'; document.body.appendChild(splash); // JS-based word cycling — more reliable than CSS keyframes on mobile var splashName = splash.querySelector('.splash-name'); var wordEls = splash.querySelectorAll('.splash-word'); var removed = false; var WORD_DURATION = 200; var FIRST_WORD_HOLD = 1000; var LAST_WORD_HOLD = 1000; var FADE_OUT = 600; function removeSplash() { if (removed) return; removed = true; document.body.classList.remove('showing-splash'); document.body.classList.remove('page-transitioning-out'); var splashEl = document.getElementById('splash-screen'); if (splashEl) splashEl.remove(); window.__splashComplete = true; window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('splashComplete')); } // Show first word (©2026) immediately wordEls[0].style.opacity = '1'; var currentWord = 0; // After first word hold, start cycling setTimeout(function() { var cycleInterval = setInterval(function() { wordEls[currentWord].style.opacity = '0'; currentWord++; if (currentWord >= wordEls.length) { clearInterval(cycleInterval); return; } wordEls[currentWord].style.opacity = '1'; // Last word (©2026) — hold then fade out if (currentWord === wordEls.length - 1) { clearInterval(cycleInterval); setTimeout(function() { // Fade out name and last word together splashName.style.transition = 'opacity ' + FADE_OUT + 'ms ease-in-out'; splashName.style.opacity = '0'; wordEls[currentWord].style.transition = 'opacity ' + FADE_OUT + 'ms ease-in-out'; wordEls[currentWord].style.opacity = '0'; splashName.addEventListener('transitionend', removeSplash); }, LAST_WORD_HOLD); } }, WORD_DURATION); }, FIRST_WORD_HOLD); // Fallback timeout in case transitionend doesn't fire setTimeout(removeSplash, 8000); } localStorage.setItem('lastVisit', now.toString()); } catch (e) {} })();

Patrick Poss, ©2026

Patrick Poss, ©2026