Resources

Hamsters

Hamster Management, Husbandry, and Colony Health: This is one chapter in a book about the use and handling of rodents and rabbits in a laboratory setting. It documents optimal management of captive Syrian hamsters, but the dry writing may deter the faint of spirit. Here is a direct PDF download.
Erin's Hamster Shopping List: Erin lists everything one would need in order to begin caring for a hamster. I never would have guessed they favor toilet paper as bedding. (I buy whatever's cheapest.)
Hamster Central: My preferred hamster-focused forum. Username: gundham
Hamster Hideout: A hamster resource website based in Singapore. Comprehensive but difficult to navigate.
California Hamster Association: A hamster breeders' association interested in ethical breeding and improving welfare for hamsters.

Web Finds

3D Pipes: A simulation of the eponymous Windows screensaver. I would make this my site background if I could.
Sci-Hub: This web tool allows researchers to access otherwise forbidden knowledge. It has made my quest for earthly understanding more bearable.
Bad HTML: A guide on how (not) to build a website, complete with self-demonstrating examples.
BeFunky: The photo editor I use for simple tasks like cropping and resizing.
Cobalt Meowing: A community instance of cobalt.tools with full functionality.
Subtle Patterns: Toptal's collection of seamless textures and backgrounds, available freely for personal use.
Make Word Art: Might you remember WordArt from Microsoft Word? Mike McMillan built a web tool that allows you to simulate the dark art in your browser of choice! It does not feature every style offered by Microsoft, but it's all we have for now.
PicMix: Blingee is currently unusuable to the masses, and I found a current viable alternative. What I make with PicMix, however, is too powerful and terrifying for all you puny mortals to perceive!
Blinkie Maker: This blinkie maker is open-source, with new blinkies being added weekly. I have yet to make a blinkie of my own.
Decker: A multimedia tool modeled off of HyperCard.
A Visitor’s Guide to Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell: Unholy truths are are now more accessible than ever, thanks in part to this article by Matt Stagg. The tenth circle is the service industry.
Carl Griffith's 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough: I ordered an envelope of sourdough starter from here, for only the cost of stamps. Unfortunately my starter did not survive the winter.
Farm in the Tropics: A brilliant blog detailing farming in Hawaii and the importance of sustainable eating. I know the webmaster personally.
Curious Species: A treasure trove of animal facts. I have only begun to traverse its depths.
Tsuyu the Sable: Zines and comics from a kinder, fuzzier world than our own. The webmaster is a wandering warrior in urgent want of work.
Warrior Cats Archive: PDF and EPUB files of the middle-grade xenofiction that defined a generation of degenerates. James L Barry's manga are particularly nostalgic to me.
meow.camera: Live footage from cat feeders in China.
Antimony and Lace: A do-it-yourself resource for those who wish to dress in darkness.

Audio Fiction

Arden (NSFW): In which Shakespeare's plays are retold as a true crime podcast with a feminist lens.
Brimstone Valley Mall (NSFW): In which members of a demonic band deal with the events leading up to their most important gig. While the show has excellent humor overall, I found the in-universe mall announcements especially biting.
CARAVAN (NSFW): In which two men go through hell attempting to find each other. I had minor problems with the show's pacing, but I appreciated the candid and respectful portrayal of its subject matter.
Dracula: The Danse Macabre (NSFW): In which audio fiction mastermind Gabriel Urbina makes Bram Stoker's Dracula palatable. Unlike the work from which it was derived, I was at least able to finish The Danse Macabre.

Find my recipes here, if you're looking for them.