Issue No. 25
Monday, August 26, 2024
This little website is still running.
I want to start off by saying this website holds a very special place in my heart. It’s where I had my first real “exposure” to the internet. Where I made my first online friends—hopefully they weren’t predators—and where I found my first online community. It was so fun to have a space to go to where I felt I could really be myself, which I lacked in my real life.
If you don’t even know what Quotev is, here’s a summary: it’s a place for writing stories, fanfiction, taking and making quizzes, and a place for you to have a community of people that have similar interests. Sounds pretty fun, right? It certainly was for little ol’ middle school me. Now I’m not sure how the website is doing now, but I know back when I was on it was a paradise.
I spent so much time writing my own stories, reading other people’s stories, making friends with the authors of those stories, taking quizzes, making my own, joining clubs, decorating my profile, updating my status—the list goes on and on. Could it really have been the utopia I’m making it out to be? I’ll never know. As pre-teen me saw the website with rose-colored glasses.
Yes, the things posted there would be considered cringe now, but it was a different time back then, when the classic rage memes were popping off and wacky, random unicorn type of content was normal. It felt like I could say anything there and make anything I wanted. I had no fear of rejection. But maybe that’s just the blissful thing about being young. The anxieties had yet to set in.
I went from having that little community on Quotev to settling into Instagram and Twitter, where eventually I couldn’t even get on the apps without feeling insanely anxious. I never wanted to post in fear that others would judge the things I made. I saw so many terrible things that rotted my self-confidence and changed the way I behaved.
I used to have a community. Now I had people trying to sell me something or make me angry. Everyone was doing the same shit or doing something stupid in hopes of earning a few fame points. It felt like I had no real place on these platforms anymore, so I gave up on them. Come towards the end of high school, the only app I was active on was Pinterest. At least there I could look at nice images and get creative inspiration. But it never filled the community void I had on Quotev; nothing has.
Turning this from a depressing talk about internet culture, I’m going to go into how Quotev inspired me to be creative. I was reading so many stories there that it made me want to write my own. Yes, I wasn’t a very good writer, and yes, my grammar was horrendous, but I had so much passion. I fell in love with writing and wrote every chance I got. I would carry a binder around where I would write my stories and ideas, and then the second I got the chance, I would type it all up on Quotev.
It’s how I first got into photo editing; making covers for my stories and designing things for my profile. It really was the place I introduced myself to all the creative things I enjoy today. So even though the website might not be the holy grail it was for me in my youth, I’m thankful for it, as it has brought me here today.
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Just Because He Can
Man does things just because he can.
Must be nice for this guy; he gets to do whatever he wants just because he can. He started off his day by waking up at 3AM and went for a 5-mile walk around his city; no fear to be had. By the time he got back home, he was starving. He was craving some takeout, but it being so early in the morning, everything was closed. So he went to a 24-hour market and bought every item he thought sounded good.
When he got back home, he blasted some music he'd never heard before, regardless of whether it woke up the neighbors, and cooked his food. He ate as much as he could and threw the rest of it out. He spent the rest of the day scrolling through his many, many media subscriptions to find something to watch, but as soon as he started something, he lost interest, so ultimately he gave up and settled for some doomscrolling.
One short video after another, he watched and loved every second of it. This type of content was right up his alley. And speaking of allies, that’s where the guy went after an entire day and lying around. Night had come, and he wanted to get out and see the life of the city. So he went through every dark alley just to see what was going on there—just because he can. His whole life had been like this: being able to do whatever he wants, and he wasn’t about to stop. Why? Well, just because.
THE OFFICIAL BLUGG PERSONALITY TEST
Please choose option A or B for each question
A- You think tennis balls are yellow
B- You think tennis balls are green
Results
Total up your A and B answers
If you have more A answers you believe tennis balls are yellow
If you have more B answers you believe tennis balls are green
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS QUIZ
Fresh Tomato Day
Fresh Tomato Day isn't until April 6th, but since I missed it, I want to celebrate it now. Really, every day should be fresh tomato day because they’re so good. God, I love tomatoes. I eat them like apples, and you can never stop me from doing so.
In My Frankenstein’s Monster Era
Secretly watching humans interact with each other and being in awe by nature. Got that childlike wonder with every new experience.
Pet Rock Day
September 1st
Oh yes, it’s finally Pet Rock Day. I have my own pet rock named Rocky—I know a clever name—he’s about 12 years old now, and I love him. He has no facial features, so he can’t speak to me or even see me. So if you get yourself a pet rock, make sure to add some features.
Lottery Day
It’s Lottery Day on August 27th, so if you want to take the chance and spend a little money in hopes of winning big, today’s your day. Just don’t make a habit of it, or that little amount you spend will turn into a big one with no reimbursement. Did you know you have a greater chance of developing cancer than winning the lottery?