It's my birthday. It's also Lardman's birthday, but that's quite irrelivent, save for we're both turning 21. Feel free to wish us both jovial tidings. And/or donate money. Or buy something. Or at least eat some cake in my name and tell all your friends why. The more the merrier. Heaven knows I've been at this five years with the readership of an upstart.

That said, not all news is good - my week off let my mind wander, and between the site gaining nigh-zero momentum and my job giving me hours that are stikingly similar to said number, I've no source of relative income (as six/seven hours a week does not pay for gas) and thus need to consider my priorities rather... immediately. I'm not sure what this means for HP, but the thrice-a-week thing is definitely in the guillotine.

So, basically, here's the thing - I've got the double-deuce of discouragement and general lack of funds. I'm presently seeking a better state of employment (which sucks because at present my only options are stagnate and stagnate, which blows even more when you consider I'm on the bottom of the ladder). Money is not your guys' problem, because frankly I'm pretty sure there's just not enough of you, so I can't do the "IF U DONATED A DOLLAR A MONTH I COULD LIVE OFF OF THIS!" ploy I see all over. Nay, I don't care if you give me money or not (though I won't complain if you do). All I ask is that you all spread the word, and if you've the time participate in the community and/or shoutbox to make this place look less dead than it typically is. If I felt I'd made decent progress in five years, I'd certainly feel less inclined to cut HP all together, but as it stands I'm on the brink of abandoning it in favor of a more mass-appeal (though less fulfilling, personally) project. Make my birthday wish come true - get people hooked on this junk. If it's any help, once this chapter is done I do plan to start reworking some of the old pages, probably as Friday updates, as they seem to be the largest problem with getting people reading this.

Do help me out, or offer ideas as to how I could help myself, as I'm kind of on the verge of havin' problems now. :/ Sorry for the downer news post, in any case.

- Zaron X