Carson's Diaries

To Do

So many things. Need to write out a bunch of pages, make site mobile responsive and accessible, etc.

Changes

Getting the layout, colors, fonts, links sorted out, added analog device photos, and goal meters! I don't have much confidence in my web dev skills as someone who can't wrap my head around JavaScript, but I can't believe actually how quickly I've gotten this place kinda set up comapred to other sites I've played around with in the past :)

Welcome!

Hey, I'm Carson (she/they)! I'm really passionate about the small web, slow living, and digital minimalism.

I recently started getting more into analog living--getting an MP3 player, ditching streaming and prioritizing physical media, journaling by hand, limiting social media usage, and so on. There is so much I want to learn and do creatively that modern tech has been an obstacle toward. This tech has also changed my life for the better as someone somewhat housebound--I wouldn't have met any of my wonderful friends without social media. But how I use it has to change to become more intentional, and Neocities seems like a decent midway to help me still keep up with people without losing my mind to the algorithmic feeds of everywhere else. I'm keeping a few accounts on mainstream sites like YouTube, but mostly with the purpose of having somewhere to host the things I make and meeting other people til I see what does and doesn't serve me best.

My goals right now are to take all my rambles about topics I care about and edit them into coherent articles/videos. I feel like I don't have much out there these days that I'm proud of, and the idea of making a small impact in people's lives by giving tips and info on the stuff I've found helpful adds some cool meaning to my life. And I think it would help me get more comfortable with how I express myself to turn these things into more proper projects and have stuff to engage with communities through.

My Desk

To photograph: Laptops, Huion Kamvas Pro 16, Samsung tablet (bought to use as a basic eReader and play mahjong without social media, lmao), Nintendo DS/3DS, tarot cards, guided journals, ergonomic mouse and keyboard, microphone, earbuds, instruments. I perhaps am someone who prioritizes tech over basic necessities, lol. I am hoping to get a dumbphone next time I need a new one, but I have been fortunate that my current phone has lasted me like 6 years and I don't wanna replace it until necessary... It just requires me to use Minimalist Launcher on it for now so I don't get too sucked in.

Thinking I may want these images to lead places: MP3 player goes to music playlists, journal to my blog, tablet ot my art, mic to YouTube, etc...? Anyway, I got the desk idea from a specific person on SubStack but I mistakenly cleared my history due to caching issues before saving the article :(

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Goals

Tracking things I'd like to accomplish!

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