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Sorry if anyone was expecting a fast response for something. I've kind of been in the hospital for the last two weeks. Instead of making a big deal about it near the forums, I'll just post info here.

Car accident, c2 fractured vertebrae (I done broke my neck,) a good bout of memory loss, and soon to be a full recovery. It's weired. My memories stop at around a half hour to an hour before the accident and don't start back up untill around two weeks after. It's almost as if I wasn't there for any of it. Everything I know about it revolves around what I've been told. It's unfortunate that I don't remember it because that means I won't learn as much from it save for what I'm told. I had a friend with me in the car at the time who got out scratch free but would have been dead had I of hit the tree a foot more to the right. See the pic below and realize that the tree nit the car right behind his chair. Also, it was 540 degree turn into the tree so I think it's safe to say we had a lot of momentum.

Apparently I was in a drug induced coma for a few days after while under respirators/ while they drilled a hole in my head to calm swelling/put in some wires. Aside from some gritty details I was in the hospital for about two weeks. Had I not have been so young I wouldn't be recovering so fast and I might not be so lucky. Granted, if I wasn't so lucky both me and my friend would have been dead.

The Crash:

Moral. Don't drive like an idiot. The entire thing happened because a kid I didn't like passed me on my side, and I raced him. Needless to say "we won by beating him to the tree." If anything is to be learned from this it's don't give in to road rage. If someone else feels like being a dick, let them. Don't become one too. Four people could have died that night. We're lucky as fuck to all be walking away from this. I have a friend from high school who's been in a coma for a while now from trying to impress someone in his car. Assholes used to joke that he wouldn't go anywhere with his life. We'll... now he might not. This is serious. Don't drive like a piece of shit. Ever.

Questions: feel free to say/ ask whatever you want. If you feel like posting a comment about dicks, or leaving me a message that says I'm gay, go for it. That's what makes newgrounds great. Ask/say whatever the fuck you want. I leave you now with this pic of my car AFTER it had been moved. Remember how I said I had a friend sitting right next to me who got out of the crash scratch free? Well, lets imagine we hit the tree a weeee bit more towards the front.

Edit: Interesting article I just found on the bone I fractured.

Updated: 08/03/09 10:01 PM Log in to comment! | Share this!

The People Have Spoken

30 Comments

Jun. 18, 2009 | 8:35 PM MrCock says:

HAAA HAA STUPID NIGGGER!!!!!

Jun. 18, 2009 | 8:41 PM Quarl responds:

Best lol I've had since the accident :)

Updated: Jun. 18, 2009, 8:49 PM

Jun. 18, 2009 | 8:52 PM danicos says:

Hey if U die can I have your password?

Jun. 18, 2009 | 9:48 PM Quarl responds:

Always ;)

Jun. 18, 2009 | 9:02 PM sniperleader1337 says:

ugh, at least yer okay. NG doesnt want to lose a member. no more street races for ya. :)

Jun. 18, 2009 | 9:49 PM Quarl responds:

Word. It always sucks when newgrounds loses people.

Updated: Jun. 18, 2009, 10:31 PM

Jun. 18, 2009 | 9:02 PM Nav says:

That sucks man. I don't really know what to say, except that when I start driving, I promise not to drive like an idiot.

Jun. 18, 2009 | 9:47 PM Quarl responds:

Thank the gods. You're too smart for that shit anyways man. You're needed on earth >:(

Jun. 18, 2009 | 11:33 PM Slipstreamer says:

Jesus, kids these days.
At least you learned your lesson.
Don't race people you don't like, just beat the shit out of them.
(that always worked for me)
Glad you didn't die quarly <3

Jun. 18, 2009 | 11:43 PM Quarl responds:

lol. Oh we learned allright, but we also have a revenge planed that doesn't involve driving. Just you wait, there WILL be pics.

Jun. 19, 2009 | 1:04 AM Slipstreamer says:

NIce

Jun. 19, 2009 | 3:16 AM Gorgorothx says:

Damn, dude. I've had a similar experience: I was driving at 9am, fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the oncoming lanes, and hit a telephone poll... which subsequently folded downwards and acted as a ramp. My car did a double barrel roll back into the road which somehow (luckily) didn't get pummeled by the oncoming morning rush traffic. I was not wearing my seatbelt and my window was all the way down. If the airbag hadnt been there, I would probably be dead. Instead, I didn't have a scratch on me ;) Well anyways after the accident I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, which was obviously the cause of the crash to begin with. Definitely the craziest 15 seconds of my life.

Enough of my talk, glad to hear nobody is dead. Cheers to your speedy recovery!

Jun. 19, 2009 | 10:26 AM Quarl responds:

Holly shit that's crazy. A ramp huh? What kind of fucking luck is that? Glad no one got hurt >:(

Updated: Jun. 19, 2009, 11:15 AM

Jun. 19, 2009 | 3:36 AM S3C says:

LOL @ MrCock

I wish I could be like "aww gee man im so sowyeez glad your okay", but since you came out fine, I really cannot be like that.

ur gay lololo :) no seriously, glad your alright.

the car though....

