The work continues.

14/04/26

This is it. My very first post on my very first website. This here is MY little corner of the internet. Or at least it is as much as I can make it to be so far.
As my URL shows it is technically Neocities's website. And as far as technicalities go this is not my first website either, but rather the first I create on a code level.
I've created and managed a portfolio-website before for job-searching purposes, but it was created on... Wix. Brr, sends you shivers down the spine doesn't it?
Anyway, as far as I am concerned, this is the first website that FEELS like my own. It reminds me of a long gone era where you could tweak and customize your personnal pages on the internet to a degree that would make any corporate entity sweat through the night, and it fills my heart to build it even if its scope and reach will most likely gravitate towards next-to-nothing.

So far, its a very barebone project. It reflects accurately my knowledge in code to be honest. I would also lie if I told you that there was a strong driving idea behind its creation, a purpose I'm working towards.
Rather, I created this place as an impulse stemming from my growing discontent with current internet landscape, and a desire to partially shield myself from the mayhem of the world.
I looked for ways to become more intentional, to reclaim attention, knowledge and skills. To restart using my free time for purposeful prospects like I used to do when I was younger, before a 9to5 job and adulthood responsibilities made me loose sight of what mattered.
I quickly encountered articles talking about the so-called 'Indie Web' and immediately wanted in. But the task of learning code was daunting and the documentation was for a total newcommer like me, even as a tech-savy, a little blurry around the edges.
I put that idea aside for a few weeks, but continued visiting indie web pages regularly. Then came a moment where I had absolutely nothing to do at work, and had already exhausted all the YouTube videos I could fake interest in or any other office distraction. I needed something new, something exciting. And then it hit me.
It was time. Time to learn how to make this idea come to life, just for the sake of it, to experiment and who knows maybe in the future to actually find a use for it. But most importantly, to have fun.
I searched for a few tutorials, downloaded Visual Studio Code and started working. In a day, I had scrambled a first basic page, nothing worthwhile but it helped me learn the basics. The next day, I got back to the drawing board and created a second page. This time I made it more intentional, having a better idea of what I could realisticly aim for. This is basically what the homepage still looks like at the moment of writing, and what it'll continue to look like in the foreseeable future.
Next step is now to find how to add a guestbook and maybe even comments on my blogposts. I'm sure this will be a whole new adventure to understand how to make those things work, but I'm welcoming the struggle and learning process!

If you made it this far I wholeheartedly thank you for your time! Until next time, Noice.