Unusual people, tattoos and piercings, gothic chics, psychology, history, music, money, sex, google earth, controversial issues and the new goals I have recently set for myself.
Music
Lately I've been listening more and more to music that makes me not only want to bash my head against the wall, but even moreso makes me want to bash YOUR head against the wall! Ministry, Metallica (their old stuff), Rage, etc...
But aside from that, Marilyn Manson and Eminem are pretty much my all-time favorite music artists due to their controversial music and "fuck you" attitude. I also like Nickelback, Maroon 5, Rob Zombie, Lacuna Coil, NIN, Good Charlotte, 50-cent, Young Jeezy, LiL Wayne and Cash Money, Flo Rida, Prince, Aerosmith, Sheryl Crow, Alice in Chains, Metallica, and more...but not country nor hillbilly.
Don't miss Good Charlotte at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center 8-17-08... Get ready Lexi:)
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Then it's off to New Jersey on 8-27-08 to see NIN!!! Trent is awesome in concert. I haven't seen him since 1995 in Phoenix, AZ, only a week before my Spinal Injury!
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Movies
Catch Me If You Can, Shawshank Redemption, XXX.
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Television
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Seinfeld is definately my favorite show of all time. I can't believe it has been off the air for 10 years already! I also like watching Two and-a-half Men, Frasier, King of Queens, Home Improvement, Nick-@-Nite, The History channel, and I used to like watching MTV and VH1 until they started playing all those stupid fucking shows like Flavor of Love, I Love NY (god she is busted), NEXT (how retarded is that shit), I can't believe some of the shit they play! Then you got Pimp-my-Ride where they try to act and make it funny? Its a shame how the custom guys have talent but waste their efforts on the most ghetto themes they give most of the cars. Yea, I want a TV in my fuel door and a plasma screen underneath my car, fuckin retards.
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Books
I'm never bored enough to read a book!!! In fact, until I was 23, I never read a book without skipping more pages than I actually read. I attribute that to the fact that overall... all the books in school sucked! Who gives a shit about Lenny and his wabbits or Katerina and her flaming farmboy? Give me something that is interesting!!! Give me something that will make me think!!!
Anyway, when I was 23 I drove around the country for a month. Every night when I got to a hotel, I read! Heading West to Cali with Marilyn Manson's Long Hard Road Outta Hell, then heading back east with the Satanic Bible (very interesting).
A few weeks after coming home I got back into reading. I started with the Christian Bible (comical), then the Torah, the Malleus Maleficarum, the I-Ching, the Tao-Te-Ching, a bunch of books on Developmental and Abnormal Psychology, along with more books on philosophy of course! So, don't try preaching to me because I've probably analyzed your belief system already. I take that knowledge and combine it with my knowledge of Psychology and uncommon creativity... giving me the ability to play with your mind, twist your beliefs, and leave you questioning everything you ever believed in!
Oh yes, I forgot to mention... I passed the MENSA test in 2/3 the time of the average genius!
~Yankee Rose~
~Merry Part~
~See ya!~
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Heroes
My parents for being so supportive. Karen (the nurse who brought me back to life). Lori in AZ for being there for me before and after my injury. The rest of my family and friends. Oh, and my brother for being the chain-smoking alcoholic he is. It's a pathetic path that I'm glad I didn't take! I'd rather be the healthy quadriplegic that I am.
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie,New York
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Major: I have an associates in Liberal Arts, and enough extra credits to almost get another, but why???
Minor: Psychology and Computer Info Systems.
1997 to 2004
Clinton Technical Institute-Motorcycle Mech Div
Phoenix,Arizona
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: I planned to major in everything, but got injured in first 7wks! Read my Spinal Cord Injury blog.
Minor: Guess I minored in Theory since I didn't get to finish it.
1995 to 1995
John Jay Shs
Hopewell Junction,New York
Graduated: 1992
Student status: Alumni
Major: Girls, money, my cars, my ATV's, and my boat.
Minor: Doing as little as possible, yet still graduate on time.
1989 to 1992
Dean Joyce's Companies
Spinal Cord Injury Support Group West Haverstraw, NY US Quadriplegic
About me: Before I tell you "About Me", I'd like to point out a few things...
1. If you don't like the song playing, scroll down to the bloody-eyed white-faced girl and pick another.
2. Below that girl is my weekly update written in red. I usually update it on the weekends.
3. Why all the dark stuff? Because I like the dark side. I'm open to letting everyone believe whatever they believe, so I expect the same from them.
... OK, now you can read about my (summarized) life in the next 8 paragraphs. Check out my blogs for more up-to-date life stuff, I'll be adding to it in time...
About me (more):
Hi, my name is Dean Joyce. I was born on April 30, 1974 in Poughkeepsie, New York as the youngest of four children. Since that day I have lived a full life like most people, but have also had to overcome two life-altering events. One as a child (Leukemia) and one as a young adult (Spinal Cord Injury).
