From c0b4f541f6389fbb3290269bffc2aa501341e436 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joshua Seigler <joshua@seigler.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:39:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] it was bugging me

---
 site/_includes/css/site.css | 34 ++++++++++++++++------------------
 site/pages/about.md         |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/_includes/css/site.css b/site/_includes/css/site.css
index 372abf6..dbad845 100644
--- a/site/_includes/css/site.css
+++ b/site/_includes/css/site.css
@@ -43,13 +43,26 @@ body {
     calc(var(--content-width) * 0.5)
   );
   --inset: calc(50vw - var(--content-width) / 2);
+
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  z-index: 1;
+  flex-grow: 1;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  font-family:
+    Inter, Ubuntu, "Noto Sans", "Fira Sans", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue",
+    "Arial Nova", "Nimbus Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
+  background-color: var(--c-body-background);
+  color: var(--c-text-dark);
   background-image:
     url(/noise.png),
-    radial-gradient(circle at -20% 20vmin, var(--c-bg1), transparent 150vmin),
+    radial-gradient(ellipse at -20% 20vmin, var(--c-bg1), transparent 90%),
     radial-gradient(
-      circle at 120% calc(100% - 20vmin),
+      ellipse at 120% calc(100% - 20vmin),
       var(--c-bg2),
-      transparent 150vmin
+      transparent 90%
     );
 }
 
@@ -99,21 +112,6 @@ body[data-theme="dark"] {
   text-decoration-thickness: 0.1rem;
 }
 
-body {
-  position: relative;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  z-index: 1;
-  flex-grow: 1;
-  padding: 0;
-  margin: 0;
-  font-family:
-    Inter, Ubuntu, "Noto Sans", "Fira Sans", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue",
-    "Arial Nova", "Nimbus Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
-  background-color: var(--c-body-background);
-  color: var(--c-text-dark);
-}
-
 a {
   color: inherit;
 }
diff --git a/site/pages/about.md b/site/pages/about.md
index 94449f4..86ff3e8 100644
--- a/site/pages/about.md
+++ b/site/pages/about.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ One job led to another, and we moved around between Connecticut, Rhode Island, a
 
 The societal metamorphosis of 2019-2021 came at a time when I was also exploring a values shift, from politics as a source-of-truth back to faith, and I started trying to [learn to see the world mystically](/posts/embracing-mysticism). This began a change in my orientation that is still playing out.
 
-In my next few roles, I found that I have a taste for the laser focus and fast pace of startups. I like building exciting new things, talking to customers, owning whole sections of the product, juggling priorities, and balanceing clean perfection against shipping quickly.
+In my next few roles, I found that I have a taste for the laser focus and fast pace of startups. I like building exciting new things, talking to customers, owning whole sections of the product, juggling priorities, and balancing clean perfection against shipping quickly.
 
 I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I'm sure it's going to be great.