I'm back!.. again lol

Well, I'm back again!

Kinda funny... back in March, I posted a similar article only to drop off the face of Civitai somewhere in May.

Long story short, I got really sick with a virus-that-shall-not-be-named - or are we free to talk openly about a certain virus now?! - and it hit me hard. For a month and a half I was out and almost lost my job because of it. Then came a long time of recovery and other IRL stuff, so not much time to generate or post anything.

I was finally free somewhere in early August, but I just couldn't go back to Civitai empty-handed. I made so many Lora promises, both in my roadmap and in chats. It felt bad, it felt wrong not to put anything out after so much time.

I vowed to myself - I will not post anything or even interact with anyone until I fulfill at least some of my promises. Time went on. I kept generating stuff mostly at night - just loading my PC with generation orders while going to sleep. During that time, I tested many character and style Loras to know which ones work for me, which I like more (I had 7 Loras of a certain style!), etc. Just to free up space on my PC, because I collected everything like some loot goblin or dragon with its hoard. All in all, I generated about 4-5k images, just the ones that turned out good! It also took a large chunk of time I could have spent making previews for my Loras.

I kept postponing my return here - "not yet, not enough Loras ready, I need more!". That's what I've been telling myself week after week. But this morning, I finally realized that it's a never-ending loop, I will never be satisfied with the amount of Loras ready, and I just keep stalling myself.

Starting from today, I will be slowly uploading the models I've made and all the images I have in stock. Not every Lora I've made has previews prepared, but to hell with it - I'm going to make them along the way.

Anyway, I am back and glad to see so many of my friends still active around here despite... well, you know. I also want to apologize for not answering the good folks around here who were worried about me - after all, I said I got sick and disappeared for months! Sorry, friends, I could and should have responded to your messages, written something, that I'm okay and will be back eventually. I know it's stupid, making this vow of silence, I believed that it would provide an incentive for me to come back sooner - the faster I prepare the Loras, the faster I can break the silence. I know it's bad, it sounds stupid, and it is. I am sorry.

Well. Ahem. See ya soon, everyone!