<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://joelchrono.xyz/feeds/fiction.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://joelchrono.xyz/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2026-08-18T22:48:02-06:00</updated><id>https://joelchrono.xyz/feeds/fiction.xml</id><title type="html">joelchrono’s blog</title><author><name>joelchrono</name><email>me@joelchrono.xyz</email></author><entry><title type="html">Free time, Warhammer 40K and buttons</title><link href="https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/free-time-warhammer-site-buttons/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Free time, Warhammer 40K and buttons" /><published>2023-02-08T14:15:28-06:00</published><updated>2023-02-08T14:15:28-06:00</updated><id>https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/going-early-to-school</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/free-time-warhammer-site-buttons/"><![CDATA[<p>So our teacher let us know that today we would not have class because of reasons I already forgot, just like I forgot everything about the announcement until I had spent 10 minutes alone in the classroom listening to <a href="https://intothecast.transistor.fm/episodes/11488b1c-da49-4455-b92b-6a150a2d8a02">an episode</a> of Into The Aether.</p>

<p>Therefore, I decided to go to the computer lab on my University and start writing this blog, since I brought my laptop and everything, I’ll write whatever comes to my mind.</p>

<h1 id="getting-into-warhammer-40k">Getting into Warhammer 40K</h1>

<p>I think I mentioned it in a toot a few days ago, but I recently got kind of interested in the Warhammer 40K lore. Its a franchise I had never heard of until an episode of the <a href="https://youtu.be/enU6nyyNR4I">Animators React</a> series, that showcased a fan animation of it, which sparked the first seeds that only now just flourished. A friend who is really into the games and lore introduced me to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SirKhan">Sir Khan</a>, a fantastic YouTube channel <strong>in Spanish</strong> that makes absolutely amazing videos about the lore. I started listening from the start and ended up super invested on them. I actually cried because of how epic the story is, especially when I listened to his video on <a href="https://youtu.be/Wp7Rrf7g7E8">The Horus Heresy</a>. I still have a long way to go, but this universe is <strong>so awesome</strong> and there are so many books to read.</p>

<p>I already read a short novel which was quite hooking (<em>Crusade</em> by Andy Clark), but I am considering reading one of the many series of books within the franchise. I believe I will go with the Gaunt’s Ghosts series, but we’ll see.</p>

<h1 id="adding-web-buttons">Adding web buttons</h1>

<p>I was testing out the size of my website and noticed my logo was in PNG format, I decided to just use the svg file alone since it should be lighter to load and all. I also added some 88x31 px buttons, like those that can be found in some old websites and the like. I got the inspiration from <a href="https://bugswriter.com">BugsWriter’s website</a>, although I already had some, I just found some more online and added them too. I think I first saw them in <a href="https://privacyraccoon.tk/">The Privacy Raccoon</a> though. I even made my own button for <a href="https://voidlinux.org">Void Linux</a>, because I love Void Linux.</p>

<p>I am sure there are still tons of buttons like this in some neocities websites and the like. I actually went to <a href="https://wiby.me">Wiby.me</a>, a classic search engine for classic websites to look for some random sites. It was fun!</p>

<p>In case you want to use some yourself, you can check <a href="https://cyber.dabamos.de/88x31/">this website</a>, no search bar though.</p>

<h1 id="finishing-up">Finishing up</h1>

<p>Its now a matter of 20 or so minutes for my next class to begin, I think I will go get something to eat and publish this as always now. The episode I was listening to is going to end in 15 minutes or so. My arms are starting to hurt because the seats are too low (or the desks are too high, I guess) so I will publish this and take a break. Now you have an idea of how long I take to write posts like this one. You’re welcome ;)</p>

