Jace

This is going to be a long post, so if you don't care about me, haven't worked with me or never met me, please move along. The ONLY reason I am posting this on the boards is because there are a LOT of people I lost touch with, and this is a nice form of mass broadcast.

First things first, where have I been? I have been around, but not much, majority of the time I have been beside the hospital bed of a friend who tried to take his life. This was a very close friend of mine that was diagnosed with bipolar disorder years ago. He was a doctor himself, so he understood the consequences of not taking his medication, but chose not to anyway. I have dealt with bipolar disorder for a long while now, in the form of my wife, but no one who had this serious of a diagnoses of it (not even sure if that is correct grammar, don't care). Long story short, in the time span of one year he stopped taking his medication, got fired from his job, bought a $250,000 car, bought a $500,000 house, became a pretty large drug dealer, partied all the time and towards the end stopped caring about any debts or money at all. He was living large and empty inside, and only those that were close knew exactly how empty.

About 3-4 months ago he got extremely depressed and walked away from everything, when I say walked away, i mean it literally. He packed a bag, walked out of his house and got a cab to a friends house in remote Georgia where he said his friend would help him get better. I called him once a week and he always seemed depressed, but seemed to be getting better. I tried to call him last week and it went straight to voice mail, I didn't think much of it.

I got a call last Monday letting me know that he had driven from bum fuck Georgia, up to north Atlanta (Marietta) and checked into a hotel room. After checking in he laid everything he owned very nicely in the room, laid on the bed, turned the TV on and proceeded to swallow a bottle of 80mg Oxycontin's, along with another bottle of Xanax. I am not sure who found him, but they did find him before his heart stopped, but not soon enough for his brain to stop functioning. He was taken to the nearest hospital and his stomach pumped, but at that point it was too late, he was pretty much a vegetable.
I got there Monday night and stayed all last week, my wife Sam brought me things when I needed them, but I did not leave his side. Every now and then he would open his eyes and mutter something, but it wasn't words that I could understand.

Late Friday night some friends stopped by, one of the friends who is known for being abrupt and telling people like it is said "all right asshole, you need to figure out where you want to be and stop fucking around. Stay here and get your ass kicked and tons of hugs from people that truly love you, or move on and get your ass kicked and tons of hugs from people that truly love you, but for fucks sake make a damn decision!"

The next morning I was just waking up and sitting with him, watching some tv, when he shifted a little, barely opened one eye, looked at me, opened his mouth and said "go, live", not split second later he died. I can say that moment was the single most life changing moment I have ever had, and in a matter of 5 seconds everything in my life turned upside down. A man with barely any brain activity that had been declared a "vegetable" had enough life in him to tell ME to go LIVE! We knew each other very well, well enough that I knew what he meant. I had never cried and laughed so hard at the same time, it was amazing and extremely depressing at the same time, but I absolutely positively knew what he meant and was honored that he was able to come back to life for that split second to tell me that.

He knew that I had always wanted to drop everything and travel the world, experiencing everything from every angle. I want to go to Scotland and drink til I puke, I want to go to France and drink coffee along side the Seine, I want to go to Venice and make love to my wife overlooking the water streets, I want to go to Africa and see first hand what greed and hate can accomplish when no one cares....and so much more.

So, without boring you any further, here is what is gunna happen. I owe some people work and money right now, nothing major, just a few hundred bucks all in all. I am going to be selling any sites I own that require maintenance, all together it is probably 40-50 sites, also I will be selling any domains I own that I am not using, which is actually some pretty nice ones....everything else I have set to be registered to at least 2011. I am also updating my pay sites until at least 2010, so those will not be for sale, they can run themselves. Anyone I owe money to will be paid back in full by the end of the week, I am sorry I didn't get the work done or pay you the money, it wasn't because I didn't care, anyone that knows me knows I always complete what I started, but this month has just been a roller coaster and I messed everything up, sorry, you will be compensated by the end of the week for my fuck up, in the form of money or sexual favors (just kidding). I know some of the work was due a month or so ago, that was my fuck up for being depressed and taking on too much.

