:root {
            --font-family: "ms ui gothic", sans-serif;
            --font-size: big;

            /* dark pastel theme */
            --bg-color: #1e1e2f;         /* dark slate background */
            --text-color: #dcd6f7;       /* soft lavender text */
            --link-color: #ff9da4;       /* pastel pink links */
            --sidebar-bg: #2a2a3f;       /* sidebar slightly lighter dark */
            --sidebar-border: 1px solid #444466; 
            --content-bg: #2a2a3f;       /* content slightly lighter too */
            --content-padding: 15px;
        }

        body {
            font-family: var(--font-family);
            font-size: var(--font-size);
            background-color: var(--bg-color);
            color: var(--text-color);
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }

        body a {
            color: var(--link-color);
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        body a:hover {
            text-decoration: underline;
        }

        .container {
            max-width: 700px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .header {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            padding-bottom: 10px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #444466;
        }

        .header-left a, .header-right a {
            font-weight: bold;
            margin-right: 8px;
        }

        .flex {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            margin-top: 15px;
        }

        .left {
            width: 200px;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .box {
            width: 200px;
            border: var(--sidebar-border);
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            padding-bottom: 10px;
            background-color: var(--sidebar-bg);
        }

        .boxwrap {
            padding-left: 10px;
            padding-bottom: 5px;
        }

        .subtitle {
            font-weight: bold;
            padding-top: 3px;
            margin-bottom: 5px;
        }

        .right {
            margin-left: 10px;
            background-color: var(--content-bg);
            padding: var(--content-padding);
            flex: 1;
        }

        .post .title {
            font-size: 16px;
            font-weight: bold;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            padding-left: 10px;
        }

        .post .date {
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            padding-left: 10px;
            font-size: 12px;
            color: #aaa;
        }

        .entry {
            padding-left: 10px;
        }

        .postFooter {
            padding-top: 10px;
            padding-left: 10px;
        }

        .blogring {
            font-size: 11px;
            font-weight: bold;
        }

        .boxwrap img {
            width: 130px;
            display: block;
        }

        .footer {
            text-align: center;
            color: #aaa; 
            font-size: 12px;
            padding: 20px 0;
            border-top: 1px solid #444466;
        }

        @media only screen and (max-width: 730px) {
            .flex {
                flex-wrap: wrap;
            }
            .right {
                width: 100%;
                order: 1;
            }
            .left {
                width: 100%;
                order: 2;
                display: flex;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                align-self: center;
                justify-content: center;
                margin-top: 20px;
            }
        }

        /* subtle hover effects */
        .box:hover {
            background-color: #3a3a5a;
            transition: 0.3s;
        }

        .right a:hover {
            color: #ffb6b6;
            transition: 0.3s;
        }