'Lo, flames, candlewicks, and candelabrums! Winter has arrived and 2026 is around the corner. I've had a lot to consider these past few months, and my, has it been some months since I last updated. Some things have changed, will change, and might change for the new year!
Site
The domain name, candelabrem.com, no longer directs to a Google Site host. I'm trying to move away from certain bigger companies, as much as reasonably possible, and the plan is to have our domain name point to a site hosted by Hostinger!
Currently, Carrd is doing most of the heavy lifting...again. But you know what, the current "site" just a splash page. It'll do for now. Also, the infosite hasn't gone anywhere! It's just in case people actually do want to know more...or something of that nature. I'm working on it...
Support
Because updates weren't coming as much as needed, it seems the new Patreon pages unpublish after a while of inactivity. Had I known, I never would have switched to the new layout, but what's done is done. Because of this, Patreon is on the back burner with Ko-fi as the headliner for getting support for the foreseeable future!
Offline
The biggest hope for 2026 is to get a new computer. Immediately. Without one, most of what is planned for CNDL won't be able to happen, such as the 20th anniversary streams and hosting events for the new Candelhaus server—and more!
Speaking of the 20th anniversary...!
20th Anniversary!
Social media activity is crucial for CNDL's 20th anniversary success! It isn't my strong suit, but I have no choice but to work hard at keeping the accounts interesting and create a presence. I'm looking mostly at Blueksy, Instagram, and Mastodon. I still have no idea how Threads works, but I'll work on it. Tumblr also looks promising.
Graphics for the anniversary are all ready! Come January 1st, the current graphics will change in some way! As you can see, I already jumped the gun with the profile pics. Consider that a teaser for what's coming!
Thank you, and Happy New Year! 🎉
More links:
https://ko-fi.com/post/Pre-2026-Update-G2G61QV4KL
https://www.reddit.com/r/Candelabrem/comments/1puhmpy/pre2026_update/