Hi.  Quick post.

Yes, still alive. Yes, pool is fine. Yes, have been keeping up with maintenance and ongoing DDoS mitigation.  Yes, I've been extremely overworked the past month or so to the point where I'm seeking alternative enployment.  Yes, th e payout queue is a little long, but fixes I have in place have kept it from growing out of control. No, I haven't had time to do a manual catch up recently, sorry.  Yes, I've been putting the little time I have towards maintenance and updates behind the scenes and less on forums and IRC.

Long story short, pool is fine and is being maintained.

-wk