Hi, I'm John.

I'm a web developer who misses when the web was weird, personal, and unapologetically ugly.

By day, I build modern things. By night, I build this—a pixelated corner of the internet where I share thoughts on technology, art, product engineering, retro vibes, and my love for flip phones.

What you'll find here:

• 📝 Blog posts about tech, creativity, and building things online
• 🎨 Art and design musings — why ugly is the new pretty
• 📱 Flip phone love letters — fighting screen addiction one dumbphone at a time
• 🏚️ Web nostalgia — keeping the internet wonderfully weird

Why "1997 Called..."?

Because the old web was fun. It was messy, it was personal, and nobody cared if your site used Comic Sans on a tiled starfield background. This is my tribute to that era — built with raw HTML, zero JavaScript frameworks, and absolutely no good taste.