Hello again everybody! I haven't been too vocal lately; as in no comments to speak of at all, even in response to comments on my own stories like I usually do. It's been a pretty busy summer, and I was kind of tense for a while do to both that and anticipation of my sister's wedding.

The wedding (which was on the 25th) went fine. It was a new experience for me, being a bride's maid! My cousins did my sister's and my hair and makeup, so I looked better than I ever have before (or likely will again. Didn't care much for the way all that hairspray made my hair feel). Too bad every time I smile I either look like I'm smirking or grimacing, so I'm sure the pictures of me won't look too good (I've seen a couple, and they don't).

Since I rode up with my parents, I had to leave when they did and that didn't make my sister too happy. So I've been kind of tense/down about that (I haven't seen her since the wedding, so I'm not sure if she's still angry at me or not. I should find out tonight). Whether that was the reason or not, I've been in a rather dark place the last few days and am just now coming out of it (Once again, I hope!).

So, I'm going to try to be more active around here, as I prefer to be. Naturally, my writing suffered a bit with all this, but somehow I managed to get several chapters of T&T done anyway (I have three in the queue still). I'm going to be working on getting chapters of my other stories done soon, as well, but since I've gotten so far into T&T they might be delayed a bit since I might be ready to start VC and it's other side stories up again soon!

If things go as I expect, once they're all going again I'm likely to build up a substantial buffer. If that happens, I may increase the rate at which I post stories (Currently every seven days, Friday). I'll go slow with that, though, so as not to over stress myself. I don't do stress well.

I spent a lovely weekend vegging and thinking about doing bad things to myself. Thankfully, I'm thinking a little clearer now and am hoping I'm done with that. It's not fun. Realistically, I know I'll probably go back there at some point, but I'll try not to.

There have been a few stories lately involving attempted suicide or cutting and I want to thank the authors of those stories. They dealt with it in a really positive way and it really seemed to help me get out of my funk.

While I'm in the thanking mood, thanks again to Erin & Co. for this wonderful site, and all the authors and people who come here!

Saless