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So I started writing a novel? ― October 10th

Do NOT look at my last blog post. Because this is proof of how messy I am.

I've always liked to write. Even when I was a little primary school nerd. I really thought I was a genius writer who'd become a published author. When I got a good grade in a writing assignment, I felt invincible.

Then I wrote on Wattpad. Not fanfics! Ok maybe one fanfic. But my main story was some nerdy fantasy stuff and it's thankfully lost in the oubliettes of time.

I had so much fun writing. My friend had a popular story (I mean FRONT PAGE popular) and we shared our passion of writing. She was the more motivated one, tbh, but that motivated me.

Then we stopped in a tragic "this is leaking to other people in the school" accident, and I might've been the catalyst. She had to delete her incredibly successful story. And I still feel bad about it. Sorry again, queen.

I forgot about writing for a while. I just had other stuff to worry about apparently. Like, my crush. Ugh. Pervert much?

But in the last 5-ish years, I've kept thinking about writing. I always made sure to write random ideas in my notes app. Funny or witty sentences. Plots. Of course I never used them, and I likely never will.

A few days ago I realized that I just have to start somewhere. I was in a love story mood (having finished watching Heartstopper season 3) and thought, why not?

So this is where I'm at. I wrote a "plan", roughly detailing the setting, the 2 main characters, development ideas.

And today, in about an hour, I wrote 3 pages, and it felt so good. It flowed out of me so naturally. I wrote 1000 completely original words. It's just the introduction, nothing much is happening. But it's so freeing. I can write however I want.

So I'll keep you updated. And who knows, maybe one day I'll be proud enough to share it with the world? For now, it's for myself. In the meantime, I can share snippets here! You'll get exclusives! Well the news of me writing is already an exclusive. Anyway.

See ya!

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Balancing Hobbies ― September 9th

The abrupt creation and development of this blog is proof that healthily balancing my hobbies is... unnatural. I've always had a binge-like personality, which can be fun and intense ― and even useful sometimes when I'm obsessed with an actually constructive hobby ― but my other passions always live in the back of my mind, and their solitude weighs on my conscience, making it difficult to fully enjoy anything.

I've binged gaming (Black Ops II, Diablo III, Hades...), watching anime (can you believe that I'm caught up with One Piece and that I've watched Hunter x Hunter twice?), reading novels (I've read ALL of Nisioisin's Monogatari Series), learning languages, and learning an instrument (I played in concert bands and jazz bands, and traveled to 3 different US states to compete).

I recently traveled to go see my best friend who's moved away. We spent a lot of time together, talked a bunch, and I started missing my high school days, when he, my friends and I were giving it our all in jazz band, together. I really felt like I belonged.

My best friend told me I should come back to music. Practice for a bit, then join a band. I think he's right! But there are too many things I want to do. If we ignore for one second that I'm, above all, looking for a solid, stable job, I also have many hobbies that I want to take on or continue. For example, there's making this website (which includes learning HTML, CSS and Javascript), and writing the novel that I've been meaning to write for years.

I'm also afraid to chase a high: the unattainable high of high school bliss and carelessness. But that shouldn't matter too much. The question is, what can I do except focus on what makes me feel happy?

Well, then comes the idea of balancing my hobbies. Maybe that'll make me happier. And this might sound counterintuitive, but I believe that'll become easier once I have a real job and my own cozy place. I need structure! Probably.

What do YOU do to balance out your hobbies? Please let me know :)

Thanks for reading! Truly!

Now back to those Javascript lessons...

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What's Next? ― September 4th

So what's next, you might ask (or might not).

My favorite part was figuring out the HTML and CSS, and while I do love writing, I'm gonna have to find a way to do both! So, I'll keep looking for new things to implement while still mostly keeping a similar aesthetic. But that's the hard part.

Most things that I find cool about HTML and CSS are new-ish features, which allow for cool layouts that translate well to mobile, but that's the polar opposite of a retro, Y2K vibe.

I also want to talk about other stuff here! I'll try to keep the HTML and CSS talk for the devlog.

I think before I post on the blog again, I'll try to populate the other sections of this site, like the music and movies sections, but they require a bit of initial setup and I frankly wasn't feeling up to it today!

Ok I'll stop here. Btw, I'd love to join a webring! I think I'd be a good fit for either a beginner developer ring, or a Y2K ring. Ok that's it bye!

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First Entry ― September 1st

FIRST BLOG ENTRY!! YAYYY! Finally I got this whole thing WORKING!

So, I'll just introduce myself real quick:

I'm Kegg, I'm 23 with a bachelor's degree in who-knows-what, & I'm a chronically online language & movie nerd. I've been aware of the internet since I was about 5 ― for Guitar Hero cheat codes and to watch les Têtes à claques ― and I've been immersed since I was 11 (Minecraft honestly).

About a month ago, I got "hired" by my friend's acquaintance to redesign his website through a website builder. I was confident that I could do it, solely because I'm stubborn and can learn any computer-related skill if I try hard enough, and I would've definitely designed a decent-looking website if it weren't for his meddling ghosting.

But that was a net positive because it nudged me towards (re)learning HTML and CSS! And this website is a product of that.

I started by making little projects by following YouTube tutorials, and 2 weeks ago, I made a cute little welcome page for when I open my browser with useful links and... it was in the Windows 2000 style like THIS website!

With almost no experience and without a reference website, it was HARD and MESSY, but I managed to make something I was proud of. So, when I heard of neocities, I knew it was my chance to make something cleaner that I'd be comfortable sharing with the public and that I'd continue to update for a while.

While this is far from perfect, I'm happy with the result, and with how easy this is to edit, hopefully I'll be active on here!

First entry over.

See you soon? :)