Simple Repeat

a site that has a bunch of simple free and slightly customisable repeating patterns. i used this for the background check pattern

kaomoji.ru

the classic kaomoji site

simple blinkie maker

blinkie maker but in-depth

haven't used this because it's for more detailed blinkies. looks really good though

simple-ish blinkie maker?

this one lets you make different sizes and is more in-depth than the first site, but less than the previous link

cutekawaiiresources

just has some nice gifs etc

Online Image Editor

an easy to use editor that is good for work with gifs

Text Color Fader

a really nice html code generator for gradient text

ASCII Generator Site

this one's great

GifCities

archive.org's gif index. basically a whole lot of gifs from different geocities sites. when you click on a gif, it takes you to the source site, which is amazing not gonna lie

W3 Schools

yeah i know everyone has this linked but with good reason. this site was my lifeline. a less-discussed part is if you go to any code-test section of the site, you can just replace the code with anything and test out html/css snippets easily lol

tenshiikisu's resources

a collection of 500+ pixel backgrounds, tile backgrounds, anime scenery backgrounds and gifs, and gradients. i didn't use any, but it's a good source nonetheless

Name Nerds: Least Favourite Names

this is just great to look through it's basically people just roasting names for the most asanine (and sometimes fair) reasons. for example: "Adrian: just seems wimpy to me." what. what does that mean

Petition to Ban Basil (the herb)

i don't know how i found this but i agree. basil sucks

Badass of the Week

a still-updating (?) site that catalogues people who have done some pretty cool things

Dictionary of Obscure Words

this whole site is great but this section specifically, especially so

Chemical compounds present in food

it's interesting looking through what two completely different seeming foods share compounds and therefore have a chance of tasting pretty okay together. for example, chocolate and avocados share quite a few, so in theory might taste good. i don't like avocados, but if you do, maybe try this combo

Globe with fossil discovery locations

basically, theres a globe of the earth that you can select a time period for. it will show up as it was back then. you can also type in a location and it will list fossils discovered nearby so you can see what dinosaurs lived around you

A-aaaAaAAAa-o

the best conlang, improved

noclip.website

a site that has a whole lot of maps from video games that you can explore at your leisure

Universal Hint System

this is a site with spoiler free walkthroughs, for if you get stuck in a game but still wanna work out how to progress without being told what to do

Horse Names

god there are some good horse names out there. "awesome wild one." "not exactly monday." "visa mastercard."

Listen to Wikipedia

basically every time a page is edited/created, a note plays. surprisingly good background noise

Library of Babel

basically, every single combination of letters generated. every possible written thing is already present here. this is the "an infinite number of monkeys with typewriters will eventually compose one of shakespeare's works" saying, but real

ギャル文字一括変換装置

if you know japanese, this one's for you. basically, converts typed text into gyaruspeak. so ビーンです -> ｔ″─･/τ″す. i don't know how gyaru in the 90s survived wtf is that i love it

Pokemon Battle Revolution Announcer Soundboard

love this guy's passion

The Death Generator

choose a video game textbox style and create fake screenshots

Prehistoric Wildlife

...dinosaurs...cool...

JoJo's Bizarre Comparisons

a site showing the original and bluray version of the anime side-by-side to highlight all of the changes (which there are many of)

Tip of My Tongue

find words you can't remember

Writing Exercises

maybe i can finally write some more, huh?