meet ⟨ zell ⟩

So I did one of these when I first showed up on the old EV, but not on this one.

Therefore, hi. I'm Zell, aka Zellelelellelele, aka the one who always picks internet fights.

I'm an autistic, non-straight-non-cisgender Computer Systems Technology major and I've been into technology for as long as I can remember. It started when I was a wee tot using my parents' Old Beige Computers to play kid PC games, then moved on to Neopets during the days of dial-up, and since then I had/have most of the gadgets that became popular at various eras during the time that I grew up. My internet career is pretty much "pet" games > roleplay on myspace > demon/catgirl emo phase all over the place > animu > MMOs > horse sims. Guess which part I developed the internet-fight-picking in?

The digital art interest came with the site Capalls a few years back. This was when I got my very first laptop and Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet! However, after only a year or two, both of these broke and I was left in the dust with my digital art career.
Then I decided that maybe if I went to university for graphic design, someone could clue me in on an easy way to get a computer and tablet again. Well, Drawing 1 ruined me and I dropped out after failing it. Yay!
It wasn't until I switched to community college and my current major that I was able to earn enough money working locally to afford my own devices.

A week after joining EV marks the day that I got my very first laptop and tablet that I bought all on my own, brand new, and set a goal for myself to keep moving forward with a freelancing career on the side and make enough money to move out one day. *wipes away a single tear and applauds self for this cheesily dramatic-sounding statement*

Oh, and because HORSE SITE and this is necessary to mention, I love to ride! I haven't in a few years, but I took lessons for 3 and am trained in English but I can ride Western as well. First lesson horse was Vinny, a one-eyed fleabitten grey 17 year old Quarter Horse. Last was Toby, a really gangly, weirdly proportioned bay TB. The last time I rode altogether was a lovely palomino mare named Covergirl who butted heads with me over who was in control the entire ride, but she inspired my love of cream pons.

Aside from that, I'm just an average dude who loves average stuff.
Animals? You got it. I wanna be a marine biologist or a zookeeper one day, and I've raised tons of pets all my life. One time I babysat a coati. I LOVE horses, wolves, big cats, birds, and lizards.

Music? Japanese rock, K-pop, all subcategories of rock music in general, metal, techno, electronica, dubstep, shoegaze...just don't play none of that twangy country I hear all day working at Cracker Barrel. I can probably recommend you stuff you've never heard of, and most of it won't be in english.

Video games? Well, I love Game Grumps and Markiplier for one thing. I have a PS3 and every nintendo handheld minus a Wii U. Skyrim, GTA 5, Far Cry...awesome stuff. I also have Steam and play Terraria and Goat Simulator a lot if anyone can dig it.

Food? Food. That's all. I also drink my own weight in milk three times a day (not really, but I do drink a lot of it.) I don't have a beer gut like most college kids, I'm just fat 'cuz I love food.

Other stuff....like I said, I'm autistic, but very "high functioning". I have ADHD, anxiety (social and general), depression, and a personality disorder. But hey, [censored] happens. When life gives you lemons, either stomp on them and throw them at The Man, or throw them at The Man before you stomp for bonus points. (My favorite movie is School of Rock. Stick it to da man!)

Also, I'm not nearly as big of a meanie-butt as I seem sometimes. A lot of my "serious" typing is just....serious, and I don't intend for it to sound bad. And my smileys are never condescending, thank you very much! Take this as a white flag of not holding a grudge, everyone I've managed to argue with since I've been here. Cheers? Cheers.

Anyways, yeah. That's me! Nice to meet you and have a wonderful day, he says with his best customer service smile.

-Shakes hand- Nice to meet you Zell :) I don't even know what caotis are but they are ADORABLE!! I really want to babysit one now. XD lol

Last edited on 2016-04-16 at 17:30:42 by NattyBug

I missed your first intro post because you joined during my hiatus so hello! :)

Hi! I don't know what caotis are but i want to babysit one!

I love Markiplier, School of Rock, Coatis, and English riding. I was primarily a Western rider, until I 'joined the dark side' as one of my instructors put it. I had a lot of fun at the riding School. But, left whenever they started getting too strict (Olympic Rider, type of strict).

Anyways, what kind of pets did you have?

xD Coatis are like....well, they act like raccoon lemurs. The one we babysat was a baby and she just liked to climb all over us. She was cute!

And Sib, oh wow, lots in common! I left my stable because it was a primarily showing one and I wasn't into that, they started to "teach" me like the eventers and I couldn't keep up :T There needs to be more casual riding places ugh

And hmm, we've had a lot. Dogs, cats, sheep, many wild birds that we rehabilitated and released, a cockatoo, cockatiels, finches, lizards, betta fish, hermit crabs, turtles, guinea pigs, mice, hamsters, a partridge, quail, chickens, goldfish, bunnies, ferrets...there's probably some I'm missing lol. We also raised a fawn for about a week before giving him to a deer sanctuary.

How many do you have? :D

We have five horses, six dogs, three cats, multiple fish, and currently three chickens (plan to get about 5 or 6 more). We just rehabilitated a Painted Turtle, and released her last week. Our dogs had cornered her in a hole, and my mom found her. We didn't name her, as we suspected we'd just get too attached. The release was super successful.

We've done horse rescue in the past. As well as bred Miniature Horses, still have one of our stallions, Sidekick. We've had him for 18 years now, bought him as a 3 year old.
We're likely going to get back into breeding, but it'll just be having our two stallions (Sidekick and Shawn our new colt. Once he turns three of course) up for stud. We don't have enough land for mares or foals anymore.
I think we have like 11-15 fish at the moment give or take. We've had a guinea pig, rabbits, and used to raise cockatiels and parakeets. We also had a blue male Indian Ring Neck named Blue Bird/Bubbles/Pretty Bird. He didn't truly have a name. We had two chinchillas, Shadow and Tigger. We've rescued various snakes and relocated them. As well as lizards. We've had various types of doves, ferrets, mice, rats, and other little critters.

We've always loved betta fish. My two boys, Kuzco and Thunderbird passed away a few months a ago. My mom's betta is still around, his name is Phoenix.

I have a tank full of danios, tetras, barbs, and my favorite a 6 yr old 'Female' Rainbow Shark named Toothless.

Yeah, they wanted me to start doing 2' jumps, when I barely was able to do small cross rails. My instructor wasn't trying to push me, but the owner of the facility kept pressuring her.

Lol when life gives you lemons...

When life gives me lemons, I throw them back and demand limes so I can enjoy my tequila.