Vagabond J's Virtual Venue

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Site Updates

2/18/2026

Man was this is rough week for me? Lots of mean people.

  • Scaling based on window size. This website is contained in a <div> container known as a 'wrapper'. Right now the width of the wrapper is about 1,030 pixels. When you shrink down the window, part of the page gets cut off. This is especially nasty for mobile devices since most phones don't even go up to 1k pixels! To fix this, there is a function that will shrink the page down if the window size is smaller than the width. Results may vary, so I am giving it a trial run. If it doesn't work out, I'll make a proper mobile design. SMALL UPDATE ON THIS- After some minor testing I noticed the page didn't fully return to its original size. This is espically noticeable when you maximize the page. I included an extra line that has it return to its default scale when the page width is greater than 1030 pixels.

2/13/2026

Happy almost-Valentine's Day! Time really flies- we're already smack-dab in the center of February. Time really flies.

  • Added the 'Life Updates' and 'Game log' portion of the sidebar. Nothing super involved for this one. To keep from having to reupdate every page, I kept all of the info in a single, editable variable so I can change it once and it will update for EVERY page.
  • Stats!?!?!?!? Yeah, I learned about 'localStorage' and how you can store information across sessions, so I added a little ticker line in between the header and the navbox/content that updates with some silly stats. Right now it's mainly times visited and buttons pressed- I hope to add more in the future!
  • Revamped the 'About Me!' Page. Instead of a big empty wall of text, there's a little infobox with some basic info. Also I replaced the long-winded description of me with a long-winded totally-real story of how I became cool and awesome. The Signal Drift link in the now defunct 'GAMING' page is now part of a 'Stuff I was invloved in' list at the bottom. Lastly, there's a little stat block. I didn't even know I had stats??? Anyone else have these?
  • More color. 2 things here- 1. Every time you load the page, the 'text-shadow' in the header selects a color at random. 2. You probably already seen this, but when you hover over a navbox link, the subject in the background will turn into its full-color version instead of all purple.
  • More gifs and buttons.

2/2/2026

Merry February! For this update I decided to overhaul the main portion of the site, visuals and all. Over time I felt like it got "boring" - There was too much noise and not enough cool stuff to hover over and click on. In addition, I was limited in how many buttons I was allowed to have in the navbar. Even though I didn't need to update every single page since it was in its own iframe, the buttons were laid out horizontally, so I could only really add like, 5 at most.

Anyway, here's some of the stuff I did:

  • The navbar. Remember what I said earlier about it being limited? Now that it's a vertical list, I can add as much stuff as I want! I also begun to use my newfound knowledge in javascript to make updating it more efficient; To keep it short, every item in the menu is its own "object" with each containing their name, their background image, and their url. Each of these "objects" is placed into an array, and every time the page loads, the whole array is injected into the navigation menu. This way, I don't have to go through every page and Ctrl+C Ctrl+V the entire list. Lastly, I had it sort through the array for the current page, and takes it out of the list. Notice how the 'Recent Updates' isn't there?
  • Where did that weird alien guy go? If you hover over the static box on the top left corner, you can see Glup! He's alive and well. And his hats? They're still there! Every time you hover over the static box he'll don a different look. There's also some special looks for October and December...
  • Revamped my About Me! page. Before it was just a big wall of text with an awkward table at the end- Now there's less text and I switched out the table with some infoboxes.
  • More Buttons?? That's right, plus some gifs and graphics! Could I interest you in a set of spinning LEGO bricks?
  • Removed the guestbook. Nobody leaves a comment :( If you really want to leave one, you can go to https://vagabondj.atabook.org/.

1/26/2026

Good golly gee, Happy New Year! I took an extended break from the site. I hope everyone has had a good Christmas and new years and stuff!

  • Glup has new hats. With the advent of javascript, our little alien friend can have an assortment of hats, faces, and colors on every page load! He can have a bow, a mustache, or even paint himself blue! In addition, the Santa Hat has been put in the attic until next December.
  • The PlayStation 2 shrine is up! It's a recreation of the BIOS menu. You can also change the color and view some cool information about the PS2! More to come.

11/26/2025

Made some changes to the backend. The sidebar is now wider!

