when a notebook just doesn't cut it...

[beauofkilronan]

The past few years of my life — an emotional whirlwind to say the least — has been documented in journals: A brown notebook, referenced in the subject line, that I never let anyone even touch; an account on Twitter, which really is less of a journal and more of a dump for my crude, unpolished thoughts.

I still journal by hand on that notebook, but I'm not as consistent as I'd like to be. I have no idea how it has improved my writing if at all, seeing as much of my entries are comprised of thought-vomits with little regard for eloquence and the like.  As for that twitter account, well, I've been using it less and less as time goes by. Pretty much none of the friends I made there are still active (bar E, also the only one who regularly engages with the nonsense I post: shout-out!), and I haven't really had any interest to reach out to new people on there. The fact that bots have invaded my followers list should be a testament to that site's sordid state.

So my self-expression has just been me screaming into the void. I honestly don't mind it though. As long as I actually do get to scream, as long as I get to have my cozy corner of the internet... really, just the fact that I have that outlet is enough for me.

Of course, engagement would always be welcomed. And I'd love to meet new like-minded people and read about what's going on in their lives. So I decided to hop on here, to open that option up. I'll try to put some semblance of effort to what I write on here, knowing that there's the possibility of an audience no matter how small. So helloooo. :)

Comments

Hi

[burendasan4]

Just saying hi because there are no "likes" on here...so I have to interact. I signed back on here today after a long time because I heard about Cohost shutting down and it made me think about how hardly anyone is active on long-form/blogging platforms anymore and then I thought of this site. I am amazed it's still around and really don't want it to go away but I'm part of the problem because I hardly post on here anymore and haven't paid for an account in years.

I always say I need to get back to posting here more often but I know better than to believe I'll actually follow through (but that's just me!). It would be nice though if I could get myself to write a few posts.

All this to say that I hope you find your cozy corner of the Internet on this platform and find others on here to engage/interact with.

Hello there, fellow quester for a digital cosy corner!

[v3ruc]

I just dropped by to say hi, I'm part of your new small audience now! :]

I can relate to the posts and comments you've written so far, so I think I'll stick around for a while if that's okay with you! (Assuming I won't forget my account password again...) I hope you'll find what you're looking for here.

[einhornmaedchen]

I am looking forward to getting to know you better! You have a really nice and eloquent style of writing so I think I'm going to enjoy reading your entries :)

Hello!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I still journal by hand on that notebook, but I'm not as consistent as I'd like to be.<<

You might like journalsandplanners. People often post pictures of theirs.

>>Of course, engagement would always be welcomed. And I'd love to meet new like-minded people and read about what's going on in their lives.<<

Dreamwidth is very good for that.

If you're new here from Cohost, then you might like newcomers which is covering the shutdown and providing resources about Dreamwidth. You can introduce yourself in the Friending Meme or find your Cohost friends if you wish. These are also resources you can share with other folks riding the wave from Cohost.

See also eggbug_club and eggbug_writes for communities devoted to former users of Cohost.