Happy St. Patty's Day =)The Life And Times
When people describe this young man he is often described as a man of few words but with an open heart. His actions generally do the talking and his ability to show his honesty through his body of work has always shined. On the brink of success has been the tidal wave in which he always rode on. Pushing forward without looking back and through it all no one ever saw the dark holes and deprived attention he admittedly felt he should have had.
Ego Trippin
I'm stepping out of my comfort zone right now to just freestyle my thoughts as I begin to wonder if people understand the value of...
How Rye Met Steph
It was first grade when I first met Stephanie. She was the smallest girl in class and I was the smallest boy in class..
Two Years Gone
I mentioned in a few blogs back (RyEBlogs 4.8.10) that I would dispel a couple of things that I have gone through during some of the most private times of my life. They were private because well...I couldn't exactly be open about certain things due to the circumstances. So this will be my first mini series on this blog that I will title Two Years Gone. This is in no particular order during that time period but more thoughts and things I felt during that time..
So You Want To Date A B!
My mom always told me one of the most important decisions I'll ever have to make is who I want to bring into the family and start a family with. As a child I never quite understood that. As I grew up and started dating it became abundantly clear to me. Crystal clear in fact..
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
RyE On Shameless Plugs & Happy Thoughts
Posted by The Life and Times... on 11:31 PM
What is good people?
So I know I've been kinda moody and sounding all down with everything going on so hopefully this will change the tide a bit. I was thinking of putting a more fun positive blog out there and this couldn't have come at a better time.
Recently I joined this 20SB community which I alluded to in my Publicly Private Blog (RYEBlog 3.8.10). I honestly didn't think I was going to make the cut especially since I kind of sort of a lil bit mocked it on that blog to begin with. Anyway I got accepted and who would have known other people (that don't know me) would actually be interested in my blog! Makes me all types of sentimental inside (no seriously!). So step one of the social experiment has succeeded!
Now one of the coolest things about this new community is that I started to find other random peoples blogs and have become hooked on their interesting stories. I'd almost much rather read strangers blogs and have them read mine because I feel a little less inhibited and yet all the same more intimate (!??!) with them if that makes ANY sense at all.
So getting to my point, one of my new fellow buddies that I started following awarded me with this little something:
Thanks Lauren! People go check her blog @ "Is this thing on? I wasn't prepared"
Now normally I don't usually do the whole chain type gimmicks on the internet but part of this social experiment is to go outside the comfort zones, out of the norm, and into the new and uncharted territory no matter how cheesy or out there it may be. With this gift I got to adhere to the following:
And now I present to you....10 Random RYE Facts
And with that concludes my 10 Random RYE facts that make me happy.
Now to pass this along (drumroll please).
So I know I've been kinda moody and sounding all down with everything going on so hopefully this will change the tide a bit. I was thinking of putting a more fun positive blog out there and this couldn't have come at a better time.
Recently I joined this 20SB community which I alluded to in my Publicly Private Blog (RYEBlog 3.8.10). I honestly didn't think I was going to make the cut especially since I kind of sort of a lil bit mocked it on that blog to begin with. Anyway I got accepted and who would have known other people (that don't know me) would actually be interested in my blog! Makes me all types of sentimental inside (no seriously!). So step one of the social experiment has succeeded!
Now one of the coolest things about this new community is that I started to find other random peoples blogs and have become hooked on their interesting stories. I'd almost much rather read strangers blogs and have them read mine because I feel a little less inhibited and yet all the same more intimate (!??!) with them if that makes ANY sense at all.