Okay, I didn't just make the sidebar wider. In addition to learning how javascript works, I've also been messing around with the code of the site to make it more accessible, among other things. Right now I've done the following:

  • Making the PlayStation 2 shrine. The PS2 shrine is the whole reason I felt the need to learn javascript in the first place. I wanted to recreate the system BIOS and browser but I felt limited with just HTML and CSS- There's very little user input! Now it's sort of evolved into more of a digital museum exhibit, with actual research put into what's lying under the hood, what the spinning dots mean, etc. By the way, those dancing dots? You can change the colors of them, even save the hex code if you want. I still have a long way to go, though- I have absolutely no clue what I'm going to do with system configuration screen, with its spinning hexagonal obelisks. You can take a peek here if you want!
  • Started making a game. This was super far down on my roadmap, but after learning javascript, I've been inspired to actually sit down and write one! My first game isn't going to be super complex- it will be a short turn-based RPG game about a guy in a dungeon. As of writing this, all I have are some stats, some monsters, and a basic battle system. In the near future I want to add a bazillion™ more monsters, a little shop system, randomized loot, and the occasional treasure chest. I had no idea how much fun it is to code stuff!
  • Added HTML semantics tags to everything. One thing I've noticed throughout the modern web (and it seems to be a minor complaint in some circles), is that almost everybody relies solely on <div> and <span> tags. Button? <div>. Image? <div>. Header? <div>. Everything's a fucking <div>! Now I get it- This is the Indie Web™! You can do whatever you want! Caring about semantics is like complaining that the grass is too green! It's easy to use a <div>! Well, maybe I don't like doing things the easy way.
  • Make it mobile friendly. Honestly, I didn't want to deal with this, but I have a lot of friends who use the internet on their phones. What are they going to say when they come over to my website and it's all smushed together and stuff? Not good things, I bet. And you know what? It's actually not that hard! I learned about this thing called "Media Queries" for CSS and it lets me do more stuff, like make Glup disappear when you shrink the viewport. Of course, shrinking the viewport exposes a lot of problems with my website, so I'll need to look into that at some point if I want to make this mobile-friendly.

11/20/2025

I've added my button collection to the Buttons page. I've also reduced the amount of buttons on the sidebar from [however many] to 6- These will be randomized on every page load.


11/16/2025

Begun work with Javascript to make the site a more fun experience!

Neocities Comment:

Well, I didn't want to go 2 weeks without an update, so here is a smaller update: I've started learning how to use Javascript and it's been good so far! My next video game shrine will use it heavily. There will also be more secrets- There's a tiny one in the home page that will be expanded upon later.


11/6/2025

Added the Sonic Shrine, a button, a 'recent updates' page, and I revamped the gaming page. Check out the URL for the shrines when you get the chance...

Neocities Comment:

I've posted a shrine for the Sonic series! This one was based on the menu ui from Sonic Adventure. There will be more stuff in the future. I've also added some more minor pages, like a button, and a recent updates page!


11/2/2025

I made the index page simpler. See ya, ferris wheel!

Neocities Comment:

New index page, plus some minor tweaks. Bye bye, ferris wheel!


10/29/2025

The site looked ugly so I made it more blue

Neocities Comment:

The site looked ugly so I made it more blue. I also decided to make some minor adjustments to the header and the viewport- It might be viewable on phones now! This was supposed to go up after Halloween after adding some more stuff but I decided "screw it" and posted it anyway.


10/23/2025

My PC Page is now open! You can access it by clicking on the computer in gaming. There's also more buttons, minor fixes, links, and the title at the top tilts!

Neocities Comment:

I added the PC Page- You can find it under gaming and by clicking on the big computer on the right! I also did some minor stuff like add some more buttons and made the title do a little tilt. I also moved the guestbook to the sidebar. Do I even need one? People don't like interacting much.


10/19/2025

Added a Yakuza/LaD shrine. There will be more of these. I also fixed a bug in the Enter page where the title gets crushed by smaller displays.

Neocities Comment:

A few things- I begun work on the LaD shrine, fixed a couple of minor issues with the title in the Enter page, and added alt text to every image except for our alien friend in the header. For some reason, the fake ad in the shrine doesn't upload properly, leading to a blank image. I'll see what I can do to fix it while I add more stuff!


10/12/2025

Added a guestbook! You can access it via the motd at the top of the page. The silly guy in the header should also be less shy.

Neocities Comment:

This update is smaller than I'd like it to be but work yesterday was so nasty it RUINED me today- I added a roadmap to the home page as well as added a guestbook for anyone who stops by! There was also a bug in the header where the silly guy was a little shy- He should be more outgoing now!


10/6/2025

Remade the index page. Added a gaming page, although that will need more stuff. In the future I want to add webpages for my favorite games- I have stuff already but there must be MORE!

Neocities Comment:

Added a gaming page and an Enter page. Updated the Sidebar and Home pages (There's a "Life Updates" section at the bottom, it'll be like a mini-blog). I also fixed a bug where if click the logo at the top of the page it won't take you home. The next addition will be the mini-sites at the bottom of the gaming pages. I also plan to have a "My Computer" page where you can hover over the various parts and stuff.


9/21/2025

Rearranged "About Me" and added "Cosplay" and "gaming". The latter might be changed later on. I *might* add a blog later on, but it will be accessed elsewhere on the site.


9/17/2025

Made a cool animation for the logo. Begun work on the Enter and About pages. Added a silly guy to the header.


9/14/2025

Started construction of the site.