...Well, okay, it was just a guess. BUT STILL. There's obviously been a fairly large amount of time since...well, the last time I was here (just about a year and a half, I think). And if anyone out there actually still cares about what I'm doing, I guess it'd be safe to say that a lot's changed in that time. I mean...I'm in college now. Wow. Last time I was on this site I was still playing Sonic Heroes. Yes, it's been that long.

THE POINT IS THIS. I know that I've said various things in the past about my absences. And I know for sure that they were all different from what I'm about to tell you now. I may have said before that I'd be back eventually, and that I'd draw some more soon (God forbid), and that things would go back to the way they always were with me, all those years ago. But now, when I step back and take an honest look at myself, the sad truth is that I can't tell you when, or if, I'll ever be back. I know that I've logged back onto my old SA.net account like twice over the past year, and have since forgotten the password (way to go me, I know). So I'm not going to lie to any of you or myself anymore. This may very well be the final entry that I post in this journal. Then again, it may not be. I just don't know at this point. It all depends on my studies, my schedule, and everything else that I have to deal with nowadays. As for new art...even if I managed to log back on in the future, I wouldn't expect too much. I've long since shifted my focus more towards my writing, and drawing has largely taken a back seat.

I know, I know. All of this sounds very gloom-and-doom, whatever you want to call it. No, I haven't gone (completely) insane, no, nobody's died, no, I didn't save 15 percent by switching to Geico...whatever. This was a purely personal conclusion that I've come to, nothing more. If there's anyone out there that still cares, I'd absolutely love to hear from you. You can always drop me an email at:

soundspeed36@gmail.com

I'll try to be prompt with my responses. In addition, I do have a Facebook page, for all of you social networkers. I won't post the link here, but if you'd like it and want to keep in touch, just shoot me an email!

Lastly, before I ride off into the sunset, perhaps for good, I just wanted to tell all of my friends, from SA.net, MSN, and beyond, that I haven't forgotten about you. You've all been great friends to me and I consider myself lucky to have gotten to know you over the years. Thank you, and I hope I can talk to you all again sometime in the future.

See ya on the flipside, and good luck to you all!

~Kai