when the skies go gray, i type into a pixel cloud

aka i like making meaningless websites

It’s been storming a lot in Chicago.

I’ve always been scared of storms.

Every thunder clap feels personal—like the sky knows I’m barely holding it together and wants to test my grip. The rain mixes with the sweat I didn’t ask for until my clothes cling like guilt. Everything feels damp and too close.

And, I know what you’re thinking—
“Brooklyn?! I love thunderstorms! They’re so cozy!”

Ya, ya. I’ve heard it. And I try.

Candle lit, book open, green tea steaming like a gentle exhale. I try to romanticize it, okay!

But when the skies go gray, so do I.

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I know it’s just weather. I know it will pass, but knowing isn’t the same as feeling, and sometimes, I don’t want to fix the feeling. I don’t want productivity hacks or pep talks.

I just want a forecast.

Something to name the clouds and say:
Yes, it’s foggy in here. That makes sense.

That’s why I built the cloud¹.

obvi my pixel art skills are in progress stay tuned

A tiny, digital mood-ring. Somewhere for me to type in all of my thoughts—messy, unfinished, unfiltered.

Then the cloud reads them and sends back a little nonsense forecast.

A mood, a metaphor, and a piece of advice that makes almost no sense…except it kind of does. In the way dreams do. Or horoscopes. Or your best friend at 2am.

It’s minimal, unoptimized, and completely meaningless, but it helped me get through the fogginess of today.

If you want to try it out, you can here. (It looks 100% more slay on a Desktop btw).

Maybe it’ll help you too. Not because it’s smart or life-changing in any way. but sometimes you just need one small thing that makes you feel something. Something not for survival or self-improvement.

Just for you.

<3 the weather girl

some examples:

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