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Open call for story project from Luther
Posted 13 years agoMy boyfriend Luther has got an open call for characters in his story project. Go check out his journal about it. Read and comment if you're interested in your character being featured.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4061168/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4061168/
Mid life crisis approaching
Posted 13 years agoI turned 24 this past Wednesday, but I am just now getting drunk for my birthday.
Time for more alcohol.
Time for more alcohol.
Indy Fur Con
Posted 14 years agoWhere will you be?
Wandering all over the hotel.
Where are you staying?
The Hilton
What days are you going to be there?
August 12-14 (Friday - Sunday)
Who will you be rooming with?
luther-bat and 
dracoofzeradaith
Who will you be hanging out with?:
luther-bat and probably dracoofzeradaith. 
alpharaye, 
dissy, 
snap and anyone else who is willing to put up with me. :P
Are there any panels you might be attending?
Possibly. Haven't really looked at the schedule yet
Are you attending any stage or public performances?
2gryphon's show at least.
Will you be suiting?
Nope
Do you do free art?
I can draw you a straight line, if it's a good day.
Do you do trades?
I will trade you a straight line for a circle.
Do you do badges?
Nope.
Do you do commissions?
Nope
What are your limits to drawing?
See above.
What is your gender?
Male.
How old are you?
23
How tall are you?
5'9' ... I wish I was taller.
Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?
Yep. I has a luther-bat. He is fun to cuddle. :3
Can I talk to you?
Yes :)
Can I touch you?
Hugs and stuff are fine, long as you bathe everyday and don't smell funky
How can I find you?
Probably carrying a messenger bag and wearing a blue collar.
Can I visit your room?
Maybe. Depends on how things are going.
Can I buy you drinks?
I'm bringing my own, and I'm generally picky about who I accept drinks from, unless they are sealed containers.
Can I give you stuff?
Why would you want to?
Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Hugs and snuggles are fine. :3
Are you nice?
I try really hard to be and I don't bite unless you ask. ;3
Do you have an artist table?
No.
Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Nope.
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Denyen or a tap on the shoulder works.
Where will you be most of the time during the day/s?
Looking around the artist alley, hanging with friends and new people
You look busy/grumpy. Can I say hi?
I'm there to have a good time so hopefully I won't be grumpy. Can't imagine being busy with anything other than talking to people.
What/where will you be eating?
Some in the room, and some out at other places. Depends on where luther-bat will drive me. :3
Can I look in your sketchbook?
Yes.
Can I draw in your sketchbook?
If you really want to, I won't complain. :3
Can I take your picture?
Just don't catch me off guard please.
What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Have fun before classes start back and try to kill me
Anything else?
Rawr!
Wandering all over the hotel.
Where are you staying?
The Hilton
What days are you going to be there?
August 12-14 (Friday - Sunday)
Who will you be rooming with?
luther-bat and 
dracoofzeradaithWho will you be hanging out with?:
luther-bat and probably dracoofzeradaith. 
alpharaye, 
dissy, 
snap and anyone else who is willing to put up with me. :PAre there any panels you might be attending?
Possibly. Haven't really looked at the schedule yet
Are you attending any stage or public performances?
2gryphon's show at least.
Will you be suiting?
Nope
Do you do free art?
I can draw you a straight line, if it's a good day.
Do you do trades?
I will trade you a straight line for a circle.
Do you do badges?
Nope.
Do you do commissions?
Nope
What are your limits to drawing?
See above.
What is your gender?
Male.
How old are you?
23
How tall are you?
5'9' ... I wish I was taller.
Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?
Yep. I has a
luther-bat. He is fun to cuddle. :3Can I talk to you?
Yes :)
Can I touch you?
Hugs and stuff are fine, long as you bathe everyday and don't smell funky
How can I find you?
Probably carrying a messenger bag and wearing a blue collar.
Can I visit your room?
Maybe. Depends on how things are going.
Can I buy you drinks?
I'm bringing my own, and I'm generally picky about who I accept drinks from, unless they are sealed containers.
Can I give you stuff?
Why would you want to?
Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Hugs and snuggles are fine. :3
Are you nice?
I try really hard to be and I don't bite unless you ask. ;3
Do you have an artist table?
No.
Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Nope.
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Denyen or a tap on the shoulder works.
Where will you be most of the time during the day/s?
Looking around the artist alley, hanging with friends and new people
You look busy/grumpy. Can I say hi?
I'm there to have a good time so hopefully I won't be grumpy. Can't imagine being busy with anything other than talking to people.
What/where will you be eating?
Some in the room, and some out at other places. Depends on where
luther-bat will drive me. :3Can I look in your sketchbook?
Yes.
Can I draw in your sketchbook?
If you really want to, I won't complain. :3
Can I take your picture?
Just don't catch me off guard please.
What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Have fun before classes start back and try to kill me
Anything else?
Rawr!
Anthrocon meme
Posted 14 years agoPsych!
Can't go this year.
Can't go this year.
Bump
Posted 14 years agoWanted to get the previous journal off my page.
Same old boring me. Nothing interesting to report.
Same old boring me. Nothing interesting to report.
Anger
Posted 15 years agoWe're beginning a big section on HIV in my antibiotics course. We've started with a film from the 90's that was made just before the first reverse transcriptase (protease) inhibitor was released on the market. It was the first drug that really had any effect on the virus. The film documents the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic.
It was first called GRID, Gay Related Immune Deficiency. Doctors had no idea what was causing it or how it was spread. Medical professionals refused to properly treat the victims. Politicians ignored the emerging epidemic because gay men represented such a small percent of their constituents. Religious authorities used the disease as vindication of their beliefs, proof that their morals were universal law and now being confirmed by medical science.
Almost everyone- doctors, researchers, politicians, the blood banks and more- wanted to belief that this was a disease indicative of the gay lifestyle. They didn't want to believe that it could spread to anyone else. Even as the evidence grew that it could be sexually transmitted and the blood transmitted, it was still ignored. It took years for any real progress to be made, mostly due to underfunding from the government and lack of support. It wasn't until thousands of people were infected that real progress started because the evidence finally couldn't be ignored and it was realized that this disease was a danger to everyone, not just a marginalized group of people that many others would like to have seen dead anyway. The disease had to spread through IV drug users, then hemophiliacs and those who received blood transfusions and finally be confirmed in other counties, like Uganda in Africa, in heterosexual populations. So many people could have been saved if action had been taken sooner, but thousands of people had to suffer and many families destroyed before anything was done. I will admit that the gay community could have done better as well. The doctors may have been reluctant to claim it was sexually transmitted but at the time the gay community didn't want to hear it. Gay activists that worked to help AIDS victims that spoke up, trying to warn gay men to use condoms and protect themselves, were ostracized.
Watching that film, seeing real footage from the 80's and 90's and learning a lot more about what happened than I knew before stirred up a lot of anger in me. I've always had some anger issues centered around being gay. I've spent a lot of time angry at bigoted Christians, homophobes and politicians... and, I'm ashamed to admit, sometimes just Christians and straight people in general.
I'm not sure how the rest of this unit is going to go. I don't like feeling this way. The anger builds up and I just get the urge to lash out. In fact, I find myself wishing that I'd run into some vocal homophobic person just so I'd have someone to lash out at. It makes me want to cry and look for a fight at the same time.
I'm not even sure why I'm writing this. I just felt so angry earlier today, a kind of helpless anger because I didn't have anyone specific to be angry at. It took a little while but it finally subsided. Now I just wonder if I'm going to feel that way again tomorrow morning when we finish the film.
It's times like this that make me think I should be an infectious disease pharmacist with a focus on HIV. It would give me something to redirect my anger at and turn it into energy to actually do some good.
Cross posted from my LJ. Might delete later, just felt the need to vent.
It was first called GRID, Gay Related Immune Deficiency. Doctors had no idea what was causing it or how it was spread. Medical professionals refused to properly treat the victims. Politicians ignored the emerging epidemic because gay men represented such a small percent of their constituents. Religious authorities used the disease as vindication of their beliefs, proof that their morals were universal law and now being confirmed by medical science.
Almost everyone- doctors, researchers, politicians, the blood banks and more- wanted to belief that this was a disease indicative of the gay lifestyle. They didn't want to believe that it could spread to anyone else. Even as the evidence grew that it could be sexually transmitted and the blood transmitted, it was still ignored. It took years for any real progress to be made, mostly due to underfunding from the government and lack of support. It wasn't until thousands of people were infected that real progress started because the evidence finally couldn't be ignored and it was realized that this disease was a danger to everyone, not just a marginalized group of people that many others would like to have seen dead anyway. The disease had to spread through IV drug users, then hemophiliacs and those who received blood transfusions and finally be confirmed in other counties, like Uganda in Africa, in heterosexual populations. So many people could have been saved if action had been taken sooner, but thousands of people had to suffer and many families destroyed before anything was done. I will admit that the gay community could have done better as well. The doctors may have been reluctant to claim it was sexually transmitted but at the time the gay community didn't want to hear it. Gay activists that worked to help AIDS victims that spoke up, trying to warn gay men to use condoms and protect themselves, were ostracized.
Watching that film, seeing real footage from the 80's and 90's and learning a lot more about what happened than I knew before stirred up a lot of anger in me. I've always had some anger issues centered around being gay. I've spent a lot of time angry at bigoted Christians, homophobes and politicians... and, I'm ashamed to admit, sometimes just Christians and straight people in general.
I'm not sure how the rest of this unit is going to go. I don't like feeling this way. The anger builds up and I just get the urge to lash out. In fact, I find myself wishing that I'd run into some vocal homophobic person just so I'd have someone to lash out at. It makes me want to cry and look for a fight at the same time.
I'm not even sure why I'm writing this. I just felt so angry earlier today, a kind of helpless anger because I didn't have anyone specific to be angry at. It took a little while but it finally subsided. Now I just wonder if I'm going to feel that way again tomorrow morning when we finish the film.
It's times like this that make me think I should be an infectious disease pharmacist with a focus on HIV. It would give me something to redirect my anger at and turn it into energy to actually do some good.
Cross posted from my LJ. Might delete later, just felt the need to vent.
Indy Furcon
Posted 15 years agoI'm gonna be at Indy Furcon this weekend with Luther-bat. If you're going to be there and interested in hanging out some, just let me know and we'll swap phone numbers or something.
Luther-bat. If you're going to be there and interested in hanging out some, just let me know and we'll swap phone numbers or something.Fire all lazorz
Posted 15 years agoMy eyes have been sliced open and the insides zapped with a laser. Glasses are no longer needed to function. Now I just have to wait for the halos and light bloom effects to go away.
Did you know that your skin is positively glowing? I must ask for the name of the lotion you use!
Did you know that your skin is positively glowing? I must ask for the name of the lotion you use!
Homophobia
Posted 15 years agoI had seen this somewhere before and really liked it. Then I saw that 
indogali posted it in a journal and thought I would repost it.
Homophobia means:
* I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.
* I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.
* I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.
* We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.
* I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.
* I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.
* I am one of the lucky ones, I guess. I survived the attack that left me in a coma for three weeks, and in another year I will probably be able to walk again.
* I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.
* We are the couple who had the Realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.
* I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.
* I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.
* I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.
* I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.
* I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.
* I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.
* I am the man who died when the paramedics stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.
* I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I did not have to always deal with society hating me.
* I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.
* I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.
* I am the person who is afraid of telling his loving Christian parents he loves another male.
indogali posted it in a journal and thought I would repost it.Homophobia means:
* I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.
* I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.
* I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.
* We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.
* I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.
* I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.
* I am one of the lucky ones, I guess. I survived the attack that left me in a coma for three weeks, and in another year I will probably be able to walk again.
* I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.
* We are the couple who had the Realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.
* I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.
* I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.
* I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.
* I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.
* I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.
* I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.
* I am the man who died when the paramedics stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.
* I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I did not have to always deal with society hating me.
