the archives²

the archives was created on 9 August 2023 in my childhood room next to the garage. i had just seen this post on tumblr and previously dabbled in html briefly for a high school world history class, but it was too hard and i didn't have a lot of time so i scrapped the idea. but i never forgot about html.

the site had humble beginnings (to say the least).

i had essentially zero coding experience at this point, so the only layouts i knew how to code were 2-columns stolen from w3schools.

from left to right: (1) the original button wall (2) behind the scenes of the original melloncollie.html (3, 4) an early version of the homepage

this was the beginning of the sidebar, the button wall, AND my flags and all the other widgets.

who is the site mascot?

meet mini-caesthoffe, the defacto mascot of the archives. it's a pixelation of a squished photo of me that i use in everything from the me.html page to the caesthoffe dot neocities dot com buttons to the favicon. even though i never used the older one here, i figured you all should know that it's actually a remake of an older photo of myself when i had my kurt cobain hair.

didn't there used to be an update log?

there did!! unfortunately it became too much of a hassle to update the code every single time i made an update so now i just post about updates on my neocities wall. below is an archive of what the old update log looked like.

[18.01.25]

added a small "current obsession" tag under the Albums I Love section in music.html
created a separate page to archive new "current obsessions" (music/current-obsessions.html)
moved the playlist section in music.html to be next to the albums section

[07.12.24]

finaly redid fanlistings.html
added a new journal entry

[04.12.24]

added more pieces to the artchive
added more graphics to music.html
updated shrines.html

[02.12.24]

removed "whats goin on" section of index.html

[01.12.24]

remade the layout for music.html

[30.11.24]

created gaming.html
added more graphics to stickerbook

[28.11.24]

new muse entry

[27.11.24]

added more content to some rise-against.html subpages
created picslog
updated fanlistings.html to link correctly
added more journal entries

[10.11.24]

added an Archives pop-up ad to stickerbook.html
added new content to minecraft.html
created memories.html

[07.11.24]

added a new muse entry

[06.11.24]

revamped pride.html + gave it a sidebar
made the pride resources into its own separate page

[05.11.24]

put some of the pride.html blinkies that werent on stickerbook.html onto stickerbook.html
new journal entry

[04.11.24]

moved whale shark stamps to the right folder

[03.11.24]

gave smith a good bust shot photo on ocs.html
added more art to the art-chive from 2023

[02.11.24]

added new book to the bookshelf

[01.11.24]

added new journal entry
added more graphics to stickerbook.html

[30.10.24]

created the barebones of a Rise Against fanlisting
added art to the art-chive from 2023

[24.10.24]

added some graphics to the tsatw rise against page
added art from 2022 to the art-chive
added a bunch more web graphics to stickerbook.html
added a couple new dream journal entries

[23.10.24]

added an "art-chive" that hosts every piece of art that i can find an image for from pre2020s to today. only have 2021 and 2020 so far.

[21.10.24]

added a section in writing.html to learn about muse ariadne and nownownow.com, also acts as a shortcut to my muse/now pages
added disclaimer.html to explain the site's rating

[12.10.24]

redid the layout of appeal-to-reason.html
added a new show i went to to music.html
added a new journal entry

[10.10.24]

added more links to links.html
removed bio.html in favor of the new about-me.html (wip)

[30.09.24]

new muse entry
completely revamped the diy-or-die pages
made a new playlist for the mainpage + used a different music player skin

[24.09.24]

gave all my writing pages a single css file (aka backend stuff)

[23.09.24]

deleted zines.html and put them as a section in diy-or-die.html

[17.09.24]

made a "graveyard" page (which you will find out it's purpose later...)
added a new section to "stickerbook.html" for icons

[16.09.24]

added some more journal + dream journal entries i forgot to upload when i wrote them
officially a part of the WiiRing !!!
added a new layout to the general ratm page
made a new shrine for 7 year bitch
reformatted + added links to links.html
reformatted piracy.html
new muse entry
new now.html entry
added more to pride.html

