I am posting this journal to let all of my watchers, commenters, shouters and friends know that I am very thankful for all of the love and attention I have received on this site over the past few years. I've got almost 45k pageviews, over 1k watchers, and it's crazy to see those numbers go up and up. So thank you again.

But, it is with lots of thought and deliberation that I've decided that I am going to be taking a hiatus from FA, for a number of reasons. I've had a lot of stress and anxiety, and what used to be a reprieve from that has now become a source of it. This isn't any one fur's fault, and I don't want anyone to single themselves out as the cause. Maybe someday I'll be able to come back and see myself as Rykken once more, but for now, I need to step back and figure out who -I- am as a person first.

Love,

Ry