* I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.
* I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.
* I am the person who is afraid of telling his loving Christian parents he loves another male.
Anthrocon 2010 Redux
Posted 15 years agoAnthrocon this year was a great success. It was probably my best convention so far, mainly because there was NO DRAMA. =O
I got to meet back up with
tsukidarkstar after not seeing him for two years and finally got to meet his boyfriend 
Siberfox. Luther-bat and I hung out with them some and enjoyed their company.
Friday night, Dracoofzeradaith hosted a macrophile party, which was a huge (pun intended :P ) success. There I met 
Unknownwolf, 
DNApalmhead, 
Blastgoggles and 
nikvulper from Method1. Also think I briefly met 
Brokenwing, but didn't get to talk to him much.
I also got to see
jirlae and 
Sellix again this year. A big group of us with out for sushi on Friday and there I met 
Mnementh, 
Onisyra, 
Bakel, Neo, and someone else that sat next to Kito whose name I can't recall (Artic, could you jog my memory?). Later that night I met 
Byzil and 
hypnoticdragon at the rave with 
Artic.
We went to Kage's Story Hour, which was very entertaining. I have to giving him credit for being a good storyteller. He knows how to deliver it and keep it entertaining. We didn't go to
2gryphon rant because since we're going to Indy Furcon. He'll probably do the same material there.
On Sunday, went into the Zoo with Draco and met
Slothpuck. He has such a lovely British accent. I believe the accent he has is referred to as the Queen's English and is prevalent in the area around London.
Artic and I also wondered around with
chromey in the Dealer's Den and Artist's Ally.
Luther and I picked up a few commissions and bought a few things in the Dealer's Den. We're both fairly pleased with what we have so far. Now we're just waiting on
talakestreal to finish and mail our commissions.
I got to meet back up with
tsukidarkstar after not seeing him for two years and finally got to meet his boyfriend 
Siberfox. Luther-bat and I hung out with them some and enjoyed their company.Friday night,
Dracoofzeradaith hosted a macrophile party, which was a huge (pun intended :P ) success. There I met 
Unknownwolf, 
DNApalmhead, 
Blastgoggles and 
nikvulper from Method1. Also think I briefly met 
Brokenwing, but didn't get to talk to him much.I also got to see
jirlae and 
Sellix again this year. A big group of us with out for sushi on Friday and there I met 
Mnementh, 
Onisyra, 
Bakel, Neo, and someone else that sat next to Kito whose name I can't recall (Artic, could you jog my memory?). Later that night I met 
Byzil and 
hypnoticdragon at the rave with 
Artic.We went to Kage's Story Hour, which was very entertaining. I have to giving him credit for being a good storyteller. He knows how to deliver it and keep it entertaining. We didn't go to
2gryphon rant because since we're going to Indy Furcon. He'll probably do the same material there.On Sunday, went into the Zoo with Draco and met
Slothpuck. He has such a lovely British accent. I believe the accent he has is referred to as the Queen's English and is prevalent in the area around London.Artic and I also wondered around with
chromey in the Dealer's Den and Artist's Ally.Luther and I picked up a few commissions and bought a few things in the Dealer's Den. We're both fairly pleased with what we have so far. Now we're just waiting on
talakestreal to finish and mail our commissions.Ready for Anthrocon
Posted 15 years agoLuther and I are leaving for Pittsburgh in the morning. Not sure how many that watch me are actually going, but if you are, feel free to contact me if you want to hang out.
E-mail is denyendragon[at]gmail.com
I get my email on my phone so I can get back to you quick. I can either give you my number in reply, or if you give me your number I can call/text you.
I'm also on twitter: denyendragon
E-mail is denyendragon[at]gmail.com
I get my email on my phone so I can get back to you quick. I can either give you my number in reply, or if you give me your number I can call/text you.
I'm also on twitter: denyendragon
Anthrocon - Who will be there?
Posted 15 years agoLooks like I'm going to make it to Anthrocon this year with Luther-bat and we'll be rooming with Dragoon.
Who else is going? I'd really like to meet up with different people and hang out.
