This website could use some work!

The first website I ever edited was, undoubtedly, a now completely defunct myspace page. And even then, that page rarely have any of the cool sparkling animated pictures or embedded music that most well designed and envied myspace pages had (I think I once added a little dancing cow to the cursor, very trendy!).

From there, I spent more time adding data and research to wikipedia pages than learning the artistic code of web design and development.

“But wait,” I hear you saying “You were the publicity director of an anime convention for two years, didn’t you have to work on the website?” and the answer would be yes*. That asterisk there is what makes all the difference. See, I had people, particularly one really cool person who as far as I know is still plugging away at that website to this day.

I’m not ashamed to admit that I was never a part of the web design or website development fandom. That passion never really got me. Creating a website that draws people in sounds hard, and boring to me. Which is why this site has gone from drab, to broken, to passable (and that is probably where I am leaving it). It will most likely always be under construction, and if you have an idea for how I could make it more open, friendly or just build on what I have here, let me know. I am open to advice!

The moral of the story: Don’t be afraid to admit you are not a part of a fandom. Being an outsider looking in gives people who are a chance to show off their skills. And making friends with other skills and passions builds a more rounded fandom!