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Human Like YouPrologue  The original title of this story which was submitted here on Deviantart a year or two ago was "Who Am I?" Writing an autobiography when suffereing from memory loss can be difficult, and this story has been updated to reflect slight changes in the placement of my memories. I have also changed the title from "Who Am I?" to "Human Like You" to reflect my desire that disabled people should be not be treated as inferior or damaged people. I hope you enjoy reading this updated story. Please comment liberally.   
Chapter 1 – Accidents Happen  I was 11 years old when this story began.  That day started as normally a Human Like You
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Close the Door"They'll be sorry"; this I said.  Take my life, and wake up dead.  Tie the ropes around my neck.  Life and death, an endless trek.   
Should I open or close my door?  Share the reason I can’t take it any more?  I don’t care, so "woe is me."  Still there’s things that I can't see.   
Write no letter, show no sign.  So there's no reason why I cross this line.  What's my reason on this night?  My goal is final so it must be right.   
So before I shut the door.  I can't take it anymore.  I love the people, I love this place.  Still there's thi Close the Door
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Submissive FormsHaiku  Cannot be too  Unkind or too severe  It must be sensitive when read  To move to a climax of emotion  And cause them to think about more  Than just their own lives which  Matter not in  Haiku   
Using a haiku  As if to tell a story  Only in my mind Submissive Forms
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Repeating MistakesDuring this heat spell  There's a scent of war on the wind  We discuss the possibility of revolution   
We use ambulances for basic transportation  And let the wind carry us to heaven  No one wants it this way   
The end is here at last  We repeat the mistakes of history  While we practice for death   
You keep rewriting history  Only to discover in horror  Even the gods must die Repeating Mistakes
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That dAmn botThat dAmn bot of cypher-neo  Only worked on principle of GIGO.  If someone random wanted a term,  privilege level made them squirm.  And he said, "It's so apropos." That dAmn bot
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Icositetrahedroncypher-neo was looking for long word,  To keep up appearance in front of a nerd.  The word "icositetrahedron",  Let him get his groove on.  Till MSWord said, "You're a turd." Icositetrahedron
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ParadelleMake a warm summer evening  Make a warm summer evening  The wind smells of rain  The wind smells of rain  The summer evening of a rain  Warm Winds make smells   
Children get haircuts in this meadow,  Children get haircuts in this meadow,  It is the sheep shearing season  It is the sheep shearing season  Sheep shearing in the meadow  Is it this season children get haircuts?   
Will this big, golden moon  Will this big, golden moon  Make the ocean waves sparkle  Make the ocean waves sparkle  This moon will sparkle  Make the big ocean waves golden &nb Paradelle
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WaterThe boy ran as fast as he could  Footsteps left behind on the flat beach  With a message for the commander  And the troops just out of reach   
The adults had died in the battle fierce  When the enemy had begun invading  Now the kids were left to hold the flag  And keep the human race from fading   
The blasts hit dirt as the messenger ran  Fusing granules into glass  The enemy continued advancing  And the troops fell back en masse   
The message could turn the tide in the war  The feet of the boy moved swift  His focus was absolute  Ignoring the bodies Water
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~AomiArmster:iconAomiArmster:
:la: :la: :bomb:
Thu Oct 29, 2009, 9:34 AM
~Viskadaik:iconViskadaik:
Love your page Neo! =D
Sun Sep 20, 2009, 3:11 AM
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BABY COME BACK YOU CAN BLAME IT ALL ON ME I WAS WRONG AND I JUST CANT LIVE WITHOUT YOU
Thu Sep 10, 2009, 12:50 PM
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Hey thanks for the watch :wave:
Sat Aug 1, 2009, 9:13 AM
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I shout! :D
Sat Jul 18, 2009, 7:17 AM
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fine! if your the fist of fate, then im the left foot up your #%$@!.........jk.
Sat Jul 11, 2009, 10:12 PM
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*Pounces on your shoutbox* :eager: Hi Sean!
Sat Jul 4, 2009, 9:46 PM
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Hi
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Hi sean
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[link] :please: Check this out !!
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I did nothing. :innocent:
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BEHOLD! :bomb: :bomb: :bomb:
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AHHHHHHHHHHH! just wanted to shout in the shout out box lol
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hey man :D
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Epic Failwebs / Moving / Koalas Update

Sat Oct 31, 2009, 9:33 AM

EPIC FAILWEBS
Try to understand things from my viewpoint. I've lived in an apartment in a tiny town close to the backend of nowhere for the last 4 years. The only saving grace of living there was that I had 10Mb/s cable internet that has only been down perhaps a total of 10 days in the last 4 years. My webs were not fail; my computer occasionally was, but I fixed that a while ago.

