anyway, it should have said "my insurance company plays a trick or two in my face", and now it does.

i'm not going to talk down to people who use their neocities account to advertise their businesses or sides, because I also used to advertise my v-o business here. the fact is, i am not here for that anymore, and you should probably have a personal site that isn't devoted to promoting your self-promotions. you'll feel a lot better about yourself if you let yourself be creative for your own sake.

2025 is the year we let ourselves do things without the expectation of monetary gain.

This is so relatable :3

it's so cool to see people making stuff just to make stuff, and putting effort into their passions instead of becoming walking advertisements. there's nothing wrong with promoting yourself, but it gets so dull, and it's easier to be creative when you aren't expecting to be famous for it

this is so true, i feel like lately we've been weirdly conditioned to turn all the things we should be doing for passion or self-fulfillment into some kind of means for monetary gain, as if that's what makes it worthwhile

oh thank you!! I love your retro style and great resources: your "how to de-spotify" is gonna save me some hassle! also chag sameach!

I personally use Music Bee, basically a modern verison of Winamp, there's just a simple button to rip audio from cds that will either A. look up online about the cds info and insert it there. or B. you can just edit it if they can't find it. You can also use it as a pretty good music player.

that's a good start, especially for people who havent jettisoned windows yet. now we need one for linux.