A BIT ABOUT ME ON THE CORNER OF THE WEB...

Yes, I consider myself lazy, but also have mitigating circumstances which ALLOW me to be lazy - gotta take medication for the rest of my life which makes me feel lethargic - BUT - no problem with that anymore:  I'd rather take the medicine than have to sport a straightjacket!!!!  Been like this for many years now:  I had a severe head injury at around 18 or 19 years old, and also carried a sexual molestation secret for 20 years (you have heard the way it goes:  if you tell any one I'll...), and at the age of 22 or so, I finally succumbed to the insanity in my mind and abandoned my normal lifestyle and wandered the streets of Johannesburg until I was hospitalised, then diagnosed with schizophrenia. 

It took a long while to understand that even though I didn't look sick to myself (in self reflections), there WAS something wrong in my mind and started to take my medication regularly and set up pillars of support around me so that I wouldn't have to try to support myself in times of depression and highs and lows.  I also, in all that time, was able to kick the alcohol habit and drop my use of maryjane and other recreational drugs, and the promiscuity. 

That should be enough information about me to scare you all away, but really not my intention at all:  just opening up so that you can know that I'm just human and like many, struggling with my own demons at times and just trying to get by every moment without going into a panic...

There's plenty more to know about me:  I've put most of my scribbles and drawings and songs on the web, so, please feel free to do a google search my name (Raine Carosin), where you are more than welcome to have a look at my art on southafricanartsists.com, my poetry at allpoetry and voicesnet.com, and all the other stuff I've kept myself busy with...  I mean, THERE'S SPACE, so OF COURSE I'm going to use it...  hehehehe!!!!

Thanks very much (Big Hug) to MAD AS A BOX OF FROGS (love and peas) for giving me some space to breathe...  and thank you to you for your interest...  hope you enjoy it all, for what else is better than to enjoy it all?