Cheese Test: What type of cheese are you?

1. Please introduce yourself.

hi i'm olivia

2. How long have you been making websites?

since 2022

3. And what got you into the hobby?

can't even remember T-T.... i think i started off making carrds for my twitter/everskies, but i hated the limited design freedom so i hopped onto HTML.

4. What kind of website are you most interested in?

2000s-early 2010's pixel/resource websites and blogs (think those stylesheet/PHP sites). i love going on internet archive to browse them

5. What's your workflow? Do you plan your websites out thoroughly or do you come up with the design as you go along?

i usually come up with the basic colorsheme, font and layout (e.g. how many columns, sidebars or no...), maybe sketch a webframe or two first. i experiment with smaller css details as i am coding to see which one suits my vision best.

6. Please link to your biggest inspirations.

51db.neocities.org , https://princss.online/ , and https://philia995.neocities.org/

7. What's your favourite part about making websites?

being able to design whatever i want. its a creative outlet for me.

8. And the thing you struggle with the most?

figuring out what to write on my pages.... i dont have much to say.

9. Do you keep the same layout on all of your pages? Or do you use different ones?

not really, i keep the same design elements so there is consistency but not always, for example my layout and graphic pages look completely different.

10. How confident are you with CSS?

pretty confident, though sometimes i need to search things up when i forget certain attributes.

11. Do you know how to correctly use <dl>?

no idea

12. What is your favourite HTML element?

<br>

13. If you're making a new web page from scratch, what is the first thing you do?

find a background

14. Do you know JavaScript?

yes a bit, i can read and code very simple stuff. i need to refresh my knowledge and practice way more though.

15. How about PHP?

nope

16. Does your website have a theme that you stick to?

yes - pastel rainbow and colorful with grey accents

17. Are you more focused on content or design?

a balance of both. design is crucial for first impressions, but content is what makes a site interesting.

18. Do you own a domain name? If not, would you ever want to?

nope, probably not because i cant be bothered to buy one + i'm content with the free options

19. What do you think of nostalgia-focused or "retro" websites?

i love them, stuff on the internet isn't as permanent as one might think so it's nice to at least have a snapshot/archive of this part of humanity.

20. Is your HTML valid? Do you even check?

i just checked and uh... definitely not. i can't be bothered to add the alt to images.

21. What are your opinion on buttons and banners?

super convenient way to connect yourself with the rest of the community + i like the idea of being able to design ur own

22. What do you think of button walls in particular?

they're fine... i guess? i don't care what people put on their website as long as it doesn't harm others.

23. If you started over again, would you make something similar or completely different?

similar, i can't imagine doing anything else than what i have now.

24. Are you envious of other people's websites?

usually no, because i know i can code something similar if i wanted to. with the exception of people that are able to create their own ui/resources, i don't have the artistic ability for that.

25. What text editor do you use?

VS code

26. Why do you use that one?

was looking for an alternative to atom which reached the end of its development, and i remember google saying VScode was the most similar.

27. Do you host your image files on your web server, or on another host?

i host them on file garden + more important files on the neocities server. yes i'm aware using any image hosting service is somewhat risky.

28. This might not be relevant to you, but what's your opinion on the Neocities vs. Nekoweb debate?

i don't know or care. i'm just happy to have access to another free website hosting platform where i can view other people's creations!

29. How much server space would you estimate your main website takes up?

no idea. probably higher than average though considering the graphics i have.

30. Do you keep local backups of your files?

yes, i upload them on a dropbox-like cloud storage software

31. Do you prefer simple or highly visual websites?

recently i've taken to simple, minimalist websites (my other site follows this style), but i still like visual websites too. i'd say it depends massively on the specific style/design. some aesthetics are way too overused to catch my eye anymore. but this isn't necessarily a bad thing - to be honest i think this site's design falls under that category, but the purpose of this website is not to look groundbreaking. many webmasters probably feel the same, prioritising content over visual uniqueness.

32. Do you stick to certain colours? Do you do that on purpose, or is it your subconscious?

nope, or else i'd get too bored. the sites i've designed come in all colors.

33. Have you ever thought about quitting? Why?

there have been periods where i've had to completely abandon my site because of other priorities. i expect it'll probably happen again with my studies/career. but i'm also confident i will always return eventually to HTML and making websites.

34. Do you have many webmaster friends, or is it a solitary hobby?

solitary. i'd love to make some friends though

35. Do people in your real life know about your website?

many years ago i shared my website with my friends, but that was the only time i brought it up. i think they forgot about it.

