hey there!!!

hiya!! ive had an account here for a good while, but never got the courage to say hi until now, haha. I've peeked my head in and out here and there but never for too long, i'd like to change that.
my name is tea/matcha/punk, any works fine by me. i use he/they pronouns. im just a little jackalope on the keyboard.
ive always loved the old internet - i grew up really longing for it after my teen years were taken over by social media. i taught myself tiny amounts of html through neopets & deviantart as a preteen (when i def shouldnt have been on dA, lol), and took a web dev class in high school. i took another basic web development class last fall to brush up on my skills too. ive gotten decent practice here and there over the years through virtual pet sites and toyhouse, but after some recent...Internet Events that affected how i shared art I decided it was time to brush up on everything and make a full site to REALLY express myself, and connect with others who feel the same. I'd love to do front-end web development professionally one day when i can afford the classes.
I've been chipping away at it really slowly, but you can take a lookie at my site here. https://punk-warren.neocities.org/ its super unfinished but im honestly so proud of it despite that, i cant not share it! :omg:k:
my hobbies include rotating ocs around in my head for hours, lots and lots of drawing, roleplaying, some writing, and lots of video games. My favourite video game is Splatoon! I used to play it competitively, and i'd love to again one day.

im so happy to have found communities like this centered around the older, less social-media infested internet. i cant abandon social media completely since i make money off it, but its been so much nicer on my mental health being away from twitter alone for long periods of time and getting to express myself. i can share all the things i like in one place and not have to really worry about likes or retweets. one thing im especially excited to work on my website (together with a friend) is a page for the ttrpg campaign i play in. my character is heavily influenced by my nostalgia for the old internet in a scifi universe so i feel like she has a perfect little spot waiting for her there.

i hope you're all having a lovely night/morning/day. sorry about my rambles, im very excited xD This forum looks very nice, I am happy to lurk here!