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Premise:
This project was a complete transformation of my personal website - from a polished, ND-branded AI services site built in Squarespace into a self-hosted, Webflow-powered showcase of my worldbuilding, satirical startups, conlangs, and technical projects. The goal: rebuild my online presence to match the chaotic clarity of my actual voice. It’s a portfolio, it’s a playground, and it’s a permanent rebellion against sterile personal sites that say nothing.

Why it mattered:
Because my old site didn’t sound like me: and that disconnect made it feel like I was marketing a persona, not presenting a person. I wanted a space that could hold satire and sacred myth, data pipelines and prophetic goats, professional ML work and dream-automated startups. This rebuild gave me a framework that’s extensible, expressive, and fully mine. It also gave me an excuse to actually enjoy web design again.

What I tried:
I started with a Relume-generated sitemap, then used Webflow for the build (easy thanks to my HTML/CSS background). I migrated domains to GoDaddy and deployed the new version with future extensibility in mind - especially for adding back services, publications, or blog entries. I focused on expressive UX and modular design, with room for dynamic sections like satire startups, conlang writeups, and tool-based builds (e.g. Dagster, Streamlit). The tone, visuals, and structure are now aligned with how I write on LinkedIn: warm, chaotic, honest, sharp.

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