WARNING: this page is a shameless plug for myself and all the good things contained within, and is meant to attract friends, cause women to be interested in me and want to find out more, and spread my name through the world. Although basically an honest assessment of myself, it is a bit biased, and I will be more than glad to direct you to less-biased views of me.

But you came here to hear the good stuff about me, didn't you?

I knew you did. Here's a picture:

Yep, that's me...

Name: Brian Ward
Date of Birth: October 1, 1973 (that makes me 25 now)
Location: West Orange, NJ and parts therein.

Hobbies:

Ok, the story about me (at least the interesting stuff)...

In school, I was the kid that teachers both loved and dreaded to have in class. I was smart, too smart for my own good. I questioned everything, protested against people being put into detention 'unjustly', and still pulled Honor Roll grades and academic awards. I got sent to the office for challenging the authority of teachers, yet they always let me go with a warning, even when I almost threw someone off the bleachers in gym (it was self-defense) and struck the gym teacher that tried to stop me (not exactly self-defense).

All this, while trying to find my place in the world.

Up until college, I was a relatively shy, quiet, none-too-popular person. I got good grades, went to my Boy Scout meetings, and generally lived a mundane life...

And then I moved into a dorm, met women, and got laid on a semi-regular basis...

Well, it was a bit more than that, but you get the picture. I got a social life. I got a circle of friends, ones that got me into parties, made me feel wanted, introduced me to really hot women, and generally helped me to develop social skills like how to dance (Basic Dancing for White Boys 101). Here is a list, should you ever run into these people, be nice to them, as they are good people. They all live in New Jersey, last I knew...

Anyway, I spent two years in the New Jersey Institute of Technology, getting good grades for the most part, drinking, playing role-playing games (kinda geek, but hey, we couldn't spend every night at QXT or Webster Hall), and causing a ruckus (including burning a hole in a concrete floor with thermite and other such mad scientist/engineering things). Things were interesting, to say the least.

Then I met the son of a Vice-President in a financial company while not paying attention in class, and he introduced me to his father, who put me on a fast track with the company, a rather large global concern (National Association of Securities Dealers regulations prohibit me into going into details here, unless I want big fines and jail time). Mostly worked part-time, and now making a move to full-time, opening up my own office, etc. It's a sweet deal, and it helps out a lot of people, and it makes stupid amounts of cash, a chuck of which I use to buy stuff for people who need it more than me. I deal in Sales Management, which means I train people to go out to meet with clients, as well as do so myself. Because of it, I 'came out of my shell', and am now akin to a social chameleon (no, I don't change colors, but I tend to blend in well with what groups I'm with).

Oh, and I spent 5 years going to Montclair State University, joined Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, turned in my letters two years later when they turned out to be a bunch of wuss-bags that couldn't understand that some of us had to work for a living as opposed to getting Mommy and Daddy to hand us stuff, and also realized that college was a waste of time. Oh, and I stole a black man's soul (as in Godfather of Soul, not Eternal Soul), and can actually dance (if you ever see a man named Chad Smith in New Jersey, and he's walking like a white man, that's him, and I have his Soul...)

In other words, ladies, if you should come across me, I'm already letting you know that I would love to dance with you. :)

About three years ago, I met my current group of friends, they are on the Psycho Friends Network page. Suffice it to say that they have taught me a great deal about happiness, fun, and mixed drinks. I feel truly lucky to have people like this in my life, this circle of friends.

About 18 months ago, I got myself ordained on the Internet by the Universal Life Church. Yes, I'm a Reverend, I use in if people need me to do a memorial service or a wedding or something. Besides, it's cool to wear clergy shirts. You'll find a link in the Cool Stuff That Isn't On This Site section.

About a year ago, I began practicing Theravada Buddhism. You'll find more of that in the Buddha Nature section. Take a look.

Recently, I've been hanging out with my friends at various bars and such in New Brunswick, NJ, so if you see me, come up and talk to me, I'm sure to be entertaining. Hey, if you do, I'll put your picture up on the website if I have my camera with me.