My Music Favs:
A human being on planet Earth, residing in the smack dab middle of the United States. Not in Wheatville, more like in between the mountains and the Denver Metro Area. Best I could sum myself up is 'wildcard' since nobody so far came up with a common label to call me as. 'Hipster' or maybe 'Vintage Enthusiast' is a second, but unlike any of those labels I actually try to use the items I buy and enjoy.
The picture to the right is an artist's (Artistically licensed) iteration of how I percieve myself as. Maybe later down the line I can provide a more real to life recreation of myself without flat out doxxing what my appearance is.
I usually prefer to wear skater branded clothing, preferably from the thrift stores since it's cheaper and likely more epic than that breast pocket decal they usually sell nowadays. Pants are usually baggy jeans or Volcom chinos, as they're plain and solid colored, so I can match it with a lot of shirts and upper wear.
For shoes, my go to are a pair of Etnies Snakes that I bought at Zumiez. Not a shoe collector, but I wanted a pair of skate shoes that had a bit more cushion, and Vans routinely dug into my heel too many times for me to trust them again. They're still good even when the cushioning is worn down to the plastic shell.
For head accessories, well I keep my glasses on because I tend to keep them on for most of the day, and because I don't have to touch my eyeballs or fish for some eyedrops whenever they start to feel funky. I usually gravitate to beanies since they're easier to wear with long hair, but I also wear baseball caps for their brim shading. Again, I gravitate to Volcom or the Red Yankees cap, but I keep the Durst cap for special occasions.
For the record, I do skate, but I don't really see myself as the definition of a 'skater' per se. More like a person riding on a board. I entertain the idea of doing skate tricks and posting it, but I mainly do it for myself and for enjoyment.
Retro games such as PS2 or Xbox 360, or in general VG in the late 90's/2000's. Yes, the X360 is retro, it released in 2005, don't get me started now. Half of the reason is that the games that I enjoy are from that era, and also the games are usually cheap for a guy like me (most of the time).
Music! I don't compose or play an instrument recently, but I like listening and playing video games about them. Nu Metal is one of my favorites, because I accept that a lot of it is just Suburban Middle class teen angst, and that the key to enjoying it is to let front man Fred Durst scream about your relatable problems instead, and that any haters are taking the medium a little too seriously. I mainly collect music in CD format for it's compactness and the fact I can play them in my car, and for any other songs that I can't find I do the Limewire method onto my USB.
Drawing, well, at least to a hobbyist level. I'd say the first time I started to pay attention to drawing was when my 1st grade crush drew stuff that blew the collective classes stick figures out of the water, and I began to display a constant interest in it ever since. The second boost was when I found a flipnote compilation in like 2015, which only made my art hobby even bigger. I tend to stick to pencil and paper from the fact that you can scavenge those things anywhere, but I also do digital art with a 50$ Tablet setup. Given my unique interests and the fact that I try to avoid Social Media like the plague, a lot of the art tends to be from my own head, or inspired by whatever my few friends were doing that day. I am trying to do original content, but it's a slog given that I don't have that artist's itch like I used to.
Repairs, or rather repairing the thrifted finds that I'm interested in. You would be shocked to know how easy some repairs are, like OG Xboxes that have the disc stuck just needs a rubber band replacement (or a Tray realignment). Some of it gets a little hectic, like the prospect of soldering caps on an old X360 or having to carefully open up a camcorder without documentation to get it fixed. You haven't hobby repaired until you strip a couple of screwheads, or having to stop yourself from smashing your project with a hammer for short term release.
Well, I was curious on making my own website, but the sign up and the selective content on the search made me wary. I cruised SpaceHey, but I never signed up when it became obvious that it's just going to contain a bunch of people complaining about how good old 'net is, while simultaneously plugging all of their other social medias in their Bio.
However, another person in the same Discord server as me shown me his experience with Neocities, his handle was Fish, and he talked about his website. He was the one to finally tip me over to swallow my pride and to finally make my own site, and to be honest, it was a great decision.
I can make my own blog section, incorporate whatever I think is cool without resorting to website generators like Wix, and learn a bit of html and CSS while I'm at it. It's also a really fun way to make art to give it that much more pizzaz. It's also kinda-sorta-somewhat social media but without the whole 'connection' thing being pushed into your face and through your skull. It's personally hard to find an interesting site on here, but I suppose that's what webrings are for.