Jun. 19, 2009 | 10:31 AM Quarl responds:

yeah, I'm not half sure what to think of MrCock's statement. Half of me finds that beyond amusing, but the other half of me takes racism really seriously because I've actually grown up real close with an immediate black cousin. Guilty pleasure I guess... that or it's true...

And yeah, that van is gonna be sorely missed. So many kids got high in there...

Edit: Actually, I've come to the conclusion that I don't take anything seriously on the internet. My brain automatically comes to the conclusion: if it pops up here, it's funny/not serious. So the one thing that I would honestly get very violent about in real life, devolves to about the status of a cock joke on the internet. I found that very interesting...

Updated: Jun. 20, 2009, 11:06 AM

Jun. 19, 2009 | 6:07 AM Mich says:

MrCock leaves comments like that everywhere.

Anyway, I must say I'm really glad you got out of it alive. I wouldn't expect you giving in to such kids to be honest, but yeah; I doubt you'd ever do that again.

I shall never be in a car and not wear a seatbelt; let alone give in to being a fool on the road. I'm glad you're okay dude, seriously.

Jun. 19, 2009 | 10:39 AM Quarl responds:

I'll be the first to tell you that my e-persona is wwaaaaaayyy different than how I actually act. I'm sure anyone whose ever drived with me would have expected a much worse accident, but yeah, we all learned some pretty serious shit. I only pray that my friends who weren't there learn something from all this as well. I have a few friends that are known to drive worse than me, and I hope this stops them.

As for MrCock, I actually find it really funny that he leaves comments like that all the time and he somehow managed to stumble upon the first blog post that actually GAVE him permission to leave a post like that :P

Jun. 20, 2009 | 12:39 PM Fruent says:

YOUR GAY

Jun. 20, 2009 | 12:39 PM Fruent says:

i spelled that wrong

YOU'RE GAY

sorry about that

Jun. 20, 2009 | 1:27 PM Quarl responds:

lol. Yeah well you're Taiyo. I win. Also, on the internet it's spelled GHEY.

Jun. 20, 2009 | 3:22 PM xKore says:

whoa, crazy stuff man.

Jun. 20, 2009 | 3:47 PM Quarl responds:

Shit happens. Some shit can be avoided. If we had all been wiser, we could have done like... six backflips over that shit.

Jun. 23, 2009 | 7:48 PM AeraDynamic says:

Cory... I don't know what to say... first thank god you are still alive. Second thank god your friend didn't get hurt and third thank god you can still move you arms to type anything... c2 fractured vertebrae??? Does that mean you are paraplegic now? How are you? Tell me that you get fully back to health dude...

Jun. 23, 2009 | 7:54 PM Quarl responds:

Welp, I didn't want to worry any one so one of the first comments I made was "soon to be full recovery." Yep, I'm very lucky. Something tells me I have unfinished business here...

Jun. 24, 2009 | 8:23 AM SatiricalGod says:

pls dont die quarl!!!!! :o

Jun. 24, 2009 | 12:26 PM Quarl responds:

It's inevitable, eventually I will. Eventually we all will. That's why we gotta make it count while we still can. Life is short. Do good things with what you got or you're wasting your time.

Jun. 24, 2009 | 6:48 PM sorohanro says:

Don't do that again.
Also, there is a solution against death.
Now that you have some wires in your head, just put a USB or Firewire plug and upload yourself to NG, this way you'll live forever :)

Jun. 24, 2009 | 7:30 PM Quarl responds:

haha. I wish. Granted, digital upload may be a step in the right direction towards immortality...

Jun. 24, 2009 | 6:59 PM Stan-SB says:

that car has been failed. MAKE A SONG ABOUT IT!
p.s poor tree :3

des this mean you have endless free time in the hospital to make tunes?
that would be a definite upside if so

Jun. 24, 2009 | 7:36 PM Quarl responds:

haha. Poor tree indeed. Couldn't even see it coming. A friend of mine suggested cutting it down and burning it, but I think giving it a second chance is a much better solution than putting it out of it's misery.

I'm actually already out of the hospital. I'm crutched with a neck brace and thats about it. In the music realm, I'm actually throwing together a second cd. I use tunecore to get stuff out and I advertise myself. In the mean time I'm looking to get a DJ set going. This way I can avoid labels while I try to hone my skills, still get the experience I need from their perspective and do live sets to make the real bucks with. All I need now are tee shirts and I'm set :3

Jun. 26, 2009 | 3:13 AM nal1200 says:

Atleast you're alive!

That's pretty intriguing about the memory loss. Especially since you can pinpoint when you stop and start remembering again.

Best of luck to your recovery!

