Widget (any pronouns) is a teen scenester’s home computer from 2005 that magically came to life all on his own. They are also our server mascot. With the aide of her older engineer brother, the teen- Maxine -built him a new robot body out of his monitor and PC. Widget’s mind is connected to the internet and they are obsessed with the World Wide Web. His time is spent obsessively surfing and archiving anything he sees while sharing it with his best friend Max.

Widget represents both the nature of the archive as a primarily online medium, and the contrast between the hardcore scene’s DIY grassroots and the uber-fame Fall Out Boy reached in their pop punk peak. He is made of spare computer parts found in a junkyard, yet she wears a chain of pure gold brandishing our logo.

A few people have asked, and the answer is YES! You can of course draw Widget. We would love to see any fanart!