36. Do you update your website very often? How often is "very often"?

i come and go periodically depending on how busy my life is. when i am free (holidays) i try update at least once a week.

37. And the overall design, do you change that much? Why or why not?

this is the 3rd "version" of my site, but given its been 4 years since i've started i'd say i don't really change the design much. when i do, its because my taste just progresses naturally, and my coding/design abilities too. i honestly think the previous versions of this site were shit, some layouts were just a block of text + tons of images. not that everything has to be very intricate, but some stuff for sure needed to be changed for the sake of usability... less eyestrain and GPU strain.

38. Is your website more you-focused, hobby-focused, or outside world-focused?

hobby focused.

39. Do you do web design professionally?

well, i am designing a website for my parent's business but i would consider it more of a favour that a professional transaction.

40. If not, would you like to? And if you're comfortable answering, what do you do for work?

i wouldn't mind a career in web design but i'm unfamilar with the professional market. maybe freelance? if you're looking for commissions hit me up, i'd be willing. otherwise i am currently interning/volunteering as a student so no proper job yet.

41. Do you communicate with people by email very much?

only with school staff.

42. Some people reject social media and use websites as a replacement. Do you keep social media outside of your website?

yes. i still have a bad habit of doomscrolling ig reels which i plan to kick. i used to only use tumblr and pinterest along with my website which was probably the healthiest period of my life mentally.

43. How about instant messengers? Do you use a mainstream one like Discord or Telegram? Or something like Matrix? Do you avoid them?

no. i have a discord but i don't use it. i'm too socially inactive for one anyways, my whatsapp barely gets non-work related messages.

44. Do you listen to music while you work on websites? If so, what kinds of artists?

occasionally i like listening to 2000s ballads, check out the music section for specifics.

45. Do you keep everything you make on one website, or do you have more than one?

i have 2 active websites, this one is hobby focused and the other is dedicated to more personal stuff.

46. On a similar note, do you keep to one topic on your site, or many?

for this site, i don't plan on updating much aside from layouts + graphics. in fact this about page is probably the most you'll get outside.

47. Do you present your real self, or at least try? Or do you construct a persona on purpose?

i have no persona.

48. Have you ever made a good friend thanks to your website?

no not yet :(

49. Are you happy with the way HTML and CSS currently work?

no complaints.

50. What are practices that you think people should avoid?

autoplay music without a button to turn the volume down/music off and the text being of a similar color to the bg. i used to do that, sorry :( also if u r designing a non-responsive page on a larger monitor, please set overflow to auto or scroll so people can actually access the rest of your site. other than that i'd say i'm pretty non judgemental when it comes to people's sites, especially if its personal.

51. What about under-utilised practices, or things you think people should do more?

responsive web design. i'll admit i don't think every page on here is mobile friendly, but i try to make sure most of them are.

52. Do you use a lot of semantic HTML? Or are you guilty of generic structure?

non-semantic.

53. Do you consider different browsers?

yes, i make sure to test all my code on firefox + chrome aside from my default browser

54. Speaking of, what's your preferred browser? Convince your readers why they should use it.

i use brave, comes with easy access to TOR.

55. And what OS are you on?

mac somana 14.4

56. Do you have a strong opinion on that, or do you just happen to use it?

the macos is okay, but recently my screen has been freezing up. honestly i would not recommend apple laptops for most people, just off the price. i'm not a software geek so i can't tell you the benefits of macos over windows (which i also use)

57. Are your websites mobile-friendly?

i'd say 90% of the website is.

58. What are your thoughts on autoplay?

like i said, just make sure theres an option to turn off the music. and add a warning.

59. What are your thoughts on webrings? Are you in any?

i love browsing webrings to find sites i like! i am in 3

60. Do you have any web shrines? What do you like to see in that sort of page?

i've compiled all my shrines into this about page (see 'media' links) or added them to my archive page. i'd like to see basic information of said object/media you are making a shrine for, but other than that add whatever you want.

61. Are your websites "cliche", in your opinion?

a bit, in the sense tons of other sites also are colourful + have graphics avaliable. my other personal site is more 'niche', i have some different content on there, such as translations, old school assignments for reference, etc.

62. What is your ideal website? Are you striving for that, or for something else?

my ideal website combines functionality with aesthetic. i hope there is sufficient content so it does not feel empty and people enjoy looking through it. i am trying to add more content by getting rid of empty links and fixing up poor design choices.

