Been out and away for a while

Hi everyone, I think some of you have felt that I was away for a few weeks now... first of all, it is a holiday season for me (where we celebrate the Lunar New Year) and there's a lot of things I have been planning or doing behind the scenes, like trying to get more things for giveaways to forum members and also some arrangement of opportunities for forum members to do something (will reveal next time). Not everything went smoothly though but at least I wanna try to bring something different to the forum members who have been so supportive over the years.

I will be back as soon as I can by this weekend. I need to do many things too such as making the Valentine's card and contest winners card for iShop, updating the forum's donation goal for February (the January's one was way over since beginning of Feb), checking on my messages, checking on forum's technical issues etc.

Unfortunately, I have not been making any progress with my own characters' manga plan yet... in case anyone is wondering about it. I am having a brain jam at the moment.

But thank you for sticking around still~ ^_^;;;;;;

Whatever life events and personal issues you may have ~ just know you are not alone.

I, myself, go through working and getting things done on my side with bills and responsibilities. By the end of March, I will have a baby of my own and be pretty much busy day and night taking care of my own child. It's completely understandable if you can't log on everyday and keep up with the constant amount of updates/bugs. That's why there's other administrators and moderators that work alongside with you. :)

I'll log on weekly and check out the announcements/updates whenever possible. I wish you the very best, please do take care of yourself :pushup:

Welcome baaaack! :lalala:

Welcome back Aarin!!! :yey:

Aarin, just take it easy for a while, will ya?
Of course we miss you, but we'll survive if you just want to take a break ^^

I hope everything goes well and Welcome back.

You do so many amazing things for us already! Please don't be hard on yourself for having other commitments and taking time to just be you.

And not every idea works for anybody. All you, or anyone, can do is try. :hug:

Happy Lunar New Year!! \(^-^)/ :cheerldr: :hug:

Enjoy the holiday as much as you can and have a wonderful time! :yey:
Welcome back! :)

Thank you for your hard work, for the awesome forums and for the great fun times! :hug:
Don't pressure yourself, thank you for everything you're doing for the forums and community!

Manga, cool, sounds fun and interesting! Good luck, enjoy the process, don't stress yourself and have lots and lots of fun! ^_^

Thank You!!

Welcome back!!! & Happy Lunar New Year + belated Valentine's! :raiseheart: Hmm... writers block is tough... but when I get artist block (kind of similar?), my favorite movie to watch is Kiki's Delivery Service for Ursula's message XD i.e., one day inspiration will come!

& as always, thank you!!! XOX

Hope you can enjoy your time with your loved ones, and don't rush anything, it's bad for your health!