I have just read the news about one of our favorite KP artists here at devart, was killed some time ago while riding his bicycle.

This news hits particularly home for me, as he was a very close friend of mine, and , both of us would talk to him on a regular basis about upcoming works he was doodling, how certain pics he created caught our eye, and about life in general, the man was a true wealth of knowledge.

Even though I heard of this only today, I had a strange feeling about it for a long time now, as he had not posted in a long time, but it's not my place to bug people about posting anything, because it's been a long time for me as well.

This is indeed a sad day for us all, and I believe that the deviantart website should find a way to honor him, as he brought us so many good works.

To a good friend, here's hoping that we will meet again on the other side.

RIP Commander Argus

Until the day comes that we meet again, I wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas, SALUTE!!

According to the site findagrave.com, Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin, better known to wrestling fans as Test, passed away at his Tampa, Florida home March 13, 2009, he was four days shy of his 34th birthday.

During the late 1990's, he worked as a bouncer in a Toronto bar, where he met Wrestling legend, Bret "Hit Man" Hart, this led to his being trained by Hart, and Wrestling trainer Leo Burke, he first appeared under the ring name of "Martin Kane", and later, took the name of "T.J. Thunder," he was trained a little more extensively by Wrestling legend Dory Funk Jr. and began wrestling under the name "Test" shortly afterward.

In July 2004, he was released by WWE after having spinal fusion surgery to repair an injured neck, even though he was told his job was secure. He returned to the ring in May of 2006, and formed a tag team with Scott Steiner, which lasted only a few months.

He had his name legally changed to add Test to it in May 2006.

Since December of 2000, his on, and off screen girlfriend has been Stacy Kiebler.

According to an email received by a friend March 10, 2009, he had just returned from a trip to Japan.

He was found in his Tampa home by friends, the exact cause of death is still undetermined, and Tampa Police believe no foul play was involved.

On April 9th, Tampa Police stated his death was the result of an accidental overdose of Oxycodone (a legal opiate, primarily used as a prescription pain reliever, the two main names it is found under are OxyCotin, and Percocet).

Once again, Andrew "Test" Martin, dead at the age of 33.

Rest in Peace,

Andrew "Test" Martin

1975-2009

Looks like it's that time of the year again, tags are going around, and I'm the most recent victim, so, here we go.

RULES:

1.) You must fill out EVERY question . . . NO SKIPPING!!

2.) Tag five peopel afterward.

3.) Leave a message on their page, telling them they've been tagged.

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ARE YOU:

1.) Perfect? Perfection is in the eye of the beholder, no one is truly perfect, so, I would have to say no to that one.

2.) Tall? If you consider 6'1" tall, then the answer is yes.

3.) In your pajamas? Nope. Too Early for that yet, besides, I don't sleep in P.J.'s.

4.) Left handed? Last time I checked, and my handwriting sucks.

LAST:

Friend you saw: That wouls have to be Eric, an old friend from High School that followed me into the Navy.

Talked on the phone: This morning, ot the Barracks Commander, telling him that I might be late for watch this morning.

Person to text you: I don't do texts.

Was today better than yesterday, or the same as any old day? Worse, as we had about 4 inches of snow fall on us overnight.

Favotries:

Number? 69, dude!

Color(s)? Black.

Fruit? Apples.

Place? Home.

Questions and Answers.

Q. What was the first thing you did when you got up this morning?

A. Took a shower, what would a normal person do first thing in the morning?

Q. Do you have anything bothering you?

A. Yeah . . . do I plan on sharing it? Hell no.

Q. What's the last movie you saw?

A. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Q. Where is the last place you went?

A. The room I'm in now, of course.

Q. Do you smile a lot?

A. Only if something's funny.

Q. Do you wish upon stars?

A. Nope, what good will it do?

Q. Are you a friendly person?

A. I try to be.

Q. Where did you sleep last night?

A. Where else? In my bedroom.

Q. When was the last time you cried?

A. About 3 years ago, at my Great Neice's funeral.

Q. What was your last thought before going to sleep last night?

A. "My God, I hope it doesn't snow." Did it work? Hell no.

Q. Rate life as it is right now, onw being worst, and ten being the best.

A. 6

Q. What do you hear right now?

A. My radio playing REO Speedwagon's Easy Money.

Q. Does anything hurt right now?

A. My back, from pushing cars out of ditches.

Q. What's your favorite month?

A. June. Why? No f&%$#@g snow on the ground, that's why.

Q. What did you do last night?

A. Worked until about 11:00 pm, came home, and went straight to bed.

EIGHT EMOTIONS:

Are you missing something right now? No.

