That is not dead which can eternal lie... · 3:19am Nov 23rd, 2017
Okay, let's get three things out of the way right off the bat.
1) I'm not dead. Yay!
2) I have every intention of writing and finishing every unfinished story I have here, including but not limited to "Daleks Have No Concept of Friendship!" and each of my Lunaverse stories. Hence why nothing was put on hiatus.
3) I'm still watching MLP on a regular basis, and even went to see the movie and downloaded several of the songs in it from iTunes ("One Small Thing", "Open Up Your Eyes", and "Time to Be Awesome", specifically). So I've had no falling out at all with the show or fandom.
I'm sorry, everyone. This has been the worst year of my life so far. I feel bad for saying that given that one person I know is currently battling cancer and nothing I'm going through compares to that. I'm fed and have a roof over my head, too. What I'm going through is decidedly a First World Problems kind of situation, it's just that it's one of those after another after yet another.
Most recently I lost my job at the movie theater, Regal Stadium 12, at the end of October, not because of anything I did, but rather because the movie theater I worked at had to close, permanently. And that had nothing to do with sales and nothing to do with failing any kind of inspection. Rather, the building and land was on a 20-year lease, and said lease was up, and the company that owned the lease went bankrupt in 2009 so there was no way for Regal to renew said lease.
Seriously, it's bizarre: A 9.3 million dollar piece of property is owned by nobody.
That coupled with everything leading up to it really left me feeling like the universe is out to get me, specifically: I really liked my job at Regal, and my place of work was doing well and I was doing well at my job, so the universe arranged things for my job to just cease to exist. I don't have a car and so couldn't transfer to another Regal cinema, so I've ended up working at...I'm not certain I'm allowed to type out the specific company I work at in this blog post in light of what I'm going to say in a moment, on the off chance it gets tracked down. Suffice to say it's a national chain store. Not the blue one. The blue one's rival.
It's not...bad. The job is easy enough, pays the same as I was getting at Regal, and I'm getting more hours to boot. But it's not a job I ever wanted. I wanted to work at this store only somewhat more than I wanted to go back to working for Papa Gino's (quick reminder about how much I hated that job). Among other things I don't like working at a place where I have no serious chance of learning the names of all my co-workers.
But anyway. I'm trying to get back in the mindset and emotional state needed to write. And I'm sorry that I'm making you all wait so long, if any of you even still care. But I'm trying. I really am, I swear.
No problem at all. Hope things get better soon.
I've always been a fan of your writing and the Lunaverse, not to mention fairly patient.
Sorry to hear about your friend and the year you've had but I'd like to at least assure you that I'd never assumed that you were dead or finished with writing.
Hey, first world problems are still problems, and friends help you work through them anyway.
Personally, I’m just happy to hear you’re doing alright. Maybe not great, sure, but alright. And in the grand scheme of things, that’s really not so bad.
Been a helluva year, eh?
No sweat man! I don't think I've written in like a year if not more... :/
Work can suck sometimes. Hang in there!
Hey man, everyone needs to vent sometimes, and there's nothing to feel bad about in having that need. Dealing with major changes in one's life, especially if one was pretty dang comfortable with the way things were previously, always sucks, and I can understand if handling the transition from a job you enjoyed to one you don't can be sapping. I hope the creative juices start to flow for you again soon and that this next year goes a lot smoother than this past one has.
Sorry to hear things haven't been going so well. Just hang in there.
I'm so sorry about all the bad things happening to you, I wish you the best of luck.
Good to hear from you man. Hope you hold in there and I wish your friend all the luck battling that sickness.
Sorry to hear that things aren't going so well but remember just because you have your current job doesn't mean you have to stay with your current job. Just keep looking for anything else that comes up, eventually you will get somewhere you want to be.
Best of luck!
Good to hear from you. Here's hoping things go well for you in general, just for your sake. The writing would be icing on the mental wellness cake.
They're still provlems, RDD. And they do read like sucky ones. Thanks for the update. Awaiting when you resume writing.
Hot dang, you're back, Chryssalid's back, who's next? Ponydora?? (please god we can only hope)
2018 is going to be the year of the pony revival apparently! I for one welcome our (returning) pony overlords!!
And while you may feel like your problems shouldn't count against someone else's, that's not how it works. Suffering is suffering. Problems hurt. Just because you aren't homeless in the street doesn't mean you aren't having a hard time, and anybody who tries to belittle your pain in some sort of weird misery pissing contest is just stupid. Losing a good job and and having a rough time with a new one suuuucks. We're just glad you're back, and hopefully your year improves!!
Good to hear you're still around
Alas, they seem to have removed the "block self" button.
Sorry to hear that 2017 has been such a shitty year for you.
....That is an utterly bizarre situation with the property though.
Worry not, we do still care, and we always will. You are one of my favorte authors and have been sense 2014! I dreadfully with to see you well and happy enough to continue pursuing your Stories!
But do not rush, for remember, "You can't rush art!"