63. Are you an artist? Do you draw or design your own assets?

i took art classes so i have technical skill, but its still lacking and my creativity is even worse. i don't design my own assets, aside from a couple stamps/buttons and some pixel arrows which i made ages ago.

64. What are your favourite resource sites?

is excellent, and https://web.archive.org/web/20200204211059/http://users.dakotacom.net/~trish/peachies-collection/index.html

65. Is there a habit you just can't get away from no matter how hard you try?

scratching my head, ugh. it looks goofy and embarrassing.

66. What's your biggest advice for a new webmaster?

experiment! do whatever you want. don't make yourself feel limited by treating this like social media, prioritising view count or whatever.

67. Do you keep all your styling in CSS? Or do you hard-code some?

both? with pages that have more intricate detail i hard code a lot of the styling, even though if it makes the code difficult to read. honestly i do this too much...

68. What do you think of frameset layouts?

ideally i prefer being able to customise each page, but this isn't always possible, so frameset layouts can be quite convenient.

69. How about table-based layouts?

who still uses them?

70. Do you subscribe to the ideas of "one-column", "two-column" and "three-column" layouts? Do you use any of these?

any one which works best for the amount of links/content you want to display.

71. Do you spend longer on the HTML or the CSS?

HTML

72. Have you ever made a page with no CSS? It's useful for your thoughts.

no, even something as simple as element placement needs to be done through css for me, like grids for example. i can't handle that amount of minimalism.

73. Do you ever find yourself making layouts with nothing to put on them? Or do you only make layouts when the need arises?

yes, hence why i make them for people to use now.

74. Would you consider yourself a beginner? Or advanced? Somewhere in the middle?

probably intermediate. well in fact, my knowledge of HTML CSS is probably more advanced than my ancesteral language, oopd

75. Do you have a habit of looking at the source code of websites you visit?

i did so as a beginner, but not anymore

76. How did YOU learn how to make websites?

in the very early stages, i frequented w3schools and other tutorial sites for the bare basics and looked at source codes of other neocities sites. i would copy and paste sections from different websites, fiddle around the code to suit my vision ,while simultaneously improving my ability to read, and thus write html. this might be controversial to admit (rest assured none of my code is taken from other neocities sites), but it really is the best way to learn.

77. Do you ever force elements to do things they're not supposed to?

idk

78. Thoughts on floating elements?

used to use them a lot to place multiple elements in the same row, but i wouldn't recommend this for the sake of responsiveness. i use grids or tables now if i want to place elements side by side.

79. When you're sizing stuff, what do you use first? Do you use px, em, %, or something else?

usually %, again for responsiveness

80. Do you have a favourite font?

gill sans

81. Would you run a website with another person? How would that work?

sounds fun, but i don't know what i'd be able to contribute aside from the actual code itself. maybe they'd create all the content (articles, blog posts, art, or whatever) and i'd handle coding the website to display all that.

82. Do you surf the Web to find new personal websites very often?

ocassionally

83. Do you bookmark other people's websites? How would you feel knowing someone else bookmarked yours?

a lot, especially resource websites. i'd feel so honoured knowing my website is bookmarked!

84. What do you want people to be most impressed with when they see your website?

my graphic collection. which is, unfortunately, underwhelming as of the moment. of course my page design too.

85. Are you interested in technology outside of websites? Do you collect?

i collected CD's. i used to be into ipods/mp3 music players. maybe again

86. How often and for how long are you online?

too chronically online, like every 30 minutes - 1 hr. whether it be for entertainment or study purposes. i check my phone a lot.

87. When it comes to your website, who is your target audience?

anybody and anyone interested. well specifically, other webhosts!

88. Have you ever been interested in XHTML?

no

89. Do you program in general? Have you ever written a program for use with or on your website, not counting simple JavaScript?

no, but i plan on (re)learning python and SQL

90. Speaking of programs that help you make websites, what do you think of static site generators (SSGs)? Have you ever used one?

i still dont understand what they are.

91. Do you keep a hitcounter? Why or why not?

no, my neocities profile already shows me my website views.

92. Do you frequent forums? Which ones?

not anymore.

93. Do you write your page content directly into the editor, or do you prepare it elsewhere, like a text document or a Word document?

i write my page content on VScode then copy and paste it into the neocities editor to publish

94. Do you think you appear cool to others? A more accurate answer now: do other people ever say you're cool?

nope.

