Hey All,

Thanks for bearing with me; I know I've disappeared for 8.5 months without much of a trace. Here's a quick update as to what's been going on:

Last November I had an unknown intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in my brain) occur. The CAT and MRI angio-scans show that I now have a smartie-sized hole in the middle of my brain that's kind of leaning to the left, but is in the middle as a result of the bleed.

I don't remember much of November through January, though I do have a few brief "snapshots" of events that occurred between that time. My memory was getting better around the end of February, but it hasn't been until March or April that I can say I truly remember events. My memory capacity has nearly returned back to normal, but I do get the occasional lapses, mostly to names.

Anyhow, as a result of the delay, I am racing to catch up with respect to my dissertation, thus I hadn't come back online immediately. I'm still in the process of writing my dissertation, so I may not be posting as often until that's done with, however I will try and get some new things going, and comment more on others' art.

TL;DR - I went pop for no reason, and now I have a brainus that gives me brainfarts now and then.

Update: wow, everyone just dumped me and ran... yikes. Is it appropriate to contact them and say I'm back?