New Here...Hi!

Hello, I just wanted to post to say that I'm still working on figuring this site out, it's a bit slow on my laptop so it's taking me some time to kind of navigate it and learn things.

I'm Ash, I'm 28 and use they/them pronouns. I am chronically ill and am thinking of blogging about the art I create, music I like, furbies and clowns, and my experiences with chronic illness too maybe!

I never did have a myspace, I grew up under a very "satanic panic" parenting style and so was very late to technology even for my peer group. Despite this, I am feeling increasingly overwhelmed by the current state of algorithm based social medias like instagram. I joined instagram in 2013 and was active in anime fandom and bandom at the time, and found it to have been a really nice community that is no longer feasible on the site. It's impossible to recreate and even the friends I made back then are more distant than ever. Part of that is just growing up of course, but things just feel different. I miss just making art for fun, sharing it around with people you like and enjoy, and just generally having fun without worrying about if the algorithm will pick you up or not. So all that to say, be nice to me I'm an html beginner and am just trying to find a friendly space online!

I may come across a bit chronically online but in my defense chronic illness can do that to you. I already had a hard time socialising in person because of the autism, but now with fatigue and pain it's honestly even harder. I rely on the internet to feel connected to the world AND to escape and enjoy my hobbies. Sometimes its the only place I can go that's not my bed. And I mean like chronically online in the sense that I'm probably just literally online too often, I like to think I at least attempt to come across as reasonable and critically thinking lol. I aspire for kindness, compassion and understanding.

Anyway, I have noticed there is some drama happening in the blogs section but I have also already seen that there are lots of friendly people on here too so I hope I can enjoy my time here despite all that lol! Happy to be here:)