stuff i think is the best stuff

it is SO important to have online stuff to do that isn't algorithmic social media. that stuff is easily so bad for you, but internet in general isn't. thats a topic that is SO important to me. challenge yourself to find other stuff to do online! forums, virtual pets/worlds, mmos, free classes online, and see if you're happier or have less anxiety after a few weeks of it. check out this site and click 'surprise me', or or this one!

plz join tamanotchi, a website for making cute lil guys n feeding them so they grow and feeding other ppl's and sharing with your friends and stuff! that links to my boy, bbygrl, but you should make your own.

a shameless plug letsmakeascene, my website focused on scene, emo and less-so 2000s-2010s related subcultures and lifestyles. tons of nostalgic stuff like popular-at-the-time movies, shows, music, youtubers, fashion advice and resources, diy stuff and tutorials and all kinds of stuff, especially resources posted pre-2016.

currently getting a revamp, neopets, is so cool. play alone, in online communities or with friends! its a virtual pet site, and you can have penpals on there too :) its pretty cool. watch out for random scientology though, the history of neopets is a little iffy.

geocities sites preservation here, where old geocities (what neocities is cloning!) are archived. all kinds of old graphics, info, personal sites, topic-specific sites... there's a lot of random stuff, so if you go down the rabbit hole be careful!! you might see upsetting things, although i havent there are potential triggers throughout.

go through each door and look through a museum of old gifs n images, which i find super cool!.

melonking, and melonland, a website and forum related to oldweb revival, and the creativity and expression of the oldweb. please read through the rules before you join!!

i like gaiaonline... kinda? i actually just use the dream avatar builder to make characters n stuff but i've always known ppl who like and use the site for its intended purpose!

some mmos/mmorpgs/virtual worlds i like or used to play in general aqworlds which has a very funny sense of humor and a lot of customizing options for characters, and the single-player by the same people, adventure quest. I really like palia, but if you join remember to be kind, helpful, and get a feel for how people usually play! the community is soooo nice, plz help keep it that way. habbo hotel which i used to play, a basic mmo.

Youtubers I like and what they post!!!! (in no certain order.)

infodumps and rabbit holes

funky frog bait - funny infodumps and discussions, usually about social media and pop culture

big joel - many random topics often related to pop culture and internet culture

jenny nicholson - usually fandom infodumps and product reviews, lots of random stuff

penguinz/moist critikal - i watch him to keep up with latest events and news while hearing people get called goofy, homunculus and goober during!!!

allie meowy - funny, random infodumps and investigations

fredrik knudsen - random rabbit holes

tors cabinet of curiosities - random, weird infodumps

media discussion

beyond horror gaming - horror game analysis

mista gg - horror and other movie reviews and similar content

amanda the jedi - movie reviews

with cindy - book reviews, very funny

seth the programmer - random anime/cartoon discussions

reads with rachel - book reviews through a lens of activism, + authors behaving badly series

gaming youtube

chrbrg - funny gaming stuff

call me kevin - funny gaming stuff

criken - funny gaming content

rooster teeth minecraft lets play - a bunch of guys goofing off in minecraft

anything else

the thought spot222 - really good autism-centric mental health and life stuff

dreading crime and psychology - true crime content from an interrogation analysis perspective

avocado animations - VERY disturbing animations X.X

i have some agoraphobia, anxiety and depression issues that get really bad if i dont take care of myself. If i spend too much time sitting at home, if i dont socialize enough, if i spend too much time on social media... it gets really bad and i end up bedrotting, so here are things i do to help avoid that without too much effort! shared in case it helps anyone else.

I love to sit in public spaces like coffee shops or mcdonalds. places with wifi or just a park or something and do my own thing- art, writing, website building, neopets or whatever. and occasionally making conversation with someone nearby like "oh i like your shirt!" or something. its a really easy way to fill my social meter without actually doing a lot of socializing.

i highly recommend looking on tiktok and searching for blogs and stuff about certain areas to check out locally. like duluth, georgia is basically Korea-Town. korean grocery stores, kareoke bars, k-pop photo booths and stationary shops, cat cafes, all kinds of stuff. and helen, georgia is cool, too. i grew up in a small, janky town in the south-east US and didn't know such fun places existed near me for DECADES lol... just search up "fun places to visit in YOUR-STATE" or "hidden gems to do in YOUR-STATE" and see what comes up!

wait for a hot day. get a bunch of friends over, get the ingredients ready in advance. set the oven to 425, chop up some veggies, oil them (olive oil), season them with your favorite seasonings (salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder, paprika) and lay them out on a pan and put them in the oven. wait about 25-30 minutes, unless the veggies start looking done. in the meantime, use a flour tortilla, put cheese and whatever you like on it (onions for me, chicken for my cutiepie). oil the edges, fold it in half and pinch the edges together. lightly oil and season the outside (paprika, chili powder, onion powder) and put it in the oven. check it every 5-10 minutes and check the veggies. get little bowls/cups of sour cream or salsa or whatever. sit outside (or inside) and sip cold drinks and eat easy, yummy cooked food.

i love making websites! on anything that lets you lol, i've been making websites since i was a little kid. its like, 'i like making lists' x10, and there's so many kinds you can make. for your OCs, or roleplay or for your hobby (or hobbies), or topics you find interesting or literally anything!! seriously i think everyone should try it. easier ones are carrd,wix, and then there's this one, neocities, which has a learning curve but is super cool and fun!

I have some resources if you're using neocities! i get my graphics and templates from a lot of places, here are some! templates and more templates and templates, tutorials and other stuff, backgrounds and graphics and MORE graphics. then there's this html color coder i use, and basic gif making/editing and free cursors and various things and some more various things

A collection of graphics I like