Neocities Guide - Why You Should Build Your Own Html Website

neocities guide - why you should build your own html website

do you miss the charm of the 90s/00s web where sites had actual personality instead of the same minimalistic theme? are you feeling drained by social media and the constant corporate monopoly of your data and time? do you want to be excited about the internet again? try neocities!!

what is neocities?

neocities is a free hosting website that lets you build your own html website from scratch, with total creative control. in their own words: "we are tired of living in an online world where people are isolated from each other on boring, generic social networks that don't let us truly express ourselves. it's time we took back our personalities from these sterilized, lifeless, monetized, data mined, monitored addiction machines and let our creativity flourish again."

why should I make my own website?

web3 has been overtaken by capitalism & conformity. websites that once were meant to be fun online social spaces now exist solely to steal your data and sell you things. it sucks!! building a personal site is a great way to express yourself and take control of your online experience.

what would I even put on a website?

the best part about making your own site is that you can do literally whatever the hell you want! focus on a specific subject or make it a wild collection of all your interests. share your art! make a shrine for one of your interests! post a picture of every bird you see when you step outside! make a collection of your favorite blinkies! the world is your oyster !! here are some cool example sites to inspire you: recently updated neocities sites | it can be fun to just look through these and browse people's content! space bar | local interstellar dive bar creature feature | halloween & monsters big gulp supreme peanutbuttaz | personal site dragodiluna linwood | personal site patho grove | personal site

getting started: neocities/html guide

sound interesting? here are some guides to help you get started, especially if you aren't familiar with html/css sadgrl.online webmastery | a fantastic resource for getting started with html & web revival. also has a layout builder that you can use to start with in case starting from scratch is too intimidating web design in 4 minutes | good for learning coding basics w3schools | html tutorials templaterr | demo & html for basic web elements eggramen test pages | css page templates to get started with sadgrl background tiles | bg tiles rivendell background tiles | more free bg tiles

fun stuff to add to your site

web revival manifestos & communities

also, there's actually a pretty cool community of people out there who want to bring joy back to the web! melonland project | web project/community celebrating individual & joyful online experiences. Also has an online forum melonland intro to web revival | what is web revival? melonking manifesto | status cafe | share your current status nightfall city | online community onio.cafe | leave a message and enjoy the ambiance sadgrl internet manifesto | yesterweb internet manifesto | sadly defunct, still a great resource reclaiming online social spaces | great manifesto on cultivating your online experience

in conclusion

i want everyone to make a neocities site because it's fun af and i love seeing everyone's weird personal sites that they made outside of the control of capitalism :) say hi to me on neocities

Weird Dreams, Pt 1

All of these proceeding dreams are recurring- I don't remember when they happened

2 men have asked me(??) to be their wife in my dreams

(they believed i was their wife )

Lucas 😭💕

-blonde hair,

-sunken face,

-putple and white letterman jacket, runaway

-The L to (Patrick/Peter's) Light Yagami

(Only if L was a pushover)

- quiet, pensive, usually goes along with Patrick

- soft lips (??)

- held his head in his hands and cried when i took another bus to go home (we'd only known each other for a few hours)

- very easy to talk to, asked me good questions

- made my heart hurt with his vibes and smile

- it was craking dawn while we rode the bus, lights on

- i kept worrying about my siblings and why i was running away which made him sad (😭)

- looked beautiful in twilight (darkness with ambient bus light) and at dawn

- sat hella close to me (broad shoulders)

- literally everything to me (apparently)

(ngl Lucas in my dream is EERILY similar to a dude named Lucas who goes to my school (💀)- the irl Lucas is an asshole and transphobic so idk HOW he got into my dream but that's NOT!!!) who I'm thinking about)

Patrick

-Brown hair, squareish face,

-brown jacket and white shirt

-Alert

-loud enough,

-master planner,

-also a runnaway

-Wasn't too happy when i left (seemed distraught but didn't do anything)

- also talked a lot to me (there were no grown ups in sight except for the bus driver)

- midday was where he shined

- nervously happy puppy dog

- zoned out a couple of times

They didn't sit with each other

And i liked them both?

(I love lucas, I cried in my dream for him)

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brainrot dreams me yaps recurring dream

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jin-jamm-desu

6 months ago

Looking at you @deathcabforkralie 🫵🏾👁️👁️

marble hornets is great because it asks the important questions. like what would happen if you gave a film major a real working gun

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jin-jamm-desu

6 months ago

not to worry mutuals, I’ve recruited a halfling to detect any and all spike traps on your dashboard, just make sure not to scroll too fast so he has time to find them

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jin-jamm-desu

9 months ago

Tell me what I'm supposed to do with my day?

I can't wait for everything to fade.

Sometimes it feels like I don't deserve to feel pain,

When every second of the day someone's playing a song that I made.

Is there something left to live for in this place?

Got a funny feeling in my veins.

Nothing lasts forever except for space-

i wish I could start over,

just erase.

" - cold outside, Lil' Darkie

His name is Bunzy 🐰(Billy Trander)

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my ocs original character mood board oc moodboard music lyrics oc music lil darkie spider gang

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jin-jamm-desu

9 months ago

This honestly helps so much. I was gonna immediately reply after reading it once sbut then realized I misunderstood it after a second time.

At some point in the future I really hope to reply with an in depth analysis of the feature d post that's on par with your explanation, thank you so much <3

jin-jamm-desu - Screaming Lizard Creations

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jin-jamm-desu

9 months ago

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jin-jamm-desu

1 month ago

ngl, reminds me of Thea Stilton and her gang (the mouse characters, Geronimo Stilton's sister and co m the Geronimo Stilton universe)

(c) Glitterwings, 2003 Https://www.deviantart.com/glitterwings/art/ALL-the-boobed-ladiez-2360033

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me yaps geronimo stilton thea sisters thea stilton

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jin-jamm-desu

6 months ago

NO NO NO I UNDERSTAND YOU UNDERSTAND WE ALLLLLL UNDERSTAND THAT IT FUCKING WIRKS IT QORKS

Gojo is Hamilton

Geto is Burr

That's quite literally as far as I've gotten witht that hold on

Jjk x Hamilton

Need I say more????

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jin-jamm-desu

9 months ago

Oml you're so fucking real for this

(I am a clumsly fuck who doesn't like running and I'm scared of tripping on shit and then I trip anyways)

Could you do 8 Pages irl?

Like in all seriousness could you actually solve a mystery to the disappearance of a family member, find 8 Pages connected to said family member AND BE CHASED BY FUCKING SLENDERMAN AT THE SAME TIME????

Personally I couldn't. And I respect anyone who believes they can.

(man I want more modern Slenderman games now. I miss the era of internet where Slenderman was one of the pinnacles of creepypasta society)

(also can someone infodump where the idea of Slendrina came from? I've always been wondering this)

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jin-jamm-desu

1 month ago