ABOUT ME


I'm Kelly but I generally go by Kel throughout the Petz Community. I live in Virginia, USA and June is my birth month. :) Favorite colors include black, dark and light blues, and light greens and various shades of purple. I sorta kinda geek out over Halloween and the autumn season and aesthetic...I have a fondness for black cats and skeletons hehe. I have a major sweet tooth with cheesecake probably being my most favored dessert. And oreos, and chocolate ice cream.. oh yes. I'm a bit of a toy/doll collector! Some pieces of my collection range from things like vintage Littlest Pet Shop to Monster High to Living Dead Dolls to a few BJDs.... and I have a rather very special fondness for blown glass animals. I'll get some pictures up of my collections when I have a chance!

I also like a small assortment of anime, such as Sailor Moon, Fushigu Yuugi, Shoujo Kakumei Utena, InuYasha, Blue Seed, Munto, Black Cat, DNAngel, Ayashi no Ceres, Saber Marionette J.

I share a home with my older sister and, currently, five furry four-legged critters! They are (in order): Marlowe, Casper, Sunny, Renn and Lilah.


IN MEMORIAM


May they rest in peace.

ABOUT MIDNIGHT


I had never heard of the Petz games until October 2000, which was shortly after my dad had bought me my first computer (our household's first, even), and my best friend then introduced me to Petz 3. She knew as little about it as I did because the Petz 3 CDs came as a free bonus with her new computer. Jealous! She figured that my passion for animals would probably mean that I would really love this game, and she'd be right! I was hooked and she let me keep the CDs. Very shortly after that or very early into 2001 we both discovered the online petz community. And later we combined forces and bought Petz 5 together when it released.

Between then and now I've ran a few different petz sites: ShowCase Petz, Fortuosity, Drachen Fire, and now currently Midnight--my longest running. I started on AOL Hometown, moved to Geocities and then was eventually hosted by a couple of lovely members in the PC--first, Alicia @ Filibuster, and currently Luli @ Chestnut!

Midnight opened in 2006 under the name Middle Night, inspired by the life of my much beloved black cat Midnight whose life was tragically cut very short and passed away in 2005. My mom had given him "Middle Night" as an odd but very cute nickname, and I thought it'd make a perfect site name in memory of him. However, after thinking it over for a few years, I decided to use his proper name instead. Call it going "formal" I guess. Another reason for the choice of site name is due to my night owl nature. My circadian rhythm has always been off for as long as I can remember, and much of my free time, like reading, gaming, and especially petzing and site maintenance is done during quite literally in the middle of the night. XD

Fun fact: Midnight was the uncle of two of my previous cats, Binx and Ashley!

PAST LAYOUTS


v1: Embrace The Night
June 7th, 06 - September 20th, 06
I often cringe when I look back at this one. I shouldn't but I do. I barely knew anything about html or making graphics back then, but I tried. Take pity, we were a wee babby at this time.


v2: Fall is Near
September 20th, 06 - November 23rd, 06
I think this was the start of my iframe days. I love this fall aesthetic.


v3: Under the starry skies of Winter
November 23rd, 06 - March 22nd, 07
Probably one of my most favorite layouts I've ever made.


v4: Spring Awaits Us
March 22nd, 07 - June 2nd, 07


v5: Not So Starless
June 2nd, 07 - August 29th, 07


v6: Twilight at Midnight Cross
August 29th, 07 - October 1st, 07
Messed around a lot with colors and patterns and somehow got that green & bronze-ish banner thing. Still very pretty.


v7: Mischief and Mayhem
October 1st, 07 - November 3rd, 07
My favorite season and movie, Halloween & Sleepy Hollow! I love this one.


v8: Black Cat themed
November 3rd, 07 - January 18th, 08
Based on one of my favorite anime, Black Cat, featuring the main character Train Heartnet in kawaii cat form.


v9: Winter River
January 18th, 08 - March 27th, 08


v10: Spring is in the Air
March 27th, 08 - June 6th, 08


v11: Birthday Blues
June 6th, 08 - July 6th, 08
A birthday layout for the site, and myself.


v12: When the petz come out to play
July 6th, 08 - August 2nd, 08
Not all that fond of pink but I thought I'd give it a try.


v13: Stars & Paws
August 08 - October 4th, 08
I really like stars & starry themes, can't ya tell? :p


v14: Welcome to the Fright
October 4th, 08 - November 27th, 08
Of course we're back to Sleepy Hollow again. It wouldn't be me if I didn't do this theme occasionally. This is a real photo from a real Halloween event taken at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia. The photo isn't mine but I have actually been there to see this in person. It was really amazing to see the Headless Horseman come to life.


v15: that olde holiday vintage
November 27th, 08 - January 12th, 09


v16: Mush!
January 12th, 09 - April 21st, 09
Sled dogs and snow! What more could you ask for!


v17: Splash of Simplicity
April 21st, 09 - June 1st, 09


v18: Forest of Night
June 1st, 09 - October 6th, 09
Tree!


v19: Hollow Wood
October 6th, 09 - December ?
Spooky tree! I really love this one.


v20: HappyHolidaysMerryChristmas
December 09 - April ?, 10
I really love this one despite its simple colors.


v21: Beautiful Land
April, '10 - October 7th, 2012
This one used a photo my sister took during her travels in New Zealand.


v22: Dark Morning
October 7th, 2012 - January 13th, 2014
This one used a photo I took from my back porch during sunrise, but I was facing west to get that twilight look.


v23: Pink
January 13th, 2014 - ?
Pink again, but simple and quite nice.


v24: fall 2015
fall 2015 - October 10th, 2017
This wasn't officially given a name. I think I used frames for this one. The orange, yellow, red and brown tones are so nice.


v25: Lamppost
October 10th, 2017 - ?
This one wasn't officially given a name, but Lamppost will do. I had been wanting to do this sort of theme for a while and finally managed to work it out.


v26: fall 2018
October 2018 - ?
No official name for this one either. This has an early days vibe cause I struggled with ideas.


v27: Pawprints
2019 - June 2026
A simplistic pawprint theme, and my longest running layout.


v28: 20 Years!
June 2026
Our current theme for the 20th anniversary! Features my six original petz from 2000, plus one sneaky kitty (Wexford).

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