So getting to my point, one of my new fellow buddies that I started following awarded me with this little something:
Thanks Lauren! People go check her blog @ "Is this thing on? I wasn't prepared"Now normally I don't usually do the whole chain type gimmicks on the internet but part of this social experiment is to go outside the comfort zones, out of the norm, and into the new and uncharted territory no matter how cheesy or out there it may be. With this gift I got to adhere to the following:
- When you receive this award you must thank the person who awarded you in the new post. - CHECK
- Name 10 things that make you happy - SEE BELOW
- Pass this award onto 10 other bloggers and inform the winners - SEE BELOW (further)
And now I present to you....10 Random RYE Facts
- RYE Fact #109 : RYE hearts Physical Challenges. I love living an active life and with that also means pushing myself beyond my wildest dreams or physical capabilities. In 2008 I signed up for a Charity Boxing event and after a 6 month grueling process earned an amateur New York State boxing license (whoo ha!). I lost touch with the whole boxing thing but look forward to signing up to these two things once I get my health back: MMA & The Men's Health Urbanatholon! Who wants to come support your boy on 10.16.10 in Chi-Town?!
- RYE Fact #2009: RYE Captain's an Ultimate Frisbee team. Our name is Ultimate Frisbee'd Up or as we like to say U.F'd Up! haha We've been battling for the past 3 seasons and last season finally came in with the GOLD! Upcoming season is starting April so if you are on the LES come check us out every Friday!
- RYE Fact #35 : RYE Hearts Burgers! I'm a burgerenthusiast. I would go around the country...hell around the world to find the best burger out there. Very few places have ever been labeled with the prestigious BBE title (Best Burger EVERRR). Such as the infamous Shake Shack and In & Out Burgers. Thanks to another burger loving mind I was introduced to this organic little place called BareBurger which is thiiiiiiiiis close from getting the honors of BBE. And what better place to have found this than QUEENS! The best place on earth! =)
- RYE Fact #19: RYE enjoys reading up on world religions & Self Help books. Currently still dissecting the inner works of Buddhism with this little book
- RYE Fact #21: RYE diggs Tattoos - I'm rockin 2Tat's right now but thinking about getting my back done soon. I'm not posting photos sorry...we ain't on that level yet ;)
- RYE Fact #1: RYE loves his Familia & Friends..above everything and anyone
- RYE Fact #1983: RYE stays fresh to def with his Sneakers & leather Jackets... they make my cypher complete!
(Editors note: Ok I got to get something off my chest....I refuse to put this as one of my 10 happy facts but...I am a HUGE...JT fan...there I said it lets move on)
- RYE Fact #2001: RYE watches How I Met Your Mother every Monday. Did you check my Ted Mosby blog RYEBlog 2.6.10? You should!
- RYE Fact #390: RYE escapes to Montauk for peace. It is my haven!
- RYE Fact #194: RYE enjoys stretching. I feel extra light when I can stretch. With a bad back and knees I know when I'm in shape or not when I reach out and grab my toes. I even signed up for Yoga classes this past year to improve my flexibility....need to get back on that...been slacking on my Yoga game (Rye Blogs on Yoga @ RYEBLOGS 8.4.09)
And with that concludes my 10 Random RYE facts that make me happy.
Now to pass this along (drumroll please).
And the Award Goes To:
...this blog was exhausting...for those who ventured this far down...thank you for your time!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
RyE On Random Rainy Thoughts
Posted by The Life and Times... on 6:52 PM
I think NYC is getting hit by a monsoon. The rain is just ridiculous and to top it all off I got a leak around my living room window sill...Awesome.
As you are all aware I've been battling with my recent flare up so with that and this horrible rain I've been trapped up in this lovely condo of mine with not a whole lot to do. So here are some random thoughts...
As you are all aware I've been battling with my recent flare up so with that and this horrible rain I've been trapped up in this lovely condo of mine with not a whole lot to do. So here are some random thoughts...
- Went to my accountant today to do my taxes and it looks like being a home owner will help me out BIG time with Uncle Sam. Don't disappoint me CPA!
- This leaking around my window is driving me In+Sane like you wouldn't believe
- I played with my PS3 which is not really something I do and it froze TWICE on me. Is this its way of saying you need to play with me more often or is this its way of saying because I don't play with you, you go and become stupid on me!
- I wish I had more BluRay movies....
