where i've been & my scratch journey

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all things must come to an end... hey everyone! after a couple of months, i finally decided to hop on to this site again. i know i've become very inactive over the past year or so, and i think i owe everyone an explanation. here's where my scratch journey started.... in 2019, when i was 7 years old, i developed in interest in scratch coding through a zoom class i took. from there on, my interest grew and i began to make small games, code animations, things like that. i officially joined scratch in 2020 on my first account, @unicornkitty5895. i made many friends on that account and i have to admit, i have very fond memories from there! everyone was extremely supportive and i loved coming on to new projects and check out what my friends were doing. then one day in around 2021/2022 ish, i became friends with @-meowculous / maddie on her first account ( i can't exactly remember what it was called ) and we bonded over our love of miraculous ladybug, haha. i remember watching mlb every day during covid! maddie was the person who introduced me to banners and the aesthetic comm. i have her to thank for that. she was my first friend in this community and for that she will always have a place in my heart. i made my first banner in 2022 and decided to officially join the aes comm in december 2022. i created a new account and began making aesthetic content. i can't believe it's been 3 years. having been around that time, my inspirations were people like @astro-tears, @cremeyo, @frocho, @spriingwood (now @shrugcakes) etc. the community was very different back then and there was less of a focus on kpop, lmao. styles were also less cluttered etc. life was good! over time, my projects started getting more views and attention, but unfortunately that sent me into a negative spiral where i began obsessing over how many views i had on each of my projects. i had a strong desire to gain a large following and become a "famous" aesthetic scratcher. added in with the fact that i loved making banners and enjoyed making projects in general, i became addicted to this site. my parents caught on and knew it wasn't good for me so they blocked scratch on our home internet for nearly 9 months before i decided to rejoin in the beginning of my 7th grade year (august 2024). i had rejoined and i was feeling quite happy to be on here again, but once i started making projects i knew my interest in the aesthetic community had dwindled a lot compared to 6th grade. 7th grade was the year middle school started getting busy. we were starting to prep for high school and things were starting to get competitive. scratch diverted me from other things like sports and academics, and at this point i felt like i wasn't really coding much anymore, and my passion had faded. my gradual loss of interest in kpop also contributed, i was a huge stan of a ton of groups for around 2 years, after the newjeans drama i got really sad and i also began exploring other music genres. anyways, i can't leave without explanation, so i am coming back on this site one more time to write this post. i've made so many friends across my 5 year journey on scratch, and scratch was a big part of my childhood. i have nothing but good memories whenever i think of scratch. i love how everyone on here is supportive, and i am truly grateful for all the friends i've made along the way. i'm now entering a new stage in my life, and i have developed new interests, and i am sad to leave scratch, but i will definitely still check in once a blue moon to say hi to everyone. thank you scratch and thank you to all the scratchers that have been with me these past 5 years. even though we may be states or even countries away, i appreciate your presence and i have enjoyed talking with every single one of you! i will miss you all dearly! -delphine, out <3