30/may/2025, 10:12am
my first blog post. how exciting! :D
this is by far not my first foray into the internet, though most certainly the first time i'm engaging with the "indie web" through neocities and other indie web platforms. it feels new and exciting, but i am wondering about how i will really make myself known in this space, even though it hasn't been too particularly long.
you may notice this webpage is very barebones, and while that is an inevitable product of this website being so new (i just made it today and am making a blog post without knowing how i'm going to link this properly lol), i do aim for that to be a defining aesthetic for all my indie web exploits.
i notice that a lot of people who engage with the indie web and the small communities surrounding the "web revival" aim to return to a sense of whimsy and wonder through stimulating websites and lots of effects, colours, buttons, etc. i like that a lot, actually! i think the retro web's methods and aesthetics are something to uphold, preserve, and even lean into if it is something that you desire to explore. sadly, for myself, i find it difficult to explore the lands of the 07' web aesthetic, at least for my own website. notwithstanding the fact i have little web development abilities (i just learned about the <> thing and the thing, how does that make any sense? forgive me, i program in non-web languages most of the time xD), i like keeping things clean and simple, even if that's a little boring. for myself, i want a simple aesthetic that can stand the test of time. i really do want my website and my presence here on the indie web to last as long as a lifetime, and i feel having a simple design that holds all my thoughts, accomplishments, etc. is less than just "good enough", but even portrays how i want to be seen. just a simple little clearing for people to read my thoughts and enjoy their time spent here, where what's seen is the clean design of images, files, and text. maybe some faffing about because that's what the indie web is, but i like having a system and control panel to fall back on. it's nice that way! at least i think so.
for those of you who have gotten this far, hi, my name is misty3choes. please call me misty, mist, or alternatively my other names such as zen, zoe, or z. i like all of them! pronouns included in that. i use all pronouns c:
i have a vetted interest in args (hoping to make one, though i won't lie i haven't researched args or even making my own that much), art, programming, blogging, and poetry. i'm actually currently a multimedia art student studying away from home, though i feel a bit sad in saying my visual art skills are most certainly not as good as my programming or writing skills. i also like making music! the piano is what i'm trying to learn right now, though i'm able to play the saxophone (and maybe the clarinet, if i tried hard enough lol).
as said before, i'd like for this space and name to be a lifelong journey for me. that's maybe a huge commitment, but i don't think i've ever found a space that is as outspoken yet still as private as the open indie web. there's really a lot here, from forum pages, status websites, etc., that i think really speaks to a place i never got to really involve in when i was a child. though i wasn't active during its biggest period, one of my fondest memories as a child was going into irc chats and talking with people. even on modern messaging apps like discord, i still use the compact setting. there's just something different about that compact text, random online usernames, and really talking with people that i miss. someday i hope i can be a bit of a hermit who just occupies a computer and never goes out, but maybe that's a bit hikikomori of me. i still like chatting with people in the real world, but i think the internet is where i can be one of my truest selves.
more on things i'd like to do, making an arg, or really any game, making a selection of online poetry, improving at my visual art and programming skills, and getting to know people in some nice chats. perhaps i won't get the fulfillment of a connection in the real world as i think many (and myself) desire, but i think being plugged into this online space will give me a place where i can just exist. not needing to be bogged down by the real world's limitations, though perhaps the limitations of chatting with online netizens and what a computer screen can offer. it's not much, but i think its more than my current imagination is capable of perceiving xD
finally, if you've gotten this far, thank you, really. hopefully when you read this, there'll be more blogs for you to read, but i'd like to direct you to my contacts page. i have no idea how rss works, and guestbooks, etc. but hopefully my email will be there at least, and you can contact me there. chat me up! i'm usually pretty open. maybe this will actually encourage me to read my e-mail, who knows xD
looking forward to another post again. see you soon, when the clearing opens up once again c:
- misty3choes