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3 years ago
"Let me tell you a sad, sad story..."
"Update"
Yeah, I suppose this journal title is unassuming enough I suppose.
I hope this entry finds everyone in good health.
I finally finished those 4 MitM pages I was talking about posting all at once (when was that? a year ago you say? yikes...)
In the time that I've been absent, I'd say that it wasn't about leaving FA, but instead more about just cutting out social media from my daily life. I don't fall into the camp that preaches about the evil of social media (that's a bit of an overreaction in my opinion), but I would note that I felt less pressure to stay "up-to-date." Unplugging (even at a minor level) was a good de-stressing experience.
I did continue to frequent FA though, much more than other sites even. However, I've been ghosting on here more than I should have been doing. I just felt anxious about engaging. There were hundreds of journal entries. Thousands of submission notifications. For every post from an artist that I enjoyed, I was worried there was a post from a dear, old friend just around the corner. I felt guilty to reach out to one friend and accidentally leave out someone else.
Apologies for the angsty journal entry, but if there's one thing I've always appreciated about FA, it's that it was such a great place to get things off your chest.
Needless to say, I'm here. I had to nuke those old notifications though. As much as I didn't want to miss out on what everyone's been up to, I knew I'd never come back here if I didn't start "fresh" so to speak. So PLEASE(!), tell me what's new! :D
For whomever this journal reaches, how you been? It would be lovely to hear from you ^^
Yeah, I suppose this journal title is unassuming enough I suppose.
I hope this entry finds everyone in good health.
I finally finished those 4 MitM pages I was talking about posting all at once (when was that? a year ago you say? yikes...)
---In the time that I've been absent, I'd say that it wasn't about leaving FA, but instead more about just cutting out social media from my daily life. I don't fall into the camp that preaches about the evil of social media (that's a bit of an overreaction in my opinion), but I would note that I felt less pressure to stay "up-to-date." Unplugging (even at a minor level) was a good de-stressing experience.
I did continue to frequent FA though, much more than other sites even. However, I've been ghosting on here more than I should have been doing. I just felt anxious about engaging. There were hundreds of journal entries. Thousands of submission notifications. For every post from an artist that I enjoyed, I was worried there was a post from a dear, old friend just around the corner. I felt guilty to reach out to one friend and accidentally leave out someone else.
Apologies for the angsty journal entry, but if there's one thing I've always appreciated about FA, it's that it was such a great place to get things off your chest.
---Needless to say, I'm here. I had to nuke those old notifications though. As much as I didn't want to miss out on what everyone's been up to, I knew I'd never come back here if I didn't start "fresh" so to speak. So PLEASE(!), tell me what's new! :D
For whomever this journal reaches, how you been? It would be lovely to hear from you ^^
