Fear not, lady, I always treat youngsters with proper respect!
Hmm... and they testified this as autism? And wow, props to you for this decision... it would take a lot of courage and thought, I reckon. You found yourself through music, you say. Isn't that wonderful? I had known art can be pestering you sometimes, when you want to create something but you can't, and you feel relief once it is done. But, it seems to me that art has healed you, let's say. That's... awesome. I feel my convictions about art have been justified! :D
To some people, in its own way, yeah, but things I have given up for vain, I feel nothing about, really. Don't judge me, but for me it gets hard giving cares (not using a more blunt word here) about that beyond some point. It might sound cruel... but I've learned to push sadness away from me.
Helena! That's a splendid name there. Did you know it is of greek origin? Yes, of course it is.
"he-le-na\ as a girl's name is a variant of Eleanor (Greek) and Helen (Greek), and the meaning of Helena is "sun ray, shining light"."
As for my name, Ray Maverick... you never got a chance to name yourself, did you? Well I took the liberty of naming myself. Essentially, because of that, Ray Maverick is my real name, as I'd like to say. My birth name is Phoebus, (Phoebe being a girl's name in the english language) which was the second name of Apollo, the ancient greek god of light and the sun, truth, healing, music, poetry and the such. I chose 'Ray' from the phrase 'ray of sun's light', which also happens to be in your name as well. As for Maverick, it has the meaning of the conformist. He who likes to hold his own ideas for the world, yet away from it so they remain unaffected; also, I am against revolution and all this 'changing the world' thing, as it seems utterly pointless and fictional to me. I admire the courage of some people claiming they will change the world and such, but I still keep my views. I don't see me belonging to any other system than my own, though, so I really don't mind whatever happens outside that. I'm not sure if you follow..
in another matter, I see you called me 'mate', and I recalled this joke saying 'Australians don't have sex. They mate!' And it made me laugh although I'm not racist. xD
Please, take your time and read it carefully. Then, tell me what you think, with honest words. I'd love to hear your opinion. I wrote a whole book by receiving only one opinion from one of my friends, and that didn't change things much... I feel like I tread on rotten ice, writing like that as I please without correcting myself every now and then. Sometimes, I get the feeling that what I've written is dull and boring, but I would never know if I haven't heard what others have to say about it.
Ah, you're too kind. (: I had a look through your gallery... I see the artistic vein in your hand, these drawings definitely have it carved on them. If you were to practice more, I am sure you would make a wonderful artist. Your profile's the proof I need of you being awesome :P