Comic Announcement -- Big News
So this is an announcement a lot of you have suspected and probably dreaded for a long time. It has two parts so listen up. :P
First, I want to thank everyone who has come to this site over the years. We started waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in 2001 as a site hosting TechTV comic strips and we've meandered through the years as various things until we settled down as the home of all of my @insanity creations. Comics, Poetry, old Pro Wrestling reports, everything I've ever done collected here for the world to see.
We've had a lot of great support from a list of characters too long to write out here. You know who you are, you've been wonderful and I cannot be happier to call you my friends. To all of the dozen or so of you who are reading that I don't know personally, well, thank you too. I'm glad someone is out there being entertained by what we put on here. I know there aren't a lot of you, but knowing that someone's out there reading makes all the money invested, the endless nights and the near madness making deadlines (hey, at one point I was doing this stuff weekly!) worth it. I, again, can't thank you all enough for your support.
Lost and Loster, Dumb and You Get the Point.
I haven't been myself the past couple of days. I've been quiet. Lost in thought, lost in emotions, lost in a lot of things that I am dreading and hoping will just fast forward away.
I saw dad for the last time locally. He was transferred from the local nursing home to the Veteran's Administration facility in Wilkes-Barre, PA, yesterday. He's now two hours away so as my current schedule stands (zombie like hours/zombie like life), I will see him less than maybe I want to at this point. I don't know. I'm still in a daze.
Standing 8 Count...
Living with a parent with mental illness is one of the most difficult things a person can face. Sadly, more and more of us are in this situation these days. The rule of thumb is that you shouldn't get angry at the person in your life with the illness because it's usually the illness at fault and not the person. That, of course, is probably the hardest thing in the world, especially if the person figures out that they can get away with nearly anything without repercussions.
My father is a very sick man, he's always been sick. He's always had the need for attention as his illness. He comes up with a narrative to his world and more often than not comes up with roles for each of us and does his best to make things play out the way he has them in his head. My sister was smart enough to move herself and her family far away from his games years ago, robbing him of key cast members, but those of us who provide care from him are stuck. There's no way out and it continues even though he's currently in the nursing home.
Left Hook to the Nuts... and he Goes Down
It feels weird not having a Facebook icon staring at me in the menu bar of my Firefox. I deleted it today, along with my second Facebook account, because things in my life have changed and I really need to concentrate on those who are dear to me and not the distractions provided by that wonderful service.
I pulled back completely, I have my reasons, sent out invites to those I could grab before I went and what's done was done. For those who didn't make the jump with me, if you find me, or if I've forgotten you, it wasn't a malicious act. I'm very easy to find and I will accept every friend request I get... barring about two names who can forever go to hell. If you're reading this, there's a 99.9% chance that neither of those names is you, so please feel free to add me on your own. I just grabbed a handful and the rest, if you're meant to be in my life, you'll find your way back.
The More Things Change...
We're now three days in to March of 2012 and things are changing daily here, so I'm going to just sum up the major changes and get back to work. It's been a long week. I'm at the end of my rope and really, I'm making big adjustments.
For those of you who don't know, I've been taking care of my father for nearly 20 years. I live at home with my folks, my mom stays sane with a job that takes her all over the region, I work at home and they live downstairs so I'm here to keep dad in check.
