Let's see, how and where do I begin?
I haven't been present at all in these past few months. As a matter of fact, in my absense, I often debated whether I should clear all traces of my presence from
LiveJournal. When my virtual participation was at its highest, I used to say that there would be an end to my journalling, but I never really believed I'd see it through. The funny thing about this place is that I would miss it too much, as passive an interest I have in it. This is not to say that I am not interested in those I have friended in the past few years, but I definitely feel a kind of disconnect between this new world and me. I say
new because it feels like I've been gone for years, I feel completely out of sorts, and it saddens me that I haven't shown active interest in your lives and you as people because of my disappearance.
I realise that many of you prefer a closeness with those on your reading lists, and I know I say this all the time with each entry I make these days, but I swear my feelings won't be hurt if you remove me. I'm not trying to encourage it at all, by the way (I would miss you, to be honest, especially if I've been following you for a good length of time), but if you feel our interests have become vastly different and you're just reluctant to let me go because you'd feel bad (like I would in the same situation), there will be no hard feelings. (Although I have noticed that there were a number of users who've gone and already done so, some of whom I already miss and have regrettably lost touch.)
Having said that, I noticed that there are newcomers to this journal. Hello. I want you to know that you are viewing a sparsely updated journal, which has recently become an archive for my stories only. If you want me to add you back, let me know and I'll gladly reciprocate, but be forewarned that I've become alien to the prospect of frequently writing my hopes and dreams on a public forum. However, I'm certainly not opposed to becoming acquainted with you.
The following are mostly things I found while browsing
dramione and are mostly reminders for me to read. If you have anything else to recommend, please do so!
• Sucker Punch by 
riptey
• The Danger of Love by kozanryuusui (I've actually been following this for a while, and this is more of a reminder for me because I shamefully can never remember her name, which results in having to spend an hour trying to search for her. Yikes.
• Dark Bonding by margotlefaye
Things of which I am proud to mention is that while on extended hiatus, I've been editing a tonne of old stories. Not that they've improved, but it's marginally better than older editions. I'll be sure to make note of them in a future entry when I get around to it.
Now that's all and done with, thank you to those who manage to bear with me. I'd have assumed I was gone for good already and deleted myself.
X,
Ezra