I truly to this day cannot say the phrase "here I am" without hearing the musical score of the Scorpions hit song "Rock You Like a Hurricane" in my head. And so, when I was thinking of a way to present myself I just said Steemit: here I am, with all my flaws and fancies for you to take as you will. And naturally the song started playing in my head. But who am I?
Well, my name is Nick, I am 33 years old, and normally go by my video game aliases Vazriel or more recently Nickoshi(which is a combination of my name and my Akita's name Kiyoshi, someone who I'll get into later). I have a heavy tech background, have run my own business in the computer repair/custom build/networking/home theatre setup/remote support/etc industry. I love the concept and execution of true Decentralizaion when it comes to things like Finance, Governance, Social Media, etc. And truly have a passion for Blocklchain technology and especially Dapps, all types of Dapps but largely gaming dapps, coming from the era of selling SOJs on Ebay (you other Diablo 2 nerds will know what I'm talking about) Being able to truly own assets and items that you have worked for, and have the freedom to do with them what you will and not have everything related to that intelectual property owned by one entity that has the power to just shut down the game or change your assets at will is something I personally was soooooo ready for.
I was never the most popular kid in school, I had more girl friends(friends that were girls lol) than guy friends, and was usually the guy getting forever stuck in the friend zone with my droves of attractive women friends, because I am always been more empathetic/in touch with my emotions than most guys are, or are willing to admit. I too used to(sometimes still do on my really bad days) think of that as "something wrong with me". But that's mostly because I had a very "Man's man" for a Father who had a tendency to get pretty physically violent with me whenever I couldn't handle something, or showed tears, etc, he cheated on my Mom when I was ~10, which of course led to divorce, and took his favorite son, my older brother Vinny(which kinda sucked because we were close at the time being only 1.5 years apart) and left me to live with my Mom who was dealing with her own problems now and kinda spiralled into just working during the day and going out at night. Thank God the internet age was just blossoming into existance or I might have had even less social interaction in those formative years. But having my Dad dip out, my brother along with him, and my Mom just trying to cope in her own way, I started getting alot more alone time than I ever had, and became pretty introverted. Something to this day I still have a tendency to be, which is why it's taken me so long to pull the trigger on starting my content creation(I created this steemit account a year ago and never touched it again because at the time I felt I had nothing of value to offer, something which I now know is nonsense).
I have always had aspirations of authoring content, creating things for others to consume and maybe even get their own ideas from, spreading the knowledge of a good thing to others, I love the term "Pay It Forward" , and feel like everyone who gets involved in things like steemit should have to watch the movie by the same name first lol, or at the very least understand the term and the thinking behind it. So anyway, growing up on computers(that I built) as an introverted and sometimes "emo" teen through my formative years gave me a very jaded and cynical outlook on life, something I still have to catch myself not to falling into that type of thinking at times even today in my 30s. One thing that has really helped me has been my 2 Akitas , Kiyoshi and Keiko:
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(Keiko on left, Kiyoshi on right, as they currently are 4 yrs and 2 yrs respectively, father and daughter)
(Wot is DaWter?)(when Keiko first came into the family)
The Akita is not for first time dog owners, they will not mindlessly try to please you like other dogs will, and they require a certain amount of respect given, to get respect back. But if you put the time, the effort, the blood(literally) sweat and tears into this wonderful working breed, you will hav e a loyal packmate for life, an outstanding guard dog, and a wonderful new best friend who will act like it's christmas every time you walk through the door after some errands, etc.
What human, even relatives, or real life friends, are going to shower you with affection and act like they hadn't seen you for years after going out for a coffee and coming home? None, and honestly most of us wouldnt like that anyway. But it's different when it comes from your dogs, and I truly believe everyone could benefit from some companionship like that, that unconditional love.
(Keiko gettin a quick smooch from me and my fat ugly head lol)
There is alot more detail and media I could provide for those of you interested in dogs/akitas/my in depth experiences raising these 2 bearfaced doggies, but since this is my "Introducemyself" I will save that kind of stuff for my blog, which I would now like to talk about before ending this post.
Being so involved in the Dapp space(specifically EOS Dapps but trying and reviewing other blockchains as well) my blog will be covering the latest and greatest in the Dapp Gaming Space(tentatively calling it "Nicks Dapp Picks"and made some novice artwork to go along with it lol), what projects I find truly worth it, interesting promotions and events that you may have missed otherwise, and the general spreading of knowledge from the crypto/blockchain/dapp world that I feel people should know about. I am and always will be on a grand quest for knowledge, and my mission on this quest will be to spread what I find on my travels to all of you, with the overall goal being to network and improve both my life and the lives around me. If this sounds like something you would be interested in I have already written 2 articles so far on here, which I welcome you to check out. I will also write about Dogs sometimes, and my adventures with Kiyoshi and Keiko, for any of you dog lovers out there. I doubt anyone actually got this far on this post but if you did, I truly thank you for reading about me and my life, it took alot for me to put this type of post out here, I very much dislike talking about myself, and even less showing myself, but I am trying to fix that by facing it, and doing it. I look forward to learning more about steemit, how better to utilize the awesome technology it runs on(just got steemitconnect for instance, look forward to playing my first steem Dapp soon, thinking of the steemitmonsters game, and then giving it a review) so steem veterans, bear with me and feel free to comment me any beginners tips that werent included in the beginners guide or that I might have missed. I also vow as a content creator to ALWAYS post original content, because plagiarism is a serious pet peeve of mine, so you can always be sure what I post comes from ME, and only ME, I had someone ask me on one of my articles from yesterday if it was my original content, and I still don't know if it was because he thought it was good or because he had already seen someone copy/paste my article somewhere else, either way I thank people like that for looking out. Thank you all for reading I am glad to be here with all the other "minnows" and "plankton" in the space!
