tagged me, so here are the 20 random things about me

1 - I have a passion for horse-riding, ever since my grandmother started teaching me when I was three

2 - I have a severe dislike of arrogance and rudeness

3 - I have a nasty temper when the above is encountered

4 - My favourite food is fettucini marinara

5 - I am a cat person. I don't mind dogs, and will happily look after them. I just prefer cats.

6 - I like my steak medium-rare

7 - I have an identical twin sister

8 - I enjoy cooking.

9 - I just hate cleaning up afterwards

10- I have a weakness for anime, particularly Ghost in the Shell and Cowboy Bebop

11- I'm currently studying anthroplogy and psychology, and loving both of them

12- I am interested in the history of the land mass known as Australia

13- I am argumentative, and love few things more than an energetic/heated discussion

14- The mythical animal I identify best with is the Dragon. A red one

15- The other animal I identify with is the cat (or identified by others as being cat-like)

16- I have a very affectionate nature, may have something to do being catlike

17- I enjoy going to the theatre, and I also enjoy musicals. My favourite one to date has to be The Lion King

18- David Eddings is one of my favourite authors

19- I tend to dance to the radio while doing housework

20- I have a pet cat - an 8.5kg blue burmese

And the final part of the tagging. I shall tag

First of all. Take a look - [link]

Okay? Now.

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Okay, folks. Here's the deal.

By now, you've heard that Scott Jarkoff, aka °jark, is now a FORMER Staff
Member.

I'm not privy to the whys, wherefores, and whatever-the-hells are going on
behind the scenes here. Don't ask me anything about that. I know probably just
as much as you do.

DeviantArt, in my opinion, is becoming less about COMMUNITY and more about
CORPORATION.

So what we need to do is bring back THE COMMUNITY.

Here's my suggestion.

On August 7th, DA turns five years old. Five years for a website like this
should be a grand affair, one big event.

So don't submit anything on August 7th.

I'm talking a print, a deviation, a scrap...nothing.

Instead, just leave a comment. Visit a user's page and just say hi.

If someone wants to buy a subscription that day, I'm all in favor or it. It'll
keep the servers going, and anything that keeps the hamster running is a good
thing.

BUT...I think folks shouldn't buy any prints. No print subscriptions. That goes
against the COMMUNITY theme for the day.

We want to put the COMMUNITY back into DA.

If you're in favour of this, if you believe in the power this COMMUNITY has, then
join me. Post this in your own journal. Spread the word to everyone, with a and
a .

We might be touting at windmills like Don Quixote.

But if enough of us do it, we might be able to remind everyone that this is a
COMMUNITY first and foremost.

Join me. On August 7th, let's take back DeviantArt.

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Bloody fantastic!

Last night, I spent three hours at casualty because every time I breathed or moved my left arm, it felt like a combination of being stabbed, branded or being skinned.

It's pleurisy. Inflammation caused by an air pocket in the lung lining. Every time you move, it also moves the lung lining and it HURTS!! Apparently the air pocket is small, but mine is the size of a hand.

I shouldn't have gone. We'd already figured out what it was, but we wanted to check it out in case it was something to do with my heart... Problem is there is no real treatment beyond panadol and rest.

And I'm now housebound. And even then, bound only to the rooms with heating in them.

C'est la vie, c'est ma vie...

Since it has really been too long since I added something to this little box, here's a random thing I picked up from a friend.



Stolen from


Ask me 4 or more questions


Any, no matter how personal, private or random
I have to answer them honestly. I have to answer them all
In turn, you post this message in your own journal and you have to answer the questions that are asked to you

If its too personal I will try to note the response

It's about time I put up a new journal post. I've had that tablet pc a while now, but my... 'artistic' output hasn't increased much. Probably because my machine appears to have a problem running photoshop... When i don't have uni snapping at my heels i'll give it back to the company, with the disc and say "make it work! NOW!"

In other respects, life isn't going according to plan. I'm well enough, but my health isn't the greatest, nor is my sisters and nor is my mothers. Unfortunately, I'm the healthiest of us all. So, it falls to me to keep the house clean and cook dinner and all sorts as well as keep up with uni. Doesn't really sound that hard, and i'm sure for many people it isn't... But I'm not "many people"

Hopefully, we'll all be fixed soon...