Are you Happy? In between, really, feeling mellow.

Are you sad? No, why? Do you want me to be?

Are you nervous? I don't get nervous.

Are you tired? Too sore to be tired.

About you:

Real Name: Douglas Brown

Nicknames: Brownie, Brown Dawg

Eye color: Blue

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

Male, or female: With a name like Douglas, what do you think? Duh, Male.

Smart: No, I just like dressing up like a State Trooper, walking around, and acting just like Jeff Foxworthy describes rednecks, if I passed the Police Academy, I better have something in the upper story, besides cobwebs.

Hair color: Brownish blonde, with streaks of grey.

Tall, or short: Right where I need to be.

Sweats, or jeans: Jeans.

Phone, or camera: Phone.

Drink, or smoke: To quote John Wayne "I eat as much as ever, I drink more than I should, and my sexlife is none of your Goddamned business," I'm also a smoker.

Tattoos: Definitely not.

Righty, or lefty: Lefty.

Firsts:

First best friend: A man named Rick, no last name mentioned, we were best friends throughout most of our lives, we fell out of touch after I joined the Navy, and I haven't seen him since his mother died a few years back.

First crush: A young girl named Wendy, again, no last names mentioned.

First pet: A dog, specifically, a Siberian Husky.

First big vacation: California . . . and it was the largest headache I ever went through.

eating: Not right now . . . too late to raid the fridge, I'll be up all night if I did.

Drinking: Home brewed tea.

I am about to: Light a smoke, sit back, and flip this P.O.S. monitor the bird.

Listening to: REO Speedwagon.

Plans for today: Getr some sleep, so I can start my boring work day over again tomorrow.

Drank bubbles: WTF?!

Lost glasses/contacts: Nope . . . these bad boys cost me an arm, a leg, and a quart of blood, and that was before I bought them.

Ran away from home: Nope.

Broken someone's heart: Not too sure, never hung around long enough to see Nah . . . not my style.

Been arrested: Been close a couple of times.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

Miracles? Depends.

Yourself: Better . . . no one else will.

Heaven: gotta have something to look forward to.

Santa Claus: Not anymore . . . did when I was a kid.

Love: Yeah. and it don't like me.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

Do you like someone? Yeah.

Do you believe in God? Sure do.

Now, for my five victims . . . eh, friends.

If you haven't already noticed, I have changed my signature just a bit, by adding a smaller saying, the saying is as follows:

"I'm not scary, I'm just opinionated."

The quote is from Eagles Lead singer/Guitarist/Drummer Don Henley, and kind of sums up a ton of things, the main thing it sums up is yours truly. Some would say that I'm not the prettiest daisy in the flowerpot, and sometimes I would even agree with that assumption, I mean, I'll be 39 in about two and a half days, I'm losing my hair, and I'm not the most physically defined man in the world, but then again, who, outside of the bodybuilding world is blessed with the physique of Adonis? The one thing I do have going for me, is the fact that I have my own opinions, and I'm not afraid to voice them, whenever, and wherever I please . . . some would say that I tend to think dangerously with that, but I say it like this:

"Think what you want, and say what you want, no one will tell you if it's right, or wrong if you don't say anything."

I also say, to a lot of friends, and there are those even on this site that will back me up on this:

"If you keep your opinions to yourself, how do you plan to make a difference in your own life, let alone the world?"

Now, I could get up on my soapbox, and rant for hours about the crap in the world, and blame it all on everyone but me, but the truth of the matter is that the small stuff is nobody's fault but your own, it's the larger stuff that's out of your control that you can rant about, but let's be honest, who's listening?

This last year sucked in terms of several things . . . first of all, was the economy, it seemed this year that I never made enough to pay the bills, let alone buy the necessary things I needed to keep going. Second of all, were all of the little headaches that turned into big problems, the first, and foremost, being the fact that I had to get a new car, thanks to the old one finally dying by way of the transmission going out of it, second of all, being the fact that things around the area decided to take a puky turn for the worse in the way of the weather, this is the first time I have ever heard of a Flash Flood Watch in the winter, WTF?!

But, you live, and learn, and hope that it makes you a little wiser for the wear, but I say GOODBYE, AND GOOD RIDDANCE TO 2008!! And pray that 2009 will at least have less headaches, and unexpected surprises . . . one can only hope.