Kodinami

The Wandering Star

Favorites

    Game Series
  • Kirby
  • Pokemon
  • Megaman
  • Super Mario
  • Monster Hunter
    Music
  • Breakcore
  • Progressive Rock
  • Vocaloid
  • Instrumental
  • VGM / Chiptune
    Food
  • Chicken Katsu
  • Beef Burgers
  • Sour Gummy Candy
  • Blueberries
  • Sparkling Water
    Movies
  • Wall-E
  • House (1977)
  • Hereditary
  • Kiki's Delivery Service
  • Pokemon: Rise of Darkrai
    Anime + Manga
  • Zatch Bell
  • Dungeon Meshi
  • Dragon Ball
  • Mobile Suit Gundam
  • Naruto
    Songs + Albums
  • "The Angel, The Demon" - Cacola
  • "Fools Are Attracted to Anomaly" - Utsu-P
  • "Someplace" - Yamantaka//Sonic Titan
  • "November" - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
  • "The Mind Electric" - Miracle Musical

Niko

4'10" HEIGHT 110 lbs Weight Celestial Demon Species Deep Indigo Haze HAIR Flickering Golden Starlight EYES Teal - Dark Blue + Magenta Gradients Body
A mysterious creature who dropped down from the stars by choice. This strange world, with all its sounds, colors, life and chaos, appealed to their unwavering curiousity, which already prevents them from sticking to one place for too long. Despite their sense of adventure, they can't help but be wary of what might cross her path. Fears from her past experiences that have come from revealing themselves too much for too long. Perhaps there are sides of herself that she fears will expose her not-so gentle nature, or their inability to truly communicate disuades them from trying. For now, they come and go as they please, but they at least try to leave a small piece of themselves behind, a feeling or a memory, wherever they may be.

Icon Artwork by CrayonChewer on Bluesky

All artwork below by me
*Until I can figure out how to implete a "zoom-on-click" feature, for now, please right click and open image to view

History

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2000s
I was too young to experience the antiquity of the early internet, but I vaguely remember the sounds of dial-up tones on my grandmother's computer. My earliest internet memories were hopping on Yahoo Kids to watch episodes of "The Super Mario Brothers Super Show" and playing CD-ROM games of Sega Classics, Pajama Sam, and Freddie Fish. The internet gave me so many core memories. I would stay up way past midnight to sneak on the computer and talk to friends from school and on the other side of the world. I stumbled onto Newgrounds and saw animations that were way too inappropriate for my age, but it was entertaining and fueled my rebellious curiosity. I spent hours on petsites like Neopets and Subeta, and fansites like Kirby's Rainbow Resort, AquaBunny, and PsyPoke. I played flash games on the Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Garfield, and Veggietales official websites. I stumbled upon so many curious internet oddities, colorful videos like Caramelldansen and Numa Numa that I'd watch and dance to on repeat, and scroll through oekakie boards and be mesmerized because I didn't know digital art was a thing. I found a website called "Suta-Raito" that served as my biggest art inspiration, and would share my earliest digital creations on DeviantArt. That and Flipnote Hatena (RIP) were the closest thing to "social media" I used at the time. I drew so many OCs and fancharacters, and made dumb, edgy AUs and shared them with friends and strangers. I loved being on the internet and sharing my cringy artwork with the world. I literally had no care in the world. SECTION
2010s
I got my first Facebook account in 2010. I was only allowed to have IRL friends and family members in my friends list. I barely used it because I didn't trust people I knew to enjoy the things that I liked. I ended up abandoning Facebook and made my way to Tumblr. I followed a ton of artists and professional creators. I loved art so much that I thought it was a great idea to get an art degree and work in the field. I attended SVA in 2015 and graduated in 2019. I was not prepared for the emotional turmoil. Once I graduated, my connection to art was practically ruined. All I saw it as was a means to get a job, "improve my skills" and create a portfolio. If the art wasn't good enough, there's no point in sharing it. I had made accounts on Twitter and Instagram, and made a dedicated art blog on Tumblr, all to serve as my portfolio. While I enjoyed and am still proud of some of the art I made at the time, I wasn't as excited or motivated anymore. I was so disconnected from it all that I had so much anxiety from even trying to make or share my art. I didn't really talk about my OCs or AUs because I didn't want to turn away potential clients for being too "wierd" or "unproffessional". I have fewer memories of the internet, maybe some convos I had or memes I saw but that was it. I continued to use social media because well... everyone else was using it. So, what else was I supposed to do? SECTION
2020s
I avoided the internet through the entire COVID pandemic. I resented myself from seeing everyone who was still creating art, still connecting with their friends, and here I was doing neither. I hated myself and I hated art. I knew I was in a bad place and I didn't want to be. During that time, I did some sort of soul-searching. I discovered my sexuality and began to understand myself better, and with that rekindled a new love for art. From that combined excitement and inspiration, I created my persona, Niko. Niko is so much more than just a mascot or icon, they are literally everything I love, have been inspired by, and what I honestly dream of be: free to explore and grow in my own way. I abandoned the idea of an art career and began to make art for myself and focus on the things I enjoy, while allowing myself to learn and explore new ideas and techniques. It was amazing, but I was still having difficulties. I realized that the current state of social media does not care for independent creativity. I tried to ignore the numbers and the lack of attention, but I still struggled with needing to post so I wouldn't be abandoned by the algorithm. I loved creating but hated using the platform. I almost resorted to abandoning social media all together, until talk of independent sites, untethered by corporate demand, being developed and the resurgence of returning to old internet culture started gaining traction. I immediately jumped on BlueSky, happy that I can finally see art from people I actually follow, but was still bothered by the "social media" feel of it all. Soon, I learned about Neocities. In all honesty, I would abandon everything just to be here. While technically Neocities does have a slight "social media" feel, with the follower count and views, the fact that I can just have this space be completely my own while still having the option to share my ideas with others is pretty much all I wanted. I'm glad that people realize how utterly draining the current state of the internet is and make the effort to make spaces like these. It makes me feel beyond nostalgic and happier than I've ever been.

Site Goals

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Continue to study HTML, CSS and Javascript to create my own template
~ Would like to make a more unique "Enter" screen, w/ music on startup
Create an art gallery section
~ Sorting for "year", "media type", etc.
~ Zoom-on-click feature with subtexts
Create custom assets (logo, icons, artwork, etc.) to decorate and that are interactable
Create a Blog page
Create an OC section
Creata a Shrine section
Add comment/chatbox section, visitor count, guestbook

Kodi // Niko NAME She // They Pronouns 28 Age INFJ // Curious - Supportive - Anxious Personality Saggitarius BIRTH sign Cosmology - Mythical Creatures - Horror Movies Interest Dark - Colorful - Mysterious - Celestial Aesthetic
Hello and welcome to my little corner of the cosmos.
Like most people, I am building this site as an escape from the draining, capitalistic hellscape that is social media. I've dreamed of one day making my own website; a space where I can freely be myself without fear of attention or committment to algorithms. I am a beginner coder but have dabbled in some HTML and CSS, so it'll take some time, but soon I hope to make this place truly my own. Quick Note: I have social anxiety and struggle with presenting myself, so that causes my writing to sound a bit too straightforward and standoff-ish. Don't be intimidated, I really do enjoy talking to people and I hope to open up more as I continue working. You're welcome to follow along with my progress, and any coding help would be greatly appreciated~

CODING BY TESSISAMESS
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