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It's...been awhile, hasn't it?
8 months ago
Hey, folks. It's been a very long time since I logged in, I know. So, lets explain.
I stopped using FA after going through an incredibly rough patch. Both of my grandparents died within a year of each other. Both of whom I was a full time caregiver for. Life suddenly changed. A lot. Had to hunker down and get a proper job for making ends meet rather than relying on family and commissions.
The first was pretty rough hours wise and physically. I was so unavailable I ended up losing quite a few friends during the transition, but that's life, I suppose. I eventually settled in and things started to normalize, but my hours were odd enough that I was still entirely unavailable to most of my friends which resulted in me just kind of withdrawing.
Then 2020 happened. We all remember how much of a nightmare COVID was(and still is, honestly). Shortly after things...started to return to normal, I landed a new job with Normal hours. By that point, I had been away from FA for so long that I just didn't come back. There were painful memories. Friends lost over the years, this place just...didn't feel like home anymore.
Twitter was, for a long time. Then, well, we've all been watching it's downfall in real time.
Looking back through my old journals upsets me too. So much of it was life falling apart and me desperately trying to to get commissions to make ends meet. While I will be opening for commissions again, hopefully none will be dire moments like before.
But I'm here now. I'm going to try to use FA regularly. Hopefully this place will weather all the changes it's been going through, and continue to be out home. Kind of rambling, I know. But that's what I get for doing this at 2 AM.
I stopped using FA after going through an incredibly rough patch. Both of my grandparents died within a year of each other. Both of whom I was a full time caregiver for. Life suddenly changed. A lot. Had to hunker down and get a proper job for making ends meet rather than relying on family and commissions.
The first was pretty rough hours wise and physically. I was so unavailable I ended up losing quite a few friends during the transition, but that's life, I suppose. I eventually settled in and things started to normalize, but my hours were odd enough that I was still entirely unavailable to most of my friends which resulted in me just kind of withdrawing.
Then 2020 happened. We all remember how much of a nightmare COVID was(and still is, honestly). Shortly after things...started to return to normal, I landed a new job with Normal hours. By that point, I had been away from FA for so long that I just didn't come back. There were painful memories. Friends lost over the years, this place just...didn't feel like home anymore.
Twitter was, for a long time. Then, well, we've all been watching it's downfall in real time.
Looking back through my old journals upsets me too. So much of it was life falling apart and me desperately trying to to get commissions to make ends meet. While I will be opening for commissions again, hopefully none will be dire moments like before.
But I'm here now. I'm going to try to use FA regularly. Hopefully this place will weather all the changes it's been going through, and continue to be out home. Kind of rambling, I know. But that's what I get for doing this at 2 AM.
I’m looking forward to see what stuff you can come up with next, but make sure to take your time 🫂
Also, I always wanted to ask you this question. I remembered a while ago there was a big purple blob gummy bear character with a long black tongue named Chase, king of goos I think. He was a major influence for my own blob charactes, but can’t seem to find him in a while .
Also, happy to see you around again ^^
Hope all will be good for you.
Really nice to see you here again *hugs*
Lets have here opes that the coming year makes things a tiny bit easier for us all. And for you that maybe you can make new frindships that replace the lost once. And that maybe some old folk can restablish contact with you once again.
At last there is a hoping.