http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Xeno834&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Xeno834 en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:19:13 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/23394475/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/23394475/ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:19:41 PST

Recently i've had a well known problem i'm sure alot of people can relate to. My external hard drive (with high resolution backups of my photos) decided to kill itself and so i lost alot of memories and good photos with that . HOWEVER all is not lost with the fact that i managed to recover about 80% of them with thanks to CD backups, Deviant Art and my laptop. Some arn't as high quality as they used to be but atleast i have a copy of them. This goes to show how shitty technology can be and how important it is to backup work several different ways

In other news i've recently from a 5 day holiday at Center Parcs in Longleat, where i had a very enjoyable time I did all sorts of activities i'll probably never experience again such as Skuba Diving, Abseiling and Fencing. Not to mention a nice trip into Longleat Safari Park where i got some wonderful animal shots! Definatly a worthy place for people to visit...

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http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/22899816/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:50:12 PST
Now time for the update...

Photography has taken a bit of back burner atm but it's still trickleing out as and when i can get some new shots. Infact i'll be departing to Center Parcs at Longleat as of the 16th Feb, so that should give me a very nice selection of photo opportunities. Also if some of you have noticed i'm trying to branch out into other mediums including a big of Digital art and graphics which is also a good break from photography every now and then.

The main bit of news i need to inform you all about is that as some of you know i've been undergoing treatment for cancer quite a while and thus it has now taken another step recently. I've been diagnosed about 5 times now over nearly 5 years (yes its really been that long) and the other day i talked with my consultant about my next set of treatment choices, i won't bore you with the details. But as a result i will most likely not be able to update as much as i have been. Because of this i'll be letting my Subscription run out this year and concentrate on more pressing issues... I won't dissapear altogether but things will be on "Silent Running" until further notice.

Its been good to meet all of you on my watch list, you've all mean so must to me in so many different ways. A Special Mentions though goes to and all have inspired me and helped over the time i've been on here (Yes i know you all just so happen to be female too XD).

Dont take this entry as a morbid post cause its not i'm just letting you all know the situation, i'm remaining positive but i have to focus on other things for now.

Take Care All and Stay Positive


Richard (Xeno)

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http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/20836705/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:10:34 PDT
Not only did i manage to pass and gain the Diploma, i passed it at Distinction level which is wonderful since thats my first Distiction i've got in education. The Highest i'd previously had was a Merit and that was for my Business Studies GNVQ.

With that now added to my CV i'm on the prowl for my next course, thing is i don't know where to aim for. Whether i should go for a higher level Photography Qualification or get a diploma in another area which i'm good at. I'd probably end up going for the former rather than latter...


In other news:

I've been doing alot of creative work using other mediums such as script writing and filming. I originally did a film for JimmyTeensTV about 3 years ago to show what life was like on the Adult Cancer Patients Ward, quite a morbid film really. Now over the past 3 months i've done 2 new films! One to do with Radiotherapy and the latest to do with the "Bridge The Gap" charity walk me and my family did. We all took tonnes of photos and footage and last week i managed to finish editing it, i've now sent it off to the owners of JimmyTeens for them to put it up.

Also i'm in the process of putting together a script for a space radio series with my brother. So hopefully we can complete that soon and possible get recording shortly after ^_^

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~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/20564549/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/20564549/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:32:08 PDT
Right time to break down what's happened and to explain some of the more recent photos that i've uploaded:

- I went to the Butterfly and Wildlife Park near Wisbeach mid August and finally got myself some nice Butterfly shots to add to my portfolio. Perfect place to get some nice close up shots of some really beautiful creatures. Not just butterflies but Iguanas, birds of prey, leaf cutter ants (definatly interesting to see) and Fluffy Pigs!! lol

- Went to ~ladyepona writers circle and actually had a good time. Will probably take me a few sessions to get into the flow but everyone were very friendly and i didn't feel unwelcome. I'm just dredding the day i'll have to submit some of my work for people to read. lol

- I went to Sacrawell Farm Early September and managed to take some photos with ~ladyepona Canon EOS 450D because mine died again! I managed to take some more lovely shots and the day was lovely, considerably warmer than the last time i went in February!

