stixc.lol has been revamped!

 

After some time getting my self to handle HTML again and having the balls to pay for hosting, stixc.lol has upgraded from a crummy web builder site to my OWN little freak show of a site!

I've designed my own website to be deliberately retro for both nostalgia and simplicity in the age of bloat, trackers, etc. And I'm somewhat proud of what I made, it's the kind of site I would've wanted to make back when I was 8 or so!

You can read more on why my site is like this here, if you care.

The Return of the Blog

So this is a bit awkward. I'm gonna try to blog again. Why you may ask? Welp for context, I started to blog around the end of 2021, and stopped around early/mid 2023 for various reasons. Maybe it was because a good chunk of my posts had quirky, unprofessional writing? Maybe I was worn out and thought blogging wasn't my thing at the time? I dunno, but regardless, I'm gonna try to bring it back.

Another reason why it's coming back is me trying all sorts of sites to be on for the hell of it. After all, Twitter (no, I'm not calling it X) is hitting the shitter due to meme inventor man implementing all kinds of dumb policies and decisions into the site. A lot of people are migrating to other sites such as Bluesky (which I'm also on) and so forth, but I thought it would be funny to bring back this blog as another way for me to express stuff about myself, regardless of game dev or any other project.

I kinda wish I was in the late 90s/Y2K when .plan files we're a thing. Basically a UNIX code updating system made in the 60's or so, turned into a proto-social media platform courtesy of John Carmack. There's a whole archive of various game devs from this time frame (i.e. from id Software, 3D Realms, etc) who used .plan files to not just talk about stuff they we're working on in said studio, but also just stuff about their life. Real life shenanigans; movies, TV, music, anime, and other stuff they want to talk about. And with an infinite character limit compared to most social media sites limiting themselves to 100 characters or so. Yes, blogging is like .plan files, but I swear .plan files felt a little more social media-esque compared to blogs.

Regardless, I want to use it to REALLY talk about a lot of things, but I will also try to talk about a bunch of stuff on social platforms too. And of course, updates on stuff I work on (i.e. CyberAnima) are also talked here. Long dev posts, if you will.

Thanks for reading, hopefully I can post a lot of crap here. 😊

FYI: I know the site says it's unsecured. This isn't some custom blogging engine or anything, I'm using Blogger (a Google thing) and I linked my blog to my domain, and somehow it's not allowing it to be certified. This site is not shady, and I will try to figure out a way to resolve it. Apologies.

21st Birthday: An elucidation for an decaying one, now ingurgitating alcohol

Today is a big day today. I am now 21 years old. I'd never thought I would reach this age, even though it's normal for most to reach this age. I'm just amazed at how my life changed and expanded as time flys by. I was born with low functioning autism, later diagnosed with high functioning autism (Asperger's), alongside ADHD and other neurological issues. And from the start of my life up until the late 2000s or so, I suffered with the inability to speak, loss of function, auditory sensory disorder, alongside a plethora of other problems. But a good chunk of these are gone, some still persist (like the sensory issues), but for the most part, I am much more stable human being that what I was when I was young. Yes, it's terrible that I still suffer from a lot of these issues, but the fact I'm still alive is just wild. And since I finally reached this age, I can finally accomplish something that I was unable to do due to laws: drinking.

I'd admit, alcohol was something I kinda feared for a while, but at the same time, I was mystified by what exists. Beer, wine, whiskey, bourbon, vodka, gen Z seltzers (i.e. White Claw), stuff like that. I had some sips here and there when I was underage, and I thought it was fine and I still stand by that to this very day. Not to hate alcohol or anything, it's not all bad, but it's not at the point were I would be an alcoholic. But hey, if someone offers me a drink, then I'm all down for it. Yes, I know it's bad for a lot of cases, but it's probably more tame than cigs, hard drugs, or any other form of toxin out there. But it can still be very bad if you abuse it, which is something I'm not going to steer into. I prefer sodas, fruit juice, and stupid stuff like that; hell coffee and water already fills in those gaps if I'm being honest here.

And as for the future, that's something I'm really wishing would speed up. The 2020 was already bad, last year was fine, and this year wasn't exactly the best with what's going on, but I'm really hoping things can change. I still lack a job, driver's license, or anything to get on my toes, but like I said, hope is something I should look out for. And since things are clearing up, I really hope the pandemic can settle down and I can get a job out in public, but only time can tell.

Despite the ups and downs, I'm still glad I have reached this far into my life. And for the projects I'm working on, CyberAnima is still being worked on, but don't expect much since it's still somewhat of a walking simulator. I'm trying to implement a lot of stuff, and hopefully a lot of things can be shown by 2023, but again, time can only tell. I'd rather take my time than crunch for this. Aside from that, things have been pretty well lately, and hopefully I can improve on myself physically and mentally sooner or later. This year wasn't exactly the best, but I'm hoping by next year things will be different. To those who are still with me, thank you for sticking around, and I hope the future is much brighter out there. To all my friends and followers, and family as well, I would probably be fucked if weren't for you guys.

Thank you all,

stixc

An introduction to stixc's blog

Hello, my name is Charles, or stixc. This is my blog where I will post whatever I feel like.

Why am I running a blog? For a lot of things. Maybe I want to post long updates involving specific things. Maybe I'll post some CyberAnima stuff. Maybe I'll post my extremely long controversial and horrid opinions out there for the world to see, it's all up in the air. Don't expect anything SUPER personal however, I'd prefer to keep those kinds of thoughts to myself.

With that being said, feel free to share my posts with others if you agree with something I said, or want to show off what I do here.

 (Yes, this post was made in 2021, I had a blog up until early 2023 or so, but I'm gonna try to bring it back. This has since been updated since Oct. 2024.)