The short story long is this.

The year didn't start off kind to me at all. January started with me getting thrown out into the streets (literally), and I genuinely didn't think I'd come back. I spent most of the first part of the year feeling depressed, especially when someone at my job started to treat me like crap and act discriminant towards me. Combine with the depression that I was dealing with at the time, as well as the trouble I was having with looking for work since finishing college in December, I was really only looking forward to my birthday to cheer me up a little. What happened with that is that most everyone forgot, including my family and the one person I was hoping would care enough to do something- since I was one of the few people who remembered their birthday.

After that happened I came to a realization that maybe I rely too much on people to be happy and don't just enjoy myself. I had spent a long time trying to fight my quietness and introversion, but that maybe I should embrace it and focus on making myself happy. In the three months I've been gone I had been focusing a lot more on job hunting (plenty of interviews and one offer, but I had to turn it down since they weren't offering enough to make relocation worth it) and doing a lot of the things I used to enjoy doing. I've been watching a lot of the old mecha anime and manga (I'm addicted to Getter Robo- send help.) And I've taken the time to get back into video games- something I haven't really enjoyed in a very long time- and have started to get my edge back in that (even if it's mainly SHOOTAN GAMES and Planetside 2 which is a SHOOTAN GAME with a lot of people and bugs.) I've also been working a lot on my art and trying to get a portfolio built up, even though it's hard to get actual work around here I figure personal work or work for the sake of a portfolio is at least a start.

Even though things haven't improved for my significantly, I think I'm ready to come back to this place and see how it goes. I'm honestly still not feeling super pumped, but at the same time I guess I kinda miss certain things.

OKAY BUT WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN
-I'm going to be uploading a lot of the stuff I've been working on.
-I nuked everything! If you had something to show me, I guess you'll have to link or note me, whatevs.
-I read the bitchy notes. Good job three people who thought you were the only thing that made me leave for three months. It was a collaborative effort to be the straw that broke my back.
-I might open for commissions soon, or trades. We'll see how it goes. Like I said job hunting hasn't turned up any results so I might need money.