- My Sister took my EOS 405D back to Currys to get the things sorted and managed to get the whole camera replaced. Mine was originally a display model, so that was probably the main reason i kept having problems. Very early version and thus has the usual flaws and bugs still in it. But all is well once again!

- Me and my family went on the "Bridge The Gap" charity walk, as team "Shine On", in order to help raise money for the TCT Addenbrookes Appeal and two other charities. The weather was perfect and it was lovely walking around Cambridge and through the many colleges on route. Hence where i got alot of the Architecture shots in my Gallery. So far my family has managed to raise over £200 which really isn't bad going.

- Finally over the past month i've been getting more into producing short films. This was originally started by JimmyTeensTV when they got me to film my time on the Adult Cancer Ward about 3 years ago. Now i've created a new up-to-date film focus around my recent radiotherapy treatment, now it seems i've caught the bug, and i've already started my next film project.


So that seems to be that for now, no doubt more will pop up in the next month or so. So keep an eye out

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http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/19802138/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:52:08 PDT
Firstly i have to say my holiday to Cornwall and Devon turned out great Managed to take alot of great photos and spend a good 10 days relaxing and walking. It seems you don't realise how unfit you are until you walk around places like Clovelly and Lands End.
The only negative thing that happened was that my Canon EOS 450D totally locked up on day 8 of the holiday and as a result i wasn't able to take any photos with that. What really pissed me off it that it happened out of the blue with no warning signs... THANKFULLY we took my good old Fuji S9500 so i kept taking shots for the last few days

On the subject of my Canon i have to say that when i took it back to Currys they had to of been one of the most UNHELPFUL bunch of morons i've come across. Customer service was dire and the whole experience was just a pain in the arse. However i did send my camera off to be repaired and i got it back yesterday in full working order... so thankfully my "limb" has been returned to me finally Took 14 bloody days to do so though <_<

Also i would like to announce that i am in the process of putting together an event to raise money for 2 charities, Teenage Cancer Trust and the Wallace Cancer Care. There's still alot to be planned and booked but i have a date and Venue Booked. So i shall keep you all informed as and when things develop


Additional: I have now uploaded and added 3 new stamps... just thought i'd add that XD

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http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/18910762/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:57:33 PDT
Right, new updates for you all to know:

- I bought myself a New Camera last month, a Canon EOS 450D. I am over the moon with the camera since its my first DSLR camera AND it has detatchable lenses! After seeing what Canon cameras can do and the quality they can produce it won me over compared to the Nikon equivilants. Don't get me wrong Nikon are good cameras, but so are Canon

So as you can guess, all photos will now be taken using my new EOS 450D. It's standard resolution proportions are slightly wider than my older Fuji cameras. Scaled down its now 1152 x 768 instead of 1024 x 768. Which is fair enough, most my shots will be backed up in RAW High Resolution anyway.

- At the start of this month i managed to buy myself a Canon EFS IS 55 - 250mm Lense. That way i can have the option of distance shots like i did with my other cameras.


- Dispite the fact that i've had Dihorea and Sickness for about 12 days now i went to the East Of England Show on the 14th June with my friend ~ladyepona
Here are links to some of the pictures that i took from the event, may i suggest that you look and comment on them.

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... ]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/18266787/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/18266787/ Sun, 11 May 2008 02:50:09 PDT ladyepona yesterday. Please take a look at the photos, there's a nice selection been posted up in my Gallery. No doubt more will pop up in the course of time.

I have to say i am very VERY pleased with how the photoshoot went. The Weather was perfect, the timeing was great (since all the bluebells were out) and the photos turned out better then i thought they would. A Big thanks to Sari for modelling for me for over a year now ^_^

In other news alot has happened since my last Journal. I've been places and done alot of things Two of which i class very highly would be going to see Madness at the Royal Albert Hall and Spending the day with Mario Testino!!

For those of you who know about Fashion photography should of heard of Mario Testino. I didn't until the day was organised, so i had to do some research and found that he's one of the TOP A Class Fashion photographers
The day spend with him was organised by 'Dreams Come True' who were great. I spend about 6 - 7 hours in a london studio watching Mario work his magic. He was doing a front cover and inside story for Vogue Paris "June-July Edition".
I got to know his staff really well and got alot of info about his equipment as well as being able to hold the bloody great camera they use. 59 Mega Pixel! It weighed a tonne! At the end of the day i managed to get his autograph and a photo taken with him! It was just wonderful ^_^

You can see the photo in my gallery.


