My time away was good for me. I had no internet or cell phone access whatsoever for over 48 hours. I was hoping the site didn't die. I took snowboarding lessons and my body is completely bruised.
Today I made about 85% of theOtaku backwards compatible which was crucially important, since a lot of people still link to old pages on theOtaku.
It's a long journey with many small steps to go...