really interesting how you've been having fun with and an old game like maplestory, some of my friends in elementary school enjoyed it but I never got into it. lately I've been flash/shockwave games from my childhood, using Flashpoint. I wonder if you ever spent a lot of time playing those old flash games back in the day? sites like miniclip, andkon arcade and cartoon network were huge among people I knew. anyways it's nice to hear that enough of the old maplestory exists that you're able to experience that nostalgia, so many games change so drastically that they become unrecognizable and the old experiences that they used to give kind of just vanish forever
I haven't really reconnected with people from that forum I mentioned, I was never all that close to them to begin with - even though I have lots of memories in that place. I'm not sure that the search will ever stop, but I don't find it demoralizing. since my last message I've found one of the most incredible sites ever, "laika's lonely planet" (
https://voyager.neocities.org/ click the text in the grey box to continue into the main site). I've been stunned by how beautiful the style is for a while now, and it's been a great reminder that there are all kinds of people just drifting out there in the vastness of the internet (
https://voyager.neocities.org/sputnik/). The diary entries have also been lots of fun to read through, I love that these personal websites always have such an introspective quality to them, in addition to their striking visual designs. you never ever see that personal touch in any major website that we usually see
It's bizzare, but I can't reach the pigeon film database either. When I sent my message it was still up, but in the time between my message and your response it seemed to have gone offline. Well, there is plenty of stuff on the internet to explore anyways. If you're interested in looking around yourself, a great starting point could be some of the curated collections
https://peelopaalu.neocities.org/index.html and
https://websitereview.neocities.org/. personal websites on neocities in general will usually have a page for links, to other neocities cites and other curious websites in general. "laika's lonely planet" has a page on links that does this
https://voyager.neocities.org/spaceship/. there are a ton of random communities out there that are still active, it's really cool.
I've been building my own website, not sure if i'll have it hosted on neocities or github or wordpress, it's a great way to showcase your work to potential employers. dunno how relevant it is to a career in law but maybe something worth looking into for you.
zines are self published magazines that are circulated in various underground/low-profile communities. they always end up with a lot of personality, particular to whatever community is making them. check out lainchan's zine (vol3:
https://lainzine.org/all-releases/lainzine03.pdf vol4:
https://lainzine.org/all-releases/lainzine04.pdf) they're an imageboard centered on the lain anime. the zine really gives a way for a small collection of people to express their creativity, it's so neat.