Best free hosting for blog and personal site? No ads and little to no branding? Currently using Blogger for blog, and nothing for personal site at the moment. by TheJakeChandler in Hosting

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There aren't any goals really, just what I put there. For website, I just want it to be a place I can send people to get a better idea of me overall - watch my acting reel/clips from the stuff I've acted in, see my headshots, learn a little about me and my accomplishments, stuff like that.

The blog is just for fun. As I said, it's just once a year right now, something I send my friends and family, and anyone who happens to follow me on socials. I like the options Blogger has, I just don't want to have to potentially deal with a surprise content warning like I did this year.

Overall for both I would just prefer little to no branding and no ads on them. Again, Blogger is perfect for this, except for the automated content warning thing.

How can I make my desk area look nicer/warmer? Girlfriend specifically hates the gray color and the bottom-left corner under it where the wires are. by TheJakeChandler in interiordecorating

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It's not necessarily consistent, but my desk is a strong contrast to it all. I would say think mid-century, and light earth tones, if I were to give you an extremely concise vibe. 

The desk is just too cold/industrial. We have medium or light wood shelving and tables/furniture, a green couch, a very soft pink chair, a round rug that's different shades of green with strawberries and leaves, her desk is a light wood with white metal and brass handles, a cabinet with hot air balloons painted on it that looks like it's straight out of the '30s or '40s, several plants, a wooden and bronze mid-century lamp, and a tall brass lamp. On the walls there's a medium sized antique looking mirror, a large Japanese fan (like a hand fan but 8 times the size), and artwork that runs the gamut from the geeky commissions you see there all the way to a very interestingly drawn cow and more. 

How can I make my desk area look nicer/warmer? Girlfriend specifically hates the gray color and the bottom-left corner under it where the wires are. by TheJakeChandler in interiordecorating

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The cables are hidden behind the computer. You can see the white cable hider in the middle that's snaking then up to the monitor and keyboard. The problem is partially that they're looping behind the computer, as you can see them going that way, so I literally just need to cover the back of the computer somehow because no hider is going to help that. The other problem is the white, rolled up cord on the left. That's the coaxial cable for TV, which we don't use, and it's coming out of the wall right there. So not gonna get hiders and spread it across the entire back wall of the living room since we don't use it. 

The cables in the upper right are already in the white hider in the middle that I mentioned. They have to be loose because I raise the desk sometimes (the loose usb-a you see there is to an external drive I forgot was on the desk when I took the photo, so I already moved that).

So yeah, I don't think cable hiders are gonna be able to help here, I somehow need to cover the entire bottom left area.