Patron Sketch Stream tomorrow / status update announcement (Patreon)
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Firstly, if all goes well, I'm planning on doing a patron sketch stream tomorrow, Thursday the 29th, at 7PM EST. A little later in the month than I wanted to, but that goes into the next part of my announcement.
As a lot of you have been around awhile and gotten to know me, you know I value transparency a lot and that I typically make a post announcing when RL circumstances like health or technical issues delay me from getting stuff done on (my admittedly loose) schedule. This past year in particular has unsurprisingly knocked us all for a loop, and has definitely thrown a lot at me that's made it difficult to keep up.
There's not really any delicate or eloquent way to explain this without going into personal details that I prefer to keep separate from "business", but about a week ago I received devastating news-- the worst I could possibly have gotten short of something involving my own personal health/safety/etc-- and to say I've been struggling to carry on like normal is putting it lightly. I'm exhausted, angry, and crushed.
You have all been some of the most supportive and kindhearted folks I could ever ask for as patrons, and I cannot understate how much I appreciate the storms you've been weathering with me. At this point I genuinely want nothing more than to just become a robot and lose myself in work (because I'm kind of a weirdo who only feels good when I've accomplished something), but I know that's wishful thinking. Realistically, the patron sketches will take a bit longer to finish and probably won't be done by the 1st of May.
Regardless, I will still be sticking to the schedule on opening the next round of sketch submissions, because I don't want to fall behind any further than necessary. I know I'm far harder on myself than you guys have ever been to me, but all the same, I appreciate everyone's patience and understanding in advance.
The past few years have taken so much from all of us, and it's easy to wind up sinking into the feeling that it will never get better. All we can do is keep reaching out-- and, please, if anyone for ANY reason ever needs it:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
https://www.therapyroute.com/article/suicide-hotlines-and-crisis-lines-in-the-united-kingdom
http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/North_America/
http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/South_America/
http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/Asia/
http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/Oceania/
http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/Africa/
http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/Europe/