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Journal Entry: Tue Mar 4, 2008, 10:51 PM
  • Listening to: One Republic - Stop and Stare
  • Reading: The Lucifer Effect - Philip Zimbardo
  • Drinking: Water
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Large projects in progress: [Not all art related]
+ Various gift art.
+ Short comic project with ~Tom-One.
+ Art Trade with ~MilwaukeeDriver
[No specific order.]

:bulletblue: - So...after almost nine months in the field, I've finally run across my first 'occupational hazard'. I won't get into the thick details of the call, due to patient privacy rights, but this particular call really exemplified the disrespect and irreverence that myself and other emergency medical service personel everywhere experience every day.
To be blatently lied to by an RN, and ignored when calling for help; well, I just can't understand 'Why'. Worse yet, I'm currently on observation for possible exposure to MRSA right now becuase of all of it, and have been put on a strict medication regimine to hopefully destroy any of the existant bacteria before it colonizes.
I can count on my two hands all the times I've heard the words "Thank You"; I'm always amazed at how many cars will just keep coming while your rolling lights and sirens - and how many of them will follow your wake, you know...to get through traffic.

A lot of us don't do this job becuase the money - surely not, becuase there's no money in it. We don't do it for the excitment - excitment only exists on your first day, everything after that seems to just make you...tired. Honestly, I can't even tell you why I do it. I think it's a personal thing that everyone has to figure out; but one thing I know for certain is that doing anything else in my life is simply not an option. Maybe it's one of those 'born to do it' things. It must be - becuase I can't think of any other reason why anybody would take the same grinding degredation, day in and day out, and yet still manage to get up for work again the next day - or in the middle of the night, or in the waking hours of dawn, or whenever it is that the next call comes in.
It's unfortunate that my job allows me to constantly see the worst sides of people. Hell, I won't lie - it's convinced me that people are inately bad. That many of them just can't imagine that somebody else, some stranger, would give them everything in a heartbeat.
I see the neglected - their families leaving them for dead in nursing homes commanded by burnt-out RNs; the weakened - more inclinded to giving up and spending the remainder of their lives being turned in bed by an orderly to prevent the formation of pressure sores; the suicidal - 15 year old girls, throwing their lives away becuase their crush started dating somebody else; the dangerous - lacking any reguard for others and prepared to go to every extreme to be heard; and the suffering - lost causes plugged into unmoving machines, living wide-eyed, but with the alertness of a coma- their families too stubborn to just sign the DNR and let them sleep.

But.
At the end of the day, when that one person looks at you - a family member in the ER, a patient on the gurney, an LVN on their 23'd hour - and smiles at you and says "Thank You". Well...it's easier to think, "Gosh...maybe I just complain too much. :thanks:"
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I never mean to make any these journal entries very emotional, or very insightful to my personal life; Usually I insist that the journal be used as a bulletin board to explain where I'm at - artistically - and what's to be expected in the future. Occassionally though, I feel like it's worth it to type out what's on my mind; use this as a liaison to people I don't often get the chance to talk to anymore. Sometimes it's nice to see a little bit more of the person behind the gallery. :blushes:

Previews:
Started inking and colouring many of the cards. Waiting on a few on them though, since I had to order some new markers to complete them. I enjoy working digitally, but getting back to traditional art feels wonderful!
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Take care!
-R +

