Kept Ya Waiting, Huh?

Hello, everyone. Been a long time.
The last time I logged into this account was 2015. Sorry to be away so long. 8 years.
I don't know who's gonna be reading this, nor do I know if anyone will really care.
But I just want you all to know I'm okay. I didn't die or anything drastic like that. Not yet, anyways.
I got into ponies when I was just a teen. Feels like ages ago, really. It was really kind of an accident. I got into ponies "ironically", because I was supremely edgy at the time, and then it just kinda became real. I was too young to be writing what I was writing and reading what I was reading. But I did it anyways.
I wanted to write, so I did. I had already written before, on FF.net, back in the olden times. But really, this place pre-empted the writer I was going to become. My style, my topics, my genre, if you will. It all really kinda started here.
These works shaped how I work now. For a time, this was my outlet. No. This was my life. I remember logging into this site every day. Reading every day. Commenting, talking. I was part of the community.
And then it all just kinda... died. No idea why. I just lost interest. It happens. It didn't help that everything on Tumblr dried up, too.
And it's strange, to look back on it now, from the outside. To see what I wanted, what I was going for. Where I succeeded and where I failed. It's fascinating to me. Especially to see how I've grown. I don't start fics without a general idea of where they're going, now, like I did when I was here. I figured out what an outline is!
I can still see the scene from The Downfall of Equestria in my head. The main scene that I wanted to write, of one of the princesses (I've forgotten which, but probably Celestia) swooping down the hall of the castle. The castle in flames. But I don't remember anything else, because I don't think there ever was an anything else. I would just start writing in those days, without any direction, without any planning. Without any thought. Thankfully, I don't do that any more.
Friendship is Magic and all the memories of the people on this site still hold a special place in my mind and my heart. I might forget what I read, but I'll never forget how I felt.
But I'm just not into ponies any more. Not enough to write for them, anyways.
If I had told my younger self that, he would've smacked me. How dare I betray my interests?
He wouldn't have understood that you can lose interest in things, because he hadn't done it yet.
But I'm an adult now. I've moved on to other adult things. Or at least, that's what I'd like to say. The truth is, I'm still the same old me. Still into the same old stuff. Just not ponies. I'm not sure I was ever "into" ponies, looking back. I think I might've been faking it at the time, looking for a group to belong to and finding this one. I'm not sure. I care about the show, the stories, the characters, the fanworks, all of that, genuinely. Is that fake? I don't know. But I don't think so.
Anyways. Can we put links in these things? I don't know, so I won't. Oh, wait, there's an option for it. Sure I will.
The site I frequent the most these days is Tumblr. I don't know if you would've realized, but I was on Tumblr concurrently with my time on this site. However, Tumblr has stuck, and is now my main haunt. If you're interested in me as a person, my blog gets posts every day. Check it out, if you want. Message me, even, if you please.
After FiM, I got into Gravity Falls and began to write for it for a time before taking a multi-year hiatus, I think from 2015 to 2020 or so? I think I only wrote one mediocre incomplete Star Wars/Star Trek crossover in that time. I'm currently on a Sonic the Hedgehog kick, and who knows what'll be next? No fic posted for that yet, but give me time. Some is written.
If you're interested in my writing, my AO3 account is definitely the place to look. Besides one update, it also hasn't been updated since 2015, though I've remained active on the site. If you liked my writing, odds are what's there will probably appeal to you, it's not terribly different. New stuff might come out soon, as well, so keep an eye out.
So... yeah. I just wanted anybody who cared to know. I'm okay and doing well in my new places.
Much love to this place. I'm glad this site is still here. Even though I've moved on to greener pastures, it's nice to look back and reminisce every now and then. I think every fandom ought to have a specific website for their fanworks.
I hope that Regidar and Ponky are doing okay. And Alexstraza, of course. And everybody else. And you! I hope you, reading this, whoever you are, are doing well.
Keep up the good work, lads. This isn't a good-bye, just a see you later. I could pop in any time! Give me another 8 years!
You never know, I hear the new show is pretty alright...