Neil Rawson

United States

I love music and art in just about any form. I play guitar, bass, and sitar among other things, and write my own music. I have artistic roots on both sides of my family, which have greatly shaped my entire way of life. While I don't specialize in any one type of art, I'm always trying out different mediums of personal artistic expression.

I work at a hospital, where I serve food to sick and injured patients. It's a good job. I like helping people in any way I can... and I like food.

I work just as well in isolation as I do with others. There are a lot of people I care about, but I'm not very good at staying in touch. It's something I'm slowly working on. I'm single, and generally glad to keep it that way, though I must admit: I have a real soft spot for beautiful redheads.

I find the world around me to be a strange and fascinating place, and tend to appreciate the little things others might take for granted. I love trying out new things. Life is just not long enough to do and see everything that could appeal to me. The concepts of life, death, and humanism are very interesting to me, though I don't consider myself to be a morbid nor "deep" person. I have a lot of interest in the natural world. I love thunderstorms and such.

I'm a creature of the night. I find it's much easier to think and function while the rest of the world is busy sleeping. I wish the night was about four hours longer. I'm terrible at managing my time.

I'm not at all religious. In fact, I'm quite the opposite. This offends some people. To those people, I am sorry, but I don't hide who I am. I believe in things that we know exist. I value logic over faith. I also don't care much for politics. I have my own hybrid system of values and morality, and feel like most politicians are corrupt anyways.

I don't drink, smoke, or take any other mind-altering substances. I prefer being in charge of my own mind as much as I can be.

I'm a bit of a pack rat. I like collecting strange, sometimes useless things, especially if they have a strong artistic, cultural, or "earthy" feel to them. I've found that thrift stores are a great way to collect relics of value to no one but me.

I'm a total geek when it comes to Magic: The Gathering. I've recently been known to dump hours into making a perfect deck, just to have no one to use it against.

I'm very easy to get along with, and have very few people I dislike. If you're not a total jerk, I'll probably like you. I never hold grudges. Life is too short to spend full of hate. If I can make someone smile, I feel like my day hasn't been a waste. If you ever need someone to talk to, or a patient ear, don't be afraid to give me a shout.

I don't really have any conscious fears... except ketchup. Seriously. Don't laugh.

I usually don't take myself too seriously. Boobs. See?

I've been called strange, among many other things. I won't dispute that for a second.

I don't have a lot of money, but I'm happy with what I have. As much as I tend to complain, I do enjoy life. It could certainly be a lot worse.

By the way, I'm always happy to do free photomanipulation requests, if you want me to create or manipulate an image for you. Same goes for designing posters and whatnot. I love doing it, and could use some free practice.

I'm just trying to make my way through this crazy thing called life, living, learning, and doing my best to make every day count for something.

Anything else you want to know, you'll just have to ask me. I don't bite... much. Don't be a stranger.

If you read this whole thing, congratulations. You've earned yourself a Klondike Bar. Sadly, I cannot provide you with one. Sorry.

Current Residence: New York (a rural area, not near the city.)
deviantWEAR sizing preference: Large, if you feel the urge to buy me clothes.
Print preference: Art is art. I'm happy with whatever medium you're willing to donate.
Favourite genre of music: Rock, grunge, progressive, and many others, from all eras. I listen to a lot of stuff.
Favourite photographer: I'm sorry to say that very few people are "good" photographers. No favorite here.
Favourite style of art: Blacksmithing - forging metal into into tools, artwork, weapons, etc.
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate. It was totally my idea.
MP3 player of choice: Phillips GoGear ViBE
Shell of choice: I don't need no stinkin' shell.
Wallpaper of choice: The latest abstract/surreal/sci-fi art that catches my attention.
Skin of choice: The good ol' default DA skin. I don't mind grey.
Favourite cartoon character: No single favorite... any of the Griffins or Simpsons. Otherwise I don't watch much TV.
Personal Quote: Life is not the support system for art... it's the other way around. ~Stephen King