Finally in other news, i've made a few changes to my gallery. I've removed alot of my older photos because they really wern't that good to be honest. I've kept them on my Hard Drive but they won't see the light of day again for a long time. Also i've include two Stamps that i've made since there is very few out there supporting charities, both Clic Sargent and TCT are very close to my heart

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~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/17696436/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/17696436/ Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:33:20 PDT
Last night (Friday 4th April) i went to an event in Little Abbington being held by the TCT (Teenage Cancer Trust) and JimmyTeens who help and encorage teenage cancer patients to film and express their feeling about their cancer, their treatment and what they have to go through. They are great supports and a great encoragement towards Teenages and Young adults going this troublesome illness.

As some of you may know I too am one of these young adults, i've had cancer for 4 years. Been diagnosed and re-diagnosed over this time, not been a brilliant experience but it definatly opens your eyes to life more. You also get to see how strong both adults and children are in such hard times. It really does move you.

Anyway this "Oscars" event was put together to celebrate all the films and points of views from Teenagers and Young adults. I did a film 2 years ago up on D9 at Addenbrookes hospital. What was important about my film is that i was one of the very few people my age (17 - 18) that had been treated ONLY on the Adult ward. So i gave a different point of view for alot of patients.

My Film definatly wasn't the best but i am still over the moon for being presented the "JimmyTeensTV Media Award" by none other than Christopher Biggins!

He is such a lovely man, and i made sure to get his autograph and have a nice chat with him ^_^

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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/16881390/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/16881390/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:01:46 PST

Next thing, i've been uploading a large collection of photos i've been taking this week from bother Ferry Meadows and Banham Zoo, so please take a look and leave some comments. I have to say I'm very pleased with the outcome, i've definatly come a long way since I first started nearly 2 years ago...

As a result i think i may remove some of the uneccessary Deviations in my collection. Unless they have fairly high or comments. I want this account to show some of my best and more professional photos i have. I'll keep all the ones i don't want in storage, there's no point in deleting them all together

Anyway please take a look and in future i may post some more, i did take more then 30 odd photos you know

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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/16753318/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/16753318/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:53:00 PST
I've been scanning through my archives quite a bit recently and as a result i've managed to update some of my older photos as well as add some that i forgot to put up in the first place
The two Bee Photos are actually new though, taken today in an attempt to do some successful Macro Photos.

On my Stock Photo Account i have upload some more guitar photos which i managed to take the other week. So hopefully someone will like and use them. If not, then just have a look at them. I think they're pretty ^_^

Also things have been booked for the 14th - 21st March for me to go to Wales for a short holiday. Which will be pretty good, chance to take photos, relax and possibly even record it since my sister got herself a camcorder >.<

Just watch this space and there maybe some new things pop up soon

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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/15779480/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/15779480/ Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:08:07 PST

But first i'd like to do a bit of promotion for a fairly new chatroom i've discovered recently. It was created by *AshleyXBrooke87 and is called

It's a wonderful chat room for Photographers only, in which you can share thumbnails and get some good and constructive citisism about you work. You are always welcomed and the mods/regulars offer some good insites.

To go there just click this: [link]



Now i'd like to make some honorable mentions of people who i think deserve one:




Now for the Features

*sonkem



~BlackFrostRose



*dehouse42



*Obsidian133



`Xerces


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~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/14723420/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/14723420/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:23:21 PDT
Recently i finally reached my 3000+ page views in which i am ever so pleased about So thank you all for the help you gave so I could reach this Also i have now opened a Stock Account in order to put up photos that people many find handy for their Maniulations etc. So please go take a look...

The address is:

Just remember that its still in its early days and i will add more as time goes on and i've taken photos that suits it

Clubs



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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/14658440/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/14658440/ Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:23:46 PDT
"The first ten people who reply to this journal and tell me that they want a spot will have me go through their gallery and pick my three favorite deviations, which in turn will be featured in this journal.

The catch is that to qualify, you MUST post a similar journal, this gives us an opportunity to really appreciate and support this lovely artistic global community we've got going on here."

