Links to Websites I Like
This page is a collection of some of my favorite websites. It may seems sparse right now, but I am always adding new pages that spark joy in my heart.
People I Know
Wow! I know people! And they have websites! You should go look at their websites RIGHT NOW!
Geology Websites
I am a geologist and I love a good reference, and research can be hard while having to filter through all the metaphysical content. No hate to the crystal girlies but they and I have very different reasons for searching the words "pyrite properties" and I would really appreciate it if pyrite's metaphysical properties didn't take up so much space on the first page of my search results.
- Alex Strekeisen - lots of general information about rocks, great collection of thin section pictures
- Mindat - mineral lookup and has a map of rockhounding sites with variable accuracy
- Handbook of Mineralogy - online compilation of PDFs for every confirmed mineral, essentially identical to the print version
TTRPG Websites
I am a GM and I play mostly DnD so some of these sites are only really useful to GMs or people who play DnD. I do want to expand my systems repertoire so if you have any cool OSR systems or really anything with an interesting crunch, send them my way. Also, I try to augment my worldbuilding with randomness so a lot of generators will probably crop up here eventually.
- Dungeon Scrawl - draw a dungeon map in the old OSR art style
- DnD5e Wikidot - reference page for a lot of DnD content out there, published and unearthed arcana
- Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator - generate and modify a fantasy world map
- Hero Forge - make a 3D model of your character and get a file to print them out yourself :D
Accounts/Pages on Other Sites
This section is basically just links to accounts on various social platforms that I've been enjoying lately. They are sorted by platform. As my interests are constantly changing, this particular section will probably update as I discover new accounts, with my most recent favorites at the top of each platform section.
- Strange Aeons - very funny chronically online Youtuber who basically makes deepdive videos into internet trends or figures
- Kurtis Conner - comedy/commentary Youtuber who pokes fun at the internets most cringeworthy characters
- The Blender Donut tutorial by BlenderGuru - the very popular Blender tutorial that is intended to introduce you to the basics of Blender and get you comfortable with the interface. I used this to make my first Blender project
- Bethany Rage - absolutely unhinged Tumblr account obsessed with the feminarchy and Taylor Swift, maker of top tier posts and interacts occasionally with the Muppet Joker
- Pocketss - funny fantasy comic artist on Tumblr with extremely cute and well drawn characters
Other Blogs
- y2k - chaotic, colorful website I want to dissect under a microscope and am also in love with (has an eshrine to Azura, one of the daedric princes from the hit game series Elder Scrolls)
- irony machine - extremely well-made and aesthetically pleasing personal blog with so. much. stuff, including their links page, a few of which I went to and then added to my own links page
- McMansion Hell - the blog of an architecture critic who dissects ugly houses on Zillow, once they gave a TedTalk and their criticism is so searing that Zillow tried to sue them once
Website Building
- SadGrl Online - neat resource for building a website for beginners, includes a layout builder and many, many backgrounds
- Texture Town - fun and funky place to find weird textures and patterns
- Nonexistent Fandoms Fandom - this I believe is just someone's personal site but they have a pretty good collection of backgrounds and graphics
- Blinkie Maker - put your own text into a premade Blinkie template
Miscellaneous
- Autostraddle's list of 100 Lesbian Movies - I've been working my way through this list of movies since high school
- House of Harlix - the joint page of Felixandre and Harrie who make REALLY nice Maxis match Sims 4 cc packs
- Pokemon Sprites - every Pokemon sprite from every generation
- Windows 93 - a fake OS with lots of interesting little games and files to explore
- Windchime Calculator - a little website dedicated to telling you the exact lengths you should cut your windchimes to get the perfect chord
- Spotify Down - website that lets you download mp3 files of songs on Spotify
- FreeTube - website where you can download an ad-free, private YouTube client
- Internet Archive - nonprofit library of free texts, movies, music, etc... if you aren't familiar with IA get on that!!!