I've just realized that over the last few months I've lost my spark. I have become stuck in my ways, in terms of work, education, and in my own personal interests.

For instance, once upon a time I would stay up late thinking and coding and designing. Nowadays I just work mindlessly, go to boring classes, come back home, and vegetate in bed at 9pm.

With regards to Route 50, I've also been somewhat hesitant to work on it since I've gotten this weird idea in my mind that I have to justify it with monetary gain or future prospects (such as making it a career). Clearly neither of those things will ever happen for a number of reasons, so what's the point?

The point is that I love Route 50 - it's always been a place of learning and growth, and I'm extremely proud of how far it's gotten and where it is today. I may not be working on Route 50 in 10 years, but I would be a much different (and arguably, a much less equipped) person today if it had never existed. That alone proves its worth.

In summary: I'll still be busy with work, school, and college life; those things will inevitably affect my activity, but I won't resist working on Route 50 because of fallacies about "growing up" and making a buck. Route 50 means a lot to me, and I won't be leaving any time soon!

PS: I may be uprooting some old, but misguided/broken traditions, of Route 50 in coming updates. Prepare yourself to do some readjustment with new site functions.