final update: thank you and goodbye
hello everyone.
it seems very weird to be writing this update, even though i know that the day has been coming for at least a year now. knowing when things will end doesn’t make it any easier when they do.
after three (four?) years of updating the super junior starter kit, i will no longer be making official updates. at this point, i’m pretty removed from the fandom and the day-to-day activities of super junior that i no longer have the resources or the time needed to continue with the kit. i briefly considered recruiting co-creators or update helpers, but since this kit is my baby and mine alone, i couldn’t bear the thought of giving it to anyone else.
that said, i will be leaving the kit up for anyone to access indefinitely. it seems like it has served its original purpose: to help new elfs learn more about super junior, or at least have a place to start. this is what i wish i had when i joined the fandom over eight years ago. and besides, suju’s old stuff was more my bailiwick anyways.
i’m still in awe of how widely used the starter kit is. i know i haven’t been super active in the fandom for awhile now, but it still warms my heart when people share the link with their friends. i hope that this kit and its legacy will be my gift to super junior as a thank you for all of the memories and friends they’ve given me over the years.
(i’m not officially leaving the fandom, but that day may not be far off. i really never thought this day would come, but i guess it’s only inevitable.)
thank you to everyone who used the kit, who shared it with their friends, who submitted links and suggestions, and who cheered me on when i got discouraged.
thank you to super junior for making me laugh and for cheering me on during the hard days. you’ve irrevocably changed the course of my life, and i really can’t imagine what my life would have been like otherwise. even if/when we part ways in the future, you’ll always have a place in my heart.
and finally, thank you to my fandom friends. this whole thing was worth it if only for you. nat, suu, emma, alex, vi, issa, bookie, vince, daisy, mila, lizzie, lorena, kylie, steph, casey, mijae, cha, ally, lish, meng2, aimee, ash, sora, andie, chelsea, channa, tee, sandy, shay, nat, yumi, kris, and anyone else i forgot to mention.
i love you all.
thank you for everything. i wouldn’t be who i am today without you.
all my love, aixing.