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Raugust ♂️ [2878734] [2006-07-29 00:30:50 +0000 UTC] "Rob Diamond" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 31; Deviations: 32; Watchers: 4

Watching: 31; Pageviews: 3876; Comments Made: 201; Friends: 31

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Wayne Barlowe (close seconds: Pablo Picasso, Louis Wain, Xodiak Gengrene)
Favorite movies: The Shawshank Redemption (close seconds: Groundhog's Day, Phone Booth, Amadeus)
Favorite bands / musical artists: Yuki Kajiura (close seconds: The Beatles, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Cake)
Favorite writers: Neil Gaiman (close seconds: Dave Eggers, Philip Pullman, Elie Wiesel)
Favorite games: The Bill Nye the Science Guy Drinking Game
Tools of the Trade: Hamster, chisel, lobster bib
Other Interests: Philosophy, religion, linguistics, ethics, debate, art, music, poetry, madness, people, everything

# About me

Favourite style of art: Realism, surrealism, macabre
Operating System: Windows XP
MP3 player of choice: Winamp
Favourite cartoon character: McGruff the Crime Dog

# Comments

Comments: 53

eriiyy [2008-12-22 02:05:03 +0000 UTC]

Hey buddy, many thx for the fave!!
take care pal!

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HappyProds [2008-11-25 17:13:26 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the fav

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Livingsoul [2008-11-22 15:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Cheers for the fav

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kdhopper [2008-11-21 13:06:32 +0000 UTC]

hey there :) (Smile) thank you for the favorite!

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behind-her-heart [2008-11-20 23:17:55 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the fav ^^

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kougrapaw [2008-11-20 20:03:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave!

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tuha [2008-11-20 19:07:45 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much for the +fav +fav +fav +fav +fav :D (Big Grin)

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gabet [2008-11-20 17:15:52 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Nefle [2008-11-20 16:54:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fav ! ^^

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Jahootabegajulie [2008-11-15 19:07:02 +0000 UTC]

thank you for the favorite ^^

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Nicole-Aoi-135 [2008-11-13 22:45:26 +0000 UTC]

Hey! Thanks so much for the favorite!. :D (Big Grin)

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Shigdioxin [2008-11-13 17:20:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the favorite. =D (Big Grin)

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Punisher2006 [2008-11-13 05:55:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav! :) (Smile)

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Dangerman-1973 [2008-11-13 05:09:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the +fav +fav +fav +fav +fav Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug

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diogenes [2007-10-24 07:20:49 +0000 UTC]

Just stopping by to say hello again. =) (Smile) I like your painting of your little brother.

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starchanchan [2006-11-08 03:58:58 +0000 UTC]

ATTENTION DUELISTS: MY HAIR IS TOO SLEEPY TO THINK OF ANTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN THAT IT IS IN YOUR BEHIND.

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schlockhausen [2006-09-23 00:44:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks from a month ago
for the fav :) (Smile)

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freak2532 [2006-09-05 19:07:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the Added to my devWatch! .

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Altivolus [2006-09-05 03:05:11 +0000 UTC]

Greeting! I was wondering how do you play the Bill Nye The Science Guy Drinking Game?

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frogworm13 [2006-08-28 19:16:41 +0000 UTC]

hey thanks bunches for the fav.
you've got some pretty awesome artwork...keep up the hard work!!

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DocBaghead [2006-08-25 03:26:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for visiting my page

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clytze [2006-08-24 05:45:11 +0000 UTC]

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Raugust In reply to clytze [2006-08-25 05:23:23 +0000 UTC]

I don't know what that is supposed to be, but I think I'm in love with you.

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narcism [2006-08-20 08:32:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much for the +fav +fav +fav +fav +fav on one of my pieces, welcome to da aswell :) (Smile)
jolz

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shaloneSK [2006-08-15 14:04:13 +0000 UTC]

thankz for the +fav

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Abraca [2006-08-03 10:38:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the Fav :D (Big Grin)

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liliat [2006-08-02 16:49:38 +0000 UTC]

geeee thanks for all the comments,
and the fav.

Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug

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Raugust In reply to liliat [2006-08-02 21:46:31 +0000 UTC]

Hehe. It was my pleasure! Thanks for everything!

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jicousin222 [2006-08-01 23:35:30 +0000 UTC]

anyway, hmm i guess it's a good thing to discuss this... i dunno if you're also an expert psychologist...

seemed to be a very pessimistic person. and the biggest concern his friends including myself have is his desire to live alone... although i don't mind if he decides to do that and he even decides to concentrate all of his strength on his pursuits in art... i find it disturbing to think that he labels himself as a loner who can never be loved by any girl that he meets... his shyness towards girls (dunno the slang term for that but i'd like to learn it from you) can be natural for a person like him but i think that he's stressing it as if it's an excuse to really avoid girls...

do you have any understanding about what's going on?
is it merely within his personality? did he intend to close his mind fom this subject? is it a disorder dr. raugust? what are we supposed to do? pray until raz is able to make great relationships with pretty girls? i mean more than friends, someone who he can talk a lot everyday on the phone... not necessarily dating, but just a girl who is just there for him and who can relate very well with him... or is there a necessity for us to keep him company so that we can make him avoid thinking about this? :D (Big Grin)

that's the thing that sparked this whole thing...
that he was making a lot of justifications to bring up and shove into our faces the fact that there's no possibility for him to be what he wishes or what we wish for him to be...

a lot of things were discussed to the point that everything were gibberish... the last thing that happened is that you came from nothing and i attacked you too hehehehe... :D (Big Grin)

now, i'm hoping you could help me :) (Smile)

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Raugust In reply to jicousin222 [2006-08-02 22:11:16 +0000 UTC]

I don't think there is any widely-used slang term for "shyness towards girls", but "love-shyness" is one recent term (coined in the '80s) that some people like to use for heterosexual males who are shy around females, and especially females they are romantically/sexually interested in; you can read up on it at [link] . It is not an officially-recognized psychological condition or disorder, though it shares characteristics with conditions like social anxiety disorder and avoidant personality disorder. Obviously, as I do not personally know Razekiel, I cannot in any way "diagnose" him, and I wouldn't be surprised if this trait is at least in large part a result or feature of his personality.

