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

Re: Hi

[beauofkilronan]

Oh wow - hi! I didn't anticipate a comment so soon, since I haven't put myself out there yet and all. I mostly just posted this just so my blog isn't completely empty.

I've never heard of Cohost, but it looks like another blogging platform as well? I've done my fair share of lurking through long-form blogging platforms like LJ and DW over the years, but I just missed its peak - I grew up in the Tumblr generation of blogging, more focused on aesthetics and fandoms, two things I've never been able to fully relate to, haha. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that there were still some semi-active profiles on here, which motivated me to try this place out for myself. I have no idea how often I'll find myself posting as well, although I do aspire to be pretty regular with it, but hopefully this community stays around regardless!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope the same for you as well, and that you have fun with writing on here.

Re: Hi

[burendasan4]

I checked the "Latest Things" page and was also surprised to find posts being written fairly regularly (that's how I found your entry). The few times I do sign on here I usually just check my not-very-active feed, which is probably why I thought this platform was dead.

Yeah, Cohost is/was a blogging platform in a way...kind of like Tumblr. I got an account when it first opened. I had to wait two weeks to be allowed to post! But once I was allowed, I pretty much never did. I have a Tumblr account and enjoy(ed) posting pictures on my multiple blogs but I also could never relate to the fandoms. LJ was great at its peak when a lot of my IRL friends were on there and we were really able to interact more meaningfully beyond "Likes" or "statuses".

Re: Hi

[beauofkilronan]

Did Cohost have an active community as well? If they did, it's a shame they'd be shutting down then.

I did also enjoy the more aesthetic-focused areas on Tumblr, having my blog being a feed of things that I thought looked nice and all. I also attempted to engage in longer-form interactions, mostly roleplaying and writing, but those never lasted long. I would have liked to experience LJ at its peak, it seemed really fun, so I guess I'm trying to replicate that on here, though it's probably a lot more quiet here in comparison. It doesn't bother me a lot, though. There's a fair bit of 2000s nostalgia making the rounds, so maybe long-form blogging will see a comeback. Who knows?

Not gonna lie though, the thought of anyone I know IRL discovering this makes me shudder a bit. Haha.

Re: Hi

[burendasan4]

Yeah...now that most of my IRL friends are no longer on blogging platforms like this one, I use this as my semi-private corner of the Internet where I'm kinda yelling/talking into the void about things that are not necessarily meant for them. But of course...how I used this journal/blob could change!

That would be awesome if long-form blogging made a comeback! But people would have to get (back?) into the habit of writing out their thoughts. It's not as easy as just scrolling and occasionally clicking on a heart icon.

I don't really know for sure just how active the Cohost community was as I signed on only a few times at the beginning. But judging from posts written by ex-Cohost users, there was at least some semblance of an online community.