One whole decade of Scratch! It's hard to fathom, but I've been using this website for over half my life now. I'm glad to still be here. Though I haven't put anything out in ages, I still sometimes mess around with the editor, it's really fun. It's a nice break from the "serious" programming to just be able to do something so visually
Note: LOTS of text below It's hard for me to quantify the meaning this website has had for me, given that it's always been here, through literally everything notable that I remember. Would 9 year old me have been proud of where I've gotten here? I've always wanted to make cool projects and though I've never been interested in the community, I wanted at least one to blow up. I guess I've fulfilled those criteria, so I think he would be. Though, I do wonder where life would've led me, had I been just a little more sociable here... oh well! I burnt my chance, so take that as a lesson from me lol Whenever I became a fan of something new, I'd always rush to make something inspired by it, so my account is a bit of a time capsule, at least for my notable interests. FNAF, Undertale, OneShot, OMORI, they all changed my life in unique ways, and the latter two helped me meet my best friend, and also the cutest person in the world. My projects represent that evolution a bit. I find that really cool... I have accelerating issues with memory, but these always allow me to point to what I was learning about. "Oh, I remember, I was learning Ruby when making this old OneShot project. I got into the programming language thanks to the game." / "Oh, I remember I was actually only a quarter through OMORI when working on the battle system, I haven't even met most my current friends yet!" / and so on, and so forth. ...I don't have a nice way to tie this off. Honestly, it doesn't feel as special as it should. A third of me is amazed, and the other two thirds are confused as to why I'm not amazed more. It's not the platforms fault, though! It's just how my life is going now. I guess that's another nice lesson: if you suddenly start losing all your interests at once, it's probably no single interests' fault, lol Anyways, take care, to whomever may read this. Which likely won't be anyone. Again, I was never interested in the community, so I haven't really made any permanent connections here, lol. I'll definitely be checking back here for as long as life allows. I can't promise I'll ever finish OMORI Battle System though LMAO