[24.08.24]

reformatted bookshelf.html
added a "resources" page to pride.html
renamed blinkies.html to stickerbook.html, including the root folder
added a "videos" section to links.html
added a new journal entry
finished my second article
renamed temp.html tto test.html (since it wasn't temp....)
added a show i went to on music.html
made two new shrines (one about the washington state DOT and the sister shrine for king county metro) + added them to shrines.html

[02.08.24]

started working on the "renegades" page
wrote more on "the battle of la"
added a "general" info page for rage against the machine

[29.07.24]

got basic layout + some content of "evil empire" and "the battle of la" pages done
crossed off "add the status cafe widget back" from the future features list

[26.07.24]

added a "future features" section directly below for site plans

[19.07.24]

added a new journal entry
started writing a new article

[16.07.24]

added a new muse entry

[14.07.24]

tweaked the writing pages formatting
created a SAW shrine + added it to shrines.html
also reformatted shrines.html
uploaded a new zine
tweaked some music pages
added a new muse entry

[03.07.24]

added some stamps to the whale shark shrine
added a new muse entry

[01.07.24]

reformatted the pride page
updated the now page

[20.06.24]

reformatted the poetry page again

[19.06.24]

updated the main page

removed the fashion link and replaced it with the shrine page
added a land acknowledgement

added a new dream journal entry
made diy-or-die page
updated some of the rise against album pages
added more art to the gallery
updated bio page to reflect my current pronouns

[01.06.24]

created a whale shark shrine and an emoticon shrine + added it to shrine.html
removed the marquee feature for my moots buttons and now display them all at once to make things more fair
added some nicknacks to the main page
added a favorite shark poll !!! vote now !!!
added a new entry to the now page

[25.05.24]

updated the "ratm" page

[21.05.24]

added a bunch of links to the "useful-websites" page
changed some links on the blinkies page

[17.05.24]

formatted the nowhare generation page to match the other rise against pages
all writing sections now have their own formats and pages
added an "articles" page
made a shrine directory

[27.04.24]

added a place for my zines
made a place to link to the graffiti page

[24.04.24]

re-did the theme of the muse page
added a new now entry

[22.04.24]

got rid of the original "favorites" links in favor of just going straight to the album dissertation
added more fits to the style page

[20.04.24]

began my dissertation on "chamber the cartridge" over on the sufferer and the witness page

[18.04.24]

sectioned the blinkies page contents based on type
wrote about the dirt whispered in the appeal to reason page

[17.04.24]

reformatted writing/muse.html
got rid of the singles on the rise against pages for now, they were too bulky and looked kinda dumb
added a new nownownow entry
wrote a bit more on the bookshelf page
added more blinkies
edited the graffiti page

made the images in art/graffiti.html vw instead of px
lowered the resolution of the images so they wouldn't be so slow to load

[08.04.24]

added more blinkies to blinkies.html
made a barebones shrine directory here
edited some of the rise against pages

replaced the headers of tsatw, a2r, and endgame to images instead of text
added a section to a2r for singles
header links back to the rise against page for each album

[06.04.24]

main page has a favicon image now!
rise against page has subpages for all their albums

[05.04.24]

edited the formatting of the writing pages a bit
moved "poetry" and "dream journal" to its own page
gave dream journal its own look
new muse entry
made a now page
made a graffiti page

[03.04.24]

redid the bio page to look like an actual wikipedia page
moved the "poetry" section of the writing page to its own page

[31.03.24]

edited the music page

started writing about "pretty hate machine" in lieu of my new tattoo :))
finished the "basics" section

[30.03.24]

added a to-do section to the sidebar of the main page
edited the music page

finished re-doing the "one-hit-wonders" (got rid of two that are no longer one-hit-wonders anymore and replaced them)
added subsections to the sidebar
added the "hidden gems" section

[29.03.24]

edited the music page

moved each album section under the "favorites" of the music page to it's own page, which lets me ramble about it longer and post more stuff
redid the format of the basics page
started the "one-hit-wonders" section again

added a "lyrics of the moment" section under the updates
added a free palestine button in the top right (will link to palestinian resources asap)

[27.03.24]

redid the error page
properly linked to the rise against page
hid all scrollbars

[24.03.24]

added my evil empire and london calling review back to the music page

[21.03.24]

finished rewriting my "The Sufferer and the Witness" review on the music page

[08.03.24]

added a second sidebar to the music page

[07.03.24]

talked about my favorite indie-rock album (Franz Ferdinand's self-titled) over on the music page. i literally just rambled for forever so it's kind of jumbly, ill revise it later on.

