Greetings and salutations!

My name is Erik, or if you have difficulty spelling that (as many do), you may call me @alternatively (I say that because history has proven that most people can’t spell Erik correctly, even when they’re composing an email and staring directly at my name). I live on a small island located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America.

I am a consultant in the residential real estate field, as well provide digital marketing services to the real estate industry, specifically those services which are video- and graphics-oriented. The days are long but I enjoy what I do thoroughly.

My experience with crypto is limited; I have purchased and sold a bit but mostly I have dabbled in some trading. I got some really nice awards from some coupon offers--free bitcoin is not to be sneezed at!

Hobbies and passions are an interesting question. The lines between work and pleasure often seem to blur for me. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Computers, reading, writing, composing and listening to music, cooking (just an amateur but I’ve yet to cause any injury, so I’m not half bad I guess) … laughing with friends, camping, hiking, beaches, travel. I am not fond of country music, rap, bigotry, racism, stupidity, intolerance, and squaredancing.

I like posts that are well thought out, insightful, incisive, witty, and smart. Mediocre seems to be the norm these days, but it’s not much more strenuous to exert a little effort and be fantastic, is it?

Steemit was shown to me on a whim about two years ago, when I had an account here briefly. A friend in the programming world introduced me and I just didn’t have the time to devote to it like I wanted. I have even less time these days, but the idea is much more interesting to me now.

I see myself being involved in the crypto forums and haven’t had much of a chance to look around so I’m open to suggestions. When I came back here a couple of weeks ago, I did some Googling and found a couple of articles of interest but am loving the idea of getting some better direction.

I hope to amuse a little, enlighten a little, share my knowledge, and perhaps gain wisdom from the experience of others. Oh, and to have a good time. Above all, since we can all determine if we’re having fun or not, we should aim to enjoy whatever we’re choosing to do. Choose fun!

I am looking forward to meeting some of the other new Steemit denizens soon. I shall leave you with this, plagiarized no doubt from a random cheerleader’s high school yearbook: “stay sweet, have a great summer, your boyfriend’s really cute!” Cheers, all!

Alternatively

P.S. And I shall do you a favor: I won’t handwrite my details or you’d never be able to decipher them.