 This video is to provide some updates and some information about the future of the channel. I did make some notes about what I wanted to say because I didn't want to forget anything. 7-8-8-ers. I'm making this video to address recent events and hopefully set everyone's mind at ease. I also want to provide an update on some minor changes that will occur on this channel. On Saturday I put up a video in which I let everyone know that I might be suspending the channel and the Patreon, and that I had left my house on an unplanned drive across the country. My intention was to just let everyone know what was going on. I didn't want to simply disappear. I wanted to be as honest with you as I possibly could. The video was intentionally vague in some places because I wanted to respect the privacy of certain persons and to retain some of my own privacy. I regret posting the video. I've since said it to private. It was mostly about personal issues and did not forward the mission of this channel. People were worried about my safety and the future of the channel, and those worries were reasonable based on the video. I apologize. I am home, I am safe, and this YouTube channel will continue. There will be some minor changes that I will discuss in a moment. First, I want to thank all of you for your kind messages, texts, and emails. I was surprised and overwhelmed by the number of people who tried to contact me. I wasn't able to read and respond to them at the time because I was driving, but I did see them all come in. Thank you. I will never forget that. You help me keep perspective. Out of legitimate concern, some folks attempted to contact other YouTube personalities with whom I have collaborated in the past. I appreciate the concern. Just keep in mind that I am not close friends with everyone that I've worked with in the past. As well-meaning as that may be, I wouldn't want to put those people in an awkward situation of having to answer personal questions about me or trying to contact me about personal matters. If such a situation were to arise again, and I don't expect it would, the people who would likely know the most would be Timmer or Byron. In light of recent events, there are some changes I need to make to the channel. I want the channel to be around for a long time. To do that, I need to give up some old habits. I have maintained a strict weekly schedule for years, only taking time off for special occasions. I saw this as my duty to you, the audience. I was worried that you would forget about me if I wasn't constantly pushing out content. That schedule is not sustainable. It really hasn't been sustainable for a long time, but I've sacrificed other things in order to keep it going. From now on, the schedule will still mostly be weekly, but I will not be clinging strictly to the deadline. If a video takes longer than a week to produce, I will take the extra time to finish it, even if it isn't done by the deadline. There will be more weekends off. Hopefully the quality of the videos will improve, because I will be taking extra time to work on them. Extra content like live streams and comic book reviews will happen as I have time to do them. The next review will take a couple weeks. I need a little time to not worry about YouTube. If you're a patron, I understand this will impact how much content you get each month. I will be keeping the Patreon up, but you may consider adjusting your pledge accordingly. I appreciate everyone who supports the channel on Patreon. I feel like I owe you all the content I could possibly produce. I will still be producing a lot of it, but perhaps not quite as much as before. I also owe sketches and code books to certain patrons. I will be working on those and getting those out as soon as possible. I am sorry for the delay. I apologize for the disruption. I apologize for including personal issues on this channel. I only do that when I think it's unavoidable. Hopefully there won't be much more of that in the future. I apologize for causing people to worry. Thank you for your support, encouragement, and concern. It really surprised me how many message notifications I received while I was gone. I can't thank you enough for your kindness and generosity. I will be here for a long time. I will see this project through to the end, and I hope you will be here with me.