Hello! I hope you're having a good Hallows Eve, or if you don't like Halloween, I hope nobody's pestering you with it. I am posting this because I have been away, and I feel I need to explain why I have been gone for so long. I have a long list of reasons why I haven't been on DA for a while (well, not doing anything particularly in the contribution field anyways). I'll try to list them in chronological order, or something of the like. To start, the technology powers that be have decided that my desktop's power supply is one of the unlucky few that is defective. It cuts out whenever I do anything that is processor intensive, graphics intensive, or anything of the like. I am used to doing EVERYTHING on there, and as much as I love my laptop, I have yet to make the switch over, largely because of procrastination. Secondly, I am in the planning and searching-for-stuff stages for my next big cosplay: Kaworu Nagisa from Neon Genesis Evangelion. I'm talking the original Kaworu, in his plug suit. My girlfriend is doing plug suit Rei so I'm helping out with that too. Thirdly, since around the beginning of September I have been in an all-out artistic mind-block. It's mostly become relevant now as I have been trying to think of different ideas, and some of the few things I have been able to push out have been rather simple wallpapers and theme pieces that I use on my computer. Fourthly, I have rediscovered Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This game, even today, is one of the most rich gaming experiences one can find where several different playing styles can be successfully adopted. I personally enjoy being a thief or an assassin, and sneaking through the night to preform malicious deeds of evil doing is enticing in a rich world such as this. Finally, my band Loose Talk has begun recording our album. As I am one of the vocalists, and the bassist of the band, I have a large part to play in the recording process. As well, I am working with the other vocalist and lead guitarist to, in his words, "put a fresh coat of paint on some old songs" that we want to bring back with lots of energy. As you can probably see, I'm very busy right now. I'm dearly sorry to everyone who is awaiting a reply from me, or who has favourited or watched me or my work. I would like to do the same for you but I simply let that slip out of hand and I apologize. I plan to return soon with something of merit to show of my absence, but this time is not now. I can say that whatever it is, it will likely be of a literary nature.