I'd already informed my friends and prereaders of this some time ago, but I
had not expected this to be a situation of sufficient length to concern the
FFML.

Gods, was I ever mistaken.


I've been at leave from my computer since last Tuesday, for health reasons,
only checking in once a day and finding my inbox flooded, sadly, with the
heavier than usual load of bullshit this mailing list is so good at
generating. Shame...I'd hoped to find a few worthwhile fics to disk off for
reading on my laptop from my sickbed.

I'd expected to be away from active netlife four, five days. A week, tops.

Things have become far, far worse. Not only is my physical health faring
far worse than I'd imagined, my mental health is beginning to falter. I'm
literally beginning to lose my will to continue existing.

When the sight of your own face in the bathroom mirror causes you to break
down crying, and your tears are blood, you really begin to lose hope. And
no, I am *not* being melodramatic here. I'm being quite literal.

Therefore, I am, officially, on indefinite leave from the Internet. I'll
still be checking my mail once a day, still hoping to find a few decent
fics to read, because I have to have *something* to keep me going. But I
will not likely be spending time replying to any mail, and as of now, until
further notice, all of my writing projects are on hold.

I'll *try* to C&C any fics I read, but I don't know.

This is where I'd normally insert a witty, off-color .sig, some humorous
one-liner, or a parting comment. Sorry, I'm fresh out of those. Hopefully,
I'll be back soon. I can't say for sure.

-Lurker
-tired, hurting, and afraid