95. Are you embarrassed of your old work? Have you ever deleted everything out of shame?

yes. im embarrased of my old designs and how amateurish they look. i've never deleted them though, i just take the links off of my home page.

96. Would you close down your website if you couldn't update it, or would you leave an archive?

leave it in an archive!!!

97. Do you reveal a lot about yourself on your website? Or are you more secretive?

secretive

98. Are you willing to reveal who your best online friend is, and/or if they have a website?

don't have one.

99. And do you optimise the images on your website?

i dither them (on my other site) or just size them down

100. We're out of time! How do you feel after answering 100 questions? ....other than exhausted.

relieved. time to work on the rest of my about page!

Cheese Test: What type of cheese are you?

1. Please introduce yourself.

hi i'm olivia

2. How long have you been making websites?

since 2022

3. And what got you into the hobby?

can't even remember T-T.... i think i started off making carrds for my twitter/everskies, but i hated the limited design freedom so i hopped onto HTML.

4. What kind of website are you most interested in?

2000s-early 2010's pixel/resource websites and blogs (think those stylesheet/PHP sites). i love going on internet archive to browse them

5. What's your workflow? Do you plan your websites out thoroughly or do you come up with the design as you go along?

i usually come up with the basic colorsheme, font and layout (e.g. how many columns, sidebars or no...), maybe sketch a webframe or two first. i experiment with smaller css details as i am coding to see which one suits my vision best.

6. Please link to your biggest inspirations.

51db.neocities.org , https://princss.online/ , and https://philia995.neocities.org/

7. What's your favourite part about making websites?

being able to design whatever i want. its a creative outlet for me.

8. And the thing you struggle with the most?

figuring out what to write on my pages.... i dont have much to say.

9. Do you keep the same layout on all of your pages? Or do you use different ones?

not really, i keep the same design elements so there is consistency but not always, for example my layout and graphic pages look completely different.

10. How confident are you with CSS?

pretty confident, though sometimes i need to search things up when i forget certain attributes.

11. Do you know how to correctly use <dl>?

no idea

12. What is your favourite HTML element?

<br>

13. If you're making a new web page from scratch, what is the first thing you do?

find a background

14. Do you know JavaScript?

yes a bit, i can read and code very simple stuff. i need to refresh my knowledge and practice way more though.

15. How about PHP?

nope

16. Does your website have a theme that you stick to?

yes - pastel rainbow and colorful with grey accents

17. Are you more focused on content or design?

a balance of both. design is crucial for first impressions, but content is what makes a site interesting.

18. Do you own a domain name? If not, would you ever want to?

nope, probably not because i cant be bothered to buy one + i'm content with the free options

19. What do you think of nostalgia-focused or "retro" websites?

i love them, stuff on the internet isn't as permanent as one might think so it's nice to at least have a snapshot/archive of this part of humanity.

20. Is your HTML valid? Do you even check?

i just checked and uh... definitely not. i can't be bothered to add the alt to images.

21. What are your opinion on buttons and banners?

super convenient way to connect yourself with the rest of the community + i like the idea of being able to design ur own

22. What do you think of button walls in particular?

they're fine... i guess? i don't care what people put on their website as long as it doesn't harm others.

23. If you started over again, would you make something similar or completely different?

similar, i can't imagine doing anything else than what i have now.

24. Are you envious of other people's websites?

usually no, because i know i can code something similar if i wanted to. with the exception of people that are able to create their own ui/resources, i don't have the artistic ability for that.

25. What text editor do you use?

VS code

26. Why do you use that one?

was looking for an alternative to atom which reached the end of its development, and i remember google saying VScode was the most similar.

27. Do you host your image files on your web server, or on another host?

i host them on file garden + more important files on the neocities server. yes i'm aware using any image hosting service is somewhat risky.

28. This might not be relevant to you, but what's your opinion on the Neocities vs. Nekoweb debate?

i don't know or care. i'm just happy to have access to another free website hosting platform where i can view other people's creations!

29. How much server space would you estimate your main website takes up?

no idea. probably higher than average though considering the graphics i have.

30. Do you keep local backups of your files?

yes, i upload them on a dropbox-like cloud storage software

31. Do you prefer simple or highly visual websites?

recently i've taken to simple, minimalist websites (my other site follows this style), but i still like visual websites too. i'd say it depends massively on the specific style/design. some aesthetics are way too overused to catch my eye anymore. but this isn't necessarily a bad thing - to be honest i think this site's design falls under that category, but the purpose of this website is not to look groundbreaking. many webmasters probably feel the same, prioritising content over visual uniqueness.

