I did not know anything about HTML and CSS. And after hours of studying I can confidently say that now I know 0.0000000001% of HTML and CSS.
Okay, saying hours of studying
is a bit overdramatic. I just spent an hour or two after work, like, every other day. Still!
Here, you can see how it started. I followed some tutorials on W3Schools and HTML for People.
Oh also, the concept of building my own website and being a part of the 'indieweb' took a long time to foster in my head. But it was only natural. There is this growing disdain in me. Towards "social" media, towards AI, towards giant internet corporations. Algorithms to maximize engagement. Subscription plans and dark patterns. I don't want any of this.
But then I discovered the indieweb. I discovered neocities. And it was... it made me smile.
I found myself browsing random websites. Some sites were serious. On some sites my cursor had a trail of ✨sparkles✨. Some sites had blogs discussing serious things like global warming. Some sites were filled with cat pictures and art.
You know, it was eye opening. It felt as if the creator of that website was sitting next to me. As if we were having a conversation. I could get a sense of their personality. In direct contrast to how it feels browsing social media. Sooo I wanted to join ^^
So anyway! Sorry, too much yapping. Here are my Trials and Tribulations: