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Northwestern-Viola13
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[2014-04-19 19:56:35 +0000 UTC]
"Addicted to Classic Rock"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 2147; Deviations: 411; Watchers: 105
Watching: 54; Pageviews: 52706; Comments Made: 10149; Friends: 54
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Most living machine artists on dA, and my older cousin, who teaches art, and is a good artist.Favorite movies: Apollo 13, Star Trek Into Darkness, The original 3 Star Wars
Favorite TV shows: Deadliest Catch, Law and Order SVU
Favorite bands / musical artists: Anything from the 60s/70s/80s rock category, especially Heart, BOSTON, Cheap Trick, Styx, Foreigner, The Moody Blues, RUSH, Def Leppard... And many others!
Favorite books: Too many to count
Favorite writers: Judy Blume
Favorite games: Not certain
Favorite gaming platform: Wii, PC, iPad
Tools of the Trade: Paper and colored pencils, iPad
Other Interests: Animals , Music theory, and Planes
# About me
Hello! I am Northwestern-Viola13 -other deviants may call me Northwestern or NW for short, and I am a Hokie majoring in Animal and Poultry Science on a pre-vet track, as well as shadowing in local vet clinics when I am back home. I have mild Asperger's Syndrome -I am a HUGE spazz that tends to be very silly (and loud- I'm Italian and Scottish!) and easily amused, and I love airplanes, animals, seven day clocks, and lots of classic rock.For the most part I draw and write stories with my living aircraft OCs here on dA. My stories can be angst/hurt/comfort driven at times as I use them to satirize the harsh aspects of life and also stress importance of true friendship. Everything always ends positive- and comic relief often pops up to keep it from being too tragic (I LOVE chaos as comic relief- those who RP with me will know!)
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Profile/Content rules:
I like to keep things relatively positive and not too dramatic on my profile, so please be kind when commenting on my art, journals, or profile. Negative comments will be warned, then ignored to a point. I am forgiving -sometimes too forgiving -and I avoid blocking at all costs, but I will go there if the situation calls for it.
-Constructive criticism is good, and appreciated, even if it points out negatives. However, there is a difference between constructive criticism and just leaving negative comments for the sake of it. If you don't have anything nice to say, or suggestions to offer, please don't say anything at all.
-Be respectful to everyone. Even if their opinion differs from yours. Just leave it alone.
-Trying to start fights with me over my musical preferences is pretty immature. Don't play that game with me.
-Do not fight with another user in my comments or on my profile. Keep your drama to yourselves in notes.
*Things that will get you blocked*
-Come to my profile as somebody I don't know and spam my works with completely unrelated or negative comments, and I will block you.
-Do *not* force me to choose between you and another one of my friends just because you two are fighting. That'll get you gone. I put up with it in the past -not anymore. Me being friends with somebody you can't get along with has nothing to do with you, and I will not make you interact with them here unless you choose to go after them. The first one to say "we can't be friends unless you stop being friends with the other" -you're absolutely right, and you're now blocked.
DON'T EVEN TRY IT. It has happened in the past on this profile, and I will not have it happen again. If anyone sends a death threat or alludes to one at another user on my profile or on any of my content from 2018 and forward, *BLOCKED and GONE.* The sender of the comment will be reported without warning.
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One of my many favorite guitarists from the 70s, Tom Scholz of Boston, once said "Music is an escape for me" -And I could not agree more with that statement. I am VERY musically inclined- play viola and piano, and with the gift of relative/perfect pitch have been able to learn and play many songs by ear.
As of late May 2017, I inherited a few of my late grandfather's antique clocks, and I am learning to take good care of them.
I AM CURRENTLY RIDING THE STRUGGLE BUS!!!!!
Nationalities:
GO HOKIES!!!
I fight a hard battle, but I fight it with pride.
Fav Bands: <3
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I like both. Problem?
Fav European and Canadian Bands (entirely different league): <3
Planes I love: <3
Stealing and using art are two different things. ***You want something from me? *You ask!**** Depending on what your reason is, I might just say yes if you ask and agree to give credit. Do it without asking- then you are stealing and I don't care what you're using it for- that's NOT okay.
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As of right now, I am indefinitely *not* roleplaying. If anyone should ask and I say no, "no" means no.
# Comments
Comments: 1023
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Hello there I just came by to say Merry Christmas.
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Hello !
I haven't heard from you in ages, how are you doing ?
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Hi.
I actually just logged in here for the first time in a couple of weeks after getting past final exams. I've been spending most of the little time I'm on dA lately on my other account.
As for how I've been doing, the past couple of weeks have been rough with the chronic pain, but I've finally recovered fully from my autoimmune attack and have been in the best health I've had since 2014. Starting to recover emotionally too. It's been hard really trying to come back here just because drama kicks up with people and I've gotten so tired of people being unreasonable (it's especially hard when I had two good friends driven off the site, and had one of the people who drove them off stalk me on Tumblr and send me threatening messages). I've basically just been quiet on here and trying to enjoy feeling normal for the first time in years and stay away from the negativity.
That aside, how have you been?
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Yikes I see O_o
I didn't know you had an attack, it's a relief to hear your body is back to 100%, let's hope your spirit will follow what with XMas coming
As for drama, as usual I haven't heard of it, guess it's the only advantage of being lonely ... I know how it feels loosing friends, along the years that's what kept happening to me 
Well on my end things haven't been too well either <_< I've been through a severe down period because of being lonely and lacking feedback on DA T_T To an unseen point ! My tummy often ached out of stress and worry whenever I went on DA to see the constant lack of feedback and loneliness -_- But thanks to a VERY fidelity-imbued friend I'm feeling kinda better >_> For Real Life not much has changed though I'll still be under pressure for an important work I'm expected to do for College, it's supposed to be my last year and it would be VERY problematic, administratively speaking, if I were to fail
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Yeah, that only added to what happened with my going on hiatus in 2017. Things were out of control online, and I really didn't have the energy to be here when I was so sick -and to add insult to injury, a couple of users talked bad behind my back saying that I was treating something simple like a crippling illness. Apparently having hair fall out, pancreatitis and pre-diabetes, internal bleeding, mass inflammation and an allergic reaction to my own hormones that my body makes automatically isn't serious to them (and it doesn't matter that my current doctor said that had I not stopped the medicine my old doctor had me on, I would be dead by now). Just trying to come to terms with how sick I got and how lucky I was to recover is still surreal to me.
I imagine the college stuff has been crazy. Next year is my last year, and I had a major research paper this semester I just finished up that's one of my graduation requirements, so I'm just about at the start of the song and dance you're going through. Applying to vet school is the next really big thing.
Oh, god, do I feel the loneliness online thing. I've been more on other sites just because of that, and I know I need to be here more often (tonight I'll probably go through my inbox and get to your stuff -I got a mess to look through). Actually, part of the reason I got away was while I was sick, I had some mental effects too, and I was so paranoid of getting attacked that I had panic attacks and nightmares of logging back in to attack messages and nasty feedback -kind of the opposite, and I ended up getting away because of that too (it's not worth that kind of stress). I guess most of the people I used to regularly get good feedback from are either gone, or turned against me, so it's not an unfounded nightmare. But I do have works in progress I need to finish and post...
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Oh wow so it was really that serious, it's actually starting to feel surreal to me that a person I know (you) could have died
In any case, if you feel down, don't hesitate to think of me, I know we haven't interacted much throughout the years but I can tell you that I got to meet some people, sometimes perfect strangers to me, who needed a listening ear and I accepted to share their woes for relief.
It's pretty much the same for me, I have a research paper to do for June or July 2019 and I'm really struggling even getting started
I see
Well I don't know for how long you've been away but I can tell you that, in my case, you'll have TONS of things to look at because I've posted 1 pic every week for almost the whole of this year 
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Thanks, Patrick.
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Your welcome.
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Do you know if Thomasthe747 is still here or on discord or skype?
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I wouldn't know. He's still on here on a different account these days: Cole-Dessine. You could ask him. I honestly hardly know him anymore. Since I had to end an abusive situation and take a hiatus last year, we drifted apart, and he said a couple of things that hurt me quite a bit about that time -and with the silent treatment he gave me, I don't know if I'm welcome to talk to him.
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I understand. Thanks ^^
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I'm sorry things have turned the way they have.
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You're Welcome!
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Thanks, Patrick!
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Your welcome.
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Hi, are you alright? Been awhile since we last spoke to ecother.
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Thanks for asking, and yes, I am doing alright. Very busy, because exams start this week (tomorrow's my very last day of classes) and doing the project for my Living Learning Community, which we finished the dog leg brace prototype in the nick of time. We still have to finish putting together the presentation tonight, because we're doing it tomorrow.
But I actually have some art that I'll upload by the weekend if everything goes as planned, and I'm trying to get around to more and more people as I find time on here. There are still a few I'm not quite emotionally ready to talk to yet, but I'll get there eventually.
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Good to hear that you're doing a project for a community that your part of, and finishing off that dog leg brace.
I'm also going to busy tonight, as I've got a piece of English paper work to do tonight before I hand it in tomorrow
before the start of my English lesson.
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Many thanks for the fave !
And I'm sorry to learn about everything you describe in your latest submission
I wish I had seen it sooner
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You're welcome.
You have nothing to be sorry for -you were not part of that. And I'm sorry that I probably haven't really interacted with you as much as I would if not for some of this stuff.
There is more to it, but because I'm laying low and trying to not have it out in public, it might be best for me to tell you in notes.
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Well I haven't been part of anything in particular no matter it's meliorative or pejorative so either way I feel sorry >_>
You say you didn't interacted with me that much but it's also ME who hasn't interacted with YOU even more, I always justify myself on that aspect by saying I have a timid nature and want to leave persons alone ... it's true but sometimes I wonder if it's still relevant ...
Well feel free to send a note. In the passt I gave a few persons a listening ear even though we were not really acquainted so I'll be more than glad to discuss what's troubling you.
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Hopefully you have time tonight. I had a really bad day today
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I'm really sorry -my grandfather had to go back in the hospital tonight. Haven't been able to get on, and I'm not sure I'm in condition to RP.
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I caught Nestie doing message check
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Best wishes to you. I'm about to go to bed anyway.
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Yeah, just got back. Dealing with some crazy little things for a project coming up in my community next semester (aka, laser cutting training, and the computer was being bad)
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I'm guessing this "offline most nights" thing is more or less permanent now
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I try to make it on every other night at the least. There were some nights these past couple of weeks where I was online and I really probably didn't have the time for it. I've had midterms, I'm sick, I'm in a community where I'm having to go to a lab this month from 7 to 8 for training on equipment for a project we're doing next semester (we're building an animal prosthetic, so I have to be trained in 2D CAD, 3D CAD, laser cutting, 3D printing, and a number of miscellaneous things), I have online lectures I have to watch and write notes on so I can do an online quis and I'm prepared for class -so I've been tied up more than usual, especially with this family emergency as of late.
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What are you doing here at this hour!?
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