New Look

I would like to point out to all my loyal fans that I have changed the look of my blog. Actually, my good friend Loren did all the work without even being asked. She did it out of the goodness of her heart. Thanks a ton Loren. Give me some feedback on what you think.

The new blog is sweet, thanks L. Just a day in the life, Chad: Just Livin' the Dream

For anyone out there who has ever wondered what the most satisfying way to celebrate the end of a class, here is a good idea for chem lab:

1) Take you chemistry lab manual out of you bag.
2) Carefully carry the lab manual out into the hall outside your dorm room.
3) Carefully hold the manual in you right hand and extend your arm straight out in front
4) Punt that freakin' manual as hard as you can down the hall.
5) Pick up said manual and throw it as hard as you can back down the hall
6) Throw manual into wall and then stomp on it.
7) Repeat steps 4 through 6 as many times as necessary.

Feels good doesn't it? Chad: Just livin' the dream

Well loyal fans, I am finally back to make yet another post.

I had my wonderful chemistry final today, and I had some pretty creative answers. Well, the answers were creative but not correct. One example of this creative style was give on a question dealing with plastics. The question read as follows: "What are some ways you could differentiate between PVC plastic and PET in a combustion test?" My answer: "Dr. Danelson, you should never light your pets on fire. Don't you know that is animal cruelty?" I know, I know... Not correct, but funny. Other answers included phrases like "I don't know", "No idea" and "WHAT!? You have got to be kidding, right?" I tried to answer as many as I could correctly, but the ones I had on clue on got my creative answer. Some people wonder how I can do things like that, and I am glad to tell them. I am just that damn good, that's why, plus I am a ninja. My ninja name is "Chad: The Sober One" or just "The Sober One". Actually, I do not care one bit about chemistry because I hate it and never have to take another chemistry class as long as I live. With that out of the way, I only have three more finals until I am done for this semester at Miami. Not that I don't like it here, because I do. I have lots of friends who I am really going to miss. I have friends that it is going to suck not seeing around (you know who you are). But I am very excited about going home. I have lots of friends at home who I want to see and visit, and I have one best friend at home who I love, and am looking forward to spending the summer with. (Her name is Christy for those of you NOT following along).

It has been a first year, and it went be a lot faster than I thought it ever would. It seems like only yesterday that I was saying goodbye to my dad, my mom, my step dad, brother, sister , and friends. That was nearly a year ago, and it has gone by in the blink of an eye. I wonder then, how fast will my next three years go by? How fast will it seem like till I am married and have kids of my own. Time is so strange, it goes by slow when we are living in the moment, but on reflection it seems to have passed by so fast. What a year! Anyway, the year is finally over and boy am I ready to get on home. I cant wait to see everyone again, and I cant wait to see one person again.

I can do anything, even make this cool blog cause I am a freakin' ninja. Another day in the life in Chad:Just livin the dream.
NINJA VANISH!

I apologize to all my loyal readers. I have not had much time this week to post any new work. I will make a real post later in the week, most likely after my CHM 161 Lab Final tomorrow. Yeah, sound fun I know.

I would like to point something out to all of my loyal blog readers out there. If you look at the bottom of my blog, there is this little blue word that looks like "Comment". If you click on it, you can leave me a comment about my blog. With comments, I can get a general idea of what you, my loyal fans,think about my writing. It also lets me know who visits my blog since I don't have one of them link spy things. I am not saying I want comments every time, but a few from my loyal readers would be nice every now and then.I really would appreciate some comments from time to time... You know, so I know who reads it... Cause I know there are like two jillion people reading my blog every two jillion seconds. I need to go ask about that later.

Quote of the day: "'Popular Science'? Ha, no such thing man. More like 'Nerdular Nerdence'". That's exactly what I thought after one semester as a chemistry major. What was I thinking?

With a few comments from my two jillion readers every two jillion seconds, I would be Chad: Just livin' the dream.

Hello again Blogger fans. I am finally getting around to updating my blog so all you fans out there can know what is going on. Without further ado here it is, the updated Chad: Just livin' the dream.

