The three voices that don't whisper
Free Talk: 

Specifically, The 3 Different Voices of this Journal

There have been a few posts since I last wrote in here. One by Taylor and one crazy one by Meaghan - the rocket scientist herself. (Not kidding.)  I suppose I should clarify that there are more people using this journal than me. I'm just the one who talks and posts the most.  True to life, too.  I babble aloud more that the others. I created little user pics for each of us to help tell the difference. Now, I'm no artist BUT the pictures do resemble us a bit, as far as features go. I'd like to add more (preferably not drawn by me).  It's lucky that we three don't really resemble each other.  Hopefully, it will help, because we don't always sign our names after commenting. 

My name is Erin, and my penname here is Ruin.  I've also been around in the fandoms as a couple of names - Tanuki-dono, for one. Hahaha - I used to write so much fanfic.  Those were the days... I'm the one who primarily keeps up with the friends-list.  So, if someone has commented back and forth with you, it's probably me.  Unfortunately, I often take breaks from Livejournal and don't always comment as regularly as I'd like.  One, I don't always have something meaningful to say; and two, I'm a busy gal!  My current goal in life is to be happy.  Such a simple statement, but arguably one of the most difficult ideals to obtain. 

I'm currently finishing up my Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology.  I'll be finished this May, and hopefully I'll be a Registered Radiographer by June/July of this year.  I currently have clinicals Monday through Wednesday (which is basically full-time work without pay at this point in time). On Thursday, I commute 2 hours round trip to my college campus for class.  And lastly, I work a part-time job in my field as an x-ray tech (while cross-training in basic nursing) most weekends - Friday through Sunday 8am to 6pm plus overtime if needed (people always seem to walk in right at 6, and we don't leave until the last patient is finished! XD)  So, that's a bit of explanation as to why I sometimes don't get back to you - I don't forget! (I just get sidetracked.)

My interests are too numerous to list.  I should probably wait for another day.  Just skimming the surface... I love stories and books, and of late I've grown fond of sparse and concise writing.  As a young girl, I remember loving the grandiose and purple prose classics, but nowadays, my tastes are much different.  I'm much pickier, you could say.  I used to draw, and when I was young, I envisioned furthering my painting love, but now I've kind of pushed that back to "the hobby that I'll make time for in old age."  I like dry, boring histories.  My bookshelf is a mishmash of selective manga, histories, and medical books, with a few spotted fiction novels squished in between. That's all for now.  *shifty eyes* 

Oh, and I look a lot like my avatar.  Ash blonde (really, it's light brown since it's winter now) and clear, light blue eyes.  Heart-shaped face and vulcan ears. No photos right now, though, no matter how much you like putting a name to a face.  (This is public, anyway.)

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I'm Taylor.  I go by Raze.  I am a junior in high school.  I'm  not exactly  sure what I want to do when I graduate... but I do know that I want art to stay a part of my life.  I am considered hard-working by some and a horrible procrastinator by others.  One day, a boy at school told me it was weird when I spoke. "It's like you speak in sentence fragments.." .....I never have been good at casual conversation and I guess that would be part of the problem.  I also have this strange ability to offend people and not realize what I have done.

I am also a serious fastpitch softball pitcher.  I can play any position on the field and I have hit  3 balls out of park.  My favourite games have been the few  chances that I have gotten to play with my sisters.  Erin was my favourite short stop ever and Meaghan my favourite catcher.

Art is a joyous thing for me, but if I am even considering pursuing it then I really better get my butt in gear.  Should probably take a class and work on drawing from real life and practice paneling for comics.  My favourite manga right now are Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man, Qwan, and Naruto.  I would love to be able to draw like them. Effortless-looking.

Er...what do I look like?  Dark, I guess.  Dark, curly waves for hair.  Dark eyes with heavy brows.  I can pull off that smoky, angry look, I think. Dark skin with red undertones.  Dark, dark, dark.  Like a Cherokee.
   

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Lastly, there is Meaghan, who isn't officially wanting to be here with us.  Though...we've taken to labeling her Wrath lately, since it sounds good with the other names. (Raze, Ruin, and Wrath has a rhythm, you know?) When people make cracks about rocket science, I always think of Meaghan.  Why? That's what she is.  Aerospace engineer. Or at least, that's what she's working toward.  She's got almost four years of engineering school under her belt now.  She currently co-ops through her college and doesn't say a lot about her job.  Most of it is classified information, and contrary to popular belief, she takes her work seriously.  She's very tight-lipped.  "NASA hasn't declassified this..." and "NASA hasn't declassified that..."  Pshh.  Math peoples.  Don't get me wrong.  I like math, too.  Sometimes.  Only when it's applied to sciences like physics and chemistry, though.

Meaghan is...very loveable, actually.  She likes to doodle the most crazy drawings and doujinshi.  If she draws, it's usually shojou-esque in that timeless late 80s to early 90s manga style.  She'll post sometimes at our fanart account (http://www.LOTUS-ink.deviantart.com) but not often.  Her fannish works are escapism when her workload gets to be too much, I think.  She's got long medium brown hair and angular eyes.  Her eyebrows are quite arched, giving her the eternal look of mischief.  Her round features make her look pouty and "cute."  Unfortunately, it always looks like she's lying. Even when she's not.

-Erin / Ruin