my memory is jackshit awful. i try to remember to tag appropriately but lmk if i mis-tag or sumn
canonically married to @polteergeistt<33
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I like turning people into creatures from Creatures of Sonaria! Feel free to request a creature, and check out my queue to see where you are and/or how to request a creature!
we are a system, questions are welcomed but please be respectful. any random emojis under a post are our system tags to indicate which alter made a post.
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#nonsensical rambling - my general post tags. This is usually just me saying whatever :P
#nonsensical ranting - like the rambling tag but for things that make me mad or upset; literally just my rant tag lmao
#critter creates - my creating tag! Usually for art, but I’ll use it whenever I make something
#the critter touches a keyboard - For the rare occasion when I end up writing something :3
#critter chirps - just my asks tag!
#critter adventures - for my little out of the house adventures :33
#critter storytime - literally storytime lolz usually random or weird things that happen to me
#Irl critter jumpscare - whenever I include a picture of me that’s more than just my hands lol
#critter in da kitchen - for whenever I’m cooking/baking!
#bug in a rug - this is when it’s past my “bedtime” lmao (ps i cannot be held accountable for anything i post after this tag starts applying because by then i am. delusional.)
#hubby x2 - for my darling dearest lovely husband☺️☺️
#random critter fun fact - this is me randomly lore dropping, can range from silly goofy to mildly ominous and ‘wtf why did this happen/why can you do this’
#random pretty pictures - I take lots of photos and need places to put them so. basically a catalog of pictures ive taken that i enjoy :33 mostly scenic stuff and sky pics!
#lunchtime rants - school sucks and i get overstimmed and pissed off frequently, so this is when im posting at lunch and angry
#back on my creaturing bullshit - I like turning people and characters into creatures from Creatures of Sonaria :33
#this is my naughty tag - general nsfw/nsft/general suggestive stuff idk
Ok but like. What the fuck is there to do on the internet anymore?
Idk when I was younger, you could just go and go and find exciting new websites full of whatever cool things you wanted to explore. An overabundance of ways to occupy your time online.
Now, it's just... Social media. That's it. Social media and news sites. And I'm tired of social media and I'm tired of the news.
Am I just like completely inept at finding new things or has the internet just fallen apart that much with the problems of SEO and web 3.0 turning everything into a same-site prison?
You're right that the internet is smaller than it used to be, but there's still some cool stuff left in the corners. I'd recommend checking checking out Neocities if you haven't--it's an independent web hosting platform like Geocities of the old web, and there are hundreds of interesting and active pages discoverable both through their search function and through web buttons (links attached to small pictures with the title of a website) within the websites themselves. Here are three examples of web buttons you may find in link pages:
Most Neocities websites have link pages or button collections with anywhere from tens to hundreds of these. Don't be afraid to explore!
If you're looking for something more like a search engine, I can point you towards Marginalia. It's not a particularly smart engine, but it's perfectly usable if you've ever been taught to use search engines back when they were mostly run through keywords instead of full sentence comprehension. There's also an "about" and "tips" section on the front page with more information. The algorithm of Marginalia can be filtered by the user to allow, disallow, or require JavaScript depending on your needs, plus there are filters designed specifically to prioritize web 1.0 sites or mostly text-based ones. It is possible to search for modern websites with it, but it can return websites from just about any decade (since the invention of the web, obviously) so long as they contain the information you're looking for. For example, here are some random interesting sites I've found using Marginalia:
Native Languages of the Americas: Native American Cultures
BASIC HTML COMPETENCY IS THE NEW PUNK FOLK EXPLOSION!
Earthbound Text Labs by Bill Eager
The possibilities for discovery are truly endless.
Now you might want to know about directories. These make browsing for websites easier, but require you to read through and judge which ones to visit, as there aren't algorithms ranking the sites besides the whim of whoever coded the directory. Some of them have themes, others don't. Here are two that I've used:
Yesterlinks Directory
Ichigo Directory
Directories can be harder to come by just by surfing the net, but they aren't impossible to find. Many personal websites have their own directories of interesting sites hidden within them.
Webrings are similar to directories, but are actually more community-based. You have to register your website to be a part of a webring, usually by sending an email to whoever runs it and meeting some kind of entry criteria. For example, my personal website used to be a part of a webring called Sweet Dreams, which was for websites that heavily utilize color palettes and images of cute things, particularly sweets. Webrings will give you access to a widget upon entry that allow visitors and other members to browse between the registered websites in a massive ring, ergo, where the term gets its name. Webrings can have any theme or criteria for entry. If you can make a website about it, you can find a webring for it.
Now, you might be wondering about social media alternatives. I can't offer much, but I can nudge you towards the idea of forums. Here's one I found that could really use some traffic. I also browse a bit on MelonLand forum, which is actually closed right now--it's currently closed on Mondays--but on any other day of the week, you can find a fun community there dedicated to web revival. You can find it through MelonLand's main page. I'd also recommend checking out SpaceHey, which is a MySpace clone that's customizable and easy to use.
I hope this is of some help to you. The internet may feel less magical than it used to be, but that doesn't mean that the spark has completely died out. These types of indie websites need more attention if we ever hope to reverse the damage done to the internet by centralization and corporate interest. People are trying to make the web a cooler place to be, but we're going to have to do the work of finding and interacting with these projects in order to get them off the ground someday.
ALSO you should consider browsing Virtual Pet List and seeing if there are any pet sites you might be interested in playing. There is a whole genre of browser games right under your nose
Getting off of twitter and onto neocities has really healed me and I am so glad to see it is healing other people too ;u; let's retreat into the self-made digital woods and away from corporate bs pls, I am so tired
they dont have names yet but they are based off blue quartz and lepidolite
lepidolite is forced to stay home and work on small projects because he's too fragile for the more heavy-duty work and he will crumble sometimes if something hits him in the right spot
blue quartz is very supportive and tells stories about work and hums songs they learned from human grace (and maybe simon) and will also bring home things for lepidolite to see and work on
chat i found a 🌽 audio i have been looking for for a solid YEAR‼️‼️‼️‼️ im so proud of myself i may or may not have had to up my searching game for this and rubbed all of my braincells together and im so happy hiihii
ID: A youtube comment with 11 likes by Niceone, it says "I've lived 46 years without knowing this. How nice of life to save some of the best bites for later." End ID.
Normally, people tend to get frustrated, even jokingly, if they miss out on something. This comment was on a song from 1974 and it made me smile quite much. Simply appreciative. Like a dessert after dinner.
It is genuinely mind blowing to me just how many Tumblr posts have changed my life for the better and taught me to be happier. Not all of the thoughts originate on Tumblr, but the way people collect and frame them has literally changed my brain chemistry.
do you ever look back at your relationship with someone on the internet and just think oh my god i’m so fucking glad i clicked follow they make my life so much better
