The hell is this???

This website is coded almost entirely from my own two dyke hands and noob understanding of code. I was drawn to Neocities for its dedication to a free and accessible web, empowering people to carve their own space on the Internet and reject soul-sucking algorithms and advertising.

It's inspiring to see how much of the Neocities community shares this sentiment, creating spaces meant for joy and fulfillment and paying homage to the neon garishness and trainwreck (affectionate) of the old web, before it was taken over by profit-hungry corporations. This website is my own love-letter to those values, and all those etching their mark in this meaningless, agonizing turmoil of existence. Here, punk isn't dead, but cringe culture sure as fuck is.

With that, I leave you with a collection of the Internet's curiosities.

Folks on neocities that have inspired me in my website journey :)

Websites run by some generous folks and communities, which gave me many of the resources I used. I try to link each image back to the source and am in the process of creating a more specific credits list.

Sadgrl Online // Where I started. Provides a layout builder, noobie explanations to webculture, and free graphic goodies.

Yesterlinks // An archive of little corners of the internet to explore.

Scripted // A website with pre-written code bits to copy and paste.

Teppy's Layouts // Fun layout templates!

Phoenix Code // Free open source coding program, you can use it in-browser or download it onto your computer.

Graphic collections I used to decorate my site. Lots of love went into these archives.

Public.Work // Search engine for public domain content.

Art Bits from Hypercard // An archive of graphics from Apple's old hypermedia system, Hypercard. It's before my time...the art is super cool though.

Windows98 Icons // What it says in the title; a collection of Windows98 icons.

Halftone Hospital // A library of free brushes, textures, and other assets geared toward comic-making, run by an artist local to me.

Internet Bumper Stickers // What it says in the title; a collection of internet bumper stickers.

Web Badges World // What it says in the title; a collection of internet web badges.

99 GIF SHOP | GifCities// Internet Archive's collection of GIFs preserved from the now defunct GeoCities; 99 GIF SHOP is a curated collection of them.

Spriter's Resource // Library of sprites from video games, ripped by community contributers.

Cursors 4U | RealWorld Graphics // Two cursor libraries.

Resource Boy // A website that provides textures, mockups, etc. under personal and commercial licenses.

// Click the buttons for curated graphics collections.

// Pixel art collections.

Free underground educational resources and shadow libraries. Knowledge is power and should not be gatekept behind a paywall!

The Literature Network // A place to read and discuss Western literature.

LibriVox // Public domain audiobooks read by volunteers.

Sci-Hub // A project dedicated to providing unrestricted access to scientific journals.

Project Gutenburg | Many Books | Open Library // E-Book Libraries.

Anna's Archive | Library Genesis | EPDF // Academic PDFs + E-Books.

Sprout Distro // An anarchist zine archive.

The Anarchist Library // What it says on the tin, an archive of anarchist literature.

Punk 77 // A cool website that catalogues punk history, photos, fashion, music and more.

Stimpunks // Extensive educational writing and resources about neurodivergency.

Graphic Design History // A well-loved website created by the hard work of a former professor about the history of graphic design.

Lolita Fashion History // A website dedicated to the history of lolita fashion, featuring essays, interviews, photos, and more.

Fun weird places on the internet.

RetroCrush // A library of old anime to watch and explore.

Zophar's Domain // A library of ripped video game OSTs.

Atlas Obscura // A database logging obscure landmarks and unusual places to visit all across the world.

Cameron's World // An homage to the old web; "a web-collage of text and images excavated from the buried neighbourhoods of archived GeoCities pages (1994–2009)."