Jun. 26, 2009 | 3:40 AM Quarl responds:

Well, I did say "around" and "about" when describing the memory loss. I regained my other functions relatively fast but my memory has been slow to recover and still hasn't returned to full strength. Truth is, I didn't even remember my dad when I first came to. When my long term memory returned I called back all my old friends, but I actually forgot ever having those conversations with them and had to be reminded that they ever even happened in the first place next time I talked to them. I'm finding that my short term memory is really fucked. I'm finding that my short term memory is really fucked. I'm finding that my sho-... wait, what were we talking about?

Jun. 26, 2009 | 2:17 PM SupraAddict says:

Nice little scratch you have there.

Jun. 26, 2009 | 3:46 PM Quarl responds:

Gives it character.

Jun. 29, 2009 | 3:08 AM S3C says:

What if you get taken away by the chariots of fire like Elijah

Jun. 29, 2009 | 4:58 AM Quarl responds:

interesting... there's a bible story I actually missed... that or I don't remember it... regardless, Thor will protect me.

Jun. 30, 2009 | 4:58 AM S3C says:

dude how can you forget the passage in the bible where Elijah gets abducted by flaming alien horses? Best story besides the one when Jesus pwned Michael Jacksons moonwalking moves by waterwalking.

Jun. 30, 2009 | 6:12 AM Quarl responds:

I might have been too young to remember that one. I don't remember half of went on in bible school. Most of what I retained came from bible camp when I got older. Actually, after doing a bit of reading, it seems to me like the chapter your talking about is kind of censored: http://www.totheends.com/chariot.
html

Apparently, it can't be read in "regular synagogue service." Whoever goes around though and sits through each seminar to determine what the average is has no life. That or the "rules" very from religion to religion.

Jul. 2, 2009 | 2:08 AM mariomusicmaker1 says:

Well glad your "ok"

Is your friend sueing your insurance company for any ting? is your car going to be paid for?

Jul. 2, 2009 | 2:08 PM Quarl responds:

Ha. No and no. My friend got out scratch free so he has no reason to sue anyone. As for my car, it's as good as gone. Insurance is paying for the medical bill, and that's that.

Jul. 2, 2009 | 4:38 AM MH16 says:

Oh shit, that's one crazy car crash. But you survived! :D
Now back to the interwebz...
GHEY!

Jul. 2, 2009 | 2:09 PM Quarl responds:

rrrrr :D

Jul. 2, 2009 | 2:56 PM S3C says:

Riding on a Murshaq back!

Jul. 2, 2009 | 5:14 PM Quarl responds:

The shock value from that cartoon stems from the fact that it wasn't actually shocking. I was very offended when I watched that because it wasn't like any of his other cartoons I really like. The fact that he would do that to me is utterly and completely revolting! The entire time I was expecting a dick or a tranny and I got NOTHING. Mark M. is an oppressive bigot >:(

Jul. 8, 2009 | 9:43 PM btriangle says:

I love u

Jul. 9, 2009 | 12:21 AM Quarl responds:

Me too.

Jul. 9, 2009 | 1:15 PM Sealander says:

you would've been lucky if you were dead... the world is full of shit anyways :3

Jul. 9, 2009 | 7:24 PM Quarl responds:

haha maybe. All I know is that I didn't see any bright lights. To an atheist, that's called hell.

Jul. 9, 2009 | 8:22 PM rednikaiaG says:

Well Quarl------>
I really don't KNOW you but I AM glad you're ah-ite.
From the look of the pic that wreck was sehr-eeus sheit!
Oh, and I don't think you're gay OR a douchebag.
So, that's good, I guess. Heh heh heh
Not that you care what I think though.
Anyhoo, I hope your memory comes flooding back with no negative repercussions. If you're ever bored...PM meh<3 Until next time. . .

........Take care, be good and avoid road rage.period

Jul. 9, 2009 | 9:03 PM Quarl responds:

^_+

Jul. 12, 2009 | 5:53 PM SatiricalGod says:

fine..
Don't die *soon*!

Jul. 12, 2009 | 6:32 PM Quarl responds:

That's better ;D

Jul. 18, 2009 | 12:47 AM SatiricalGod says:

How about turning the car into an art project?
Show people that they should drive safely.

Jul. 18, 2009 | 6:42 PM Quarl responds:

Thought about it, but the thing was impounded before I got out of the hospital. Regardless, this pic and my story will probably do a better job at teaching some sort of lesson than an art project could ever do.

Aug. 10, 2009 | 5:09 AM S3C says:

i've seen the light man

it was just the headlamp of a fricken train

Aug. 10, 2009 | 6:47 AM Quarl responds:

I've been thinking about that a lot lately actually. Lights would have been a nice thing to have experienced during my crash but I can't even remember what happened before it. Regardless of where a light comes from, just being able to remember it is a good thing.

Aug. 10, 2009 | 10:14 PM Chaz says:

Fuck dude. I hate seeing people drive like dicks when innocent people could get involved. Really wished this didn't happen to you but I guess it's a tough lesson. Wish you a full recovery and full props for passing on the message of driving like a dick. It's not big and it's not clever, anyone can do it.

Aug. 11, 2009 | 8:34 PM Quarl responds:

ar. kittens.