OH MY GOD IM SO EXCITEEEDDD
PPTO went down after a while (my usename was aburaME, not sure if you remember
), then the owner of PPT brought it back but it was very inactive so now I think it's down again.
I'm not a member of any Oekaki boards at the moment and my Deviantart has been lying fallow too... I haven't drawn anything digitally in a while, most of my stuff has been traditional and I don't really have it in me to spend the extra effort to scan and upload anything.
As for programs, my favorite is Paint Tool Sai. It may be more limited than others but I honestly find that makes it easier to use. It's also not that hard to find a cracked version of it.
Again, really excited to see your new stuff!
Do you have a Tumblr or anything? I'm a lot more active on that site than I am here nowadays.