I'm excited to present my personal website! This has been a fun project where I've combined my interests in web development, gaming, and digital media. The site features several sections:

• Home: Learn more about me, Fgage (or Waterdrinker)
• Blog: Read my thoughts and updates
• Games: Play cool HTML5 games right in your browser
• Videos: Watch and download my favorite clips
• Guestbook: Leave a message and see what others have said

I've used HTML, CSS, and a bit of JavaScript to create this retro-styled site. It's inspired by the classic personal websites of the early 2000s, with elements like animated text, MIDI background music, and a simple table layout.

Feel free to explore and let me know what you think!

A quick but heartfelt update: a big thank you to VOODU! He just passed my 88 * 31 application, which means a lot for my little corner of the web.

If you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure to visit his site too—Web site voodu. XYZ has some awesome retro web tips and community vibes that fit right with what I’m building here.

I’ve always been a hobbyist web developer—someone who dabbles in coding not for a career, but for the joy of building something tangible, something that feels like a little piece of my own digital world. Lately, that “little piece” has taken on a nostalgic twist: I’m crafting a retro-themed webpage, harkening back to the charm of 90s and early 2000s internet—think pixelated graphics, neon accents, and that unapologetically whimsical vibe you just don’t find in today’s sleek, minimalist sites. My main source of inspiration? Neocities—a total treasure trove of independent retro websites where creators geek out over the internet’s early days with unfiltered creativity. I’ve spent hours scrolling through gems like voodu.xyz and frutigeraero.org, following their pages, soaking up their aesthetic, and—let’s be real—I’ve been straight-up pilfering their fun, quirky widgets right from their source code. Simply put: I’ve become a Neocities-obsessed source code thief, and I’m here to own up to it. It started innocently enough. I’d been fawning over the unique, era-perfect widgets on voodu.xyz for weeks—its retro design sensibilities feel so legit, like stepping into a time capsule of early web creativity. I wanted my own page to have that same magic, but as a hobbyist, I was stuck trying to build those distinctive retro bits from scratch. Frustrated by my snail’s pace progress, I did what any curious dev would do: right-clicked on voodu.xyz and hit “View Page Source.” What I found was a goldmine of compact, functional code snippets for the very widgets that had caught my eye—small, playful elements that made the site feel alive with that classic web spirit. I copied one, tweaked a few styling details to fit my site’s color scheme, and boom—suddenly my page had that retro flair I’d been chasing for ages (maybe?). That first “heist” opened the floodgates. Soon, I was digging into the source code of every Neocities site I followed, especially frutigeraero.org—whose curated collection of retro widgets feels like a love letter to the creativity of early web design. I found myself drawn to the little, often-overlooked elements that defined the era: the kinds of widgets that didn’t just serve a purpose, but added personality and that nostalgic “old web” warmth. From these Neocities creators, I borrowed bits of code for the charming, retro-styled widgets that made their pages pop—no specific gimmicks, just the subtle, era-appropriate tools that feel so true to the 90s and early 2000s vibe (maybe?). I’ll admit, there’s a total thrill to it. It’s like treasure hunting through Neocities: following creators like those behind voodu.xyz and frutigeraero.org, sifting through their code to find those little gems that make their pages feel personal and full of character. Decoding how they work, tweaking them to fit my vision, and watching them come to life on my page—it’s the kind of joy that got me hooked on web dev in the first place. But lately, that thrill has been mixed with major guilt. These Neocities creators—hobbyists and enthusiasts just like me—spent hours slaving over these widgets from scratch, honoring the retro aesthetic with so much care and attention to detail (maybe?). They share their sites publicly because they love the community, not because they want their hard work swiped without a second thought. Is it fair to snatch up their creative efforts and use ’em for my own project, even if it’s just a hobbyist retro page? I’ve tried to justify it to myself. I tell myself that Neocities is built on the spirit of sharing—many creators there openly chat about borrowing ideas from each other, and some even leave comments in their code encouraging others to adapt their snippets (maybe?). I also remind myself that I’m not cashing in on this; my retro webpage is just a love letter to the internet’s early days, a way to connect with a crew that loves the same nostalgic vibes as I do. But deep down, I wonder if that’s just a cop-out. Would I feel the same if someone was copying my own Neocities-style widgets without asking, or without even giving a shoutout to where they came from? What’s got me really stuck is how frutigeraero.org plays into this—they never said a peep about letting folks copy their code outright. It’s not like they have a big “help yourself” sign or anything; their site’s just out there, looking awesome, with code that’s easy to access if you know how. That’s the thing about web dev, right? Most code’s out in the open if you take two seconds to look, but that doesn’t mean it’s fair game. I keep going back and forth: am I just taking inspiration, or am I crossing a line by lifting their actual code? It’s not like I’m stealing their whole site—just little bits and pieces—but it still feels kinda shady. That’s why I’m spilling the beans here. I want to hear your take—whether you’re a fellow Neocities user, a retro web fanatic, or just someone with an opinion on digital ethics. Am I overthinking this whole thing, or is my “widget pilfering” from sites like voodu.xyz and frutigeraero.org actually unethical? Should I start giving props to the original creators, hit ’em up to ask for permission, quit cold turkey, or keep doing what I’m doing as long as I’m honoring the retro spirit? Below is a poll where you can share your stance (I’ll add the poll functionality to the webpage later), but I’d also love to read your comments. Feel free to call me out, stick up for me, or share your own stories about borrowing code from Neocities or retro websites—good, bad, or ugly. Let’s have a real talk about this digital nostalgia dilemma. After all, I’m just a hobbyist trying to build a webpage that feels like a hug from the past, connected to the amazing Neocities community—but I don’t wanna be a cyber thief in the process.