Nine for Nine

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It's true I haven't been here for almost a week, though I did come briefly to do what I could to celebrate a very dear friend's birthday... BGai , :wave: , though I was two days late of course.

I would love to say that I was off galavanting around, having a most wonderful time, or at the very least, doing some fun things that make me happy all pain-free and what not, but neither are the case. :hmm:

So I come here, knowing, that I should go to work, in fact, do some serious work, especially with my Admin. at Unframed-Nature , my apologies to them once again- but wanting them to know, that THEY ARE the next "work project" that is on my list. :)

It's just that in this brief-ish interim, I've had a physical set-back on the left-side of my lower torso where the actual bulging disc is lying on the nerve, and again causing excruciating pain, and again down all the way through to the tips of my toes. I have stuck to my plan of help with Alternative Therapies, which I've only just barely begun, but being fully disgusted with Western Medicine, as I've been calling my Primary Care Provider for the past TWO WEEKS, leaving messages about being in severe pain again, and wondering WHEN we were going to have that follow-up appointment regarding REFERRALS to a Pain Management Specialist who was going to do injection/s into the nerve that the bulging disc is laying on, AND, REFERRALS to Physical Therapy, as well as to a Podiatrist for the various issues regarding my feet.

No replies, none. And two Neurologists have already recommended these referrals since mid-December!!  :faint:

But apparently these referrals have to go back through my Primary Care Provider, for her to set-up and arrange it all, and WHY I need ANOTHER Appointment with her to do that, I will never know, but if that's the case return my calls, PLEASE!

Among just this one issue, I know some of you can imagine there are more, but there has been this ONE ongoing problem I have NEVER mentioned at all, (on dA) probably because I had had hope (silly me) that it would have dissipated or resolved itself by now.  I'm not going to actually go into it all, but my SUPER small-numbered biological family has had an incredible falling-out, of which it has never had of such size.  I am not directly involved, but it does involve my immediate family from childhood, and I have been involved WITH the issue, but I neither caused or received it directly, but have been right there along the way, and I am whole-heartedly heart-broken and saddened beyond anything that any of them could possibly imagine.

I have only said ONE THING to my only sibling, which was to wish him (& his own little family group) well, and to be okay with my parents, prefacing my wish with, the fact that I didn't want to bring up any conversation about the matter, itself. I completely thought he would take my wish in the Spirit with which it was intended, but as the conversation that I did not want, ended up, he was full-on mad at me, for thinking they even needed such wishes.  The sad thing is in these recent times, of say the last couple/few years, every conversation regarding something important or simply innocuous with my only sibling, ends terribly!  And I think it's gotten worse each time. I feel like I communicate MUCH better with my sister-in-law, who I communicate with in Spanish, and so I continue to try to do that, despite their issues with my parents.  The thing is these two are the parents of my beloved biological nieces, whom I adore to no end...
equally to my niece in Germany, D.D., :wave: :heart:

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As I was saying, in the interim, while these things have been going on, plus other...
I realized that my NINE YEAR ANNIVERSARY on dA is HERE!

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dA has become more and more important to me over the years, & for very specific reasons. It's another way to volunteer my time, (besides "off-line" volunteerism in my actual community such as with animal shelters in these later years.). And another important reason, is because of the camaraderie that can be built between a group of people, and most of all:

The family and friendship that can be developed!!

And the BEST PART, is that it is ALL due to ONE commonality-
:heart: OUR LOVE OF ART! :heart:

Lastly, I just want to say that I have several favourite numbers, and the #9, is my first favourite.
Here are my other favourite numbers: 3, 9, 12, 13, 18, 23, 33, 42, 45, 50,
Out of these, I LOVE MOST: 9, 13, 23, 33, 42.

OKAY, WHO WANTS TO HELP ME PARTY, AND HAVE FUN???
BECAUSE I SOOOOOO NEED IT!!!


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:iconpurpleflowerplz::iconwhiteflowerplz:TWO ACTIVITIES: ACTIVITY ONE: "NINE TEA TRIVIA QUESTIONS" & THE RULES :iconwhiteflowerplz::iconpurpleflowerplz:

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:bulletwhite: The FIRST Rule of "Tea Trivia" is to follow the Rules.
:bulletwhite: The SECOND Rule of "Tea Trivia" is to follow the Rules. ;)
(If anyone GETS that, I commend you, and your film knowledge. If you don't, NO WORRIES- it still applies here!)

:iconwhiteflowerplz:The RULES
:bulletwhite: Send your answers 1-9 to my NOTES, (yeah you read correctly) WITH A MATCHING TITLE, like "Tea Trivia". Copy/Pasting the corresponding questions would be appreciated, but is not required.

