┌────/"""""/""""""".────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ / / \ __ │ │ / / \ || │ │ /____ / \ || │ │| | a eulogy for | || │ │| |my deleted sites || │ │| | | || │ │| | by drewwy e. | || │ │| | * * * * | _||_ │ │| | *\/* *\/* | | TT | │ │| | *_\_ / ...""""""| || |.""....""""""""."" │ │| | \/.."""""..."""\ || /.""".......""""... │ │|......"""""""""""""""........"""""...."""""..".."""."" │ │ │ │ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 11/11/25 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │The first website I fully "built" was an ugly and slow Wix website that│ │ │ │ I customized from a template. The site, which was for an FPV racing │ │ │ │club that I founded in high school, was meant to spread awareness about│ │ │ │the club and help provide information to students who were curious, and│ │ │ │ it failed at both. I didn't have enough information to fill the │ │ │ │website, and I used huge 4K videos instead of scaling images and videos│ │ │ │ to load faster. It was fun to make, but this is for sure the website │ │ │ │ I'm least proud of. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ [Wix FPV Site →] │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Next, after a four-year hiatus from making any sites, I started coding │ │ │ │ [drewwy.web.app →] The Drewwy web app │ │ │ │ runs locally on my computer, and was my first attempt at a website │ │ │ │where I was the subject. i *hate* this site now—i don't know what i was│ │ │ │ thinking. All the jokes are stupid and it hardly gives you any │ │ │ │information about me. I made it completely in HTML, and the only reason│ │ │ │I still tolerate its existence is the fact that I built it with my own │ │ │ │hands. If I hadn't put so much time into it, I would've already erased │ │ │ │ it from the internet. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │After that, I made terminalfm.org, which no longer has an active link. │ │ │ │ Terminal FM was a project I started working on to use a wide pirate │ │ │ │ radio network and "node" like repeaters to have a stable FM radio │ │ │ │ station where people around El Paso and Las Cruces could find out │ │ │ │ information about ICE, local politics, community impacts, state │ │ │ │ spending, and other public information meant to keep our community │ │ │ │ safe. Unfortunately, due to the hefty budget of this project, it has │ │ │ │not come to fruition just yet, but I continue to work on it with other │ │ │ │ students in El Paso and Las Cruces. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ About three months ago, I made Drewwy.com V1. Fully ASCII, and │ │ │ │ sometimes hard to read and glitchy, drewwy.com was the first site I │ │ │ │ made that I was very proud of. I still only used HTML, but I started │ │ │ │ adding cool effects and hover animations! Unfortunately, I used the │ │ │ │ same Neocities account and domain to make my current site, and almost │ │ │ │ all evidence that V1 existed is erased. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Finally, **THIS SITE** (wow)! As I was making drewwy.com v1, I started │ │ │ │getting more and more into how to add animations and effects, and this │ │ │ │ version is the culmination of that obsession. This is version four of │ │ │ │ drewwy.com, and for the first time, I've poured way more time and │ │ │ │ energy into it than any of its predecessors. The ghost cursor that │ │ │ │ follows you around, the elastic hover states on every text block, the │ │ │ │way the ASCII portrait sits perfectly balanced on the page—I've stopped│ │ │ │ treating my website like a throwaway project and started treating it │ │ │ │like a *place*. A place on the internet that actually feels like me: a │ │ │ │ little weird, a little nostalgic, and completely unapologetic about │ │ │ │ being neither polished nor professional. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Every now and then I forget this site exists, rediscover it, feel bad │ │ │ │about how it looks, delete it, and start over. But this time? This time│ │ │ │ I think it'll stick around. At least until I learn something new that │ │ │ │ makes me want to burn it all down and build version five. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