??<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Thoughts & Rants - Jaicob's Blog</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"> <script src="player.js" defer></script> </head> <body> <div class="header"> <h1>Jaicob's Land</h1> <marquee behavior="scroll" direction="left" scrollamount="6"> welcome to jaicob's land! this site is under construction for infinity e& </marquee> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="section sidebar-button"> <h2>NAVIGATION :</h2> <ul> <li><a href="sitemap.html">sitemap</a></li> <li class="category">personal</li> <li><a href="about.html">my about page</a></li> <li><a href="blog.html">thoughts & rants</a></li> <li><a href="guestbook.html">guestbook <li><a href="/forums">Forums '?</a></li> <li class="category">projects</li> <li><a href="work.html">my creative work</a></li> <li><a href="history.html">site history</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="section sidebar-button download-button-section"> <h2>My Button ^_^</h2> <img src="button.gif" alt="Jaicob's Site Button" class="download-img"> <a href="/files/button.gif" download="button.gif" class="download-link">DOWNLOAD</a> </div> <div class="section sidebar-button webmaster-card"> <h2>ABOUT THE WEBMASTER!</h2> <div class="webmaster-content"> <img src="me.png" alt="Pixel Portrait of Jaicob" class="webmaster-pic"> <p class="webmaster-text"> Hi! I'm Jaicob! Im 12 so if you are gonna contact me please be civil, I'm building this site because the 2000s web was better. My favorite color is electric blue! <br> Pronouns: He/Him </p> </div> </div> <div class="section sidebar-button"> <h2>Connect!</h2> <p>E-mail me or find me on:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://everlight-studios.itch.io/">My Games Studio</a></li> <li><a href="https://jaicobsmyspace.newgrounds.com/">My Newgrounds</a></li> <li><a href=mailto:betancourtjaicob910@gmail.com/">Email Me</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="section sidebar-button site-stats"> <h2>SITE STATS =>?</h2> <div id="counter-embed"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://counter.websiteout.com/js/13/0/58638/0"></script> </div> </div> <div class="player-container"> <div id="player-art"> <img src="/images/album-art-1.png" alt="Album Art Placeholder"> </div> <div class="player-info"> <p id="track-number" class="small-text">Playing 1 of 3:</p> <p id="track-title" class="track-title">Loading Track...</p> </div> <audio id="audio-source" preload="auto"></audio> <div class="player-controls"> <button id="prev-btn" class="control-btn">?#?</button> <button id="play-pause-btn" class="control-btn">?%?</button> <button id="next-btn" class="control-btn">?#?</button> </div> <div class="time-bar"> <span id="current-time">0:00</span> <input type="range" id="progress-bar" value="0" max="100"> <span id="duration">0:00</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="main-content"> <div class="section"> <h2>THE BLOG ARCHIVES: Thoughts & Rants</h2> <p>This is where I post my random thoughts, musings about technology, and occasional rants about life. New posts are added whenever I feel like it!</p> </div> <div class="section blog-post"> <h2>Post Title 2: Why I Still Use Analog Gear <ا?</h2> <p class="post-meta">Posted: September 15, 2025 | Category: Tech/Rant</p> <p>There's just something satisfying about physical media. it reminds us that not everything has to be digitized and compressed into oblivion. Long live tangible things!</p> <a href="#">Read More...</a> </div> <div class="section blog-post"> <h2>Post Title 1: My First Website Attempt! <ب?</h2> <p class="post-meta">Posted: August 28, 2025 | Category: History</p> <p>I dug up the files from my very first website, circa 2020. It was a neon nightmare full of bad flash animations and glitter graphics. It was beautiful, honestly. It shows how much the web has changed.</p> <a href="#">Read More...</a> </div> <footer> <span class="version-info">Version 2.1</span> <p>&copy; Jaicob Betancourt 2025. All rights reserved.</p> </footer> </div> </div> </body> </html>