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Devious Information

  • Current Age: 22
  • Current Residence: CA; USA
  • Interests: EMS, Military Sci-Fi, Forensics, Hockey, Football, Robots, Music, Transformers, Video Games, Art.
  • Favourite movie: The Sandlot, Seven, The Right Stuff, The Abyss, Interstella 5555, Cars.
  • Favourite band or musician: Social D, Muse, Tool, Rage Against The Machine, Queen, Tom Petty, E.S. Pothumus, Aretha Franklin.
  • Favourite genre of music: Varied.
  • Favourite artist: Shane Taylor, Gerard Butler [Actors].
  • Favourite poet or writer: Eric Nylund, Miki Aihara, Donald Burgett.
  • Favourite style or digital art: Traditional Sketch Art.
  • Operating System: Windows XP: Office Ed.
  • MP3 player of choice: Winamp.
  • Wallpaper of choice: Clean, solid, and right-aligned.
  • Favourite game: Super Metroid, Blaster Master, R.C. Pro AM, Halo, Jet Force Gemini, Ratchet+Clank, Gears of War.
  • Favourite gaming platform: SNES, PC, Game Cube.
  • Favourite cartoon character: Ratchet.
  • Personal Quote: Well...one day; you'll see...
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencil n' Ink, MS Paint, Hanvon Tablet, PS.

Devious Comments

*veganmarine:iconveganmarine: 6 days 15 hours ago
I'm alright, I'm on the Operation Black Mesa team as a military advisor now.

You wouldn't believe the errors they make, calling corpsman medics and calling corporals sir, not saying over EVER, but it's all good fun.

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I'm tired of people saying they're vegetarian then eating fish.

FISH IS AN ANIMAL STUPID
*ravenshield:iconravenshield: 6 days 23 hours ago
I know, I feel terrible neglecting DA lately; I've just been so busy with work. : ( I'm going to try and at least put up some sketches either today or tomorrow.

How are you, marine? : )

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Technology. Making better, better. Onwards, upwards - any way, but backwards. Tapping Progress on the shoulder and saying "More Forwards please!"
*veganmarine:iconveganmarine: May 8, 2008, 9:10:32 PM
Hey, you havn't posted anything in a while.

How're you doing?

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I'm tired of people saying they're vegetarian then eating fish.

FISH IS AN ANIMAL STUPID
~AngelicAdonis:iconAngelicAdonis: Apr 19, 2008, 6:38:02 AM
Amazing gallery! You get a watch!
~LongLostYears:iconLongLostYears: Apr 15, 2008, 6:47:20 PM
A lucky star dropped on earth one night, and it asked me,"What do you want? A million dollars, or a true friend?" I chose a million dollars.....because I already got you.*Send this to 20 of your truest friends of DA; if you get this back you're a true friend!

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you don't have to though! XD

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Love your enemies (It pisses them off!!! :XD:)

I'm the Hatchet Gummybear lols [link]

"Amazing a booby trap that actually catches boobies"~Optimus Prime"

"She's hot enough to replace you whenever I choose!"~Megatron
*Armadria:iconArmadria: Mar 26, 2008, 3:18:56 PM
wow! your stuff is so amazing! XD I think I'll watch you!

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"FANTASTICONS! Is there no place you won't defile with your fantasticness??" :shakefist:

mah awesome avatar of Sprocket was made by ~Ayashe!! :noes:
~Hiohhhhhh:iconHiohhhhhh: Mar 15, 2008, 11:39:10 PM
def. nice transformers stuff

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"We're in the darkest region of the human brain, a radiant abyss where men go to find themselves..... We're in hell." - Jack the Ripper
~Fire-Dragon10:iconFire-Dragon10: Mar 15, 2008, 5:46:43 AM Mood: Adoration
THIS IS A HUG CERTIFICATE ! !

Send one to all your friends who you think deserve a hug (which, hopefully includes the person who sent it to you)!!

You might send it to your enemies as well!
It'll really make them stop and think!!!

If you don't receive this back, nobody likes you, and they wish you'd stop bugging them!

If you receive this back 1 time, open up! Find more friends, enemies, or enemies pretending to be friends

If you receive this back 2 times, you're off to a good start! (Unless you sent it to yourself! That's cheating!)

If you receive this back 3 times, you're a good friend.

If you receive this back 4 times, you're truly loved as a friend!!

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YOU'VE BEEN HUGGED!

Spread the DA love around! (you can copy and paste this message on their userpage!)

RULES:
1- You can hug the person who hugged you!
2- You -MUST- hug 6 other people, at least!
3- You should hug them in public! Paste it on their user page!
4- Random hugs are perfectly okay! (and sweet)
5- You should most definitely get started hugging right away!

