Updates
11/30/2025 This week, the website celebrates its fifth annviersary. I had so many ideas about how to mark the occasion, but I was, for various reasons, struggling to realize them. It was a little of the usual — diminishing reserves of time and energy. But politics and AI slop culture have given me new concerns about my presence on the internet.
As usual, once I quieted my anxieties and sat down to work on the site, I was reminded of why I enjoy participating in the internet in this way. Currently, it's the main way I engage with my creativity outside of work. And even though I don't want to put pressure on myself to generate content, remaining committed to my one-update-per-month schedule forces me to take the time and effort to create something, rather than just passively consuming.
I'm still reconsidering how I will engage with the internet and this website in the future. But I don't think I'll engage with it less. I just want to be more intentional about using it as a true creative outlet and not putting so much pressure on myself to make everything super-polished before I share it. Even though I do really like when I can take the time to get something just right, I also want to make space to just have fun.
For now, a couple of small updates:
- New layout on the main site! It's partially inspired by the site's first few layouts, in honor of its five-year anniversary.
- Updated the music page with my current song obsessions.
I'm still working on that one long-form piece I've been talking about, and also starting to draft blurbs for my 2025 #WrappedUnpacked. I kind of want to try to get at least one of them done for my next update. But I also might take a break from updating next month so I can just take my time working on them and hopefully come back strong in the new year. We'll see what happens.
10/31/2025 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It's been another busy month of work and fun with friends — including fall festivities and prep for Halloween celebrations tonight. But inspiration struck and I made a couple of nice updates:
- New layout in The Post Office, my page dedicated to memes and internet cuture.
- Have a bunch more memes to add!! Hopefully soon.
- Created a Halloween party playlist to help you celebrate spooky season tonight.
The site celebrates it's fifth anniversary next month, which has inspired me to lock in over the next few weeks. Hoping to have more updates soon!
09/28/2025 I still haven't finished that long-form piece, but maybe someday! Just one small update this month:
- Created a new shrine dedicated to America Online, my introduction to the internet.
- This shrine features multiple pages featuring archived graphics and screenshots from AOL's glory days, plus links to old TV ads.
- Fixed the site map so it properly shows the new layout + added a link to the new shrine.
I'm hoping to do some more housekeeping stuff around the site, and maybe throw together a new layout — maybe for Halloween or for the site's 5-year anniversary, which is in November. Crazy how time flies! Talk soon. ❤️
08/30/2025 Summer has flown by! Fall-like weather has come into my area, so I'm scaling back on summer activities and locking into cozy mode. I have also been working hard on upcoming content for the site, chipping away at a longer-form writing piece I'm excited to finish. But as usual, it's taking longer than I'd expected. But in between napping and bed-rotting with spooky podcasts to hype myself up for Halloween, I took some time this evening to make some minor updates:
- Updated my concert diary to include the Kesha show I went to last month, as well as a 3OH!3 concert I forgot I'd attended in grad school lol.
- Added the previous site layout to the past layouts section of the about the site page. I also added some short blurbs about each layout and did some minor reorganizing to the structure of this section to make room for them.
- Added some new Neocities neighbors to the links page.
As the final quarter of the year approaches, I'm starting to focus in on parts of the site I want to work on before the end of the year, and starting to think about updates I want to make next year. I'm hoping to have a more robust update next time I check in. But we'll see if that actually works out, haha.
07/28/2025 I am both proud of myself and kicking myself. As usual, I wish I would have gotten more work done on the site this month, but I am proud of what I did get done when I finally locked in on the site this past week or two:
- A couple of updates to the music page:
- Updated the homepage features with new music recs.
- Added a new page listing concerts I've attended
- Reorganized homepage links to include a link to the new page and descriptions of other pages.
- Created a new version of my tabloid shrine. The old version was a pretty straightforward recration of Star magazine's old website. The new version, Rags borrows the overall look, but with some updated graphic elements I made. It's also responsive, so it's more accessible via mobile, though still best on desktop.
