[So, it's been over a month...] I kept wanting/meaning to update you guys on the situation and feel badly for leaving you all in the dark, but with everything going on in real life, I've just been so busy and stressed out (both good times and bad), that I kept putting it off and falling further behind, which then made me ashamed of myself as a moderator and not want to face the community. Vicious cycle, that >.< My apologies for making you guys wait so long and if I had anyone worried, wish I had a better excuse to give you :(
Truthfully, life hasn't exactly calmed down completely, work is still demanding a lot of my time and energy since it's our busiest season... especially since I'm the type of person that tends to take on more/work extra etc. However, most of the family and personal situations have been dealt with and my trip to the US for a convention (which I'd been planning/saving up for a long time) has come and gone as of last weekend (it was so much fun and totally worth all the added stress) so I think it's time to force myself to give some of my attention back to this icontest.
It might take me a while to fully get back into the swing of things and caught up with everything here (let alone elsewhere), so I appreciate your continued patience. For now I'm posting the results from Week 426, plus voting for Week 427 is to follow shortly; then on Friday I'll update with a new challenge theme so that the original schedule may resume with me hopefully being regularly on time once again ^^'
If you have placed (1st, 2nd, 3rd or MC) this week, please leave a comment here stating whether you would like a banner (plus provide any additional image links, font names or resources you used and optionally specify the type/style of banner you prefer if so) and I will be happy to make you one asap; otherwise it will not be made. The only reason I ask members to request them first is to avoid wasting time/effort making them for those who do not wish to have one. There is also still cb_overflow available instead.
If you are a member of tcg_exchange then don't forget to claim your cards over here for participating this week! More information is provided in that post.