32. Do you stick to certain colours? Do you do that on purpose, or is it your subconscious?

nope, or else i'd get too bored. the sites i've designed come in all colors.

33. Have you ever thought about quitting? Why?

there have been periods where i've had to completely abandon my site because of other priorities. i expect it'll probably happen again with my studies/career. but i'm also confident i will always return eventually to HTML and making websites.

34. Do you have many webmaster friends, or is it a solitary hobby?

solitary. i'd love to make some friends though

35. Do people in your real life know about your website?

many years ago i shared my website with my friends, but that was the only time i brought it up. i think they forgot about it.

36. Do you update your website very often? How often is "very often"?

i come and go periodically depending on how busy my life is. when i am free (holidays) i try update at least once a week.

37. And the overall design, do you change that much? Why or why not?

this is the 3rd "version" of my site, but given its been 4 years since i've started i'd say i don't really change the design much. when i do, its because my taste just progresses naturally, and my coding/design abilities too. i honestly think the previous versions of this site were shit, some layouts were just a block of text + tons of images. not that everything has to be very intricate, but some stuff for sure needed to be changed for the sake of usability... less eyestrain and GPU strain.

38. Is your website more you-focused, hobby-focused, or outside world-focused?

hobby focused.

39. Do you do web design professionally?

well, i am designing a website for my parent's business but i would consider it more of a favour that a professional transaction.

40. If not, would you like to? And if you're comfortable answering, what do you do for work?

i wouldn't mind a career in web design but i'm unfamilar with the professional market. maybe freelance? if you're looking for commissions hit me up, i'd be willing. otherwise i am currently interning/volunteering as a student so no proper job yet.

41. Do you communicate with people by email very much?

only with school staff.

42. Some people reject social media and use websites as a replacement. Do you keep social media outside of your website?

yes. i still have a bad habit of doomscrolling ig reels which i plan to kick. i used to only use tumblr and pinterest along with my website which was probably the healthiest period of my life mentally.

43. How about instant messengers? Do you use a mainstream one like Discord or Telegram? Or something like Matrix? Do you avoid them?

no. i have a discord but i don't use it. i'm too socially inactive for one anyways, my whatsapp barely gets non-work related messages.

44. Do you listen to music while you work on websites? If so, what kinds of artists?

occasionally i like listening to 2000s ballads, check out the music section for specifics.

45. Do you keep everything you make on one website, or do you have more than one?

i have 2 active websites, this one is hobby focused and the other is dedicated to more personal stuff.

46. On a similar note, do you keep to one topic on your site, or many?

for this site, i don't plan on updating much aside from layouts + graphics. in fact this about page is probably the most you'll get outside.

47. Do you present your real self, or at least try? Or do you construct a persona on purpose?

i have no persona.

48. Have you ever made a good friend thanks to your website?

no not yet :(

49. Are you happy with the way HTML and CSS currently work?

no complaints.

50. What are practices that you think people should avoid?

autoplay music without a button to turn the volume down/music off and the text being of a similar color to the bg. i used to do that, sorry :( also if u r designing a non-responsive page on a larger monitor, please set overflow to auto or scroll so people can actually access the rest of your site. other than that i'd say i'm pretty non judgemental when it comes to people's sites, especially if its personal.

51. What about under-utilised practices, or things you think people should do more?

responsive web design. i'll admit i don't think every page on here is mobile friendly, but i try to make sure most of them are.

52. Do you use a lot of semantic HTML? Or are you guilty of generic structure?

non-semantic.

53. Do you consider different browsers?

yes, i make sure to test all my code on firefox + chrome aside from my default browser

54. Speaking of, what's your preferred browser? Convince your readers why they should use it.

i use brave, comes with easy access to TOR.

55. And what OS are you on?

mac somana 14.4

56. Do you have a strong opinion on that, or do you just happen to use it?

the macos is okay, but recently my screen has been freezing up. honestly i would not recommend apple laptops for most people, just off the price. i'm not a software geek so i can't tell you the benefits of macos over windows (which i also use)

57. Are your websites mobile-friendly?

i'd say 90% of the website is.

58. What are your thoughts on autoplay?

like i said, just make sure theres an option to turn off the music. and add a warning.

