MidbrowArt - Who the Hell is Terry Donovan?

"Very creative!" - The psychiatrist who interpreted my Rorschach test
"Disassociative Disorder." - Diagnosis based on the Minnesota Multi-phasic Inventory (MMPI)
"If I was a betting man, I'd bet you that you'll be dead before retirement age if you keep smoking."- one of the many physicians I've had the pleasure of meeting
"Selected Fine Tobaccos."- the thin strip of cellophane used to open Marlboro Lights 100's soft pack
"Completely stupid. An asshole of such magnitude his assiness encompasses the entire planet, nay, the entire solar system, if not the universe."- Terry Donovan

Veni. Vedi. Comaneci. *

I'm originally from North Dakota. Chances are I would probably be run out of any community in that fair state should I try to live there these days.

I've completed exactly three classes somewhat directly related to photography or visual art. Drawing I, Intro to 35mm Photography, and Design I - 2 Dimensional Design. The stage lighting classes I took probably also help out once in a great while, but, not that often since I don't have a stage.

Until I started reading about it a few years back, I was pretty much completely ignorant regarding the history of art. I'm still 99.9% ignorant. I DO know that Da Vinci was not using a digital camera, and that's about it.

My dad and my uncle both died from lung cancer. I smoke over two packs a day. That pretty much tells you all you need to know about my level of intelligence.

I've always thought I was more creative than I was, or less creative than I was, depending on my prevailing mental state at the time. Since I spend a lot of time wrapped up in insecurity and depression, I often think I have the creativity of road-kill raccoon.

I have the emotional maturity and attention span of a pubescent boy who's discovered a stash of good porn. But I've got fewer hormones, more fat, and much smaller metaphorical balls.

Almost nothing is sacred to me. Except Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. And dogs. Don't fuck with dogs. They're Divine creatures.

* I came. I saw. Romanian gymnast.

Who says North Dakotans aren't progressive?

© Terry Donovan 2003-2007