[05.03.24]

major mainpage changes !!

new header, will probably change later
two proper side divs (yes they are scrollable but they arent long enough yet)
a lot of the divs have been rearranged
shroom.ink is back!!!

[03.03.24]

added my entry for muse adriane !!!
added some images to the main page
added more blinkies to the blinkie page

[02.03.24]

updated the main page

new guardian for the webpage until shroom.ink is fixed :3
moved all the "sites i love" to under the cat widget in the form of a marquee
officially a part of the ghostring !! the navigation is down below in the form of a cool fucking skeleton
added more songs to the music player

We're All to Blame - Sum 41
These Days - Alien Ant Farm
The Unraveling - Rise Against
Rip n' Tear - sundogs
One Step Closer - Linkin Park
Not For You - Pearl Jam
My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
Movies - Alien Ant Farm
Du hast - Rammstein
Black Sheep - Metric ft. Brie Larson

in the process of consolidating my journal/dream journal to my writing page instead
created a bookshelf page to write book reviews
created a shrine page to navigate all my shrines
new blinkies

[29.02.24]

updated the art page

made subsections: favorites, ocs, fanart, and dtiys
the oc section has some sub-sections as well: self-ocs and AUs, my fictionalized 1960s soviet union, smith & friends, and other

[26.02.24]

made a new art page with a place where you can send me drawings !!!
gave the writing + muse pages a new look
working on moving over the poetry page to my new writing page, so the poetry page is no more
art button now links to the new art.html page

[22.02.24]

new button added to mainpage
created a writing page + a page for the digital writing club im in !!!
added a gallery to the rise against page
updated the music page

added some underrated albums
also added some live performaces i love
removed the song of the moment (will move it later)

[20.02.24]

added a new poem to my poetry page

[19.02.24]

made a journal page in a similar style to my dream journal page. if you're confused about the "source" part it'll make more sense once i add photos of my journals. a lot of them are from when i was in HS so prepare for cringe
-w-

[16.02.24]

new dream journal entry
updated music page

deleted the pronouns page and gave a complete(?) list also at the bottom of the bio
(most) images now zoom if hovered over
added a section for shows ive been to
reformatted the playlist section

[13.02.24]

updated the formatting of the bio page to better match the aesthetic of my website. still working on it.
deleted the pronouns page and gave a complete(?) list also at the bottom of the bio
removed one of the comets and moved it under the heading

[11.02.24]

added two comets to the top (hehe... im non-biney)
updated my dream journal page (there's nowhere to link to it just yet)
added more art to my gallery

[08.02.24]

updated the main mage

resized the cat widget and update div so that they're the same size
changed the blinkie that links to the music page
new button under "sites i love"
new status.cafe updater under the window cat gif

updated the music page, now the "one-hit-wonders" section is a lot bigger and looks a lot nicer + added my playlists w/temp image placeholders
tweaked the bio page

[07.02.24]

changed the colors and layout of the guestbook to make it look less ugly (i played around with the idea of using iframe to display it on the front page but ultimately decided against it)

[06.02.24]

fun site fact added to the bottom
re-made the Rise Against page
deleted the "my music" page, going to put my original music onto music.html
updated the music page

each album picture in the "MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE ALBUMS" section links to the section that i write about them; if it doesnt have a link, i havent started it yet
added a new "song of the moment"

[04.02.24]

added a bunch of music stamps to the blinkies page
edited the music page

added a place for my "song of the moment" + a bunch of band stamps inside the marquees at the top and bottom
added a side directory that links to different parts of the page
added a spot to rant about my favorite albums
linked to sone individual songs i like (one-hit-wonder section)

[31.01.24]

made a music page
added gif to the bottom of the page

[29.01.24]

transed the art gallery
replaced the big clunky "currently listening to" youtube embed with a more compact "whats goin on?" list
we now have a guardian mushroom

[27.01.24]

added a page for art !!! still uploading to it, and its very bare bones, but its up !!!

