Greetings!
I was asked to drop by here & mention a little bit about myself, so here I am.
I guess I'll go over the basics first. My name's John David Scott, I'm 38. My friends call me either JD or “Turtleâ€. I'm of (mostly) Scots-Irish descent, with a little German, Choctaw, and Cajun thrown in for spice. Married to an AMAZING lady named Melanie. Majored in Fine Art & minored in English in college. I live Nacogdoches, a small college town in East Texas. I’m a massive geek, and my wife’s a nerd. (& we’re dorky enough to make that distinction.)
In direct contradiction to my geek side, I’ve been a stick fighter for about 20 years, and am president of the Clan MacRaith Motorcycle Association.
I do freelance graphic design on the side, under the moniker of TurtlewurX Productions. (Some of my work can be viewed here: http://turtlewurx.deviantart.com/gallery/ ) It definitely does not pay the bills, but it's a nice hobby & it's fun to brag about.) I specialize in the reconstruction of medieval artifacts -mostly weapons-, though I’ve worked all over the spectrum... From digital art to leather craft. I’ve actually had some of my work displayed at both the Longview Historical Museum & the Tyler Library. I’ve also designed the cover art for several CDs & DVDs.
After about 20 years in the sign industry, I finally opened up my own shop. (Highland Motorworks) Mostly we do vehicle graphics for motorcycles, but we also do signs, banners, vehicle wraps, etc.
I’ve been in the art industry, in one form or another, nearly my entire life... Mostly I’ve gravitated towards advertising since it’s the most stable way to earn a paycheck & still get to be kind of artsy. I’ve written & edited radio ads, done professional graphic design, logo design, vehicle graphics, played at some photography, had some of my poetry & short stories published in small press, & I’ve made more signs and banners than I care to think about.......... I love to try my hand at any art form I come across. Not that I’m very good at ‘em all, but I still like to give it a shot. My only real regret is that I’d LOVE to sing or play an instrument, but I can’t even carry a tune in a bucket
I also do a fair amount of historical reenactment. Everything from the S.C.A. to Early American Buckskinners. (I tend to avoid Civil War stuff though.)
I practice several forms of Western Martial Arts (mostly stave, cudgel, or sword related.)
I’ve been an animal lover all my life, and have raised all sorts; Dogs & cats (of course), but also ferrets, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, fish, frogs, lizards, a few turtles, and lots & LOTS of snakes.
In high school/early college, I had 4 Red Eared Sliders that were injured shortly after hatching when we were clearing a field next to the lake. The intention was to nurse them back to health & then release them back into the wild. I grew rather fond of them though, and kept them for several years. Their diet consisted of live food sources, so they wouldn’t have a problem hunting once released. (i.e., no reptisticks, etc.) They eventually began to outgrow their habitat (for about the third time), and I couldn’t afford a larger habitat, so I released them near the area I had found them. It wasn’t until later that I learned of the myriad other dangers involved in releasing captive turtles. I wouldn’t do that now, of course, but at the time I didn’t know better.
I have also had a few box turtles. I have maybe 2 years experience with them. I had to find new homes for James T. Skywalker & Darth Kahn though since the apartment I was living in at the time changed their pet policy.
….& that’s about it. Sorry to be so long winded, but I found it difficult to condense my whole life into a couple of paragraphs.
Anyway, I’m really looking forward to talking to folks on this forum, & getting advice on what sort of tort I should adopt.
I was asked to drop by here & mention a little bit about myself, so here I am.
I guess I'll go over the basics first. My name's John David Scott, I'm 38. My friends call me either JD or “Turtleâ€. I'm of (mostly) Scots-Irish descent, with a little German, Choctaw, and Cajun thrown in for spice. Married to an AMAZING lady named Melanie. Majored in Fine Art & minored in English in college. I live Nacogdoches, a small college town in East Texas. I’m a massive geek, and my wife’s a nerd. (& we’re dorky enough to make that distinction.)
In direct contradiction to my geek side, I’ve been a stick fighter for about 20 years, and am president of the Clan MacRaith Motorcycle Association.
I do freelance graphic design on the side, under the moniker of TurtlewurX Productions. (Some of my work can be viewed here: http://turtlewurx.deviantart.com/gallery/ ) It definitely does not pay the bills, but it's a nice hobby & it's fun to brag about.) I specialize in the reconstruction of medieval artifacts -mostly weapons-, though I’ve worked all over the spectrum... From digital art to leather craft. I’ve actually had some of my work displayed at both the Longview Historical Museum & the Tyler Library. I’ve also designed the cover art for several CDs & DVDs.
After about 20 years in the sign industry, I finally opened up my own shop. (Highland Motorworks) Mostly we do vehicle graphics for motorcycles, but we also do signs, banners, vehicle wraps, etc.
I’ve been in the art industry, in one form or another, nearly my entire life... Mostly I’ve gravitated towards advertising since it’s the most stable way to earn a paycheck & still get to be kind of artsy. I’ve written & edited radio ads, done professional graphic design, logo design, vehicle graphics, played at some photography, had some of my poetry & short stories published in small press, & I’ve made more signs and banners than I care to think about.......... I love to try my hand at any art form I come across. Not that I’m very good at ‘em all, but I still like to give it a shot. My only real regret is that I’d LOVE to sing or play an instrument, but I can’t even carry a tune in a bucket
I also do a fair amount of historical reenactment. Everything from the S.C.A. to Early American Buckskinners. (I tend to avoid Civil War stuff though.)
I practice several forms of Western Martial Arts (mostly stave, cudgel, or sword related.)
I’ve been an animal lover all my life, and have raised all sorts; Dogs & cats (of course), but also ferrets, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, fish, frogs, lizards, a few turtles, and lots & LOTS of snakes.
In high school/early college, I had 4 Red Eared Sliders that were injured shortly after hatching when we were clearing a field next to the lake. The intention was to nurse them back to health & then release them back into the wild. I grew rather fond of them though, and kept them for several years. Their diet consisted of live food sources, so they wouldn’t have a problem hunting once released. (i.e., no reptisticks, etc.) They eventually began to outgrow their habitat (for about the third time), and I couldn’t afford a larger habitat, so I released them near the area I had found them. It wasn’t until later that I learned of the myriad other dangers involved in releasing captive turtles. I wouldn’t do that now, of course, but at the time I didn’t know better.
I have also had a few box turtles. I have maybe 2 years experience with them. I had to find new homes for James T. Skywalker & Darth Kahn though since the apartment I was living in at the time changed their pet policy.
….& that’s about it. Sorry to be so long winded, but I found it difficult to condense my whole life into a couple of paragraphs.
Anyway, I’m really looking forward to talking to folks on this forum, & getting advice on what sort of tort I should adopt.