so, what now?
You might want to…
No pressure. No deadline. Just some thoughts on what this place could become.
…have your own email address.
you@yvelia.org could be your address for life — long after your school email expires, through every job and every move. It looks great on applications, and honestly, nobody else can have it. This one takes about ten minutes to set up.
…make it your link-in-bio.
Where a Linktree would go, but at a URL that is actually yours: your socials, your playlists, your Venmo, whatever you want people to find — all at yvelia.org. You text me the list, it shows up here.
…keep a journal of your college years.
A low-pressure one — a photo, a playlist, a few lines once a month. This site has been counting the days since you were born; chapter two could start now. You'd write wherever feels natural (Notes, Google Docs, anywhere) and it would appear here, looking good.
…build a portfolio, someday.
Art, photos, writing, music, research — whatever you end up making. There's nothing to build until there's something to show, but when internship season comes around, a portfolio at your own name beats any template site in the world.
…turn it into a time capsule.
Keep the birthday page exactly as it is, and every July 9 add one photo and a few lines about the year. Ten birthdays from now, this little site becomes an archive of your twenties.
…or nothing at all.
Also completely fine. Maybe a website isn't your thing right now — or ever — and that changes nothing. The domain is very good at waiting. It's been practicing for eighteen years.
Whatever you choose — or if you dream up something better than anything on this list — just let me know. I can help.
— Uncle Ivan