[25.01.24]

added more songs to the music player

Bobby Sox - Green Day
Christian Woman - Type O Negative
Do it Faster - Militarie Gun
Do the Evolution - Pearl Jam
From the Start - good kid
I Don't Wanna Be Me - Type O Negative
Makedamnsure - Taking Back Sunday
Playmate of the Year - Zebrahead
Polyamorous - Breaking Benjamin
Six Ways 'til Sunday - Rise Against
This suffering - Billy Talent

added a little time clock at the top that shows my timezone !!!
finally found a place for the moon phase tracker
moved CRAB ATTACK !!!
"i am a(n)" cool gender/orientation thing under CRAB ATTACK !!!
added a section to promote whatever im currently obsessed with :>>
new site under SITES I LOVE

[10.01.24]

minor tweaks to the mainpage, including some resizing and reorganizing

moved the dugtrio to the sidebar
fixed the header, for some reason it wasnt in the main body
linked the rating adoptables to their creator !!
the DIY or DIE button leads to my tumblr w the "diy or die" tag

[03.01.24]

made and edited the pride page, right now its just got my personal flags but i plan on adding some other cool shit there !!!
replaced the matrix gif with a trans matrix gif

[07.12.23]

CRAB ATTACK !!!!!!!!
changed blinkie location to the left

[30.11.23]

added a new button that'll go to my DIY projects (battle vest, patches, painting my closet, etc.)
added a couple secrets too ;)
worked on getting things ready to set up my art gallery so be on the lookout for that!

[28.11.23]

new songs added to the music player!
added a little scroller-thingy with all my flags; some are queer labels, some are political labels, some are movements, and others are just for funsies :3c
also reformatted the dates on the update thingy bcs it makes more sense

[20.11.23]

added some buttons to some websites i really like !!! :>>
by popular request (one [1] person) i made a button for my site !!! the codes all there to put on your own sites :3

[15.11.23]

did some very minor tweaks to the mainpage, mainly added the pride button (dont get too excited it doesnt go anywhere rn)
rearranged my blinkies and moved my flags to the bottom :3

[09.11.23] (no, not that one)

forgot to update this the last time i made changes (oopsies xp). nothing crazy, just did a bit more mainpage work. figured out how to make a sidebar so thats cool !! i also have a lil rendering of me that links to the bio page now. resize the window and you can stretch/squish them :o

[25.10.23]

added a small directory under the main pages name
made a bio page for myself using a template from the lovely Cass!! its not completely done but i like it so far
moved all my blinkies to their own separate page that i restyled
also made a spotify playlist that matches up with the one here if you want to check it out :3

[19.10.23]

made some more mainpage changes, the guestbook button is below until i can figure out what to do with it
also formatted and added more resources to the piracy page !!
more lame and boring back end fixing too :PP

[16.10.23]

theres an embed music player now !!! i made a quick playlist for it but im gonna add more songs, enough to fill up the bar at least. it wont play unless you allow music on the site which is super annoying and im trying to fix that ASAP but i promise its worth it
decorated a little bit too (see the gif below)

[12.10.23]

moved my two lil guys (bianca & blahaj) down below so i could make room for all my identity flags !!!! i also linked them to a wiki site bcs some of them are more obscure. i dunno i like microlabels, sue me.
apparently the lgbtq wiki is changing over to a new site so the links will change eventually. the last two are just for goofs but holy fuck that baja blast flag is so aesthetically pleasing... (-w-)
also rearranged some more main page stuffs and added a GUESTBOOK !!!!! please type stuffs there it would be so silly
i need to do some behind the scenes organizing again but it'll be pretty easy so :PP