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~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/14025654/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/14025654/ Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:16:05 PDT

It turned out pretty well i think, she was great (as usual) and things seemed to go pretty smoothly. Although the only real problem that we had was down to my hand shakes and the fact that i didn't use my Tripod during the first half of the shoot. As a result most of the Black Drape shots turned out blurry and that actually gutted me quite alot because those shots looked great compared to the white drape

Anyway, i still feel that the white drape shots turned out great, and it was good to do work in a studio environment So take a look at some of the shots that i've posted up and let me know any comments since i always welcome them... its the only want i can improve.

My Inspirations



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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/13983960/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/13983960/ Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:35:31 PDT
I sorted out my Gallery the other day and moved a bunch of work to scraps and so this is the final part of the clearout. First i'd like to say sorry to some of you cause i accidently removed you from my Watch list cause i'm a stupid bugger trying to figure out how to use DA

But i think i've re-added you. If not then let me know



Also i've re-organised the icons used here in the footer of the journals, cause i feel some more of the people in my watch list need to be shown off. Don't worry if you're not in the list, doesn't mean i don't love you



Anyway, that was a nice little random ramble... talk soon

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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/13900020/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/13900020/ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:27:45 PDT
I won't give alot of details but needless to say all is well and i'll have some more photos come soon

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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/13589254/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/13589254/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:25:57 PDT
I bring you some bits and bobs from my archive for now since i'm still in the process of getting my photography equipment all sorted ready for my next shoot Which shouldn't be too long and it should be a good one too

Anyway i call the following bits of work "Postcard Cameos". Mostly due to the fact that they are generally Postcard size. But also because they are slightly larger versions of what are called cameos in the Command and Conquer Modding community.

Cameos are generally 60 x 48 pixels ingame, so the detail won't be as noticable ingame. So whenever i create a cameo i try to save the large version before i resize it... and these are some of the results. I'm not very good with the larger pictures but these arn't too bad i guess...








Note: Expect a large update in the next month. Once i get my lighting in the mail i'll go and do the next photoshoot

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http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/13272632/ Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:22:14 PDT
So as a result i'm going to go about doing things alot more positivly and concentrate on developing my Photography skills when i can. It looks as though my strengths lay in some aspects of Portraiture and some natural shots. The industrial ones arn't brilliant plus i don't get as much chance to go and take those sorts of shots (living in the county and all )

I am currently looking into getting some lighting sorted for my collection of equipment. Once thats been sorted i can attempt to do some semi-professional looking shots as well as put together a stock collection for future use... fingers crossed for that.

Anyway, it's time for be to post up some shots and drawing from 2 of my friends here


- Lee Ward



- Eleanor Lucas


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~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/12876609/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/12876609/ Mon, 07 May 2007 14:01:17 PDT

Also on other news i think its about time i featured some of my watchers here on DA. I'll do this every month at the latest, but i'll try and be pretty frequent...

The common theme for these three artists is drawings and how bloody good they are at doing it I've posted up 4 of my fav. drawings/sketches from each person


kimatsu



visshet



sonkem



There will be some new peeps next month

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http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/12848902/ Sat, 05 May 2007 06:51:57 PDT And with this i'll try and promote mine and others stuff... as soon as i figure out how the heck i can do that

Anyway, i have now included a list of my inspirations and Friends at the end of my journals


Enjoy

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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/12680609/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/12680609/ Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:07:22 PDT

I was snapping shots left, right and center and have come back with of 104 photos. Originally it was more but i purged them down to the best of that selection every time. So this 104 is the best i got, but even now i am deleting a few of them. BUT in the end about 50 of them will be posted up here on my DA

If you havn't noticed i am putting borders around of my fav/best looling shots since i feel then need them. That and things look alot more professional ^_^


Just keep an eye out for any of my photos, cause i will be updating daily for quite a while

]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/12254164/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/12254164/ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:07:05 PDT So its a double landmark lol

Nothing much else to report really, i've not managed to organise any further photoshoots which is a shame So i guess i'll have to do some more natural shots until such times...