:note: If you place your answers in comments, they'll have to be hidden or simply ignored, but unless I come back to this in time to re-direct you to my NOTES, you will not be in the running. (I still have a couple of journals that I would like to give some replies to. :nod: )

:bulletwhite: The first THREE people to send the most CORRECT answers, will be the WINNERS.
So, accuracy will actually count MORE than speed, and there will be THREE TOP WINNERS, to help account for the time zone difference, keeping in mind, that nothing is perfect.

:bulletwhite: Correct Answers to BONUS QUESTIONS, *CAN* help pull up your overall results! :nod:
So, I would not totally disregard them. :)


:bulletwhite: You have about two weeks, right around the time, when I hope to begin working on "MARCH 2017 + Grats..." which is when I will publish ANY results, AND THE PRIZES!!! - (if anyone does participate).
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:iconwhiteflowerplz:"Nine Tea Trivia Questions"
(You may begin whenever...)

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara  When is Tea's BIRTH-day?
Month & Day to get it correct, and
BONUS!! - for the YEAR! ;)
BONUS!! - Speaking of NUMBERS, which of Tea's favourite numbers, is LIKELY to be most significant this week?

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara What Groups is Tea the Founder of?

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara Which Group Does Tea Write the Most Journals for?

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara What Career did Tea have before she was legally disabled in 2007?
BONUS!! - For how many years did she do this career?

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara What was Tea's very first art she ever engaged herself with, in all of her life?
BONUS!! - And the second, which closely followed?

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara For WHAT is the MAIN REASON that Tea is collecting Points :points: ?
BONUS!! - What is a SUPER-Affiliate?

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara What is the last QUOTE in her list of "quotes" she mentions that she likes?

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara Which extremely talented deviant drew Tea's portrait  (trad. work!) and sent it to her?

Glass Star Bullet (Yellow) by Gasara How many items are currently in Tea's dA Wishlist?

BONUS!! - What is at least one other certification Tea holds, (besides the credentials for her past career)?
HINT: Yes, this IS listed somewhere within her dA pages, and NOT with a random photo deviation.

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Okay that's it! Begin when you're ready/ have time, SEND ANSWERS TO my NOTES, with TITLE,
:eyes: SEE RULES ABOVE, and you will be fine!
Yes, there ARE PRIZES, which will be announced with WINNERS, (if we have participation), when I post my next personal journal in about 2 - 2.5 weeks. :D
(Can't hurt to try! :XD: And who knows- of those who DO try, you may know the most!)

HAVE FUN! :la:

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:iconpurpleflowerplz::iconwhiteflowerplz:ACTIVITY TWO:  "NINE DEVIATIONS" & RULES:iconwhiteflowerplz::iconpurpleflowerplz:


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:bulletwhite: SEND to my NOTES with TITLE: "NINE DEVIATIONS"

:bulletwhite:  DIVIDED into THREE SECTIONS:

1.  :bulletyellow: Send THREE Deviations of a FRIEND of Yours.
2. :bulletyellow: Send THREE Deviations of YOUR OWN!!!
3. :bulletyellow: Send THREE Deviations that you might like of Mine.

:bulletwhite: There is NO race against time, (the trivia game really isn't either- only perhaps mildly so).
:bulletwhite: Depending upon any level of participation, will depend upon whether I feature ALL that you send to my NOTES, or ONE from each category. :aww:

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I discovered dA at a very significant time in my life.  When I joined, I never looked back. I think nine years later, I've lately been going through another significant time, in much different ways. 

It's not just that I've grown and changed since I've been on dA, but also that I've grown and changed because of dA

The other thing is, there were quite a few people I met around the time that I joined who were either already here for whatever while, or who had also joined around the same time that I had, WHO, I am still friends with today, or became closer friends with as time went, as we remained on dA together this whole time!

I find this especially amazing! When I first came here, I was so super shy, NOT looking to meet people, didn't even really think about that.  I very consciously had major issues with trust, with a capital "T".  I really was just hoping to find a different part of life to participate in with art, since my whole career, had just disappeared. 

And, then, SURPRISE!!! -
 I have found family and friends along the way. And THIS has been my greatest blessing.

So, whether anyone plays my game or activity or NOT, I am here to say:
:icongrouphugplz: THANK YOU FOR THESE NINE YEARS! :icongrouphugplz:

I am grateful to KNOW each and everyone of you, who I have come to know and care much about.

:love: *YOU*, the people, are my deviantART. :love:


(Thank you for allowing me to share.)

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I really hope your family can get things worked out. I'm sorry you have to deal with that. My family is pretty messed up as well really right now the worst it's ever been.