*, *:before, *:after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  font-size: 100%;
  vertical-align: baseline;
  background: transparent;
}

/* CUSTOM FONTS AND USES
  Josefin Sans- all headers
  Noto Serif- all body copy
  Helvetica- all dates and categories
  Dancing Script- write thirsty my friends */

body {
  background-color: #ffffff;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* black nav bar at top */

nav {
  background-color: #2E2D2B;
  height: 80px;
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* nav menu */

.nav-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  list-style-type: none;
  padding-top: 23px;
  padding-bottom: 26px;
}

.nav-item {
  width: 33.3%;
  font-family: josefin sans;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: auto;
  margin-bottom: auto;
}

/* centering individual nav items */

.nav-item:first-of-type {
  padding-left: 15%;
}

.nav-item:nth-of-type(2) {
  padding-left: 15%;
}

.nav-item:last-of-type {
  padding-left: 11%;
}

/* making facebook symbol larger */

.fa-facebook {
  font-size: 200%;
}

/* out of nav, into header */

/*header image*/

.page-header {
  background-image: url("../img/header-img.jpg");
  background-size: cover;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  height: 681px;
}

/*header text*/

.header-content {
  text-align: center;
}

/*iBeer*/

.main-heading {
  font-family: josefin sans;
  font-size: 150px;
  color: #2E2D2B;
  position: relative;
  top: 250px;
}

/*Write Thirsty...*/

.sub-heading {
  font-family: dancing script;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 80px;
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #2E2D2B;
  position: relative;
  top: 189px;
}

/*out of header, into main tan box*/

main {
  background-attachment: scroll;
  background-color: #FEF9EC;
  width: 90%;
  position: relative;
  left: 5%;
  top: -80px;
  box-shadow: 0px 4px 5px #5E5E5D;
  padding: 30px 50px 20px 50px;
  display: flex;
}

/* out of main tan box, into blog boxes */

.blog-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  width: 64%;
  align-items: center;
}

.item {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  margin: 40px 50px 0px 85px;
  box-shadow: 0.05px 3px 6px #5E5E5D;
  padding: 35px 20px 32px 25px;
}

/*out of blog boxes, into inside elements of boxes*/

/* icons */
.fa-flask {
  color: #ffffff;
  background-color: #EFEADF;
  border-radius: 50%;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 18px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 32.5%;
}

.fa-newspaper-o {
  color: #ffffff;
  background-color: #EFEADF;
  border-radius: 50%;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 18px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 32.5%;
}

.fa-plane {
  color: #ffffff;
  background-color: #EFEADF;
  border-radius: 50%;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 18px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 32.5%;
}

/*date and category*/

.meta {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #5E5E5D;
  /* saw how to do bottom border blur from http://blog.w3conversions.com/2011/09/css3-spread-value-and-box-shadow-on-one-side-only/*/
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px #ffffff, 0 6px 4px #5E5E5D;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 54px;
}

.date .category {
  width: 50%;
}

.date {
  padding-right: 60px;
}

.category {
  padding-left: 60px;
}

/* out of date and category, into body copy */

.entry-title {
  font-family: josefin sans;
  font-size: 24px;
  color: #2E2D2B;
  line-height: 1.25em;
}

.primary-txt {
  font-family: 'Noto Serif';
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 2.15em;
}

/* out of body copy, into images  250 x 250*/

.blog-img {
  float: right;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  width: 250px;
  height: 250px;
  margin-left: 15px;
}

#dino {
  background-image: url("../img/dino.jpg");
}

#xx {
  background-image: url("../img/xx.png");
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

#yhact-img {
  background-image: url("../img/yhact.jpg");
}

/*out of blog boxes completely, into aside */

/*aside tan box*/

aside {
  /*max-height: 2000px;*/
  height: 1180px;
  background-color: #EFEADF;
  box-shadow: 0px 4px 5px #5E5E5D;
  width: 350px;
  padding: 32px;
  margin-left: 20px;
}

/*out of aside tan box, into aside img*/

.auth-pic {
  background-image: url("../img/author.jpeg");
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-size: cover;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  margin-bottom: 55px;
}

/*out of aside img, into aside text*/

.aside-heading {
  font-family: josefin sans;
  font-size: 24px;
  text-align: center;
  padding-bottom: 34px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #4F4F50;
  margin-bottom: 33px;
}

/*footer*/

footer {
  background-color: #323232;
  font-family: 'Novo Serif';
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  color: #ffffff;
  height: 30px;
  padding-top: 8px;
}