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Thank you so much, my Akitas are a true passion of mine, and Dogs in general, so I appreciate you reaching out =)
Thank you 🐶🐶🐶
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Welcome to steem
I hope you will bring more quality to this amzaing community we call steem.
Do you know tgere are tribes built on steem blockchain so your single post can earn tribes tokens as well with steem if you use right tags.
For example #neoxian accepts all type of content and is a growing city.
Do chexk out steem-engine.com.
Also there is a verygood card game buukt on steem called Splinterlands, if you are ever interested in it i can helpfor sure. You would love it.
Welcome again and feel free to ask questions as there is a lot to know.
You can always approach me on steem or on discord ( khan.dayyanz#7413)
Regards
Dayyan Khan
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Thanks! Splinterlands sounds awesome I would love to follow up with you about it, and you can explain a bit more to me about these tribes , they sound cool! Feel free to contact me anytime!
Sure, if you have a discord it would be a great help. My discord id is khan.dayyanz#7413 or you can easily find me on Splinterlands discord. Just ask tgere about Khaaaaaaaan! 😅😂
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Hey man, great intro post. Really liked your emotions in this post and how openly you talked about things.
Your dogs are cool! haha
I'm sure you'll find your home here man! Welcome :D
You probably don't realize it but your comment really hit home for me and made me feel even better to be here, I hold honesty and integrity very highly in my personal virtues that I strive to follow, with people like you in this community I really do feel like I'm finding a home already, thank you brother!
Glad to hear that man. There are a lot of communities here and everyone finds their home if they are willing to work hard, be patient and help this eco system.
Have fun!
Welcome to Steem! Great to see new faces - lovely introduction and lovely doggies - you'll find more dog lovers here, first that comes to mind is @blewitt :D Cheers!
Thanks for the warm welcome!
Goodday and Welcome to the great community of Steemit, Nick,
YESS You are a new Steemian now!
I saw your #introduceyourself and its nice to meet you. We haven’t met before but that changes right now. Dont let all the replies and bots scare you.
Just comment if you get scared and i Will help out.
If you download the app Steemify for notifications you see what Will happen in your account.
Blogging, building and uplifting eachother is what steemit is and what its all about on this blockchain. The best part is that you could earn money to.
I love blogging, But always be carefull with all your passwords, Never give those up !!
https://steemit.com/community/@brittandjosie/4-o-clocky-steem-keys-key-to-your-succes-so-secure-them
The Steemify App I use is great, it is available in the Appstore and free, go cheque it out. Or read this blog
https://steemit.com/busy/@exyle/using-steemify-to-stay-up-to-date-about-the-blockchain-like-project-destiny-please-consider-blockbrothers-for-your-witness-vote
I wish you good luck with steeming and I Will See you around🍀
Good luck with your journey and may you find here what you are looking for.
Just remember that all good things come in good time and never giving up is THE key to big succes on Steemit.
Please vote for a witness to. You have 30 votes and if you dont understand let me know and i Will help. Also you could join the SteemTerminal Discord.
Or visit @heyhaveyamet #HHYA and My friend @xcountytravelers for more newbies exposure in the beginning very important.
Let me know if this was helpfull or you need more help, I am in Discord too @ brittandjosie3488
Greeting from the Netherlands
@ Brittandjosie
steemterminal discord invite
https://discord.gg/pxBj9b
Wow thank you so much for such a detailed and helpful response, I will definitely join the discord as well, what a refreshing and awesome community so far I am seriously blown away by all the help and niceness offered by this community, I feel like I have found a place to belong that I had no idea even existed, seriously #blownawayinagoodway
edit: The discord link may have expired it said invite invalid and that , it might have expired, just letting ya know because I said I would follow up and join, didn't want ya to think I didn't try lol
New invite https://discord.gg/W3479Z
And it’s a great platform but in the beginning a little hard .....
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cute dogs
Hey welcome! Great introduction and welcome to Steem
Have fun on Steem!
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Animals are special souls here to help ease our daily suffering. I love animals. My bff has a dog i swear has a human soul. In any rate, welcome to steemit and steem blockchain. My name is Francesca @prettynicevideo. Any questions, just ask!
I could not agree more, I can tell you love animals just from the way you speak about them, and thank you for offering to help with any questions =)
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Welcome to steemit buddy.
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Thanks glad to be here! Cool name btw! Man I see alot of people's posts saying "Posted using Partiko Android" I should probably get that huh.
Recommended bro. User friendly and can earn tokens.😎
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Hey there Vazriel, Glad to have you on here as well.
You asked for my Intro offline,m you can check it out here:
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@vazriel/steemit-here-i-am-dun-dun-dun-dun-duuun-duuuuun#
I also want to do content, just juggling so much activities.
Oops, Thats your post, mine is here:
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@crypticgamer/introduction-who-is-cryptic-gamer-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
Hey vazriel! If you would like to make your personal feed contain the top trending media and talking points of the whole internet, consider following @coffeebreak and @topicstoday accounts - And welcome to Steem!
I will be sure to follow those accounts, thanks for the welcome!