[10.10.23]

new page alert!!! made a page to act as a piracy guide/resource for people :333
also added one of the most useful websites ive ever used: a free jailbroken spotify premium for android. ive been using it for months and haven't had issues with it. if you're paying for premium then you'll need to cancel your subscription, and as a note you won't be able to download things for offline use.
also added some great trans & aro resources for the seattle area on some of the blinkie buttons below :))
i was going through my discogs and realized that i am missing like 5 CDS, so ill have to take care of that tomorrow

[08.10.23]

very productive day today !!! i made a page to catatlog my CD and vinyl collection, and a link to my discogs profile if you're a music nerd like me :3c
there's now a website hit counter at the bottom here!!! its a bit delayed since i just added it but it's mostly for novelty anyways :P
the journal link before the blinkies are gone and replaced with two little fellas: bianca from animal crossing and a sharkie very closely resembling blahaj o_0
collected some more little stamps
there is officially a mushroom protecting my website!!! special thanks to Shroom.Ink for the html embed :))
i'll get back to my rise against page soon enough, i think i just need a little mental break from it for a few days

[07.10.23]

im having major artists block tonight; i havent been able to think of how to format my rise against page in a way im happy with so i wiped all my progress. tomorrow is a new day, though.

[05.10.23]

downloaded all of my rise against images from pinterest and added them to the page!!! now you can all see how mentally ill i am!!! images and gifs that are specifically about a song or album will be under the albums page once i start working on that. first i need to make a style sheet for all the albums !!!
most of if not all of my work today was doing math to resize all my images to almost exactly the same size, which took up literally all of my time
also did some behind the scenes organizing again, so theres that... onto the album pages!!!

[30.09.23]

mostly worked on making the "rise against" page look better, and im a lot happier with how it looks now!!
each album is going to lead to its own page where i can put up some info, ramble about them, and put the images and gifs and shit ive collected for them :'))) which is what i spent most of the time doing bcs its fun

[27.09.23]

renamed the 'boys no good' blinkie to 'rise against' so i could just dump all of my rise against stuff there
i literally spent so long working on that rise against page and it looks so bad i have no idea how im gonna fix it fjkgkgjgk

[25.09.23]

added a page for my original poetry !!! its one of the blinkies below you will never find it >:)) (its really easy to find)

[24.09.23]

collected more blinkies... check it out below !! :33 i also rearranged them a little to have them be sorta kinda not really organized
i want to make a credit section for all of the images i collect, but its gonna take so fucking long (T-T) that'll probably be further in the future
also been downloading images i use instead of just using the urls
i was already in the process but then one of the gifs i was originally using as the background image was taken down so now i am moving at light speed trying to make sure i dont lose anything else (dont worry this background is for forever); i just finished doing it to all the blinkies which took FOREVER since i had to covert them from .webp to .jpg, but its done now which is good because those were the ones i cared about the most :))
reworded the "about me" section a bit, nothing too crazy :PP
just finished some more behind-the-scenes reorganizing, trying to keep track of everything was so fucking difficult before

[22.09.23]

worked on a LOT of internal stuff (reorganizing my files into folders, deleting old files that im not using, uploading images)
made a page to finally start uploading original art !!! :o its not avaliable yet as i havent uploaded anything yet, but it is a work in progress
as of today, i have attained supporter status... i am inevitable...
in all semi-seriousness, i think i want to upload some audio files so i can shove my music down your throats more than i already do :pp
i think i might make an irl page where i can upload fit-checks and cool makeup and shit
completely forgot... THIS FUCKING .DIV IS A NEW UPDATE !!!!! i found out how to make it scrollable and im literally so happy its so cool, im gonna keep talking about site updates until you can see them >:3c
the mainpage has a bit of an update, all of my blinkies can be found below and my socials are no longer fixed to the bottom of the screen (as much as i worked hard to make that it just looked so shitty
\(;-;\)) theres also a lot more blinkies that ive been collecting !!! they literally take up no room at all and they're so much fun for my adhd'd brain to look at
i have a bunch of oddly shaped blinkies that im also gonna start putting down there

a choppy history of the archives (aka 'the archives' archives)

who is the site mascot?

didn't there used to be an update log?