Welcome!
This is my home on the web where I am free to be me ♥ Here I can induldge in all of my interests, from cringe to professional, without having to box them up into seperate little "brands". It is also an escape from bad faith assumptions (where one accuses the other of the worst possible interpretation of their words), a common practice on social media sites.
Here I make guides, display my art, log various things, make "shrines" and more! At its core this site is just a record of things I like ^^
I make this site with just HTML, CSS, and a little JS. No frameworks or SSGs (static site generators). Hell I still use my computers default text editor to write my code in. Its straightforward, simple, and I have precise control. No shade to others who do it a different way, this is just my way :3
I started learning HTML and CSS via w3schools in late 2021. I did not intend for my site to be long term, but I am glad I have found this wonderful home in the personal web ♥ The passion, creativity, and earnest expression here is refreshing. I have had a personal site since February 14th 2022, and since October 2023 I've been a part of the 32-bit Cafe, a friendly community for adults in the indie/small/personal web!
At the end of the day, this site is mostly for my own reference and archival (even my guides are written for me to look back on when I've forgotten something), but if others find my stuff helpful or enjoyable thats even better!
New Look?
You might be wondering what happened to my previous homepage style...? I've had it like that for three years and I honestly just started itching for something fresh. Also something a little easier to maintain and less cluttered. I'm redoing all my pages from scratch, in hopes of cleaning up my beginner code, reducing file size, and making everything way more organized! I've learned a lot these few years of having a website, previously having no experience at all, so I wanted to put it all into practice ^^ (some page links may be broken because of this!)
I'm sorry if you miss the old look, but I hope this one is as equally charming! It's more me either way ♥
About
You can call me Solaria ♥ I am 25 and have a full time job (making dentures!), so unfortunately I can't spend as much time on my site as I'd like u_u I've got some kind of neurodivergency going on and my current big interests are personal websites and rainbows! I've always been an artist, though I don't draw my characters or paint as much as I used to. My website is my current creative expression, I love tinkering with CSS and page designs. As such I consider myself more of a web artist than a web designer, webdev, or webmaster.
I waffle between sharing too much about myself and hardly sharing anything at all ♥
Buttons and Blinkies!
Flashing animations are frozen by default in the interest of accessibility, though calm animation that is relevant to the message has been preserved (decorative animations have been removed). Buttons use JavaScript (which is detailed in my gif pausing guide).
Contact
I honestly hate emails, I know others in the small web are trying to bring it back as a form of personal communication but I can't wash myself of corporate and spam ick. I also prefer talking to someone in a community/public space before any kind of private message, since I like to get a better of a feel for someone beforehand. Afterall, I wouldn't want a stranger to show up to my home and start talking to me. All that just to say I don't have an email contact, but feel free to leave a message below, or comment on my neocities profile :3
Debut: February 14, 2022
Last updated: April 28, 2025
I hope you enjoyed your stay ♥