- Saw that Gaga Telephone video finally... Now I don't know why but I am just not a fan of her. Everyone gets all up and arms about why I don't like her and honestly I just don't have an argument except I just simply don't like her. Sure her songs get stuck in my head but I don't find her all that great. Her outfits and videos don't scream art they just scream "you're trying to hard" to me. Or maybe it's because she went to that devil school that my sister went to and I don't like anything that spawned from there....minus Jordana Brewster =)
- More often than not when it is rainy or snowy outside I tend to order out...and I usually give them a great tip for braving the elements but this rain/wind is making me feel really bad to put anyone out there. I'm too sick/lazy to cook...ugh decisions.
- My doctor advises I don't get anymore tattoo's due to my condition.....sigh...let's see how much I listen to that
- I can't wait to leave...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
RyE On I Feel Like Dying..
Posted by The Life and Times... on 11:15 AM
Editors Note: The following is of a graphic subject. It is intended for mature audience only. It is somewhat disturbing and embarrassing the topics related to this subject so if you are one to get disturbed easily I suggest you don't read this blog.
In addition - Let me make this clear....**I am NOT suicidal** I have no intentions of harming myself or others.
The key word in the title is FEEL.
With that said...allow me to elaborate.
November 2007 I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis or UC for short. According to Wikipedia: UC is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon. The main symptom of active disease is usually constant diarrhea mixed with blood, of gradual onset. Because of the name, IBD is often confused with irritable bowel syndrome ("IBS"), a troublesome, but much less serious, condition. Ulcerative colitis has similarities to Crohn's disease, another form of IBD. Ulcerative colitis is an intermittent disease, with periods of exacerbated symptoms, and periods that are relatively symptom-free. Although the symptoms of ulcerative colitis can sometimes diminish on their own, the disease usually requires treatment to go into remission.
Ulcerative colitis occurs in 35–100 people for every 100,000 in the United States, or less than 0.1% of the population. The disease is more prevalent in northern countries of the world, as well as in northern areas of individual countries or other regions. Although ulcerative colitis has no known cause, there is a presumed genetic component to susceptibility. The disease may be triggered in a susceptible person by environmental factors. Although dietary modification may reduce the discomfort of a person with the disease, ulcerative colitis is not thought to be caused by dietary factors. Although ulcerative colitis is treated as though it were an autoimmune disease, there is no consensus that it is such. Treatment is with anti-inflammatory drugs, immunosuppression, and biological therapy targeting specific components of the immune response. Colectomy (partial or total removal of the large bowel through surgery) is occasionally necessary, and is considered to be a cure for the disease. This is the last resort.
AKA....no one has a clue.
And that is the toughest thing about this whole ordeal. With no factual evidence as to why or how an individual gets this horrible disease it results in no cure. Medication has been my saving grace these last 3 years and even with that I've experienced some heavy flare ups which has caused me to go into the Hospital.
There is a treatment pyramid that after years of research this is the best solution that doctors and medical researches can come up with
In addition - Let me make this clear....**I am NOT suicidal** I have no intentions of harming myself or others.
The key word in the title is FEEL.
With that said...allow me to elaborate.
"Only once the drugs are done, I feel like dying.."
November 2007 I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis or UC for short. According to Wikipedia: UC is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon. The main symptom of active disease is usually constant diarrhea mixed with blood, of gradual onset. Because of the name, IBD is often confused with irritable bowel syndrome ("IBS"), a troublesome, but much less serious, condition. Ulcerative colitis has similarities to Crohn's disease, another form of IBD. Ulcerative colitis is an intermittent disease, with periods of exacerbated symptoms, and periods that are relatively symptom-free. Although the symptoms of ulcerative colitis can sometimes diminish on their own, the disease usually requires treatment to go into remission.
