i started playing on neopets in the earlier 2000s, back when they had the yellow sidebar. i don't remember how i found the site, but as soon as i joined, i was hooked.

i fell in love with all of these weird little critters, and i spent a lot of time after school traversing the growing world of neopia, unlocking its secrets, playing with my pets, and haggling with irate shopkeepers for an ice pop.

i particularly fell in love with a special part of neopia called Faerieland...