v big news for annoying people called rusquared. so the song that was my most played in 2023 has a DUET VERSION NOW. fuck.
context: the song is sung in both korean & japanese, as a love letter to a lover on the other side of the ocean. it is assumed the lover speaks japanese and the singer korean, so she translates every line of her letter as she sings it to them.
so a duet, featuring a japanese singer, is just putting it in a whole different meaning. its a conversation now, not just a wistful song sung at the ocean's edge. at the end, the japanese singer sings in korean and the korean singer in japanese. they don't sound natural. they're singing words of love that they're not fluent in, but understand intimately.
the lyrics, to anyone interested (amateur translation i did w/ google's help):
제 마음은 바다를 넘어가네요
시를 싣고 날아가네요
my heart is crossing the sea
it takes flight on top of a poem
心は海を越えて行く
詩を乗せて飛んで行く
my heart is crossing the sea
it flies away on top of a poem
제 마음은 길 위를 이어가네요
별을 따라 걸어가네요
my heart continues down the road
it continues following the stars
心は道を繋げて行く
星を見上げて行く
my heart continues down the road
it continues following the stars
헤메이는 숲에서
작은 아이 같은 마음을 안아주세요
우린 언젠가 다시 만날 거에요
가을비가 내리는 날에
in the lost forest
please embrace my child-like heart
we will meet again someday
on a day of autumn rain
迷える森で幼い心を抱きしめて
僕らはいつかまた会えるのさ
秋の雨が降る日に
in the lost forest
please embrace my child-like heart
we will meet again someday
on a day of autumn rain
하얗게 물들어버린 제 마음을 쫓아가세요
하얗게 타들어버린 그대 마음을 따라 갈게요
follow my heart that has been dyed white
i will follow your heart that has been burned white
제 마음은 바다를 넘어가네요
시를 싣고 날아가네요
my heart is crossing the sea
it flies away on top of a poem
心は道を繋げて行く
星を見上げて行く
my heart continues down the road
it continues following the stars
헤메이는 숲에서
작은 아이 같은 마음을 안아주세요
in the lost forest
please embrace my child-like heart
僕らいつかまた会えるのさ
someday we will meet again
가을비가 내리는 날에
on a day of autumn rain
제 마음은 바다를 넘어가네요
시를 싣고 날아가네요
제 마음은 길 위를 이어가네요
별을 따라 걸어가네요
하얗게 물들어버린
제 마음을 쫓아가세요
하얗게 타들어버린
그대 마음을 따라 갈게요
제 마음은 바다를 넘어가네요
시를 싣고 날아가네요
my heart crosses the sea
it flies on top of a poem
my heart travels down the path
following the stars
please follow my heart that has been dyed white
and ill follow your heart that has been burned white
my heart crosses the sea
it takes flight on top of a poem
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[image id: a four-page comic. it is titled "immortality” after the poem by clare harner (more popularly known as “do not stand at my grave and weep”). the first page shows paleontologists digging up fossils at a dig. it reads, “do not stand at my grave and weep. i am not there. i do not sleep.” page two features several prehistoric creatures living in the wild. not featured but notable, each have modern descendants: horses, cetaceans, horsetail plants, and crocodilians. it reads, “i am a thousand winds that blow. i am the diamond glints on snow. i am the sunlight on ripened grain. i am the gentle autumn rain.” the third page shows archaeopteryx in the treetops and the skies, then a modern museum-goer reading the placard on a fossil display. it reads, “when you awaken in the morning’s hush, i am the swift uplifting rush, of quiet birds in circled flight. i am the soft stars that shine at night. do not stand at my grave and cry.” the fourth page shows a chicken in a field. it reads, “i am not there. i did not die” / end id]
a comic i made in about 15 hours for my school’s comic anthology. the theme was “evolution”
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dm'ing a mutual you've never interacted with one-on-one is so embarrassing like. hi.... im sorry. you can kill me if you want... can i have your discord..... if not.. feel free to shoot me down where i stand... im sorry.. i'll leave..
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neocities guide - why you should build your own html website
do you miss the charm of the 90s/00s web where sites had actual personality instead of the same minimalistic theme? are you feeling drained by social media and the constant corporate monopoly of your data and time? do you want to be excited about the internet again?
try neocities!!
what is neocities?
neocities is a free hosting website that lets you build your own html website from scratch, with total creative control. in their own words:
"we are tired of living in an online world where people are isolated from each other on boring, generic social networks that don't let us truly express ourselves. it's time we took back our personalities from these sterilized, lifeless, monetized, data mined, monitored addiction machines and let our creativity flourish again."
why should I make my own website?
web3 has been overtaken by capitalism & conformity. websites that once were meant to be fun online social spaces now exist solely to steal your data and sell you things. it sucks!!
building a personal site is a great way to express yourself and take control of your online experience.
what would I even put on a website?
the best part about making your own site is that you can do literally whatever the hell you want! focus on a specific subject or make it a wild collection of all your interests. share your art! make a shrine for one of your interests! post a picture of every bird you see when you step outside! make a collection of your favorite blinkies! the world is your oyster !!
here are some cool example sites to inspire you:
recently updated neocities sites | it can be fun to just look through these and browse people's content!
space bar | local interstellar dive bar
creature feature | halloween & monsters
big gulp supreme
peanutbuttaz | personal site
dragodiluna
linwood | personal site
patho grove | personal site
getting started: neocities/html guide
sound interesting? here are some guides to help you get started, especially if you aren't familiar with html/css
sadgrl.online webmastery | a fantastic resource for getting started with html & web revival. also has a layout builder that you can use to start with in case starting from scratch is too intimidating
web design in 4 minutes | good for learning coding basics
w3schools | html tutorials
templaterr | demo & html for basic web elements
eggramen test pages | css page templates to get started with
sadgrl background tiles | bg tiles
rivendell background tiles | more free bg tiles
fun stuff to add to your site
want your site to be cool? here's some fun stuff that i've found
blinkies-cafe | fantastic blinkie maker! (run by @transbro & @graphics-cafe)
gificities | internet archive of 90s/00s web gifs
internet bumper stickers | web bumper stickers
momg | gif gallery
99 gif shop | 3d gifs
123 guestbook | add a guestbook for people to leave messages
cbox | add a live chat box
moon phases | track the phases of the moon
gifypet | a little clickable page pet
adopt a shroom | mushroom page pet
tamaNOTchi | virtual pet
crossword puzzle | daily crossword
imood | track your mood
neko | cute cat that chases your mouse
pollcode | custom poll maker
website hit counter | track how many visitors you have
web revival manifestos & communities
also, there's actually a pretty cool community of people out there who want to bring joy back to the web!
melonland project | web project/community celebrating individual & joyful online experiences. Also has an online forum
melonland intro to web revival | what is web revival?
melonking manifesto |
status cafe | share your current status
nightfall city | online community
onio.cafe | leave a message and enjoy the ambiance
sadgrl internet manifesto |
yesterweb internet manifesto | sadly defunct, still a great resource
reclaiming online social spaces | great manifesto on cultivating your online experience
in conclusion
i want everyone to make a neocities site because it's fun af and i love seeing everyone's weird personal sites that they made outside of the control of capitalism :)
say hi to me on neocities
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