Reading these notes, one could get the impression that I'm always missing deadlines and working behind time. But that's just because I only write a note when I am. Really, I'm usually not that bad at getting this comic out. Yes, I did drop out without an explanation for three weeks. And I don't have much of an excuse except burnout. I really enjoy doing this comic, but after being at it for 3-1/2 years now, sometimes... Well, I hope you feel that my getting away for a little bit has made me fresher on my return.

While I've been gone, I've been working on some websites (got a new one up for my Masonic Lodge at http://cerrillos.org), and also finding out a lot about myself. In particular, that I suffer from "auditory verbal agnosia" a "central auditory processing disorder" (CAPD), also known as "pure word deafness". I've always known that, but I never had a name for it — my hearing is distorted in my brain, not in my ears, so hearing aids don't do me much good at all. My actual hearing loss, although moderately severe, isn't really my main hearing problem after all.

The other thing I found caught me more by surprise. ProsopAgnosia, or "face blindness". An inability to recognize or remember faces. There's a lot of information about it on the Net, and I've spent the largest part of my time the past 3 weeks reading it all. I won't bother with details here, but if you want to talk to me about it, drop me a line.