Not leaving because I hate anybody, or because of drama, or because I've lost a taste for a daily dose of young, nubile, hot, strong women. It was just time, man. I've gotten plenty out of being on here for the past 4ish years. I've made a handful of solid friends, and I think that that means I've gotten my money's worth. There's nothing really new or useful on here for me anymore, and there hasn't been for a while, so for me it's just high time to find the next thing. A lot of you have been fun to meet and be around (especially SGNY, and the ECCT folks I've met camping), and I truly hope not to lose touch.
I'm not on Facebook or Twitter (and I'm quite proud of that, actually). So do me a favor and e-mail me your contact info right away if you want to keep in touch with me. I hope that'll be a lot of you. And do it now so you don't forget!
I'm at:
edh@computizeconsulting.com
Peace, love, and titties!
-Edward
(And no, this doesn't have to do with my last post.)
Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature, and Salt n Pepa (in that order) for FREE in a random park in the depths of Brooklyn. Unbelievably fun. Each performance was better than the one before it.
But I've never been disappointed yet at the hopeless disorganization linked like a suckling child to any and every hip-hop show of any sort.
I want gold like Slick Rick. How does he go to the bathroom in all that?
I've barely been going out or otherwise being social for the past month and a half. Lots of traveling for work, so my life's been a little boring. But that's let up now, so August is going to be fun. Headed abroad on vacation this Saturday morning, but a week later I'm back and ready for action. Hit me up!
This has gotta win me some Karma points, won't it?
I'm stoked that tomorrow I finally get to do something for Habitat for Humanity. That's a really, really hard charity to become a member of, I guess because so many people want to do it. It's taken me about three years of off--and-on attempts. Tomorrow will be my first actual gig.
...but of course I still have something to bitch about. I (selfishly) really wanted to do something I haven't done before. We'll be painting a school all day tomorrow. Blahh. No drywall framing, no plumbing, tiling, nothing cool like that. We're not even building a home for poor people. Blahh.
I don't think I posted about it, but in late March I went on vacation with the girlfriend for a week to Costa Rica.
We walked the volcano, ate fruit from roadside stands in front of farms, laid out on nearly empty beaches, sat in incredible natural hot springs, and saw plenty of wildlife.
(Just a few)
And the girl and I are still an item. All is still great there.
I played soccer in an indoor league over the winter, and now I'm doing a weekly dribbling clinic outdoors on turf. That's really fun, and I'm definitely getting better. But my legs are in about three days of pain after each session. It would likely help if I actually exercised during the week between each lesson. 
Work's picked up to the point of paying the bills, but I'm still in search of some consulting work. So let me know if you know anyone who needs a database architect/administrator/developer. I'll knock their freakin' socks off.
Between I think October and New Year's, I think I only posted a blog here once. It was largely because nothing was going on, but at the same time a lot was going on. If you've got a few minutes for the whole long story:
Background
Social Life
Good News and Bad News
Conclusion.
So, lesson learned, life improved. I'm moving on and at least splashing around a little in some happiness.
Had an absolute blast at the Fishbone concert at Irving Plaza. They haven't lost a thing. (English Beat was really tame, by comparison. Pretty wack bill, if you ask me.)
Went snowboarding yesterday for the first time this season. Mountain Creek's not bad on an empty Monday.
I had quite the moment of glory when I was going to just ride slowly over this bump/kicker, and lo and behold I end up on the near end of a 25 foot downward-sloping rail that I didn't even know was there. Made it all the way to the end. Oontz, oontz, oontz, oontz!
Things that suck this week: leaving my cell phone in New Jersey, and the taxes I realize I've got to pay this year.
Big-assed, catch-you-all-up with everything post coming very soon.
Two months, has it been, since my last?
It's one of those "there's been so much going on, that I've had no time to update" situations.
I really have a ton to put out there and tell you about, but you'll have to stay tuned a little bit for that.
For now, on to the point:
I'm Haitian. Both my parents are basically off the boat. So where that puts me, post-earthquake now, is that I have cousins that I've known well since my childhood who still live down there. We suffered one loss this past week. My cousin Christine's husband didn't make it out of his office building, which collapsed. He and I weren't close, but he was a great guy and a great father to their two teenage kids. I'm bummed that my family members down there have to deal with this. I'm thankful that we only lost one, and that my cousins are well-situated and not paying the cost of survival (lack of medical care, food, & water) like so many other Haitians now .
Please, please join me in donating some money to help more innocents live on. The Clinton Foundation and Yele Haiti are reputable organizations through which you can help.
Thanks.
