New blog posts and add site gallery.

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ This is my personal website that takes the place of [alexscerba.org](https://ale
 [x] Initial stage: Static page set, no gallery page.

 [] Templates and dynamic site: Basic Go webserver akin to what's used on [alexscerba.com](https://alexscerba.com).

 [] Advanced tagging system: Integrate lessons learned from [acsq.me](https://acsq.me).

-[] Image scraping and gallery: Scrape and agregate all images from the site into a lazy-loading image gallery.
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+[] Image scraping and gallery: Scrape and agregate all images from the site into a lazy-loading image gallery.

+

+## Useful Commands

+* convert image.jpg -resize 1000x1000 image_1000.jpg
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diff --git a/about.html b/about.html
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--- a/about.html
+++ b/about.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
           <nav aria-labelledby="global-navigation" class="main-nav">

             <a href="./index.html">Home</a>

             <a href="./blog.html">Blog</a>

-            <a href="./wip.html">Gallery</a>

+            <a href="./gallery.html">Gallery</a>

             <a href="./about.html">About</a>

             <a href="./faq.html">FAQ</a>

           </nav>

diff --git a/blog.html b/blog.html
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--- a/blog.html
+++ b/blog.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
           <nav aria-labelledby="global-navigation" class="main-nav">

             <a href="./index.html">Home</a>

             <a href="./blog.html">Blog</a>

-            <a href="./wip.html">Gallery</a>

+            <a href="./gallery.html">Gallery</a>

             <a href="./about.html">About</a>

             <a href="./faq.html">FAQ</a>

           </nav>

@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@
         <h1>Blog</h1>

         <p>A collection of thoughts, life updates, projects, and images in chronological order.</p>

         <hr />

+        <h2>Midterms</h2>

+        <p>We had our midterm presentation in studio earlier this week. It went well with lots of great feedback from Joe Dentale (Ford Creative Design) and Matt Tandrup (Livewire Creative Director). I think this is one of the best classes so far. Lots to still improve on, but I have a direction now.</p>

+        <figure>

+          <img src="./static/media/20240229_Midterm-board_1000.jpg" alt="Skyline photo lightning in Detroit. Featuring the Fisher building." width="1000" height="563" />

+          <figcaption>Midterm board. <a href="./static/media/20240229_Midterm-board.jpg">Full-size image.</a></figcaption>

+        </figure>

+        <p>I'm looking forward to fleshing out the details and getting a good start on the model over break.</p>

+        <p><b>Created:</b> 2024-02-29</p>

+        <hr />

+        <h2>Couple of Pictures</h2>

+        <p>There was a big storm a night ago, and I got a picture of the lightning lighting up the clouds.</p>

+        <figure>

+          <img src="./static/media/20240227_Detroit-weather_1000.jpg" alt="Skyline photo lightning in Detroit. Featuring the Fisher building." width="1000" height="563" />

+          <figcaption>Storm featuring the Fisher building.</figcaption>

+        </figure>

+        <p>My frind built a Y-wing from some clone battle packs. I reworked the gunner area and build a stand for it.</p>

+        <figure>

+          <img src="./static/media/20240228_Y-wing_1000.jpg" alt="Clone Wars era LEGO Y-Wing model build out of 501st battle packs. Captain Rex minifigure in pilot seat." width="1000" height="563" />

+          <figcaption>501st Y-Wing.</figcaption>

+        </figure>

+        <p><b>Created:</b> 2024-02-29</p>

+        <hr />

         <h2>50°F, Overcast, and Windy</h2>

         <p>I was out on a bike ride with some friends yesterday and couldn't help but notice the weather. Just warm enough to have a light sweatshirt on with a bit of wind and a cloudy sky. There is something special to me about this kind of weather. I was asked if it was because it reminded me of being outside as a child, but that alone doesn't quite capture it. It's more the transitional feeling of going from something social and fun to finally splitting up for the day and heading home. Right between the two. You know the end is near and you can feel those around you anxious to get ready to leave, but you just want to stay out a bit longer. Oddly perfect for our the events of the afternoon, though I wouldn't apply my description to the dynamic of our group. But that is what it reminds me of. A sense of longing. For the people, for the event, for a sense of normal in a busy or lonely schedule. I'm likely projecting a bit, specifically from the past, but I suppose that's the point. If I were more skilled, I might write a poem to describe the feeling, but I'm no poet. Maybe when I have a bit more free-time. Or, more likely, retired.</p>

         <figure>

@@ -51,6 +73,38 @@
         <p>New year, new site. Looking forward to working on it.</p>

         <p><b>Created:</b> 2024-01-09</p>

         <hr />

+        <h2>Jeep CJ-7 Turn Signal Repair</h2>

+        <p>A while back, I noticed that the passenger side turn signal on my 1985 Jeep CJ7 was out. The right turn signal indicator would stay solid when the headlights were turned on. I pulled the bulb assembly and found this:</p>