We are in the beginning stages of getting ready to go, which means I am boxing everything important up in our house and whatever isn't important is being sold, either on craigslist or ebay. Then we will be renting a Uhaul and driving up to Philadelphia, were Sam's parents live, they have offered their top floor of their huge house as a "base" for us, which is much easier and convenient than renting a storage space. I have always been a traveler, and us settling down with a big house, 2 car garage, etc was just not for me...it was cool at first, but my wife and I are both getting WAY too antsy, so this is all just coming together exactly as it should be (aside from my friend dying, but maybe that was already planned out, who will ever know?). I am a firm believer that whatever was meant to happen will happen, I don't believe our lives are already planned out, but I do believe there is a reason for everything, life is a lesson, it is up to us to learn.

Anyway, that is what is going on, why I have debts and why some work never got completed. You will see a HUGE post here in the next day or so with an insane amount of sites for sale, I would prefer to sell them all as a package, but individual will be ok also. I most likely won't be on icq anymore, I just don't care for it all that much. You can always reach me at [email protected] though, and most anyone who has worked with me has my phone #. Those I owe money to or have work that was supposed to be done, if you wanna take a look at the list of sites I have going up for sale let me know, I will be glad to work throw you sites in exchange for the debt, whatever will make you happy.

So, bring on the trolls, haters and idiots, let me have it! and to those that have believed in me enough to hire me or work with me on projects through the years, thanks and lots of love. This business has done very well for me over the years, and other than myself, I only have the people I have worked with to thank for that....but as with anything, it is time to move on...and no, I am not leaving the biz completely, I will still be around here and there.

CaptainHowdy

Some cliffnotes to know where is that bastard? !

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Bods4Mods

Good Luck and enjoy - life is way too short

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tony286

Go have a great adventure my friend, few have a heart as big as yours.

IllTestYourGirls

Good luck man

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JamesK

Wow, that's crazy man. I'm sorry for your loss and I wish you good luck exploring the world!

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12clicks

Man, the stories of people's leaving the biz get more and more elaborate.

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Sly

That's a pretty crazy story. What is your first destination?

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Grapesoda

.... my oldest friend walked into an emergency room, grabbed a scalpel and slit his throat. they patched him back up so he did the motel OD about 6 months later.

enjoy your travels with your wife, be well. -bmb

stickyfingerz

I wish you the best Jace. Maybe you will still make the Atlanta show as Id still like to meet you, if its not in the cards then do like your friend said. Go and Live.

2012

sorry about your buddy

Spunky

My condolences on your loss

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BradM

Your decision is a bold one, and it can only pay off in experience.

Nothing but the best from me to you. Enjoy everything, don't forget to smell the air in every place you go and remember everything you can. It's the little things in life that matter. Sure seeing Paris is awesome, but sometimes the most amazing part about seeing the big picture are the little things (a flower by a cafe that was just perfect, for example)

StuartD

wow, that's quite the story! Sounds like something out of a movie.
I really don't expect you'll get any trolls/haters out of that, no matter what board you post it on. It's truly inspirational and under those circumstances, I must say that I don't blame you one bit for doing what you're doing.

It's terrible that your friend died, that his life ended up the way it did. But it sounds like he didn't waste it and certainly knew what he was talking about, even in his last few seconds.

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I wish you all the luck in your new life Soo many people here have lerned from you and thats something you should be very proud of ... But being happy yourself is the most important thing .. Good luck in all you do and your travels

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marketsmart

have a great adventure jace..... i know more about how you are feeling then anyone can ever know...

good luck...