So I ended up moving out of my apartment a couple days ago, and moving in to my parents house to help them pack up and move.
My parents have epic failwebs!! When I say epic fail, I mean... their webs can hardly load any webpage in under 5 minutes; it's only been working for a total of 30 minutes in the last 4 days; it's supposedly a DSL connection but only has a 0.5Mb/s download speed; it usually averages 75% packet loss with a 17.5 second TTL (geek talk for "OMG! Is this thing ever going to load!?")

The first day I was at my parents house, I actually looked at them and said, "YOU PAY $20 A MONTH FOR THIS CRAP!!??" (Note: My 10Mb connection - 20x faster than the fastest connection my parents can get - only cost me $40 a month). Until I visit a WiFi cafe, or a friends house... I can't get dA to load. I have addiction issues with dA, and since I haven't been able to check my message center regularly it's been getting worse.

Needless to say, I'm going to be visiting Wi-Fi cafes to try to catch up on things during the move. I've been told by my parents that the place we're moving to has better internet (of course, anything would be better than the webs my parents have now, so that's not saying much.) I can only pray for a cable connection where we end up, or a WiFi bar within walking distance of the house.


MOVE UPDATE
My parents house finally sold! The FHA inspection went very smoothly; there are only a few things to take care of before we move. We are aiming to be out of Colorado by next Saturday (November 7th). It should take 2 days to reach KY, and then it's unpacking time.
Hopefully, if all goes well and there's no Murphy's Law issues to deal with, I will be in my new home in Kentucky by the 10th.


KARMIC KOALA
The best part of this weekend was the time I spent at my friends house, where the webs are not so fail. The Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) update was released yesterday. I decided to back everything up on my laptop and start over.
Starting over serves 2 purposes:
#1 - It lets me configure a Linux computer from the ground up again, so I can experience any problems first hand and know how to advise my friends on how to fix them.
#2 - It lets me experience the awesome new distro fresh and unencumbered by the massive number of patches and programs I've written.

So, my comments on Ubuntu Karmic Koala. GET IT! IT'S AWESOME!!

I started out booting from the CD to install the OS. Previewing an OS on Ubuntu in the past meant waiting up to 5 minutes for the OS to load off the CD. Karmic Koala boasts an impressive 45 second boot-from-CD load time, and an ever faster cold boot time of 8 seconds when fully installed on the computer. I can't imagine how they are going to make Lucid Lynx faster than this, but I've heard that Lynx will boast even faster startup times. :o
The loading and user startup screen have been radically overhauled. They look so awesome and very easy to use!
Okay, so I installed everything... fresh install.

Next observations.

Amarok finally works! I never understood why I had trouble getting Amarok to work in Intrepid and Jaunty - the program got an update back on Intrepid but some of the package fell behind and then there was the problem with the program not accepting the xine audio codecs - but it finally works again. Amarok also looks new, and is sporting new larger buttons and a customizable music window with drag-able widgets. I am happy! Amarok has always been my favorite Linux music player.

Karmic Koala also features a new IM client called Empathy. It looks a lot like Pidgin, though more streamlined. It's very nice. I especially like that the User Menu no longer fills up screen with possible statuses along with log off options, since the Empathy status menu is separate from the user menu.

Other awesome changes? So many I can hardly contain myself!!

Okay here's one more: Ubuntu One is an Ubuntu client program that resembles Dropbox but can only be used on Ubuntu. It's a clent file-sharing and file sync service to sync files between computers. I've found this useful to sync files between my computers and store files so I can access them later.

:eager:

DOWNLOAD KARMIC KOALA TODAY!