Luther-bat and we'll be rooming with Dragoon.Who else is going? I'd really like to meet up with different people and hang out.
Happy Birthday to me!
Posted 15 years agoYea, I turn 22 today... not nearly as exciting as turning 21, heheh.
*drum roll*
Posted 15 years ago"Congratulations! The Admissions Committee at the College of Pharmacy has recommended your conditional* acceptance into the Pharm.D. program effective fall 2010."
I got my acceptance letter! I'm going to pharmacy school this fall!
I'm going to make sure of this, but I don't believe I have to worry about my grades this semester affecting my admission status. So I can put more time into my lab project because I'd much rather have a published research paper than all A's this semester. It also means I can enjoy this last semester more with out grades and worrying about next semester hanging over my head.
... also, I think I'm going to commission a picture of Denyen in some kind of pharmacy setting just because. :P
* That's what they tell everyone, think it has to do with some legal reason to cover their rears. Only way I'm not accepted is if I commit a felony, refuse the background check and drug screening, or not make my $500 tuition down payment.
I got my acceptance letter! I'm going to pharmacy school this fall!
I'm going to make sure of this, but I don't believe I have to worry about my grades this semester affecting my admission status. So I can put more time into my lab project because I'd much rather have a published research paper than all A's this semester. It also means I can enjoy this last semester more with out grades and worrying about next semester hanging over my head.
... also, I think I'm going to commission a picture of Denyen in some kind of pharmacy setting just because. :P
* That's what they tell everyone, think it has to do with some legal reason to cover their rears. Only way I'm not accepted is if I commit a felony, refuse the background check and drug screening, or not make my $500 tuition down payment.
Pokemon Face
Posted 15 years ago... ...
Posted 16 years agoI... I heard back from the pharmacy college today... I didn't get in this round. Now I have to wait until February before I might hear anything more from them. I might get in during the next round, if not, there is one more in March. If I'm not accepted then, I'll have to wait till next year. I really don't want that to happen. My best hope right now is that my grades for this semester were really good and I get to update my application with them.
... This winter break is going to be miserable.
... This winter break is going to be miserable.
*dances around*
Posted 16 years agoI got an interview for pharmacy school on November 19!!
So freaking excited! :D
So freaking excited! :D
Application
Posted 16 years agoAfter many delays due to school work and my own procrastination due to a lack of inspiration to write the open responses, I finally finished my application to pharmacy college. Now I just have to hope that I'm good enough to get an interview. *crosses fingers* Hopefully I'll hear something soon.
New apartment.
Posted 16 years agoYay! Finally got moved into my apartment with my mate. Now we're just waiting for our third roommate to move in. Since it was a random assignment (these are student apartments), we're hoping he won't have a problem living with a gay couple.
Yea, I'm going.
Posted 16 years agoI'm going back to Anthrocon this year. Gonna be rooming with luther-bat, artic, and Dragoon. To whoever else is going, I'll see ya there.
luther-bat, artic, and Dragoon. To whoever else is going, I'll see ya there.*Raises a wine glass*
Posted 16 years agoNow I can finally buy my own alcohol! Here's to finally being 21.
Happy Valentines Day!
Posted 16 years ago<3 Be sure to spend it with those you love, be they family, friends, or mates. <3
*hugs all around*
*hugs all around*
Merry Christmas
Posted 16 years agoThat is all.
*sweeps away old Journal*
Posted 17 years agoYea, don't really have anything to say. Just got sick of seeing my anthrocon journal everytime I looked at my user page.
Anthrocon
Posted 17 years agoYes, I will be going to Anthrocon this year. I'm staying with 
b-bat, artic, and 
deagle. Yes, I realize that about the only people that watch me are people I already know, so this post is probably pointless; but I'm doing it anyway. If I don't know you, and you're are AC, feel free to say hi, if you see me.
b-bat, artic, and 
deagle. Yes, I realize that about the only people that watch me are people I already know, so this post is probably pointless; but I'm doing it anyway. If I don't know you, and you're are AC, feel free to say hi, if you see me.