+        <figure>

+          <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Before.webp" alt="Disassembled turn signal lamp assembly: housing, wire harness, contact that broke off wire, degraded rubber grommet, bulb, and lens cover." width="1280" height="960" />

+          <figcaption>Lamp disassembled.</figcaption>

+        </figure>

+        <p>The wire responsible for turning the bulb “high” was broken from what I assume is fatigue. The rubber meant to support the wire and contact pin was severely degraded and falling apart, exposing the bare wire where it met the pin. This also means the wire could freely flex at the joint, and going over bumbs or just general road vibration could have eventually wore it down. I didn't see much in the way of corrosion around the wire, so that's why I assume it was stress related.</p>

+        <p>Anyways, the bucket was severely rusted, and the gasket was a poor excuse for one, so I cleaned up the bucket with some sandpaper and gave it a light coat of lubricant to hopefully hinder the rust and cut a new gasket from two layers of craft foam. This is definitely a short-term solution, but with school fast approaching and the fact that this will be garaged for the next 9 months I wasn't too concerned. Next spring is Jeep repair time, this summer is “cobble it together until then” time. I also cleaned up the driver side bucket the same way and cut a new seal just to try and keep it from rusting any more.</p>

+        <figure>

+          <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Cleaned_Bucket.webp" alt="Sanded and re-foamed turn signal bucket" width="1280" height="960" />

+          <figcaption>Bucket cleaned.</figcaption>

+        </figure>

+        <p>Next, I got to repairing the harness. The pin was a crimp-on, and there was no easy way I was going to be able to uncrimp it for reuse. So I did the next best thing, soldering. Anyone that takes pride in soldering would probably stare agasp at what I did, but again, I'll fix it correctly in the spring. I just trimmed back a bit of sheathing on the wire and soldered it to the bare copper on the side of the pin. Pretty or preferable? No. Does it work? Yes.</p>

+        <figure>

+          <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Soldered_Harness.webp" alt="Soldered and repaired turn signal harness" width="1280" height="960" />

+          <figcaption>Connector wires repaired.</figcaption>

+        </figure>

+        <p>Finally, everything was reinserted into the bucket. I reused the dryrotted rubber piece that was still in the bucket because it needs that to keep the pins in place and put tension on the bulb to retain it. After it was all reassembled, I put some Shoe Goo (it's what I had lying around) on the exposed end to try and prevent the same thing from happening again quickly.</p>

+        <figure>

+          <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Final_Front.webp" alt="Front of final lamp assembly" width="1280" height="960" />

+          <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Final_Rear.webp" alt="Rear of final lamp assembly" width="1280" height="960" />

+          <figcaption>Final Assembly.</figcaption>

+        </figure>

+        <p>Pretty happy with how it turned out given that I didn't spend anything or go anywhere other than my garage to get it done. Here's a video of it being tested:</p>

+        <figure>

+          <video src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Flasher_Test.mp4" alt="Turn signal test, and lamp flashes as expected" controls="" width="1920" height="1080"><a href="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Flasher_Test.mp4">CJ7 Signal Test</a></video>

+          <figcaption>Signal testing.</figcaption>

+        </figure>

+        <p>Now to repair the muffler I blew… but that's for another day.</p>

+        <p><b>Created:</b> 2023-07-20</p>

+        <p>P.S. I did end up getting a new muffler on. That'll be a future post.</p>

+        <hr />

         <h2 class="end">End</h2>        

       </section>

     </main>

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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
           <nav aria-labelledby="global-navigation" class="main-nav">

             <a href="./index.html">Home</a>

             <a href="./blog.html">Blog</a>

-            <a href="./wip.html">Gallery</a>

+            <a href="./gallery.html">Gallery</a>

             <a href="./about.html">About</a>

             <a href="./faq.html">FAQ</a>

           </nav>

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             <a href="./index.html">Home</a>

             <a href="./blog.html">Blog</a>

-            <a href="./wip.html">Gallery</a>

+            <a href="./gallery.html">Gallery</a>

             <a href="./about.html">About</a>

             <a href="./faq.html">FAQ</a>

           </nav>

@@ -37,9 +37,19 @@
       <section>

         <h1>Gallery</h1>

         <p>A collection of images on the site.</p>

+        <p>Note: still under construction.</p>

       </section>

       <div class="gallery">

+        <img src="./static/media/20240229_Midterm-board_1000.jpg" alt="Skyline photo lightning in Detroit. Featuring the Fisher building." width="1000" height="563" />

+        <img src="./static/media/20240227_Detroit-weather_1000.jpg" alt="Skyline photo lightning in Detroit. Featuring the Fisher building." width="1000" height="563" />