59. What are your thoughts on webrings? Are you in any?

i love browsing webrings to find sites i like! i am in 3

60. Do you have any web shrines? What do you like to see in that sort of page?

i've compiled all my shrines into this about page (see 'media' links) or added them to my archive page. i'd like to see basic information of said object/media you are making a shrine for, but other than that add whatever you want.

61. Are your websites "cliche", in your opinion?

a bit, in the sense tons of other sites also are colourful + have graphics avaliable. my other personal site is more 'niche', i have some different content on there, such as translations, old school assignments for reference, etc.

62. What is your ideal website? Are you striving for that, or for something else?

my ideal website combines functionality with aesthetic. i hope there is sufficient content so it does not feel empty and people enjoy looking through it. i am trying to add more content by getting rid of empty links and fixing up poor design choices.

63. Are you an artist? Do you draw or design your own assets?

i took art classes so i have technical skill, but its still lacking and my creativity is even worse. i don't design my own assets, aside from a couple stamps/buttons and some pixel arrows which i made ages ago.

64. What are your favourite resource sites?

is excellent, and https://web.archive.org/web/20200204211059/http://users.dakotacom.net/~trish/peachies-collection/index.html

65. Is there a habit you just can't get away from no matter how hard you try?

scratching my head, ugh. it looks goofy and embarrassing.

66. What's your biggest advice for a new webmaster?

experiment! do whatever you want. don't make yourself feel limited by treating this like social media, prioritising view count or whatever.

67. Do you keep all your styling in CSS? Or do you hard-code some?

both? with pages that have more intricate detail i hard code a lot of the styling, even though if it makes the code difficult to read. honestly i do this too much...

68. What do you think of frameset layouts?

ideally i prefer being able to customise each page, but this isn't always possible, so frameset layouts can be quite convenient.

69. How about table-based layouts?

who still uses them?

70. Do you subscribe to the ideas of "one-column", "two-column" and "three-column" layouts? Do you use any of these?

any one which works best for the amount of links/content you want to display.

71. Do you spend longer on the HTML or the CSS?

HTML

72. Have you ever made a page with no CSS? It's useful for your thoughts.

no, even something as simple as element placement needs to be done through css for me, like grids for example. i can't handle that amount of minimalism.

73. Do you ever find yourself making layouts with nothing to put on them? Or do you only make layouts when the need arises?

yes, hence why i make them for people to use now.

74. Would you consider yourself a beginner? Or advanced? Somewhere in the middle?

probably intermediate. well in fact, my knowledge of HTML CSS is probably more advanced than my ancesteral language, oopd

75. Do you have a habit of looking at the source code of websites you visit?

i did so as a beginner, but not anymore

76. How did YOU learn how to make websites?

in the very early stages, i frequented w3schools and other tutorial sites for the bare basics and looked at source codes of other neocities sites. i would copy and paste sections from different websites, fiddle around the code to suit my vision ,while simultaneously improving my ability to read, and thus write html. this might be controversial to admit (rest assured none of my code is taken from other neocities sites), but it really is the best way to learn.

77. Do you ever force elements to do things they're not supposed to?

idk

78. Thoughts on floating elements?

used to use them a lot to place multiple elements in the same row, but i wouldn't recommend this for the sake of responsiveness. i use grids or tables now if i want to place elements side by side.

79. When you're sizing stuff, what do you use first? Do you use px, em, %, or something else?

usually %, again for responsiveness

80. Do you have a favourite font?

gill sans

81. Would you run a website with another person? How would that work?

sounds fun, but i don't know what i'd be able to contribute aside from the actual code itself. maybe they'd create all the content (articles, blog posts, art, or whatever) and i'd handle coding the website to display all that.

82. Do you surf the Web to find new personal websites very often?

ocassionally

83. Do you bookmark other people's websites? How would you feel knowing someone else bookmarked yours?

a lot, especially resource websites. i'd feel so honoured knowing my website is bookmarked!

84. What do you want people to be most impressed with when they see your website?

my graphic collection. which is, unfortunately, underwhelming as of the moment. of course my page design too.

85. Are you interested in technology outside of websites? Do you collect?

i collected CD's. i used to be into ipods/mp3 music players. maybe again

86. How often and for how long are you online?

too chronically online, like every 30 minutes - 1 hr. whether it be for entertainment or study purposes. i check my phone a lot.

