I debated whether or not I should post anything in this thread as it would give off the opinion that I enjoy attention and really that's not true (well if there is a kernel of truth it's only half true. I love/hate attention at best.)
Anyway, I thank you paul for your concern and it is very touching, I am back (on flickr anyway) now. Smells hit the nail on the head but she would because we are psychically dating one another, just don't tell her husband (congrats by the way).
I am not one to whine/mope on the internet when things go badly (unless it's in a cryptic post on my own personal site that gets deleted after a couple days, but that's what that site is for), so when the going gets real tough I just go dark. I don't like to leave people playing the "OMG HE IS SO MYSTERIOUS WHERE DID HE GO?!" game though if I've pavlov's dogg-ed them into expecting a couple posts/images from me a day so I just say "Hey... out for a bit.. back in a while" and leave that at that. It's not that I don't think of them as people and thus worthy of an explanation... it's just that I have issues with being close to anyone, and especially so on the internet. It's my thing man, don't take it personally.
That being said, it was comforting, when I looked at my flickr stats, to find this post and furthermore find that some people still thought of me fondly around these parts. I never really felt like I made that big a splash but you bastards brought blushes to my cheeks for what it is worth.
It is also comforting to see that Donnie Dodecahedron still could care less about anything that doesn't involve Donnie Dodecahedron. That is precisely as I expect him to be always, and I would not have him any other way. I say that last statement without pretension or facetiousness.
Anyway, I have rambled through electrons at you all enough. You keep on keeping on and know I think of you all fondly, and I'm glad that it seems the feeling is mutual. *Internet High Fives*