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Proud to be a Shirai Ryu ninja! :w00t:

:skull: ~ShiraiRyu :skull:
~happykillsme:iconhappykillsme: Mar 7, 2008, 10:39:26 PM
This is a crazy gallery you've got here! I love your art!

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:earth: REUNITE GONDWANALAND!!! :earth:
*Klinkster:iconKlinkster: Feb 24, 2008, 11:13:32 AM
welcomes =^.^=

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Support the love for Chopper-chan! <3<3
~Chopper-FanClub
=dyemooch:icondyemooch: Feb 12, 2008, 6:21:38 PM
I read somewhere that you are awesome... I think it was the newspaper.
~shadowfreak101:iconshadowfreak101: Jan 26, 2008, 8:36:09 PM
your work is amazing i absolutely love it

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"once insane always insane"
~LongLostYears:iconLongLostYears: Jan 21, 2008, 3:01:08 PM Mood: Gloomy
You are welcome I loved the pic it's very emotional, for me. My brother says that's what I look like when I think about my boyfreind that died. So it's kind of personal on that one. We are talking about "Lockdown 02" aren't we? It's ok though I thank you for noticing it. Do you think I should write a poem and let it out?

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Love your enemies (It pisses them off!!! :XD:)

I'm the Hatchet Gummybear lols [link]

"Amazing a booby trap that actually catches boobies"~Optimus Prime"

"She's hot enough to replace you whenever I choose!"~Megatron
*ravenshield:iconravenshield: Jan 21, 2008, 12:18:46 PM
Thank you! : D
I've always loved the Robot Masters; I always though it'd be neat to see another side of them - sorta like how they were portrayed in some of the old Japanese comics. I should have the war medic images up soon; just a few more things to finish with it. : )
Thanks for the nice comment and for visiting my site.
Take Care! : D
-R +

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Technology. Making better, better. Onwards, upwards - any way, but backwards. Tapping Progress on the shoulder and saying "More Forwards please!"
~theif-of-ramen:icontheif-of-ramen: Jan 20, 2008, 10:58:09 PM
HEYO! just maurading around, and found your robot master works very interesting. plus the warforged medic, gotta love it. keep up the good work. later
~RobotMaster3:iconRobotMaster3: Jan 9, 2008, 6:48:35 PM
I know you'd want this.
[link]

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~RobotMaster3 :heart:'s ~cosmicjester
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Owner of:
Team Metal - "Mess with the best, get scrapped like the rest."
Team Dynasty - "It's time we show the world that we rock!"
~Mr-Vencovsky:iconMr-Vencovsky: Jan 6, 2008, 4:03:31 PM
cHINESE HOROSCOPE:
AMAZINGLY ACCURATE
Whatever you do, don't cheat!

CHINESE HOROSCOPE :
THE YEAR OF THE IRON DRAGON,
WISHING YOU PROSPERITY AND GOOD FORTUNE IN THE
CHINESE NEW YEAR

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS -
DO NOT CHEAT
OR IT WON'T WORK AND
YOU WILL WISH YOU HADN`T.

TAKE 3 MINUTES
TRY THIS - IT WILL FREAK YOU OUT.

THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO ME SAID
HER WISH CAME TRUE 10 MINUTES AFTER SHE FORWARDED THE EMAIL

NO CHEATING !!!!









THIS GAME HAS A FUNNY / CREEPY OUTCOME.

DO NOT READ AHEAD, JUST DO IT.

IT TAKES ABOUT 3 MINUTES - WORTH A TRY

1st. Get PEN and PAPER

2nd. WHEN CHOOSING NAMES, MAKE SURE THEY ARE REAL PEOPLE THAT YOU ACTUALLY KNOW

3rd. GO WITH YOUR FIRST INSTINCTS !!!!! Very important for good results.

