Jeremy Merchant:
CLASS OF 1995
Blackford High SchoolClass of 1995
Hartford city, IN
Kent State UniversityClass of 2003
Kent, OH
University of California - PsychologyClass of 2001
Berkeley, CA
Jeremy's Story
Life
I got the hell out of Hartford and bounced around for a bit. A few years in Muncie, a few in California, a summer in Japan, the UK, etc. etc. etc. All to make my way back here. I moved back to Muncie 3 years ago to help my family out (my grandmother and cousins). My husband graduated from BSU, currently working in a group practice as a mental health clinician (psychologist awaiting license). I am currently writing a series of graphic novels as well as freelancing and ghost writing a few side projects here and there. With modern technology, I am free to work anywhere and anytime I choose. So it works out well in the end as I am looking into relocating to the Boston area once my husband's 300 direct service hours are completed to gain his professional's license.
UPDATE
At it again. I moved up North to MN in order to help out my bestie from school, Kitty, renovate her old house and watch over her son during her LOOONG hours at work. Thinking about opening my own comic shop here (just for something to do). Hubbie is working with foster kids and adoptions in Southern MN.
School
Well school was hell, not so much because of school but because of my nightmare home life. That's why I didn't live their my Jr. year, and part of Senior. I would have never made it through w/o the help of my best friend, Kristina "Kitty" Hawk. But alas, I fear I had corrupted that sweet innocent child beyond repair our senior year skipping all those days at school.
But to the chagrin of Mr. Kline, I passed his Government class and he hated me for that.
Everyone who was close to me knew about my torrid lo...Expand for more
ve affair with a certain Taylor University hottie which only ended in much needed tears and sucking back a few quarts of tequila and a pack of black death clove ciggies. "Sigh"
But those made for some great times that allowed me to vent my anger and grow artistically.
And while the thought of redoing that hellish time over again makes me want to slit my wrists .... I guess it made me who I am today. So if it meant I would end up with the love of my life, our beautiful home, and my success, I would do it again. But this time...I WANT NEW PARENTS!!! Or at least enough sedatives to not care.
College
Not much to say about college. My nose was in a book or staring at a computer monitor most of the time. I finished my Undergrad and Master's in record time, taking as many classes as I could, while working two sometimes three jobs to afford rent. I attended UC Berkeley, UofA, and finally KSU where I meet the love of my husband. 'Nuff Said
Workplace
After a bunch of mind numbing jobs to get me through college, I interned at a psych ward in Cali. Then I decided I wanted a change and moved back to the other side of the country where I bought into a small cafe in NE Ohio. I began managing bands as a side job and eventually made enough money to pursue a career as an artist. I worked for a major company heading up my own team & producing a monthly publication before taking a sabbatical to deal with medical issues. Now I am working on what some call my masterpiece. A project that has taken me 10 years to flesh out on the page dealing with my past, in a very artistic and maniacal way.
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