<p>This is day 35 of <a href="https://100daystooffload.com">#100DaysToOffload</a></p>]]></content><author><name>joelchrono</name><email>me@joelchrono.xyz</email></author><category term="school" /><category term="ramble" /><category term="blog" /><category term="fiction" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I forgot that I didn't have a class today, so now I have 2 hours where I have nothing to do.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">The Circus</title><link href="https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/the-circus/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The Circus" /><published>2023-01-07T07:45:36-06:00</published><updated>2023-01-07T07:45:36-06:00</updated><id>https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/the-circus</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/the-circus/"><![CDATA[<p>The Circus was in town! Or so I’d heard, but I was enjoying my few days left of doing nothing, and I planned to keep it that way.</p>

<p>I woke up from bed, I’d lost one of my socks, but I didn’t mind. I went towards the eating room, when my father, already awake, asked me to take the bed sheets to a friend’s house. He had just washed them, but they were still not fully dry, I found that weird, but I obliged.</p>

<p>I went to change my clothes and get ready, when my mom decided to go outside and help me pick up the bed sheets. As soon as I followed, the reason why we were moving the sheets was clear. There was smoke in the air.</p>

<p>I saw a motorcyclist passing by, alongside his dog. Then I saw it.</p>

<p>A creature, 4 or 5 times the size of the dog, was slowly, stealthy, closing the distance towards the cyclist, who had just parked in the house in front of ours. In normal circumstances I probably wouldn’t have seen it, but its usual for people in my city to burn the dry grass on empty fields from time to time. The contrast with the sorroundings was high enough. I told my mother to get inside, but, looking towards our house, she was unaware of any danger, ignoring me.</p>

<p>There was a tiger right behind them.</p>

<p>The animal jumped in front of the biker, who had just removed his helmet. His dog went on to try and bite, but such an opponent just was just too much, it was in vain. It took hold of the pet, the biker was courageous enough to try and scare it away, to separate them, to do something at all, it was in vain.</p>

<p>I turned away, and I ran towards my mother, who was still busy with the bedsheets. Then I heard it.</p>

<p>It was a weird sound, not the tiger. Something else, almost bird like, but somewhat reptile. It was a velociraptor.</p>

<p>Many of them. They were sorrounding my house, barely protected by a thin fence that wasn’t even high enough to stop them from jumping over it.</p>

<p>When my mom finally got a hold of the situation, we were both heading towards the front door. A raptor had spotted us, and started his chase. A few others were going to try and steal the tiger’s meal.</p>

<p>We finally reached the door, and managed to keep it shut somehow. I hoped it would be strong enough to at least let us think of something. Well, we hoped.</p>

<p>In my confusion, I’d forgotten I have my own dogs too. I guess I didn’t have them in my mind as much as that guy outside. But I was still alive.</p>

<p>Worried, I looked through the windows. They were not as brave to try and attack a tiger, but they were still in danger.</p>

<p>I finally noticed where the smoke was coming from. The reason I went outside at all. The Circus.</p>

<p>It was quite big, the biggest I’d seen (to be honest, they were out of fashion for a few years now, so maybe my memory was just wrong), and it was all in flames. Were they the reason all this happened? How did they…</p>

<p>Then I woke up.</p>

<h1 id="finishing-thoughts">Finishing thoughts</h1>

<p>Yeah this was all a dream I actually had today, and I thought I would try and write it here. I will say that I also remember some aliens involved at the end that interrogated me or something, but I can’t remember what happened as well as the first bits, so I am sorry for leaving you on a cliffhanger that will probably never get a continuation.</p>

<p>It makes no sense, why were velociraptors there. I get the tiger because of the circus, even if its illegal to have animals there, but what was my brain doing?</p>

<p>Anyways, this is day 7 of <a href="https://100daystooffload.com">#100DaysToOffload</a></p>]]></content><author><name>joelchrono</name><email>me@joelchrono.xyz</email></author><category term="storytime" /><category term="fiction" /><category term="writing" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The circus was in town, and I didn't have plans to go at all. Specially when I just woke up...]]></summary></entry></feed>