It is my birthday Monday! You won't see me online tomorrow, so don't expect the next upload until Sunday evening. A simple "happy birthday" is more than enough of a gift for me, so don't go out of your way to give me anything more!

This year's birthday will be bittersweet, though. The date marks one month since I last spoke with the man who is, in many ways, my best online friend. I'd felt very close to him since we met a couple years ago, but over time, our relationship seemed to fluctuate between bliss and potent depression on my part, interest and indifference on his. There's no doubt that I miss him, and I'm sure he misses me. It's a cruel machination of fate that our personalities are so contrary. I finally made the decision to cut off contact when I realized that the cycle would repeat forever otherwise.

If you're reading this, buddy, I hope your year is going well. If it should bring change to us, let's hope it brings us together instead of tearing us further apart.