Also posted to Twitter:
I’m sorry I haven’t been active recently. My birthday came up and I have thrown myself into the arms of gaming and have forgotten about everybody else. I tend to do that when I want to forget that the bad world exists. I’m sorry. I am a bad person, even for saying “sorry” because it doesn’t mean anything to me, who is wicked. It does, but apparently not in the sense it should. I am horrible. I hate myself.
Spontaneous ∂erivation 
Happy Birthday! I’m glad you exist.
Thank you. *hugs*
Hey, just checking in. Been thinking about you. And you know what? You don’t owe anyone anything so there is nothing to be sorry for. You retreat if you need to. We’ll be here when you come back. *hugs*
Thank you. *hugs*
Me, too.