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Goodbye... For now.
8 years ago
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First of all, this is not clickbait nor a ploy for attention- This is legitimately a goodbye.... at least for now.
Beginning on Tuesday night (March, 6th, 2018), I'm taking the next two years to do missionary service. Without getting too long-winded, I will be teaching religion to those who want to learn about it and performing service projects in the community that I will be living in (which is Southern California). Part of the obligations of a full-time missionary are to set aside all personal affairs and dedicate yourself entirely to your service. What that means is I will not have a personal phone, personal computer, or access to my social media accounts. In fact, the only time I will get online is roughly 30 minutes weekly to email home.
Some of you may remember back in June of 2017, I went dark for a few weeks as I was preparing to embark upon this endeavor but I was right back. That was because I had some sleep issues and so I was sent home. Well, as of now, I've resolved these issues and I am getting ready to leave again. It's bittersweet. I'm excited for the next adventure, but I'm certainly going to miss you all.
I anticipate that I will be back March of 2020. Obviously, as we learned last time, that is not always the case. But I genuinely hope that this is more long-term. I understand that two years is quite a long time and some of you may want to use Ruffle in a project or get updates about me. If that is the case, you may send either
Roxpaw or 
NovaTheFlightlessGryphon a note and ask them for information on me as they have access to my missionary email- Just PLEASE be considerate and don't bombard them with notes. They're not mind readers and as I only will have email access on a weekly basis for a short amount of time, any responses will be slow.
With that said, thank you all for all you do. I've met so many lovely artists and friends here in this community. I don't anticipate my love of this fandom dying so hypothetically, I should pick up right where I left off when I get home. Some of my friends and I have even talked extensively about getting Ruffle a fullsuit and going to big conventions like MFF as early as 2020 or 2021! So, we will see where the road takes us from here.
But for now, that is all. Be safe, you guys. Make good decisions- and I'll see you in 2!
TTFN (ta-ta for now!)
Sincerely,
Kev
Beginning on Tuesday night (March, 6th, 2018), I'm taking the next two years to do missionary service. Without getting too long-winded, I will be teaching religion to those who want to learn about it and performing service projects in the community that I will be living in (which is Southern California). Part of the obligations of a full-time missionary are to set aside all personal affairs and dedicate yourself entirely to your service. What that means is I will not have a personal phone, personal computer, or access to my social media accounts. In fact, the only time I will get online is roughly 30 minutes weekly to email home.
Some of you may remember back in June of 2017, I went dark for a few weeks as I was preparing to embark upon this endeavor but I was right back. That was because I had some sleep issues and so I was sent home. Well, as of now, I've resolved these issues and I am getting ready to leave again. It's bittersweet. I'm excited for the next adventure, but I'm certainly going to miss you all.
I anticipate that I will be back March of 2020. Obviously, as we learned last time, that is not always the case. But I genuinely hope that this is more long-term. I understand that two years is quite a long time and some of you may want to use Ruffle in a project or get updates about me. If that is the case, you may send either
Roxpaw or 
NovaTheFlightlessGryphon a note and ask them for information on me as they have access to my missionary email- Just PLEASE be considerate and don't bombard them with notes. They're not mind readers and as I only will have email access on a weekly basis for a short amount of time, any responses will be slow. With that said, thank you all for all you do. I've met so many lovely artists and friends here in this community. I don't anticipate my love of this fandom dying so hypothetically, I should pick up right where I left off when I get home. Some of my friends and I have even talked extensively about getting Ruffle a fullsuit and going to big conventions like MFF as early as 2020 or 2021! So, we will see where the road takes us from here.
But for now, that is all. Be safe, you guys. Make good decisions- and I'll see you in 2!
TTFN (ta-ta for now!)
Sincerely,
Kev
May you learn a lot from this journey and never give up doing what is fine!
Safe travels and have as much fun as they'll let you! :b
But yeah- anything is possible.
I was in Hesperia and Apple Valley (so the parts that are "southern California" but not what everyone thinks about when they say SoCal.
Well- I missed ya xD
You probably already know what I'm gonna say and I'm gonna say it anyways. We love you bro, we're gonna miss you dearly but we'll hold the fort down and make sure that everything is ready for your return. We'll all be on the sidelines rooting for you. You better have stories to tell when you get back but for now... good luck. ♥