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Earth
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: XXL
  • Print preference: Anything. :)
  • Interests: photography, photomanipulation, and writing
  • Favourite band or musician: Carrie Skipper, Garbage, Enigma
  • Favourite genre of music: Electronic/Ambient/Chillout/House
  • Operating System: Ubuntu Linux
  • MP3 player of choice: Amarok
  • Shell of choice: peanuts (honey-roasted)
  • Skin of choice: my own (I'm kinda attached to it.)
  • Favourite game: Zangband
  • Favourite gaming platform: Linux
  • Favourite cartoon character: Ctrl-Alt-Del
  • Personal Quote: But if I get a life, who will my keyboard talk to?

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Hi, I'm @cypher-neo. I assist with the volunteer dA staff as an MN@ Operator. My responsibilities as an MN@ include, among other things, modding official channels, assisting in #help and #MNAdmin, and approving dAmnIt quotes.

I am a normal person with opinions and feelings, just like everyone else.

I love the rain and the cold - and I hate really hot summers. I long to move to someplace with long cold winters, and short summers.

I was in a car accident when I was 11 years old. Although I could technically mark my date of disability from then, it was only recently - in the last 7-8 years - that it actually became a severe limiting factor to my holding down a job. I am missing 1/4 of my brain due to the car accident and extensive brain surgery. I have autism, Bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, complex partial and petit mal seizures, synaesthesia, black out spells, short-term and long-term memory loss, severe migraines, and difficulty walking. I walk with a cane.

I am a computer nerd extraordinaire - I put normal nerds to shame. I do my best to smile at all times, and I have an infectious laugh. I write poetry and prose and I'm a professional photographer. I feel I'm better at writing stories than poetry, but sometimes I can't think of the words to say to write longer, so then I write verses. I like vividness of subject in both pictures and literature.

I rarely ever drink - but never to any excess when I do drink - and I don't smoke or do drugs.

I only take criticism well when it's coming from my equal - someone who has "been there, done that". I don't respect criticism from people who give their two cents but have never tried to do what I do.

I dominated the debate class in college; no matter what subject, I was undefeated in debate for 2 years. Despite my track record with word fighting, when I have a choice I will only pick fights that I have a excellent chance of winning.

I'm very eclectic in television and movies. I like Japanese anime/cartoons. I love science fiction television series like Stargate, Star Trek, and Doctor Who.

I'm not the owner of any clubs. But I love helping people unreservedly, so I volunteer my time in #help, #MNAdmin, and #devart. If you ever need any help, just send me a note and I'll be glad to assist you as far as possible.

I am fiercely loyal to all of my friends, and I always stand up for my friends and what I believe in. If someone does or says something that I feel is wrong, I'll respond and, remembering my debate statistics above, I can be a fierce fighter when I'm needed to be.

I am addicted to coffee and hot chocolate.

I figure I'll never be remembered for doing anything impressively special in life, but I hope to be remembered for all the small things I've helped in.

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Awesome picture, as always. You have beautiful eyes, and a very cute haircut. I like the setting you chose for this picture, and the pu...

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Dark Psychology
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:iconawwloveplz:Thank you so much!:iconawwloveplz:

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~phreakhawk-14 3 days 1 hour ago
Thanks for the :+fav:, Sean!

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*ZeldaDreams 6 days 9 hours ago
Thanks for the fav on your work ;)

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`Flutterings Nov 9, 2009, 8:37:40 PM
omgs you dont watch me any more. </3

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*litttle-princess Oct 31, 2009, 10:25:06 AM
i'll not go out of ur gallery until it reaches 50.000 pageviews:tantrum:

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~AomiArmster Oct 29, 2009, 9:35:19 AM
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i seees a youuuu
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youuu
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=karil Oct 25, 2009, 10:23:03 AM
:thanks: so much for the fav´s !!!



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~jo-shadow Oct 22, 2009, 3:57:03 PM
Thank you for :+fav:ing my © stamp. I'm honored =)

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=ayame409 Oct 20, 2009, 8:08:07 PM
SEAN! Help!! :(
I'll explain this to you via comment because I don't know when I'll get to speak to you next time BUT! My address bar and my file bar on my Firefox has disappeared. I don't know how or why but it has. I'm thinking it might be one of my add-on's?
Is there any way to access my add-on menu without doing it through Firefox?

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^quietchildae Oct 12, 2009, 2:46:18 PM
Have I mentioned how all around awesome you are lately? :hug:

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