The domain ZEROfaçade.com was registered by Krista at register.com on July 31st, 2003. After running several websites online, including several blogs and a "main" blog hosted by Red-Preistess.com (later Geocities) for almost two years, I felt it was time for something new - something more mature. That, and, I wanted an actual host when R-P went under. Why not buy my own? I knew how to code, I just needed some cash!

I started brewing up several different names, all that would mean something to me, when I decided to combine a few aspects of myself into the name.

ZERO comes from an old RPG term I used to use with my friends, which also has a link to the anime Gundam Wing. To go "ZERO," or to go mad. To lose one's self in an act of violence or desperation.

Facade (façade) comes from a quote I used to have on my old blog Sacrifice, "Putting on my daily façade." Also, the term is pulled from a Linkin Park song, "By Myself." Being the angsty little teen I was, I adored this band very much. I felt a relation in those words an it struck me deeply.

At this time in my life, as most children feel in high school, I felt like I was always putting on a mask - a front, a façade in front of the people in order to protect myself. I wore happy smiles and kept everybody's spirits up, when inside I felt like I was on a path of self-destruction. The façade was somebody different from the person I felt inside, a person I made up to make people feel better about themselves. To like more than my real persona.

Weak? Perhaps. But I've grown since then. I don't feel like I need such a mask anymore, to shield myself from the scrutiny of others. And perhaps that's why I kept the domain name. It can be taken as another term all-together: Zero Façade - No Mask. No isolation. No longer hiding my true self.

I've used the domain for many things: school-work and projects, to post artwork, stories, blogs, and to host others. I'm surprised at how many others I've come to host. I never thought my website would become so popular. People have come and gone, but they're forever etched into Zf's archived history.

As we are entering our eighth year, I am hoping to add new and interesting content to our collective, and I hope you'll join in on the fun and add your creativity!

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