Once again, the chaos of the world is driving me to regress to childhood nostalgia. But it's inspired me to make a fun new layout for my Barbie page that I'm hoping to share soon, along with additional Barbie/doll content!
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omg your splash page is hilarious lol. love your site so far. excited to see you continue to grow it!! also ty for introducing me to bear blog omg
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iwishyouroses
8 months ago
Thank you~! haha. I'm glad you could discover bearblog from me! It's a very welcome tool.
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Your site belongs in a museum- both visually and conceptually.
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americasdecline
8 months ago
This is a huge compliment! Thank you so much. I've toned down some of the satirical aspects of it but still hope to provide commentary, not just straight nostalgia. It's nice to think I'm striking a good balance. Ty again. <3 followed you back! love your illustrations.
found u thru marginalia actually... then i noticed my mutuals were talking to u and decided "hey you know what" :P also ur site is peak aesthetic
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americasdecline
8 months ago
ty! your site is such a vibe too. you truly captured not just the look but the spirit of the old web. even your basic pages feel like a part of your site because of your unique voice. to say nothing of the great resources you're sharing!! fab work. glad you found my page! followed back. <3
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Reading your gays only page and those wallpapers?!?!?!?! I adore them!!!!!! (Also my fav star Marcus Mojo in one of them!!!!!) OBSESSED!!!!
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americasdecline
8 months ago
omg ur taste!! ty. <3 those are some of my fave designs to work on for obvious reasons haha. marcus mojo was part of my digital sexual awakening, so of course I had to immortalize him on my desktop. <3
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on "validity to real-life collections" - I completely agree. I have a small collection of antique porcelain dolls, and it wouldn't really work for a digital collection because there's not like anything about these dolls online they simply don't exist. As well each has their own story to tell with their previous owners and stuff. The internet is an ethereal place and it doesn't deal with that well.
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kimn
9 months ago
I had a little on this originally but I cut it out for length, but on reflection it's definitely important enough that i should have kept it.
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kimn
9 months ago
Just checked out your perfume collection too! Until smell-o-vision comes around I think we'll have to keep collecting those in person, too... (how is every page on ur site so beautiful omg)
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americasdecline
8 months ago
Yeah there are some things I will always want a physical thing of, esp. stuff like perfume haha. but honestly you've inspired me to maybe start some digital collections!! at the very least a virtual shelf could be a fun way to display a wish list on my site. and ty for your kind words!! <3 I love making my pages visual and fun so it means a lot.
omg.... obsessed
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Finally got around to surfing some sites on my bookmarks and lemme just say I love your site. I love not only its layout, but the amount of stuff there is to look at. It feels like a tabloid magazine, but as a site, and I say that with love and adoration. I liked wandering around your webpages and getting lost in it all
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americasdecline
9 months ago
Thank you! I'm very inspired by magazine media and trashy tabloids from back in the day, so I do take that as a compliment! I really love your site too. The aesthetic is on point and I love the different "rooms".
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omg obsessed with your site!! especially love the fashion page. happy to find another tinashe fan too. I saw her in january just before nasty blew up.
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cheytopia
9 months ago
Omg THANK you I LOVE yours too, both content and form. Tinashe is soo good love her. I'm also loving and relating to your current music obsessions. Addison Rae has been giving us pop perfection and I'm living for it.
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americasdecline
9 months ago
Thank you so much!! Addison Rae just gets it omg. So happy to find other people with similar music taste on here! I love everyone's different intersets but the girlie pops need to claim their space on the indie web! haha
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hardmachine
9 months ago
I just found your layouts page and I fuck with these so much. It takes me back to the Neopets templates but now mobile compatible.
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I think childhood nostalgia is a kind of "mental safe space" that a lot of people here share. It is good that it pushes you towards creativity rather than apathy. I look forward to seeing what you've come up with!
Thank you! I try to use my nostalgia to tune into the present and look forward, not just idealize the past. It definitely provides comfort in the familiar but also in the hope for the future it can give me.