Jim_Gunn

I have a few friends that I care about, but I couldn't imagine being so moved if one of them died, no matter how it happened, that I would uproot myself from my comfortable routine and lifestyle. If Jace can afford to travel around the world just for fun and life experiences with his wife, good for him, he obviously has done pretty well in the business. I'm stuck here working every week! In any case, good luck Jace,have fun. I'll look over the for sale list when it gets posted.

TurboAngel

I hope thing's work out for ya.

shermo

Sorry to hear about your friend. Best of luck with what the future brings!

SiMpLe

Call me tomorrow Jace

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Sly

Kind of curious... what do you plan on doing for money? Or will you be traveling cheaply?

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Socks

Man that's some rough stuff, I hope you find what you're looking for.

Fucksakes

well I feel extra shitty now for the thread I started asking where you were.. don't worry about the money I sent ya.

payd2purv

Oh for fucksakes.. don't worry.. Their is that possibility that this story is complete. BS.

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potter

sorry about your loss

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MandyBlake

go enjoy yourself jace!

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munki

Blessings come in all shapes, sizes, and packages...

Never fun losing a friend or family, but if anything about it, or around it is helping you get what you've always wanted in life... some new travel experience... anything, than all is kosher and life is as it should be.

Don't lose touch dawg... w3rd

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pr0

I highly suggest you stop in D.C. on your way. I will take you guys out on the "tour"

We'll hit china town for lunch n shit....make a afternoon out of it.

icq 440 887

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million

Good luck dude! Im almost crying .... seriously. Never worked together but wish you the best in your new life. See you around bud.

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Kimo

sweet

good luck Jace!

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Shoplifter

Best wishes Jace.

You are fortunate to be able to see this clearly for yourself and come out of it in a positive manner.

Enjoy yourself.

dav3

venice first?

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pr0

jace how do you guys plan on making the $ to travel the world

no way the domains are going to be worth enough to support you through europe for months right?

Jace

hahaha, no shit

i deserved a lot of the threads though

Jace

other than Philly for a few months to gather our thoughts? haha, probably scotland....it is where my ancestors are from and I am dying to go

Jace

since I am leaving August 1st I probably won't make it

JamesK

Fuck that, just rob some grannies.

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Jace

it had to do a LOT with what he and I talked about while we knew each other and how much he touched other peoples lives even while he was suffering inside every day

Jace

will do man, but don't worry, our site will be updated from the road....porn around the world! http://www.metafilter.com/70025/Sex-...l-in-Amsterdam

papill0n

Wow man that story gave me the shivers. Sorry to hear about your friend. All you can do now is do exactly what he said to do. Something we should all be doing and thats living our lives to the fullest. All the best Jace.

Jace

I always travel cheaply, haha...but I have been saving for a while, plus I have a few paysites that fund a lot of my adventures and life

Jace

don't feel shitty!!!! it was completely my fault, i fucking disappeared

and hell yes I will worry about the money, you paid so you deserve to get it back

Jace

haha, I assure you it isn't, if you want I can send you a naked fan sign from every stop

Jace

i still wanna work on what we talked about, gotta get a new hard drive first though, hahaha

will hit you up tomorrow and try and move on to the next step

Jace

oh, for sure man, i will be in philly for at least a month or so before we head out, let's hook up for sure

Jace

I have money man, been saving a while now, my shit for sale is just being sold cause I can't take care of it

pr0

dude im serious, holla on icq....ill shoot you my cell #....im up that way 2x a week

we'll do sushi & then some 2am cheese steaks after a little partying

(btw i dont drink anymore, so other "partying" will have to be arranged)

Jace

haha, oh man, no drinking????? i am not quite sure what to do in a case like that....

nah, seriously, i am not a huge drinker myself, only when out at clubs or shit like that, but sam's sister is up there and she is into other "partying", so she can help out...and she is HOT as hell, haha

btw, my ALWAYS # is 404-461-9924....it is a grancentral # that I use as a voicemail, so it doesn't ring any physical phones, but I check it once or twice a week, so if anyone ever needs to get in touch with me, that is the best way other than my cell