+        <img src="./static/media/20240228_Y-wing_1000.jpg" alt="Clone Wars era LEGO Y-Wing model build out of 501st battle packs. Captain Rex minifigure in pilot seat." width="1000" height="563" />

         <img src="./static/media/20240209_Bike-ride-group-sidex1000.jpg" alt="Group photo of my friends and our bicycles on the steps in front of the GM RenCen by the Detroit River." width="1000" height="750" />

+        <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Before.webp" alt="Disassembled turn signal lamp assembly: housing, wire harness, contact that broke off wire, degraded rubber grommet, bulb, and lens cover." width="1280" height="960" />

+        <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Cleaned_Bucket.webp" alt="Sanded and re-foamed turn signal bucket" width="1280" height="960" />

+        <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Soldered_Harness.webp" alt="Soldered and repaired turn signal harness" width="1280" height="960" />

+        <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Final_Front.webp" alt="Front of final lamp assembly" width="1280" height="960" />

+        <img src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Final_Rear.webp" alt="Rear of final lamp assembly" width="1280" height="960" />

+        <video src="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Flasher_Test.mp4" alt="Turn signal test, and lamp flashes as expected" controls="" width="1920" height="1080"><a href="./static/media/Jeep_CJ7_Turn_Signal_Repair/images/Flasher_Test.mp4">CJ7 Signal Test</a></video>

       </div>

     </main>

 

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           <nav aria-labelledby="global-navigation" class="main-nav">

             <a href="./index.html">Home</a>

             <a href="./blog.html">Blog</a>

-            <a href="./wip.html">Gallery</a>

+            <a href="./gallery.html">Gallery</a>

             <a href="./about.html">About</a>

             <a href="./faq.html">FAQ</a>

           </nav>

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+---
+page: Blog
+title: Jeep CJ7 Turn Signal Repair
+date: 2023-07-20
+description: Fixing the turn signal on my 1985 Jeep CJ7.
+tags: blog repair cars CJ7
+---
+
+A while back, I noticed that the passenger side turn signal on my 1985 Jeep CJ7 was out. The right turn signal indicator would stay solid when the headlights were turned on. I pulled the bulb assembly and found this:
+
+![](Before.jpg){alt="Disassembled turn signal lamp assembly: housing, wire harness, contact that broke off wire, degraded rubber grommet, bulb, and lens cover."}
+
+The wire responsible for turning the bulb "high" was broken from what I assume is fatigue. The rubber meant to support the wire and contact pin was severely degraded and falling apart, exposing the bare wire where it met the pin. This also means the wire could freely flex at the joint, and going over bumbs or just general road vibration could have eventually wore it down. I didn't see much in the way of corrosion around the wire, so that's why I assume it was stress related.
+
+Anyways, the bucket was severely rusted, and the gasket was a poor excuse for one, so I cleaned up the bucket with some sandpaper and gave it a light coat of lubricant to hopefully hinder the rust and cut a new gasket from two layers of craft foam. This is definitely a short-term solution, but with school fast approaching and the fact that this will be garaged for the next 9 months I wasn't too concerned. Next spring is Jeep repair time, this summer is "cobble it together until then" time. I also cleaned up the driver side bucket the same way and cut a new seal just to try and keep it from rusting any more.
+
+![](Cleaned_Bucket.jpg){alt="Sanded and re-foamed turn signal bucket"}
+
+Next, I got to repairing the harness. The pin was a crimp-on, and there was no easy way I was going to be able to uncrimp it for reuse. So I did the next best thing, soldering. Anyone that takes pride in soldering would probably stare agasp at what I did, but again, I'll fix it correctly in the spring. I just trimmed back a bit of sheathing on the wire and soldered it to the bare copper on the side of the pin. Pretty or preferable? No. Does it work? Yes.
+
+![](Soldered_Harness.jpg){alt="Soldered and repaired turn signal harness"}
+
+Finally, everything was reinserted into the bucket. I reused the dryrotted rubber piece that was still in the bucket because it needs that to keep the pins in place and put tension on the bulb to retain it. After it was all reassembled, I put some Shoe Goo (it's what I had lying around) on the exposed end to try and prevent the same thing from happening again quickly.
+
+![](Final_Front.jpg){alt="Front of final lamp assembly"}
+
+![](Final_Rear.jpg){alt="Rear of final lamp assembly"}
+
+Pretty happy with how it turned out given that I didn't spend anything or go anywhere other than my garage to get it done. Here's a video of it being tested:
+
+![](Flasher_Test.mp4){alt="Turn signal test, and lamp flashes as expected"}
+
+Now to repair the muffler I blew... but that's for another day.
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@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ figcaption {
   margin-top: 0.3rem;

 }

 

-img {

+img, video {

     max-width: 100%;

     height: auto;

     display: block;