87. When it comes to your website, who is your target audience?

anybody and anyone interested. well specifically, other webhosts!

88. Have you ever been interested in XHTML?

no

89. Do you program in general? Have you ever written a program for use with or on your website, not counting simple JavaScript?

no, but i plan on (re)learning python and SQL

90. Speaking of programs that help you make websites, what do you think of static site generators (SSGs)? Have you ever used one?

i still dont understand what they are.

91. Do you keep a hitcounter? Why or why not?

no, my neocities profile already shows me my website views.

92. Do you frequent forums? Which ones?

not anymore.

93. Do you write your page content directly into the editor, or do you prepare it elsewhere, like a text document or a Word document?

i write my page content on VScode then copy and paste it into the neocities editor to publish

94. Do you think you appear cool to others? A more accurate answer now: do other people ever say you're cool?

nope.

95. Are you embarrassed of your old work? Have you ever deleted everything out of shame?

yes. im embarrased of my old designs and how amateurish they look. i've never deleted them though, i just take the links off of my home page.

96. Would you close down your website if you couldn't update it, or would you leave an archive?

leave it in an archive!!!

97. Do you reveal a lot about yourself on your website? Or are you more secretive?

secretive

98. Are you willing to reveal who your best online friend is, and/or if they have a website?

don't have one.

99. And do you optimise the images on your website?

i dither them (on my other site) or just size them down

100. We're out of time! How do you feel after answering 100 questions? ....other than exhausted.

relieved. time to work on the rest of my about page!

"A squishy is a type of soft toy made of a specially formulated soft polyurethane foam, that slowly returns to its original shape after being squeezed. Squishies are manufactured into many different shapes and sizes, such as animals, fruits, and food items. They are often scented to match the object represented."-- wikipedia

the market used to be split between by squishies produced by expensive, licensed japanese "designer" brands (think ibloom, punimaru, sanrio) and no-name "common" squishies (panda buns, badly spray painted donuts, etc). now, mid-tier chinese brands are increasingly dominant, their the design and packaging are highly stylised while prices remain cheap.

my collection has also increased massively along with this shift, but i haven't had the time to sort through everything and take new pictures. this page will be updated when i do!

my music taste has progressed drastically - this is a grand overview of what i've listened to since 2022-ish. sometimes i still go back and switch genres depending on my mood.
click on the album cover to play/pause!

main video games played in the past

animal jam: first introduced to me during a playdate at my friends house. i managed to ammass a sizeable collection of rares. last played around 2023-4 ish.

minecraft: also introduced to me by the same friend. i still remember the old resource pack, when you smelted iron ore and not "raw iron". i was quite active before the cave update, always playing on my friend's aternos servers (which were abandonned quickly), hypixel, and skyblock (my friendships literally underwent intense disputes because of this). revisited at the end of 2025 .

roblox: my favorite games were bake a cake, roblox high school, resturant tycoon, meep city and natural disaster. in the latter half of 2025 i played 99 nights, loco, volleyball legends, dead rails, etc occassionally with my friends.

papa's series (bakeria, wingeria, cheeseria, sushiria, pancakeria, donutria...): i was particularly good at bakeria but i lost all my progress as my other laptop broke. played mostly across 2024-5 while i was still in high school.

pony town: i never really interacted with the players, i mainly enjoyed creating pony avatars.

the sims 4: instead of playing with dolls, i spent so much money on this game and creating the perfect sim family with their $$$ apartments. i never figured out how to build or decorate decently due to being an unskilled preteen year, until i took a couple years break from this game, pirated it on my desktop the summer after graduating and spent hours building and furnishing a building complex that i appeared to me in a dream. unfortunately the updator i used has been taken offline. not sure if i can access the world now. i don't plan on returning.

hoi4: i sucked at this game.

eu4: easier than hoi4, i could actually do a lot more with the mechanics plus DLC subscription. i played for entire days at end to the point i lost all my muscle rotting in my chair. there was an ottoman campaign, numerous restarts as brandenburg to prussia to get the perfect timing for certain events to fire, a disasterous polish-lithuanian commonwealth run where the entirety of europe formed a coalition against me, and a japanese pirate run.

hay day: my brother's birthday party was hay day themed. i've been playing the same farm for multiple years (7-10??) now, since i lost my first after switching phones. i'm still at a relatively low level because i can never stay consistent.

that i have spent time consuming, but would not recommend either because i haven't watched enough of it or it just wasn't that good.