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It's been a while. A very long while actually since I've been on here. But I've had a good reason - university. 

So I graduated and now have a degree in Psychology. While I was holding it, my mind suddenly filled up with the idea that "you've invested a good few thousand pounds into this one piece of paper that shows some level of intelligence", and as of now that one piece of paper is the most expensive thing I've ever touched. I'm really happy with how my degree went and looking back over the past three years, there is nothing I regret, because at some point or another the things I did were what I wanted to do. Iin hindsight perhaps some weren't the most clever things to do, but it was all part of the experience and rather than regret my choices I learnt from them. A select few people really made the whole thing worthwhile and I'm immensely greatful to them for being with me through everything. 

That said, now I must enter real life. It better be worth the effort I put into making it apparently a bit easier to get through or I will not be pleased. In terms of my deviant page, I hopefully will be getting more chances to get some work up now I have the time. I will be uploading one photo of my two house mates from this final year of uni today who were amazing girls and really made this past year something I will remember for the rest of my life. 
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So it's been a good while since my last upload of anything, mainly because University kicked into high gear and has stayed that way, and life is hitting hard and fast. It's third year, it's dissertation time and that means that unfortunately I've had to take a break from photography at present. Hopefully come summer I will be back into the swing of it once university nears the end, but until then I would say don't expect a lot just to be safe. Other than that, as a small personal update, things seem to have been going well, university work has begun to mount but I like a challenge, and generally it's all good at the moment. Fingers crossed it stays this way, and I'm hoping for the best come Friday when I get my first semester module results back.

As always thanks to everyone who has taken a look at my page and deviations, left comments and favourites etc etc it always brings a smile to my face. Like I said, hopefully more will be up in a couple of months, so keep your eyes open. 
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Once more it comes to that time of year when we mostly put aside our differences and come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ by giving each other the most expensive pieces of new technology or newest latest craze objects to show just how much we appreciate each others' company. Ok, maybe that sounds a little bit sarcastic or cynical, but that's mainly because I don't buy into the whole religion thing. By all means, if you feel it is important go ahead and celebrate the birth of baby JC, I just like the closeness this season brings. Maybe the gifts too, they are always nice.

I will be seeing people I haven't seen in months and I cannot wait. Maybe I am getting caught up in the Christmas spirit more so than previous years since I got older (I've never grown up, lets be honest) but mainly it's because, like I said, I really enjoy being around the people I love and who are close to me this time of year. Hopefully everyone who reads this will be with someone they love at Christmas time, but if for some reason you cannot, I would personally like to wish you a Merry Christmas and  Happy New Year whoever you are and wish you every happiness in whatever you are doing to celebrate. It takes nothing to say something nice to another person, so hopefully this will put a smile on someone's face and I can say I've been selfless at least once this Christmas without expecting a gift or something in return.

As per the norm with my journals, thank you everyone who has added photos to their favourites, watched me and commented. I have hit over 5000 deviation views now which is fantastic, so pleasee keep checking out my photos, comments are always appreciated. Hopefully I will be getting some photos over the holidays if it snows. And once more for good measure, whoever reads this, have a very Merry Christmas :)
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So I'll start with the shameless self plug - my YouTube channel (I'll link it at the bottom) for mashups and such has hit just over 1000 video views so I thought this was somewhat of a milestone, so if you get the chance please take the time to browse through the videos that are up so far.

Now that's done, updates. Third year at uni is going pretty well so far, I've starte on my dissertation which is very interesting and should bea lot of fun once I start testing people for data collection. I'll be back home for Christmas soon too so I get to see everyone back there, and hopefully get a few new photos up. Apparently there is meant to be a massive amount of snow over Christmas. As in massive. Huge. More than our generation has seen in its lifetime thus far. I think it was the Mirror or Daily Mail that said it could get as bad as the snow in 1947 when there were drifts seven metres high. Terrifying. Hopefully it won't be that bad as the British system seems to come to a halt when we get a fine dusting of the stuff, but at the same time I would love to walk down a path and have walls of pure white standing tall either side of me. Plus think of the epic igloos/ snowmen that would come out of it.

Anyway, thats the updates so far, not very much going on but its nice to let people know. As per usual, thanks for watching, favouriting and leaving comments, it's always appreciated, and many thanks to everyone who has viewed my photos I have over 4500 views now which is great. 

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Lest We Forget.

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So today marks another year passed in remembrance of those who died in service of their countries. I woke up fairly late today at around half past ten, but while I was in bed, I looked over at the clock on my bedside table and saw it hit eleven as I had just lay there thinking. At that moment I heard a cannon shot or something very similar. I live very close to the park which contains the main cenotaph in Leicester, and it was almost eerie that after the shot was fired, complete silence fell. I was still in the house so I wouldn't have heard anyone speaking anyway, but I mean complete silence - no traffic, no people out walking, nothing. Only the little bit of wind and birds outside in the garden. It seemed like an age before i heard actual noise again. I like to think that this is the greatest sign of respect we can actually pay those brave men and women who fought and died in service of their countries; we live in a modern and frantic time where time itself is really a commodity, in that time wasted is literally money lost. And yet each year, we put aside those few minutes and stop everything for people we have never met and who are no longer here. I think that is a great display to how compassionate, empathetic and thoughtful a species we can be if we so choose.

After that moment had passed I was browsing the internet and came across a post by someone that included a meme, Overly Manly Man, and story of a British soldier from the First World War. This man had been through hell and back, in that the short story described how he had survived numerous gunshot wounds all over his body, been in a POW camp, and even bitten off his own fingers when doctors couldn't amputate them. And in the last sentence, this man had said "frankly I had enjoyed the war." Underneath this, the Overly Manly Man meme had two simple words pasted onto it that did this frankly light hearted comment all the more poignant - My Hero. Here is a man, in all likelihood deceased, that went through pain unknown to most of us, and came out laughing the other side, showcasing his stiff upper lip like a medal (hopefully he received many actual medals for what he went through). He fought for us and came back with a smile and a joke, and we should all be smiling too for what he and countless others did in the defence of our freedom - true heroes. I love people who can make light of a situation that really should make everybody involved weep, because it just goes to show that you have not been beaten if you can laugh at it a little when it is acceptable to do so.

As is usual for me, thanks for the watches, favourites and comments, please keep them coming it means a lot to see my stuff being appreciated by others.
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