It is very significant that Razekiel is only 21 years old; if he was in his 30s or 40s, you might have reason to recommend therapy of some sort, but at that age it's perfectly normal to not be romantically active, and a variety of factors can contribute to this. Most people simply haven't found the "right" woman yet, or haven't learned to make their expectations more realistic, or haven't developed their relationship skills enough, or some combination of the three. I recommend just leaving Razekiel be, for the most part; if he's not comfortable at this point with starting a relationship, then rushing him into one is likely to end badly. Encourage him to keep his options open and be more willing to experiment with women who aren't completely, 100% ideal, if you want, but you can't force someone to fall in love. :) (Smile) Since you seem familiar with the subject, if he doesn't mind, you can also try introducing him to some nice girls, if only to hang out; certainly there should be no pressure or major expectations.

And that's it for today's episode of Dr. Raugust. Wink/Razz Oy. If you're really that concerned about it, you could always ask a professional about it. I think the most important thing is to be more supportive than critical of Razekiel, though; you can give him suggestions, but ultimately it's his life, and what most insecure or shy people need more than being ordered to do X or Y is some emotional support to help build their confidence. But, again, I don't really know the guy; all of this is ultimately just speculative.

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jicousin222 In reply to Raugust [2006-08-03 00:57:11 +0000 UTC]

well thanks for the good advice...
i really wanted to show that i'm encouraging razekiel, but usually end up bashing him with words because i couldn't handle all his complaints about his life...

i'll certainly consult professionals, i only hope that they don't suggest me to quit talking with razekiel because of the fact that i'm here in canada and he's back in the philippines. nothing will make me move on without being satisfied with the state of everything that i'm concerned with...

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jicousin222 In reply to jicousin222 [2006-08-02 05:51:08 +0000 UTC]

like what i need to know about this situation is:
to where do you draw the line between giving him reassurance that he can get a pretty girl to appreciate him a lot and be able to relate with him, and letting him go on his life?

does it bother you when one person decides who he/she wants to be?
i mean in a sense that they want to define themselves as if there's nothing we could do - or the world can do - that can change it...

that's why i believe that change is always going to be an option in life...
we can't necessarily stay the way we are now unless we really focus on keeping ourselves to stay that way or maybe isolate ourselves so that nothing will influence us to change (which i feel razekiel has implied a lot from his past journals).

whadya think?

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jicousin222 In reply to jicousin222 [2006-08-02 05:52:27 +0000 UTC]

i mean change will always be a part of our lives...

anyway, i think i'm writing a lot here on your page... hoping for your response. :D (Big Grin)

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jicousin222 [2006-08-01 18:46:08 +0000 UTC]

ei raugust... feel my wrath... you're now in my watch list :D (Big Grin)
hope we could get along well...

i was 's classmate in high school back in the Philippines... so basically English is not my first language...
Philosophy is one of my interests, but not as much as i assume you do... i'd rather read literature than philosophy hehehehe but i had to read philosophy cuz it was mandatory in college... i dunno but i think i admire Michel Foucault, Nietzsche, and Rousseau... and my professor in college who explained that no matter how harsh the philosophies are - from the Greek Philosophers to the Feudal eras, to the Renaissance, to Modern and Post-modern - he said that we should always keep being humble...

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Raugust In reply to jicousin222 [2006-08-01 22:29:37 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, interesting, jicousin. Sherlock Holmes Yeah, if you don't understand anything I say, just ask and I'll gladly clarify; and I'll do the same for you! Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod

I'm interested in both literature and philosophy. I spend more time debating than reading philosophy, though; dialogues are much more interesting than monologues! Humility, in moderation, is indeed an admirable thing. It is wise to always remember that one can be wrong, and to stay open to criticism. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't be aggressive in seeking new knowledge or debating your point; an open mind is not the same thing as being gullible or non-critical. Devilish

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jicousin222 In reply to Raugust [2006-08-01 22:49:01 +0000 UTC]

well you have defined things well for yourself... :D (Big Grin)

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Raugust [2006-08-01 05:33:18 +0000 UTC]

And now I will take a brief break from laziness and reply to other shiny people too! Yay.

sideshow-pin: Thanks!

pickledbrain: No problem. Keep up the awesome! :D (Big Grin)

FallenRox: Thanks for inspiring it. :) (Smile)

atomic-light: Glad you liked it! I like yours too. And drawing Envy also puts you ahead in my books. ;) (Wink) Hope my comment will be of some help!

Inert: omfg omfg omfg omfg omfg I think I've fainted. Love Love Love Love Love *.*!!! *starstruck* Hehe, thanks! Your heart is sweeter, I say. And full of taffy. Lick Lick Lick Lick Lick

zilveraurais: :? (Confused) Just for adding you to my deviantWatch? I haven't even had time to comment on your awesome photographs yet! You are a fast one. :) (Smile)

mygirl: Heh, no problem, and thanks. (In that order.) The "heh" is for that awesome avatar. :D (Big Grin)