Now why would you want to read about lil ol' me?
I discovered this cartoon one afternoon toward the end of its syndication in 1992, and what followed was, without exaggeration, the most magical summer of my young life. I was as devastated as a child could be when I tuned in one day to discover the new fall lineup had killed off the reruns. Little more than a year later, the Christmas episode aired as part of a special holiday lineup, so I took the opportunity to record it. Three years after that, reruns returned to weekday mornings, and I considered it proof of my faith that PP&tP would return to my life (listen, I was a weird and spiritually touched kid (and now I'm a weird grownup making a website about it :D )).
I roped my best friend into helping me tape every episode, so between the two of us, I had a complete collection. A few years later, I circulated my tapes to someone who converted them to digital format, and sent me back some CDRs. And I think the digital files got spread around, because I recognized some of the glitches on YouTube. So if you've ever watched a really blurry 2nd or 3rd-generation PP&tP episode online in the mid-2000s, chances are it originated from my VCR :)
Since then, higher quality videos have emerged in better quality and even in various languages. I won't link them publicly because I don't want to assume credit, but if I could find them from a little digging around, so can you. It's like a treasure hunt ♥
My history with web design
I made my first personal site in 1999, which kickstarted my obsession with HTML and web graphics. I had my own domain for a few years to host various fandom shrines and galleries of my art (it was delusions of grandeur dot org). After that phase burnt out, I got into making icons and custom layouts for LiveJournal (which taught me a great deal about CSS). I enjoyed this so much that I returned to college to get a 2-year graphic design degree (since we all know how useful is a BA in English).
This led me to the world of print design, which is where I currently am after a few stops and starts. Since watching the web (read: social media) grow homogenized and bland over the years, it felt as though all my training to be a professional digital designer was a waste of time and money. It does my heart good seeing the passionate users of Neocities revive the art form of the homepage :)