Ulcerative colitis occurs in 35–100 people for every 100,000 in the United States, or less than 0.1% of the population. The disease is more prevalent in northern countries of the world, as well as in northern areas of individual countries or other regions. Although ulcerative colitis has no known cause, there is a presumed genetic component to susceptibility. The disease may be triggered in a susceptible person by environmental factors. Although dietary modification may reduce the discomfort of a person with the disease, ulcerative colitis is not thought to be caused by dietary factors. Although ulcerative colitis is treated as though it were an autoimmune disease, there is no consensus that it is such. Treatment is with anti-inflammatory drugs, immunosuppression, and biological therapy targeting specific components of the immune response. Colectomy (partial or total removal of the large bowel through surgery) is occasionally necessary, and is considered to be a cure for the disease. This is the last resort.
AKA....no one has a clue.
And that is the toughest thing about this whole ordeal. With no factual evidence as to why or how an individual gets this horrible disease it results in no cure. Medication has been my saving grace these last 3 years and even with that I've experienced some heavy flare ups which has caused me to go into the Hospital.
There is a treatment pyramid that after years of research this is the best solution that doctors and medical researches can come up with
The bottom of the pyramid is the lowest form of of symptoms. If you see moderate bleeding, 3-4 bowel movements and are frequently loose you can take medication to suppress this. If it is a little more severe you can up your dosage (I am not a doctor I am simply telling you my treatment process...if you are dealing with this problem please consult your doctor for advice).
Last year I was beyond severe and needed 2 blood transfusions for the constant internal bleeding and loss of blood. I had to take antibiotics and steroids in order to get back on my feet. That was the worst situation I had ever been in.
At the current moment I am dealing with a pretty moderate flare up and truth be told I'm scared. Knowing what I went through last year I don't ever want to go through that again. I have a very positive outlook on this but once I feel the medication waning off my body starts deteriorating. I feel like I'm doing everything I can. I'm talking to my doctor and taking the meds and doing what I can to maintain and suppress this flare up but it's just not going away. I'll have good days and bad days.
Today is a bad day. I'm having abdominal pains like no other. My insides just literally feel like dying.
Now before I get up on my religious soapbox please note that I am for everyone belief in their own maker...so don't vilify me for mine =)
I know God only puts us through what we can handle but Dear God....I'm pretty sure the last lesson you gave me was more than enough to teach me. So if you could do me a solid and make this all go away...I would reeeally appreciate it..ok? Thanks. Still love you! - Your boy RYE
Now lastly my brother from another mother is running a half marathon to support the research and cure for Chrohns and Colitis. This is his second year in a row doing it and I encourage you all to help him help me and others living with this terrible disease. I appreciate your efforts!
http://www.active.com/donate/napa10nyc/napa10JSavino
One.Love
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
RyE On NFL Entertainment
Posted by The Life and Times... on 10:46 AM
Hate em or love em but....TO & Ocho together would be not only exciting from a sports perspective to see but also a hell of an entertaining duo for all their sidebar antics
"I'ma give them they money's worth"
"I love me some me"
"I'ma give them they money's worth"
"I love me some me"
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
RyE On Publicly Private
Posted by The Life and Times... on 10:51 PM
I got a problem.
I'm a walking oxymoron. A hypocrite even. A flawed perfectionist. A loyal rebel. An honest liar. I'm a pragmatic contradiction. I can tell you to not go out and be stupid getting involved with underage drinking and experimenting with drugs but I would be a hypocrite to say I didn't try them. I hate being told what to do but I am loyal to a fault that if you ever need me I will blindly support you. An honest liar I can tell you I'm fine when my whole world is coming down. All these things I am and make me who I am. Hey I never said I was the easiest person to get to know but I'll tell you I'm one of realest ones out there. The only problem is you may never get that opportunity. You see I'm all the things I said above but most importantly I'm publicly private.
See I started this blog in order to write out my feelings. A way of venting yet I still make everything so vague. I do it on purpose and sometimes juuuust sometimes I let you into my world. I've been this way with every type of social networking site or blog like site that I happened to sign up to ever since I became a "professional."
