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Just when I was feeling sorry for myself while looking at all this CSS and wondering how in the world I would be able to come up with it on my own, I come across something amazing! I got to know about Free Code Camp from a lady I met at a WWCode(Women Who Code) meetup. I've been making my way through it when I come across a penguin drawn entirely out of HTML and CSS. WHUUUUUUUT! As someone who loves drawing, painting, and all that creative stuff, this sounds so fun! Shapes, shapes, shapes, here I come!

Funky mural in Portland

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