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Sorry for having disappeared without notice for a while.  I went through a period of depression and felt like I couldn't muster up the will to do something as simple as type messages and stuff, then I went on a two week trip, came back to over 1000 notifications, got overwhelmed, and still haven't made much headway on them.  I haven't really done any new art since my last submission ages ago.  For some reason just the act of putting pencil to paper seems too daunting and I feel too lazy to do it.  Drawing feels more like a chore than a creative outlet. At first I didn't know what was wrong with me but I think now this is the depression sucking all the motivation out of me.  I haven't even felt like reading books, something I normally enjoy.  Haven't felt like camping or hiking.  Don't feel like doing any of the things I normally do. 
Anyways I'm hoping this will pass soon.  I've been under stress lately with my new nursing job, working night shift, and feeling lonely with most of my friends having moved away.  

This looked like a fun thing to do! I was tagged by Woodswallow and here are the rules:

- Write 13 things about yourself.

- Answer 13 questions made by the person who tagged you, and make your own 13 questions.

- Tag 13 deviants. Or not. Just do this if you like!

13 facts about myself:
1) I'm double jointed in both my thumbs, and one toe.
2) I've never eaten a pickle, and I never will. 
3) I had a chronic, undiagnosed ear infection in both ears until I was 5 years old, which made me deaf until I went to the hospital and had both ears drained. I hear mostly fine now, just not as well as I think I would otherwise due to some scarring in the ear canal. 
4) My first pet was a white cat named Sugar, and she lived to be 18 years old.
5) I've had hypothermia and hyperthermia on the same day, while hiking the Grand Canyon rim to rim for 22 hours. (I don't recommend this)
6) I have a permanent limp in my left leg because when I was 7 years old, my brother broke my knee while we were roughhousing. 
7) I love milk and will easily drink at least a gallon a week of it.
8) My favorite animal is the African wild dog.
9) I am cold all the time, sometimes even in the summer.
10) I'm an introvert and love staying home in my pajamas.
11) I'm not interested in having kids. 
12) My favorite sound is a cat purring.
13) I have Tourette's syndrome. This doesn't mean I yell obscenities--that is coprolalia, a different and rare neurological disorder that occasionally happens in the same people that have Tourettes. The two are often confused because popular culture tends to focus on the coprolalia aspect for entertainment. My tics are occasionally squinting my eyes, raising my eyebrows, and running my tongue along the roof of my mouth. 

1) Where do you want to travel and why?
Everywhere in this big wide world! But at the top of the list: China, Iceland, New Zealand, India, Thailand, and Antarctica. 
2) Do you believe in destiny?
Depends on what you mean by destiny. I believe we can be destined for certain things, but we have free will as to whether or not we go to that destiny, if that makes any sense.
3) what is your favourite traditional medium?
Colored pencil! But I love the look of watercolors, although I'm no good with them.
4) How old are you?
How about I skip this question....
5) What's one of your favourite song at the moment? (I need new music!)
Up the Wolves by the Mountain Goats 
6) What are you scared of?
Becoming totally blind or paralyzed, for as long as I can remember. 
7) What was your best/most impressive encounter with an animal?
A few years ago, I was riding my bike through a forest and came across a cougar about 50 feet from me.  We both stopped and just stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity.  Without taking my eyes of it, I dug out my phone and took a picture of him. Then it turned and disappeared back into the forest without a sound. People say I am crazy for thinking this was cool, but really, it was cool.  
8) What's your favourite bird species?
Golden eagles. These guys are badass kings of the sky, and they take whatever they want as prey, be it mountain goats, Tibeten wolves, or deer.  They just do whatever they want!
9) Which book left the biggest impression on you and why?
This is a really tough one. I'll have to go with Harry Potter, which I know may sound a bit cliche, but this series introduced me to fantasy, and I really enjoyed talking with people about our predictions about what would happen in the next book, and it's a series that will always hold nostalgia for me.  
10) How was your first day at school, was it a good day? 
Did I have school today?! Well my last first day at school, for nursing school, was pretty boring and I didn't know a single person. The next few weeks were better. 

My questions for you:
1) What is a major pet peeve of yours?
2) Name one thing on your bucket list?
3) What is one food that you absolutely can't stand?
4) What is a song I should listen to?
5) What was an activity/game you loved to do as a kid?
6) What fictional universe would you most like to live in?
7) If you had three wishes, what would they be? (besides wishing for more wishes!)
8) What is the weirdest/grossest thing you have ever eaten?
9) What is one aspect of your personality that you like? (time for some self-love here people)
10) What is your favorite time of year, and why?
11) Do you think human kind will make it to Mars within your lifetime? Why or why not?
12) What is your favorite sound, not including music?
13) What was the best thing to happen to you in 2016?

I tag: JamJams, IamETOH, Robezpierre, Canis-ferox, MyDearAloysius
This is only if you want to! There is no obligation if you don't feel like it.

Hello watchers!  I'm finished with my first term of nursing school and am back for 3 weeks, at which point I'll disappear again.  In the meantime, I'll go through my loooong list of notifications and hopefully submit some stuff.  The first term went great, I got good grades, and am enjoying it so far. Next term, I'll work clinicals at an orthopedic and neurology unit. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. 

Yeah, yeah, I haven't exactly been very active for the last month or so as it is!  But guess what?

I got into my dream nursing school!!  *throws confetti*

It's an accelerated nursing program at one of the top ten nursing schools in the United States, and while I was initially denied entry in March because of lack of available spots, I just got an email last week informing me that a spot had opened up and I was next on the alternate list! It was totally unexpected and out of the blue, but whatever, I'll take it!

While I am incredibly excited to do this program, it does mean I'll need to make a few changes to my daily life for the next 18 months.  I'll be extremely busy (it is an accelerated program after all) so I don't anticipate having time for art and dA.  Moreover, I can't afford the distraction. I may pop in between terms, but that is probably going to be it until I finish with school, which will be next December, I think. 

Program starts in late September, I'll be active (somewhat) and arting until then.  Then you'll be going through Woofles-withdrawls!