When I'm not HTML/CSSing professionally or for fun, I love being nostalgic and bitter for the 90s. And because I'm a packrat of the digital nature, I tend to keep really old things around. Here's what I've hung on to.
It all clicked in High School. The class programmed in QBASIC before lesson plans for FrontPage became available, and as a self-proclaimed Internet Denzien I pivoted to that. I was familiar with Web pages, but it wasn’t until here that I realized I could build. I fell in love with HTMLing and building Web sites of my own. Computer Club on Raintree Ruckus
The Indie Web is here-- in practice and aesthetic-- as more people grow tired of the walled gardens, souless algorithms, and no-fun-in-functional designs. And the Old Web never left, anyway. When it isn't welcoming, it's welcoming you back.
I propose a toast for ChibiUsa97, and all the ChibiUsa97s still floating around, coding and enjoying what they love. What I Should Have Sent on Raintree Ruckus
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This was my big project for my Emergent Computer class, in 2003. This is when HTML and CSS were beginning to really take off and was considered cutting edge! Lifted straight from the CD-R stack in my closet, here it is in all the cringey glory-- and I'm not talking about the use of frames. gawd I hate the voice I used for this. How pretentious. In my defense, I was 17 or some shit.
There's only minor tweaks to preserve intended navigational and structual function (case sensitivity became important, and you can't be sloppy with comments anymore). Otherwise there is...
Don't knock it. This was worthy of an A grade back in the day.
coming soon
I loved my tiny digital camera that could only take tinier pictures.
maybe i'll post some old doodles, too
coming soon
Miscellanous throwbacks, babes.
The Vault will be here as well.
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