Eddie

Not very long ago every turn of a corner I thought would bring with it my swift and cruel demise. I lived in a world ruled by fear and consumption with the rest of this lost and unbalanced place. But I have learned that if you face the world with exactly what and who you are, nothing more or less, accepting the faults of others as swiftly and graciously as you do your own, taking things lightly until care is needed, the world isn't such a scary or mysterious place. I'm Eddie and this is me.
I am a musician. Guitar is my instrument. I love to sing too. I play with a group of awesome friends all the time. Learning to play the guitar has defined my existence for the last few years and it has been the most amazing journey that I never could have imagined I would experience. It has taught me that anything worth putting your hard work and effort into is something you can never stop learning. It has taught me that you must always be a student of life. For me that will never change, not til they put me in the box. Music is my joy. It is my art. Such an amazing means of self expression and discovery that I feel teaches me simply how to live better. It started with me just really wanting to play music for myself, but we're in it now. It's caught us, it ain't letting go and neither are we. In time and with some hard work we'll have enough material to do shows and really start connecting with people and having a good time with them. We're good musicians and good people and the future is bright for us. Someone said once "Follow your bliss". I feel blessed that I have found mine and I am never ever ever going to stop following it.
Music = Life
I'm a dad. 2 beautiful girls. They are the absolute loves of my life. They give me purpose and reason to live my life the best that I can. Because like it or not they're like my walking mirrors. They keep me grounded to who I am and where I'm going. They are both absolutely gorgeous, smart, and amazing in their way. They are like my best friends...except they listen to what the hell I say because I'm DAD! I know everything duh.
My life is active. I play footbag. I've been playing freestyle footbag for a couple years now. I kick with the crew here in Eugene twice a week. We shred it up hard. I'm totally inspired and motivated by all the people I kick with. They keep me going, keep me reminded that there is never a good reason not to try as hard as you can at anything. Eugene Footbag Crew is where it's at man. I also love the outdoors, running, lifting weights, and whatever gets my blood pumping. I used to weigh almost 200 pounds (not in the good way) and now I don't. I like it this way, it makes me happy. A life change that I will never ever ever have to make again.
I'm a Technical Account Manager for a large software company. A computer nerd of sorts. It's a totally freaking kickass job. It continually teaches me to self manage and motivate myself. I'm given the freedom to focus on doing my job and helping my customers, not meeting strict metrics or following corporate policy. My customers are really good people and very hard workers. They keep me on my toes and I try to do the same for them. A lot of the people I work with I've been working with for years now and we've all really witnessed the positive changes in each other over the years. We've all got our ups and downs and certainly nobody's perfect, but it's a great atmosphere for forward thinking and getting things done, but at the same time also an atmosphere of acceptance and mutual respect. I've been working in computers for more than 5 years now. It's a career and a job that I'm proud to have.
I play Go . It's the most amazing, deceivingly simple, complex game I've ever encountered. A million times harder than Chess. I've never played a game of any kind that can tie your brain in knots as quickly as Go. Yet another pursuit I will spend my life mastering.
Beyond that I'm usually somewhere completely wrapped up in something. Music, reading, studying, running, walking, riding, playing, singing, dancing, always something. I have a youthful endless energy for life and I can get pretty ridiculous when I get passionate about something. I like to relax sometimes too and just chill with friends. I try to put as much energy into enjoying the life that I have right now, as I do into improving it. I love my life and it's only getting better.