I don't think most of you are going to want to hear this. I'm going to lead with the TL;DR though.

I don't really want to continue writing, at least not on this site. Integration is, at present, on an indefinite hiatus.

The long version:

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I've been working on the next chapter of Integration, and I have to admit that I have been less than thrilled with the reception it's been getting. At one point, a reader who I will not name posted 18 comments in a row both on Integration and on Adaptation. Each and every one of those comments was a complaint about something or another. It was the 18 comments posted back to back of negativity that finally propelled me to politely ask for him to stop. He did more than that,

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First off, a nice shiny new avatar which I borrowed from Google Images.

If any of you can find the source for it, I invite you to please leave that information for me in the comments here so that I can give credit to the artist on my user page.

Why was it changed from the cute Echo?

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I cannot say if I will publish a chapter tonight, but I will get some measure of work done.

The analgesic and courage-enhancing effects of vitamin B (beer) have spurred me to a sense of creativity and audacity which, I hope, will enable me to write productively for the first time since my wisdom teeth began fucking my world up.

Well fuck you, pain, I don't feel you right now! Ha!

Stay tuned.

Well it turns out it's REALLY fucked me up.

The entire time since that procedure, I haven't felt right. My bite is off, my teeth are incredibly sensitive, and nothing the dentist has done has come remotely close to helping.

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As of this writing, the story is unfolding regarding a mentally deranged man in Cleveland, Steve Stephens, who is currently at large around the city and killing people at random.

For any of my friends out there who may be from Cleveland, please be careful.

The suspect is an African-American male, bald, full beard, 6'1", 244lbs, and supposedly driving a white or cream colored SUV.

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4oz Gin (Tanqueray no. 10 is the best IMHO)
1oz Dry Vermouth
1 fuckton Ice
1 Keyboard

Put ice into cocktail shaker, then pour in vermouth. Swirl gently for approximately 30 seconds. Keeping the vermouth is optional if you prefer a sweeter martini. Pour in gin. Shake or stir by preference. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Use an olive, lemon twists are for pansies.

Sit down at your keyboard, enjoy your drink, and flail aimlessly until words come out.

Context: In the chapter I am currently writing, a set of notes submitted to the Canterlot Royal Library of Medical Research by Twilight Sparkle come into play. This post is not required to understand the chapter, but it is a reference and a bit of... I guess you can say it's an easter egg for people who pay attention?

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I'm not dead, I'm not abandoning the story, I'm just still recovering from that wisdom tooth extraction. It really messed me up BADLY.

I haven't had any solid food since the evening of Wednesday the 22nd.

This has been maddening.

I'll be back soon, I promise. I really apologize for the long wait.

Holy shit ow

The pain meds do nothing

Sweet merciful fuck