Back in the day I use to have myspace and facebook and xanga and my life would be out there for everyone to see. Then I started working and building a career I never wanted anyone in my professional life to know about my private life. (I don't like to mix my drinks so to speak) So slowly but surely I started to hide this and not say that. I use to put ambiguous photos where my face could not be seen. Yes, slowly but surely I made it pointless to have a public forum if I'm going to censor everything I put on it.
This just so happens to be the last thing standing. Sure I have photo websites of my life chronicled but only a select few know it. And honestly that's just a database for me to enjoy when my computer one day crashes and I lose all my photos I know it's backed up somewhere.
I'm going to try and be as honest as I can but I still hold true to my privacy. I don't want everyone to associate my life to this blog only for them to turn around and say "I GOT YOU FIGURED OUT." No you see I'm much more complex than that ( see RyEBlogs 10.5). I also don't need to tell the world everything I say with the people I love or record every moment that passes in my life.
If you ask anyone of my peers they all know who I am without knowing everything about me. You don't believe me? Well try going back into this blog and see my other posts and try and tell me what you can decipher. I'm going to branch out and open the world to this blog. I'm scared of how it will turn out but then again I may find out some amazing new things.
An insightful mind recommended I join this 20SB networking blog site. Being that I'm still in my 20's I figured I'd give it a shot. I read the "rules" and immediately started to say No. Nope. Yea right. Not going to happen. (Editors note: Don't forget I'm a rebel)
Mainly rule # 2:
Update your Profile. Members without Profile Pictures and vague Profile Info will always have a tough time getting acquainted. Tell us about yourself!
I laughed when I read that and the inner rebel in me said fuck you I don't have to do anything I don't want to do. If you want to create guidelines to how I am to write my life on this you got to be kidding. I mean who are you to tell me what to put up and if not I will be kicked off? The RYE tendency was to say I'm going to do it on my terms and under my conditions. I fumed and thought about that for all of 2 seconds. But I also thought about my goal in wanting to branch out this piece to a bigger audience. And I thought about what this poking mind would tell me to do which is just...keep an open mind. Sad I was defeated by her sheer thought in my own mind (smh).
With that vicious back and forth in my head for 5 minutes I decided to give it a shot. I'll sign up and see if I "make the cut."
I got a lot of confessions to spill and I need to get off my chest the last 2 1/2 years I like to dub "The lost years." How funny I'm about to be publicly traded and in the mood to spill some of the most controversial thoughts I ever had....
One
RyE On I, I...I-I-I
Posted by The Life and Times... on 12:16 PM
I hope they never find out...
What they already know, know... know
As soon as it's official..
We'll have to let it go, go... go
So we don't confirm the fling
Keep avoiding all the questions
You can teach me many things
I'm just scared to learn a lesson
The pressure's on
Both hearts beat like a metronome
Both +*NSYNC+ like a Justin song
Feels so right but it's just, so wrong
I wonder where my world 'bout
When niggas that I know tryna take my girl out
And her friends say I ain't the one to go for
She just jealous 'cause you always get approached more
Oh, well, tell her fall back
Caught up in some mo' shit, tell her call back
Tell her get a man that ain't cheatin on her ass
Wit a girl that I know, yeah tell her all, that, that
And as for you, I think I know you're the one
The closest I've come, I'm probably a...
Saturday, March 6, 2010
RyE On Branching Out
Posted by The Life and Times... on 6:05 PM
On to the next one...
Air Yeezy
Adidas Nizza low
Nike RT High
Adidas Forum Mid
NO IMITATIONS PLEASE!
Air Yeezy
Adidas Nizza low
Nike RT High
Adidas Forum Mid
NO IMITATIONS PLEASE!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
RyE On Proud Moments
Posted by The Life and Times... on 2:28 PM
My little cousin's photos have been published:
http://reportermag.com/article/body-image/beauty-in-different-cultures
You should check her out...shes beyond talented (click photo)