As much as I have tried and have fought and pushed through it, it seems like every time I take a step forward, life knocks me a few steps back. I need to take a big step back from things online so I can focus on things offline.

I want to say that it's only temporary, but the way things have been going, every time I give up a little more of myself, I don't tend to get it back. I hope that I will be able to draw and game and role-play again eventually, but I'm an adult.. I have to focus on those millions of things that life wants me to focus on. Anyone who has a family and multiple jobs should accept that this is the last thing they need to stress about.

Time to put aside these things and make things better for those who depend on me. I am sorry for those who have been the most patient with me, but I cannot keep up anymore. Work WILL calm down, and I will stop working 60 to 80 hours a week, but my fear is that if I don't focus on life, something else will immediately jump up and take its place.

I will be around again, I just don't know when.

I love you all, and you have given me much happiness. This is not goodbye, I just have to focus on one thing or the other. Thank you for your patience and understanding for so long.

Love,

Alps