Well, here we are. And of course that would be the title of this post ;3
I think I've actually said how I feel about this place pretty well in my previous pinned post, so I don't know what else there is to say on that. I met so many wonderful, fun, passionate people here, made a lot of great friends, and I blossomed as a person, growing in unexpected ways and learning more about myself in this short time than I could've ever expected. I can't express my appreciation for the people here, and the devs who made this experience possible. Thank you 🙇♀️
In the few weeks since news broke of cohost shutting down, my intentions for where to rehome my work and where to go in regards to a social media hangout have changed a bit over time, so I'll relist the three most important links from my previous pinned post below with a bit more info:
My stories, once edited, will be finding their home on Dreamwidth: https://rebarabbit.dreamwidth.org/
Any art I complete for a while will be uploaded there as well, though I am looking for more of a gallery type site to house my art long term, because I will eventually fill up the free account upload data limit at Dreamwidth.
Fun facts about Dreamwidth that I didn't know: Users can have a "Syndicate" module on their page that allows others, even those without accounts, to click a button and get an RSS link that can be added to your RSS feed reader. If Dreamwidth isn't your thing but you still want to keep up with my hijinks, and you're setting up an RSS feed anyway, this is a good way to do that. ALSO! I was not aware of this, but it seems Dreamwidth allows you to follow accounts that are RSS feeds. Which is really cool! I still haven't figured out a good way to find feeds there though. Currently I'm mostly just following a few webcomic feeds, but it's a neat capability.
Also, a short update on what I'm working on: In addition to editing my stories to be posted on Dreamwidth, I'm also getting deep into writing a prequel story set in Reba's world. It's of a more serious nature, but I thought I should mention it here in this section. It isn't finished yet, so I won't be able to upload it here on cohost before read only mode is enacted, but I'll be uploading it to my Dreamwidth when it's finished ^u^
Next, a place I'm not fond of but will be using to socialize and and chill with friends, Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rebarabbit.bsky.social
Moving on. The place I was originally going to rehome my writing at, and post my art to, at least in the short term, but I've decided against it is Furaffinity: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/rebaroadkillrabbit/
I'll still be using FA to look at friend's work over time, and I'll post updates there for my current digital haunts (need to write up a journal about DW right now in fact), I just won't be uploading any of my own work there, similar to my stance on Deviantart.
And somewhere that looks like it's going to be a welcoming place but is currently in its inception; The Website League: I uh, obviously don't have a link yet because it's still being set up, but if I'm able, I'll be taking a look here in the future.
The Website League is looking very promising and some very smart and passionate people are working their asses off to make it a thing. I'm hopeful about it, but obviously until the rubber meets the road it has to remain a question mark. It looks like it will go live at some point after cohost goes into read only mode, BUT, when it does go live and I hopefully get a page there, I'll update my links elsewhere to let people know. https://websiteleague.org/
Finally, if anyone wants my Deviantart, Picarto, or Twitch account links, you can find them in the pinned post just below this one on my page. I'm only using the DA account to keep up with folks and view art, and the Picarto and Twitch accounts are places I may stream someday but that wouldn't be for quite a while, so I'm gonna leave them off from this topmost list.
Okay, I think that's about everything. Like I said before, I'm very appreciative that this place existed and that I got to experience it with you all. And that I got to experience y'all as well UwU I exist now, in so much more of a solid way than I could've previously imagined. Let's keep this party going eh? Love you all <3