4th. SCROLL DOWN

ONE LINE AT THE TIME
DON`T READ AHEAD
otherwise
YOU WILL RUIN THE FUN.









1. On a blank sheet of paper, WRITE NUMBERS 1 through 11 in a COLUMN on the LEFT.












2. BESIDE the NUMBERS 1 & 2 ,

WRITE DOWN ANY
2 NUMBERS YOU WANT..

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE NUMBER?














3. BESIDE the NUMBERS 3 & 7 ,

WRITE DOWN THE NAMES OF TWO MEMBERS
OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.











CAUTION: DO NOT LOOK AHEAD or IT WILL NOT TURN OUT RIGHT














4. WRITE ANYONES NAME

(like FRIENDS or FAMILY...)
next to 4, 5, & 6 .













DON`T CHEAT OR YOU`LL BE UPSET THAT YOU DID













5. WRITE down FOUR SONG TITLES in 8, 9, 10, & 11
















6. Finally,

MAKE A WISH

















ARE YOU READY?
HERE IS THE

KEY TO THE GAME


1. THE NUMBER of PEOPLE YOU MUST TELL ABOUT THIS GAME is found in

SPACE 2





2. THE PERSON IN SPACE

3 IS THE ONE YOU LOVE






3. THE PERSON YOU LIKE but your relationship CANNOT WORK is in

SPACE 7






4. YOU CARE MOST about the PERSON you put in

SPACE 4







5. THE PERSON YOU NAME IN NUMBER 5 IS THE ONE WHO

KNOWS YOU VERY WELL.







6. THE PERSON YOU NAMED IN 6 IS YOUR

LUCKY STAR







7. THE SONG IN 8 IS THE SONG THAT MATCHES WITH THE

PERSON IN NUMBER 3






8. THE TITLE IN 9 IS THE SONG FOR THE

PERSON IN 7







9. THE 10 TH SPACE IS THE SONG THAT TELLS YOU MOST ABOUT

YOUR MIND






10. AND 11 IS THE SONG TELLING HOW YOU

FEEL ABOUT LIFE






11. NUMBER 1 IS YOUR

LUCKY NUMBER

SEND THIS TO A MINIMUM OF
10 PEOPLE
WITHIN AN HOUR OF READING THIS.



IF YOU DO, YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE.

IF YOU FAIL TO, IT WILL BECOME THE OPPOSITE

STRANGE HOW IT SEEMS TO WORK

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"We masquers are our masks"
~LongLostYears:iconLongLostYears: Dec 8, 2007, 10:41:51 PM Mood: Love
He was so HOTT in the picture How could I resist.
(Drools on compure keyboared then uses choice words for having to buy a new one.)

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Love your enemies (It pisses them off!!! :XD:)

I'm the Hatchet Gummybear lols [link]

"Amazing a booby trap that actually catches boobies"~Optimus Prime"

"She's hot enough to replace you whenever I choose!"~Megatron
~Nekoren:iconNekoren: Dec 6, 2007, 9:28:55 PM
Tag, your it!
Check my journal for details!

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Unexpected Adolescent Lesbianism
Where's your slumber party now?

"Reminds me of the time THAT BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH..."
-Kup
~moonscream:iconmoonscream: Nov 26, 2007, 3:50:22 AM
*pokes randomly* anybody home? XD

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"9.000.000 bad things can't measure up to just one real person and one little thing that has the power to make you smile"
*Shy-Light:iconShy-Light: Nov 15, 2007, 6:59:32 PM
Don't know if i've said this before but your art is amazing and your webcam makes me lol :XD:
~conbot:iconconbot: Nov 11, 2007, 4:24:06 PM
That's okay.

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- The Conbot
*ravenshield:iconravenshield: Nov 11, 2007, 4:11:12 PM
Oh goodness, I just realized my mis-type. I mean't to say that I am very sorry to hear about your grandmother. Appologies for the error.

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Technology. Making better, better. Onwards, upwards - any way, but backwards. Tapping Progress on the shoulder and saying "More Forwards please!"