- Added some new Neocities sites and resources to the links page.
August is shaping up to be another busy month, but I also have lots of plans for this site — including more updated versions of my current pages, fresh content for some of my shrines and new pages. Check back!
06/30/2025 Addison Rae summer is in full effect. As warmer weather rolls in and my social calendar fills up, I have less time to work on the site. I've been enjoying going out dancing with friends and checking out shows, riding my bike around town and hitting the beach. I was hoping to have more to update by the end of this month, but here's what I got done:
- Gave the main pages a new look for summer, featuring Kesha (who I'm seeing live in July!) and lyrics from one of my favorite songs from Heidi Montag's new album.
- Updated the #onrepeat and most anticipated new albums lists on the music page; updated my music diary with the previous lists.
I'm looking forward to more summer fun in July, but I'm hoping to find more time to work on the site. If you're reading this, I hope you're having a great summer so far and have even more fun as the season continues. Talk soon!
05/26/2025 Forgive me, but this website may just turn into an Addison Rae fansite. This month, I'm prematurely launching a new page I've been working on to help spread the word about Addison's debut album Addison, which comes out June 6. I worked on a couple of other small features and did some light maintenance around the site:
- Revamped the news page. The page has a new look and mission, with updates to come.
- Shared an article about Addison Rae's upcoming album.
- Added two new Aquisitions to my shopping page.
- Shared a new quiz result that I was really excited about.
Updates will probably be delayed as I fully submit myself to Addison Rae at the beginning of the month. But I'll be back soon.
04/28/2025 As usual, I had hoped to get more done before I logged my updates for this month, but alas — life. Still, I got a couple of things done:
- New layout in the Poppy shrine.
- Updated the Music page with some new music recs and some small edits:
- Reorganized homepage links and added links to my 2024 Wrapped Unpacked, and XKYLAR and Katy Perry shrines.
- Created a music diary page, where I'll archive the song recs from the homepage boxes.
- Added four new quiz results.
Hope to keep up momentum and have more to share next time!
03/25/2025 Just a few minor updates this month.
- Added a new Addison Rae desktop wallpaper to the Gallery.
- Added a new Addison Rae cell phone wallpaper to the Gallery.
- Logged two recent purchases to the Acquisitions page in DECLINED — my first of the new year!
- Created a new page for quiz results in the about me section and added some new entries.
- Updated my current listens and reads on the about me page.
- Added new buttons from cool sites to the links page.
If I'm being honest, inspiration is hard to come by these days. But I'm still working on a few big updates I'm excited about. Check back soon!
02/25/2025 Finally — my annual Spotify wrapped review is here! There was so much good music last year, I was inspired to write more in-depth analyses than ever before. I did research on everything from luxury perfume to the biology of apples. I also gave the section a unique design and split the content up into multiple pages. I put a lot of work into this feature and I'm really proud of how it turned out! I hope you enjoy reading it. :)
I'm also working on some other features I'm really excited about. I'm hoping I can still aim for at least one update per month this year, but I'm not going to stress about it. But I do have tons of plans for this space and I hope I can realize them in the coming months. <3
01/21/2025 Happy new year! My year has started on kind of a stressful note, but I'm actually really proud of how I've been navigating everything. I might write more about it soon, but for now, I just wanted to share the updates I've made so far this year:
- New shrine dedicated to XKYLAR, a really cool pop artist, DJ and visual artist who released one of my favorite songs of last year. Features include:
- A close reading of XKYLAR's single "SLUT."
- Free downloads, including desktop wallpapers, cell phone lockscreens and website graphics.
- Added some new Neocities neighbors to the links page.
- Archived my 2024 updates
I've been busy behind the scenes planning major updates for the next few months, drafting content and designing new pages. I'm really excited about of the stuff I'm working on and look forward to sharing it.
'Til then...