Due to a series of weird and unfortunate circumstances beyond my control, I haven’t been able to update this blog or my website in a while. Mostly by “weird” I mean I’ve been super busy, and by “unfortunate” I mean there’s no way I’m typing up this much content on a smart phone. You ever see how small the keyboards are on those things?

If you’re subscribed to my mailing list (if you’re not, come on now), then you’ve already gotten a hint at what’s coming up next. So sit tight while I try to play catch-up. I got so much to talk about I’m a little overwhelmed, not even sure where to start. But hey, gonna do it anyways… See ya here.

9.9.99 marks the day I published my very first website, back in the ancient times of the Internet. So much has changed, and so much has stayed the same.

Hence why I only make short blog posts now.

Did it for about 15 years. People keep telling me I should get back into it.

I don’t trust people. At least not “internet people.” Then again, it’s because I know better.

Today is the 15th ‘birthday’ of my life as a webmaster/designer. It all started with a pirated copy of Photoshop 4.0, a server sitting in someone’s living room, and a horrific use of neon colours on a black background. I was heavily influenced by the BBSes I was used to, and being lost out in the wild west frontier of the web 1.0, I was heavily influenced by anime fan sites and E/N blogs. I miss those days of E/N, and I’m still a little bitter they ended up being called blogs. But that’s how things have come and gone. I’ve watched this thing grow like a wildfire, I watched the dotcom bubble burst, and I’ve seen the birth of web 2.0. I’ve seen a lot, and I’m glad I’ve been a small part of it.

Wish I could have my small fonts and scan-lines back though.

Anyways, I lucked out being there for the beginning of the internet, and I’ve gotten to watch how it’s changed the world. I’ve also seen how the world has changed it as well. I can’t imagine what’s next, but I also can’t imagine not being a part of it.

It’s been a wild ride. Here’s to the future!

After 5 years of blogging on my own website*, I recently lost my database. There is no recovering. I lost everything. The custom design, the apps and widgets, and all of my pages and my galleries. A few hundred hours and years of contributions are now lost forever. Pretty catastrophic. But then again, that sort of thing never stops me.

Currently re-building from zero. I’ll post as it happens, sign up for the feed if you’d like to keep track.

Thanks, love you all.

*I’ve still got over 15 years of online journaling going on, but it’s not the same. /sadface