forgottengift

The First Step

Opening the doors to the mansion before my time runs out.

A promise

It started a really long time ago, so much so that I’m starting to forget the details. I’m sharing all of this before the memories get so mangled in my head that I can’t tell reality from imagination anymore.

There used to be a guy living in an old mansion behind some hills, and he was very strange, although very talented as an artist. I used to spend all my days in the countryside with him and the rest of the crew. To be honest, those days weren’t as great as I want to convince myself they were. See, the problem with this man was that he was cursed. Before he disappeared, we went to the Tower and he made us promise to carry forward his dream. It’s been years and I wish I could move on, but I’m still bound by it.

The first of the many ways I’m going to fulfill it is through this personal blog. Here, I will share bits and pieces of my life with you, dear reader. You’ll be able to experience another realm through me. What you should know is that everything discussed here will be real. I will share my thoughts honestly. When I talk about past experiences, they really happened. Moreover, everything on here will be free, and nothing will be paywalled. It’d be ironic if it were otherwise, considering my name, don’t you think? Your being here is enough to fulfill the void.

Who am I?

I’m forgottengift, but you can call me FG. I live at the otag Mansion. I’m often in the basement because I don’t like going outside. When I do, you can find me in the Forest or the Gardens. You can contact me at f@otag.com. Sometimes I disappear for weeks at a time from the internet, so don’t be upset if I don’t get back to you quickly enough~

I’m trying to get purer every day. This involves gradually giving up on a lot of things, so I might as well share the process. I want to make my mind a Zen pond, but before that, I need to excavate the whole swamp, so take my blog as a dive down the dark hole that is hidden in the Gardens. It’s a humiliation ritual of some sort, I guess.

This blog is my very own place, so everything I say is my opinion and mine only. The entries won’t be heavily sourced. I’m mostly going by gut feeling. In a world that is more and more artificial by the day, you can’t even tell what’s real and what has been made up. Everything has been at least slightly doctored, so you might as well believe in your own story. I have consumed so much throughout the last 20 years that I feel nauseous and I want to give back. I always thought about what I could bring to the internet since it has contributed so much to the person I am today, for better or for worse.

Why a blog?

Now then, you might wonder why in {current year} I’m starting a traditional blog over making threads on X or starting a Substack like everyone else. Truth is, I am tired of being a serf to Big Corps™ and my end goal is to distribute everything I create through my own website, without being a slave to an algorithm and subjecting you to pesky ads. I think most of the Internet is unsalvageable and if not for self-hosting, I’d have abandoned everything a long time ago.

You don’t get it yet, but you might after discovering everything I hold dear in my heart. Actually, I hope you do…

My pledge

My commitments to you, dear reader, are as follows:

  • I will not lie about my experiences. I will share with you exactly how they happened, even if it makes me look bad.
  • Everything I write will come from a place of love. I created this blog to forge a special bond with you.
  • Whenever possible, I will avoid negativity, especially if it lacks constructive value. I have wasted too much time on insignificant topics, so I will steer clear of them.
  • I will not allow AI to write my posts for me. What you read on here will be the words of a human being. I will only employ AI to correct my grammar and improve my readability.
  • I will not use paywalls, sponsors, or monetize your attention in any way. This blog aims to be fun, like a good friend who drops by to play with you. I will never abandon you.
  • I will assume you are an intelligent reader so do not disappoint me.
  • To combat the content bloat we are experiencing, I’ll post only things that are important to me.

Until next time, take care.