Also i've managed to start setting up my very own photography website

[link]

It's still in its early stages, since i have to sort out a gallery and the other pages and layout, but things are progressing nicely. I've even gotten the forum set up


Next Target: 2000+ Views (hopefully)

]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11957713/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11957713/ Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:18:40 PST
In my Gallery you'll find several of the best shots that i took. I appreciate any comments people have but please respect the model! I can't stress this enough since she is also one of my close friends

NOTE: Please also bare in mind that this is my first selection of portrait photos

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]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11732138/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11732138/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:40:56 PST So that means i got my wish of being able to do some snow shots

I've uploaded about 9 so please don't be afaid to take a look

Also the other day i had a go at doing a mini series for once. I thought that i didn't have enough Black and White Photos in my collection on DA so i took 3 of my favorite photos and transformed them to B/W. With an added black border and a flash looking name at the bottom i think they turned out pretty well. I also remembered to keep the original colour ones just in case


On other news i've also cleared out my Gallery in order to make my collection the best it can be (i.e. still not brilliant ) Also i've been trying to perfect my photography technique so i can get some good shots (with limited success). Also in addition i've been browsing through my collection of folders on the Hard Drive and found some long lost photos from my Warrick Castle Trip i had a while ago... so they went straight onto DA

Finally i've been thinking of subscribing to DA, i really want to try and get into things more professionally and i think this will help with me So if anyone out there (already Subscribed) could give me an idea of how it is to be subscribed etc. i'd be much obliged


YAY I'm No longer a Teenager

]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11599631/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11599631/ Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:49:10 PST God knows how i managed that lol...

Thanks again to everyone, over the past few weeks i've managed to make quite a few new friends (As you can now tell by the 12 people viewing my gallery). I have no idea what they see in me but i do appreciate it

Also this sort of co-insides with some good news i got on the 25th.
For the past 6 months i've been undergoing treatment for cancer (again) and i finished my final session not too long ago. On the 18th and 21st of Jan i had some final scans to see what was going on with the cancer... on the 25th i got those results.

My Lungs are totally clear and the other areas are currently Inactive so im back on long term observation (for 10 years >.< But that was great news none the less ^_^


Anyway i'd like to thank the usual people You've all been great and helped no end ^_^ Especially ~kimatsu (Xhan ) since she fetured me


Right time for me to set some goals

- 1500+ Views
- Enhance some of my current photos in my Gallery
- Clean up my Gallery
- Experiment more with Digital Art/Photomanipulation

]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11505449/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11505449/ Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:20:44 PST It's very heartwarming to see that some people are taking an interested in some of my work... especially since compared to alot of the work out there it is crap

I can now successfully say i have reached my next mile stone. I've achieved:

750+ views
50+ Deviations
100+ Deviation Comments

And i know that a handful of my work has also recently been by people such as ~fluffyvolkswagen and ~Ganox. Thanks Guys

Also i'd like to mention ~innovation4d and his fab 3d rendering and artwork. Beautiful stuff there



Next Target: 1000+ Views & 150+ Deviation Comments

]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11332203/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11332203/ Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:59:41 PST I appreciate that people DO seem to take an interest on here.

Also i like to thanks some people that have been very good to me during my stay here on DA:

fluffyvolkswagen - For being bubbly and generally sweet and friendly ^_^

Lee594 - Well what can i say, you've been a pretty big inspiration for me, especially with your space work

xBlackArrowx - For actually dragging my arse onto DA in the first place <3


Anyway Next Target: 750+ views


Thanks again to everyone ^_^

]]> ~Xeno834 http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11274363/ http://Xeno834.deviantart.com/journal/11274363/ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:12:03 PST

(Thank you Debbie XD)

I gotta say 6 wierd things about myself and choose 6 people to do this

1) There is 12 years difference between me and my brother, yet you could almost say we look like twins o.o

2) I have a Port

3) I have had Cancer TWICE and im only 19

4) My Girlfriend compares me alot to Gambit (From X-Men)

5) I am the youngest in my family, yet the second tallest

6) I get given sweet little gifts from my GF, such as: Toy Snail, Costa Napkin (with doodles on) & King Of Hearts (card)

I know that 2 of them aren't really that wierd, but i still think its bizzar and sweet ^_^

People:
Debs (Even though she's already done it lol)
Lee
fluffyvolkswagen

And... thats all really

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