hellooo! my name is byte, or tori, and i'm a 22-year-old (12/23) nonbinary transmasc black artist (unfortunately) based in southwestern USA. i heavily fuck with bugs (mostly myriapoda); horror media (primarily art); shmup, 3d platformer, and roguelike games; many forms of music (mostly metal and electronic); and pre-2010s nostalgia. i classify myself as goth/emo/scene (primarily by personality and interests) with a knack for doujin culture.

because i'm very introverted, i suck at socialization, even online. so it'll take me some time before i get to know you.

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about the site

toribytez✦ // (INTER).face (toribytez.neocities.org) was created in July 2024 by yours truly! i made it primarily and simply out of pure boredom, but i've listed my extended reason below.
my aesthetics change over time based on my interests. the current aesthetic is inspired by frutiger metro, dark aero, scene, generation 5 pokemon, and cartoon network's CHECK it era.

what made you actually want to learn HTML?

many factors, ranging from [INSERT OBLIGATORY RANT ABOUT THE CURRENT-DAY INTERNET HERE], finding inspiration from various sources, and just so I can be productive and find somewhat of a purpose in life.
also because i hate how you have to subscribe to carrd if you want to add HTML elements to your site; i primarily practiced on sheezy.art anyways.

what do you code in?

phoenix code (my main) and neocities editor (my secondary)

interests

in general

any shades of blue; web design; robots/mecha; lost/obscure media; j-core (japanese hardcore), breakbeat, techno, and alternative/avant-garde/nu metal music; asian food; myriapoda (centipedes and millipedes); villains; 2000s - 2010s nostalgia

artists

junko mizuno, alex ahad, yuji uekawa, hideyuki takenami, kikita katsue, paul robertson, susumu matsushita, hajime sorayama, yasushi nirasawa, sevnzel/tokiya sakba, h.r. giger, lllusion.7, jinx88kc, blakgumz, hideyuki tanaka, anything horror-related

music

anything from mike patton (faith no more, mr. bungle, fantomas), powerman 5000, doctor steel, m1dy, korn, dj sharpnel, linkin park, devin townsend, dj technorch, kmfdm, slipknot, chemlab, smash mouth, rammstein, lords of acid, psycho filth, system of a down, and one, susumu hirasawa/p-model, cycheouts, insane clown posse

games

the binding of isaac, club penguin, ultrakill, picayune dreams, american mcgee's alice, the void rains upon her heart, anything from polyhex, persona 5, skullgirls, psychonauts

shows

the venture bros, panty & stocking, metalocalypse, moral orel, reboot (1994), the oblongs, xavier: renegade angel, liquid television, madoka magica

movies

tokyo gore police, rock & rule (1983), the thief & the cobbler, feherlofia, dead leaves (2004), wip

literature

scott pilgrim, i have no mouth and i must scream, 1984, problem sleuth, wip

moe points

glasses, big foreheads, hair vents/intakes, body hair, robots, monsters, villains, evil CEOs, sorcerers, chubby bodies, muscles

hot jams

Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Fantomas - Director's Cut (2001)
Mr. Bungle - Self-titled (1991)
Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante (1995)
Korn - Follow the Leader (1998)
Korn - Issues (1999)
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000)
KMFDM - Symbols (1997)
KMFDM - WWIII (2003)
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient (2007)
m1dy - Speedcore Dandy XXX (2003)
DJ Sharpnel - UG Psyclone (2004)
DJ Sharpnel - Mousatsu Otactics (2009)
DJ Technorch - BEST SELECTION II (2017)
THE PSYCHO BLAST VOL.1 (2016)
Chemlab - East Side Militia (1996)
ICP - Bang Pow Boom! (2008)
ICP - The Mighty Death Pop! (2012)
Lords of Acid - Voodoo-U (1994)
And One - Tanzomat (2011)