Dear all members of GeekHack,



As many of you know, Ive been on an unannounced hiatus from GH for the past year, and hopefully this post can clear up a lot of the concerns. There were a series of downers I went through that took away from leisure time, including all online activity.



For most of the past year, I had 2 jobs, and worked well over 40 hours/week. I wasnt happy with either of them, and recently just decided to leave one of them. Its not exactly where I wanted to be after finishing grad school. Im still part-time, and very recently just started a side business that I hope to build up. During these times, I also had a family death, which I dont wish to go into detail about. The last major thing is around the end of last year, Ive been a victim of identity theft and fraud, which caused all sorts of hassles and difficulties. As a result, I took quite a financial blow that at this point, there is very little chance to recover it. Im still trying to fight it up to this day, but there seems to be little I can do.



These compounding issues has given me much anxiety, and eventually started to affect my well being. I know it probably seems extremely irresponsible to leave so many people in the dark, but my real life dealings during these times had a higher importance. To everyone who's affected by my disappearance: I'm incredibly embarrassed, and I'm deeply sorry. Im not asking for forgiveness, but only that you understand. As I get past this phase, youll see me slowly come back to this forum more often. Ill be back later this weekend to address more specific forum-related stuff.



Sincerely,

WhiteFireDragon