things you might like and why i do


articles of interest

web revival

this melonland wiki page laying out the web revival movement was my kick to start this site, so it's pretty important to me and i would like you to read it

cross-cultural differences in language markers of depression online

i was looking for a related study about language use in depressed folks

physical things

black phoenix alchemy labs perfumes [link]

i have a small collection of perfume lockets, and i ask for these scents as gifts. i think this sums up my taste a little too well.

bondi sands lip balms [link]

i wear sunscreen every day, but it never seems to last around my lips and at the end of a day outside they end up sunburned and stay sore and chapped for ages. i've been trying different lip balms with spf, and these work. i really like the vanilla and watermelon flavours.

webcomics

little tiny things [link]

i love falling into the worlds clover makes.

music

gordi [link]

baby storme [link]

other things

libreoffice [link]

does it surprise anyone i like open-source software? communities working together, for the hell of it, to make a better world, aligns with my own worldview both philosophically and politically. and it’s a great suite of programs, not only directly competitive with microsoft office but compatible with it as well.

floor 796 [link]

i just think it's awesome

the brutalist web design site [link]

no explanation. it tickles the minimalist-appreciator part of my brain, i think.

the wayback machine[link]

i want to say it's invaluable to research, and it is, but the reason archive.org gets its shoutout here is because i could spend so much time just scrolling through vintage websites.