The Spark That Will Light The Fire

Hey folks! A considerable amount of weight has been lifted from my shoulders.

For now, I bring to you a small but impactful update: the first new navigation button to this site since its inception. It leads to a portfolio page, linking to some of my artwork that is already on this website, but also to a substantial (yet abandoned) effort to create Pokémon-inspired creatures inspired by Belgian culture, and some silly image edits.

With that more directly creative aspect added to the existing line-up, I think my website is finally starting to offer a somewhat comprehensive overview of the Coby Cat persona. I'm phrasing it like that because not everything I, the real person behind this persona, do or care for necessarily fits within the scope of this site. Political takes which have been sitting in my drafts folder for many months while I contemplate the merits versus the potential downsides of its inclusion. And, yes, unpleasant personal baggage that will never sully this site at all.

Still, there is always more that could be added that's definitely within scope. I have not yet written in depth about the LEGO themes that captures my childhood imagination: Adventurers, Castle, Slizer, Bionicle. Nor have I written about Edutainment software and games, of which I have an extensive physical collection for PC and CD-i. I'm not even mentioning all the various media and snippets of internet culture I am fond of. And I've also been pondering my orb whether a sub-site in Dutch could cover bits of Belgian nostalgia that I don't think have much international value. Rest assured, this site will never ever truly be complete.

I've been listening again to Goldenrod Citypop: Gold and Silver. I don't dig every track, but I do dig enough of it. And as a whole, it's a great love letter to my favorite generation of Pokémon.