Joe is a complex creature, capable of diverse, creative and often omnidirectional thought processes. He has embraced the fact that his attention deficit will make him forever churn out ideas, thus the reason he has created an outlet for his thoughts. The ones he publishes here are those that are not confidential, ideas and suggestions in which the rest of us can indulge. Life is reflective; what we create outside our minds is a reflection of what is within. This life powers us all, holding a balance of good and evil that must lead us to enlightenment. Along the way, we must make the decisions and take the risks that will allow us to live the lives for which we are destined.

In the mean time, grab a glass of SoCo, rest your head and dream of tomorrow. Joe’s just a fragment of knowledge in your mind. Don’t get so bent out of shape about it.

General info:

  • Name: Joseph Charles Ryder
  • Place: Vancouver, WA
  • Age: 28
  • Marital Status: Happily married (Morgan)
  • Children: Alayna Carlin (born 2000); Aiden Jonathan (born 2003); Brooklyn Evelyn Brielle (born 2006); Isabella McKenzie (born April 2008)
  • Family Status: Healthy, happy and alive
  • Ongoing Occupation: Artist, business marketing and public service
  • Current Occupation: Call Center Coordinator
  • Level of Enjoyment in Current Position: High
  • High School: Vancouver School of Arts and Academics (VSAA), class of 1998
  • College: American InterContinental University - Bachelors, Business Administration and Project Management (October 2007); Art Institute of Portland - Interactive Media Design, no degree (2001-2004)
  • Education Expectations: Never stop
  • Career Goals: Continue to affect change and creative concepts with any business in which I am involved
  • Personal Goals: Balance my life and take the risks I must to make sure my children carry on my mission of creative thought
  • Religion: Non-established definition based on Christianity and East Asian culture… somewhere in there I have found peace and that’s all that matters
  • Addictions: The Internet, my kids, cooking, grammar and creating patterns
  • Favorite Hobbies: My kids (my greatest hobby), freelance writing, thinking stuff up, remodeling the house, camping, fishing, trying new restaurants, music (guitar, bass, electronic synth and singing)
  • Current Goals: Lose weight; start another business; become more financially stable; play in a musical group at least once (which means learn more guitar); publish a graphic novel; help my kids get settled into school
  • Pet Peeves: Stupid people basically sums it up… bad grammar, bad parenting, artists who try too hard to be different, people who are overly-determined to convince you of something (like being overly gay or overly religious, not in that order), real posers, people with no ambition, and when the obvious just isn’t obvious for someone
  • Updated: June 16, 2008