority – Home
    (tags: free ssl certificate web)

 

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links for 2006-07-17

  • Dart Coat Hooks
    These could be fun if you’ve got a game room that already has a dart board.
    (tags: hooks design fun)
  • c h r o m a s i a / photoblog
    (tags: photography design)
  • The G8 – Franz Ferdinand
    (tags: design photography)
  • Made in Eureka
    I originally saw the cryo kennel ad on TV with my roommate and Erin.  He then found this and sent it to me.  You have to read the reviews of the products.  Hilarious.
    (tags: TV gadgets funny)

 

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Fun Road

Since I’ve been spending so much time up at Belmont and Lincoln, I’ve been trying to find new ways to get from here to there.  I think I’ve found the jackpot too: Elston.  Everytime I’ve been on the road there’s been nobody on it, and it’s got slight bends in it that actually make it fun too.

What’s pathetic though, is I basically found it by accident.  One day when I was heading up that way, I took Ogden to Milwaukee, and was planning on taking Milwaukee to Ashland.  However, Milwaukee was closed (or at least that what it said, it was actually open) right after Elston, so I hopped on it instead.

Heading from Belmont South, I take Ashland to Elston, then Milwaukee, Racine, Grand, and I’m home (sorry I can’t show you a map of it, talk about a missing feature on mapquest and google maps).  What’s makes it even better is that the lights seemed to be timed just right so if you go 40-45 the whole way, you’ll make every green light.  Nice!

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New Domain

Well, I’ve got it in my mind that I want to redo my website (again).  It’s been awhile, and well, I just feel like it needs a bit of a refresh.  And hey, it’s been awhile.  So, I’ve been freshening up on some CSS, so that I can do it right.  I’m probably going to keep the graphics down to a minimum, like it currently is, just to keep load times, but at the same point, I really like some of designs at CSS Zen Webgarden. 

Anyways, I also want to break the photos off this site and create a new one.  Something similar to Chromasia, or G8, or Staring at the Sun.  Basically, since I’ve been getting better, I want someplace to showcase the best of the best. 

Really, what it comes down to, is that I need something even more to do, right…

So, I’ve registered aaronspruit.com in addition to rebelpeon.com.  However, now I have the dilemma of which site should go where.  I can come up for pros and cons of both.  What are all your thoughts?  Currently they both point here.

links for 2006-07-14

  • Snakes on a Plane on Yahoo! Movies
    (tags: snakes plane movie)
  • Killer Network Card Speeds Up Ping Times for Gamers – Gizmodo
    Nothing like parting dumb people with their money.
    (tags: NIC network funny)
  • NBC10.com – HealthWatch – Kitten Born With 2 Faces
    It meows in unison from both faces!
    (tags: news kitten faces mutation)

 

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Ropes

Today while I was walking to work, I past some guys that were putting up a new billboard.  This isn’t one of those new fangled billboards though that they just stretch the advertisement over, they actually have to glue the pieces in place.

Anyways, I couldn’t believe the ropes that they were using.  Maybe I’m spoiled with the ropes I use for climbing, but these things were huge.  I’d hate to think how much they weighed.  I mean, I’ve got a 10mm rope, which by climbing standards is quite thick (typically used as a gym rope because it lasts longer).  However, the more hardcore climbers all have 8.5mm ropes.

Now, by contrast the multiple ropes that the workers had were at least double the thickness of what I have.  Plus, they looked like they were from the 60’s, and I highly doubt they were dynamic.  That means, when/if you fall, the rope doesn’t elongate at all, it just stops.  Talk about a painful fall.

And it’s not even like my rope was expensive.  I mean, if this is all these guys do, you can surely afford a $150 rope that weighs probably one tenth of what they currently have and won’t rip you in half were you to fall.