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Just a few days before my third birthday I became very weak and unable to be active the way a child would normally be. My parents had a feeling that something was seriously wrong and decided to call our family physician that evening. The following day I had a blood test and by that afternoon my doctor called with the tragic news that I had Leukemia. I was immediately brought down to Mount Sinai hospital in New York City where I was able to begin treatment by the best doctors and nurses around. The chemotherapy and immunotherapy showed positive results shortly after the treatment began and I was fortunate enough to go home seven weeks later and continue the treatment on an out-patient basis for a couple of years. I then attended kindergarten and elementary school just like everyone else and by the time I was eight years old the doctors considered me to be cured from the illness.
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The rest of my childhood was time well spent playing baseball, basketball, riding bicycles, and going to school. At the age of thirteen I started working for my brother’s landscaping business and delivering newspapers. The money was great, and so I became interested in more expensive hobbies such as radio control cars, ATV’s, and then cars and motorcycles in my later teens. After graduating high school, my interest in motorcycles grew, and I eventually decided that it was what I wanted to do for a living.
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In the fall of 1994 when I was twenty years old, I decided to sign up as a student at Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Phoenix, AZ. I had never visited Phoenix, but I decided to pack my belongings and move there September 1, 1995 hoping for the best. When I got there I settled into an apartment and got a full-time job as a waiter and cook in a local restaurant. Classes began on September 18 and I held a 92 average until tragedy struck on October 24, 1995 at 12:16pm PST, just seven weeks after arriving in Phoenix! (You can read the details of my Spinal Cord Injury in my "blog" section above.)
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After waking up from a week-long coma, rebuilding my life was the important thing, the only thing! I did a few months of physical rehab, moved back to New York and did a few more months of rehab until I was ready to go home to my parents house and get used to living in the real world again.
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I began to put my life back together. My parents bought a computer to keep me occupied and I soon created a website to provide helpful information to other people in wheelchairs. I passed the New York state drivers test, got a new license, and ordered a 1998 Mercury Mystique from Brownell Motors in Fishkill, NY (where I worked in 1994-95). After driving for a few weeks I decided to enroll as a student in Dutchess Community College and in the summer of 1997 I signed up for classes with the help of a vocational rehabilitation program (VESID).
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Since then the years have flown by. I was a student at DCC for 7 years on and off, earning almost two associate degrees. I drove around the entire U.S. on a month-long vacation. I started a car club, then eventually opened an automotive repair shop and used car dealership which I have since closed due to our troubled economy.
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It is now 2008 and I have decided to make some big changes in my life. I just turned 34, and am hoping to reach some new goals I have set for myself before I turn 35. Will everything work out the way I want it too? I don't know. But I am going to bust my ass to make something good happen! If I made it through Leukemia AND a Spinal Cord Injury... nothing is going to be able to stop me!
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Please check out my pictures and my blogs above for more about me. If you are going to request me as a friend, please include an intro about yourself. I delete requests if they look like spam.
Who I'd like to meet: Other than a good author to write a book about my life and the stuff I've gone through? Hmmm, well, maybe a few people like...
Adriana Lima!!! (I guess she can bring her Victoria friends along too. I don't know their names, but they look like nice people to work with)... .. ..
Chyler Leigh (aka Janey Briggs from Not Another Teen Movie) and Marilyn Manson (again, but somewhere better than backstage this time) .. ..
Interesting people, like Henry Rollins, Trent Reznor, Nietzsche, Stephen Hawkings, Aristotle, H.R. Giger, Jesus, Anton Lavey. If you feel you are interesting, or smart, or fun, then drop me a line and maybe I'll want to meet you too! If you have no clue as to who any of the people are that I mentioned, don't bother.
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So what's Dean up to lately you ask?
July 22nd: On a personal note, I've been talking to Johanna a lot lately and it's been real nice. She has come here 2x already and I'm hoping to go down to the Bronx and see her once this heatwave goes away. Maybe we'll go up the Empire State Building and check out the view. Hopefully Bush doesn't have any planes scheduled to bring that building down! Anyway, that's what's new in my life... I'll keep you updated:)
Old news: I officially shut down Under Pressure Auto on Thursday, May 22nd. The 845-831-1125 number has been disconnected, so if you need to contact me, send me a message here or call my cell if you have the number.
If you are one whom frequents my MySpace, I will be using this part of my page to update you on the latest happenings. So until the next update... bite me:)
i havent gone there bcuz i thought it wasnt there anymore!!!! yea i still have the jetta....it makes a funny noise when i turn, like somethings dragging lol. why cant i find a car with no problems??im glad everythings good with u. and yupp im still @dennys. maybe ill stop by the shop..i lost the number cuz my cell phone broke sooo if u could email it to me or something, ttyl gotta go to work =o)
I LOVE YOU DEAN!!! THANKS FOR SAYING THAT..AND IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW HARD IT IS, ITS YOU!!! AND YES THATS GREAT ABOUT THE LINCOLN, YES JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN ALSO HOPE YOU CAN COME ON THE 2ND
I'll call you this week i was at a Bcahlor party in Atlantic City when you called, no condition to talk and i was spending dollar bills like they were going out of Style!!!!!
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