ABOUT THIS PLACE

About — darktimes.ca

Darktimes is a personal site built like a late-night memory: a little nostalgic, a little useful, and more than a little obsessed with the era when websites felt handmade. It is equal parts home base, archive, and digital den.

Made for finished-feeling pages, not empty prototypes.

Why it exists

Because the web should feel like somewhere you go, not just something you consume. This page is meant to be a front door with personality.

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What lives here

  • 80s nostalgia and culture
  • Homelab and self-hosting notes
  • Cooking, camping, and project logs
  • Late-night radio, audio, and archives

Design language

Neon, CRT glow, dark backgrounds, and a little VHS dust. The goal is atmosphere without getting in the way of readability.

Built around memory

Darktimes is as much about preserving a feeling as it is about showing content. The design aims to be atmospheric without becoming a maze.