so. some of you might have noticed that i've been here less and less lately. i'm afraid that it's a tendency that will continue. i'll likely keep checking my dashboard from time to time, mostly to check up on some of you, because regardless of how close we actually ever were, i've come to care for some of you a great deal. but i'll likely rarely make posts or reblog things anymore. and although i don't plan to delete this blog right away, it's possible that i will need to do so at some point - which is mostly why i'm making this post in advance, hoping that it reaches whoever might be worried about my absence.
i don't want to get too deeply into my reasons. i have to step back due to real life and career concerns, but i always knew i'd have to do that eventually and it's a consequence of a choice i consciously made a long time ago. it's not unexpected.
but the fact that's it's ultimately a result of positive changes in my life doesn't make this an easy process. i've been here for over a decade. i've known some of you for over a decade. i've learned more from some of you than i can ever fully express or adequately thank you for. you are some of the smartest, bravest, most empathetic people i have ever known. i wouldn't be half the person i am today if i haven't met every single one of you. or perhaps i wouldn't be here at all. life has its ups and downs these days but i'm so much stronger for having met you. you have kept me company during some of the loneliest years of my life. i will remember you always. i will treasure you always. and i will love you always.
if we've kept in touch, you can still reach me however you previously would. i don't intend to cut contact with anyone. if you send me a message here, i still will be thrilled to hear from you and i will keep replying for as long as this blog exists, though it might take me a bit longer at times to do so. as i said, you will likely still keep seeing me liking or replying to your posts, possibly for quite a while, as i apparently no longer excel at the disappearing act and these days miss everyone and everything quite terribly.
otherwise, well. i suppose you can always find me in the drift.
thank you. and see you around.