What a weekend it was. This weekend was one of the best weekends I have had in a long, long time. It was Christina's birthday on Friday and things worked out so that she could come down to Miami for the weekend. That was not the real reason she came down, but it just worked out that way. She was visiting UC on Friday and was going to the Music at Miami presentation for music majors on Saturday. We had made all these plans to go around campus then to ice skating, but those plans fell through. But that is ok, cause things worked out anyway. Christy was supposed to have the UC visit from 1-4 and then arrive here at Miami sometime between 4-5. I had a class from 3-3:45, and then I was going over to Loren's dorm to wait for Christy to call and say she had arrived. Well, Loren and I met her friend at 4:45 in order to go down and get Loren' car. We got her car and just sort of drove around, waiting for a call from Christy and Loren's mom. As it turns out, they wont get to Oxford before we get to them. It turns out that they get lost coming here from Cincinnati. Not only did they get lost, but there was an accident on the exit ramp that they needed to get off to come here. So while they sat in traffic, Loren and I headed to Colerain to meet them. On the way there Loren and I counted 44 and 1/2 cars waiting at the light on Patterson Ave. Way to many cars coming to Miami. So we met them and ate at the Olive Garden for dinner. Since it was Christy's birthday
we all went back to their hotel here in Oxford to celebrate, but not before Christy and I went to Kroger to get some ice cream. We all went back to their hotel room where we had cake and ice cream. Once we had our celebration, Chrisy and I came back to campus. I showed her around the best I could, even though it was a little dark. Then I gave Christy her birthday presents and we watched "The Dark Crystal". At about 11:45 pm we went over to the arches and kissed under the lamp at midnight. I know, I know, I am a romantic sap. I took her back to the hotel room and came back to my dorm and slept till like 12:30 pm. It was an awesome Friday. After Christy did her Music Day thing she was no longer so in love with UC as she was on Friday. I think she really likes Miami, but we will just have to see what happens. I am pretty sure I can sell Miami to her, but again, we will have to wait and see. After her music thing we got dinner at Alexander dining hall, and then she had to head back. It was one of the best weekends that I have had in very long time, but any weekend I spend with her is a great weekend.

A great weekend filled with friends and fun. This weekend I really was Chad: Just livin' the dream.

Well, I never thought this day would come, but in exactly three weeks my first year here at Miami University will be complete. It is hard to think that a year has gone by already. It seems like we just got here, but now we are almost done. Don't get me wrong, I like it here, but I like it a lot more at home. Not much new to report, just thought I would post some rambling. There is one very exciting thing that is happening this weekend though. Christy (my girlfriend for those of you who don't know) is coming down for the first time this weekend. I am extremely excited to show her around campus. I am so excited. I really want to go ice skating with her, and it will be fun because she has never gone before. No, I don't mean that it will be fun because she has never skated, although it has potential to be funny, I really want to show her how to skate and just spend some time with her. Given her former situation, we really never had a chance to do all the fun stuff that couples should do, but now we can. I am really looking forward to this weekend. Well, back to school matters. I only have two more chemistry labs left in my entire college career, and I am ecstatic about that. I really do hate chemistry, really. What was I thinking when I tired to be a chemistry major?

You guessed it... another post. This is Chad: Just livin' the dream.

It is said that God works in mysterious ways, and after this weekend I know that to be true. It is a rather complex issue and I really do not want to explain it all anyway, so I will just post the bare minimum. My girlfriend and I Christina have been dating for 1 year and 7 months now and for as long as I have known Christy her father has made her life a living hell. He as a crazy, controlling, abusive S.O.B. I am not just saying this because I am dating her, he really is that bad. Things had always been bad at her house, but things really got crazy last year. To make a long story short, Christy came to my graduation party and her dad went off the deep end. He showed up to my party with a police officer and escorted her from the party. Then as punishment for that, he grounded her indefinitely to her room, and it was not a simple grounding. He forced her to stay in her room and did not let her out except for like 3 mins at a time to go to the bathroom. She was not allowed to even eat regular food, she only got to eat the leftovers, which most time there were none, but she had to eat them from a plate which they placed on the floor of her room. Since that time, it has been our goal to get her to a home where she could be happy. She has so much potential might never have been able to realize it fully. I know that she is destined for great things but could never have become all that she can be if she had to remain at that house. After a almost a year of working to get her freedom and all avenues turning to dead ends, her freedom looked bleak. Then a miracle happened. On Thursday Christy went to court for trying to run away from her abusive father, but instead of being punished, the magistrate rendered the decision to remove her from her house and free her. Thursday morning she was living with her abusive father and the rest of her family, but then Thursday night she was living with the family of one of my best friends. Christy is now free to be a normal teen, free to do everything that has been denied from her for the past 17 years of her life. Even the smallest things in life that most of us take for granted are now things that she will be able to enjoy. None of this would have been possible without the help and selflessness of countless individuals. Christy had the hardest job of anyone. She had to endure all that mistreating for all those years, and then she had the courage to stand against everything she had ever known to be free. Then, my father and my stepmom were kind enough to do all they could do to help Christy be free. They supported her and did all they could. The people that have helped her the most is the family that took her in. The entire family has opened their home to her and have let her into their lives. That family is truly a blessing from above. My friends mom was the real driving force behind getting Christy free. She took up her cause with a vigor that I had never seen before. She wrote letter, went to court, helped with scholarships, helped to get her to Girl's State, and has done so much more that I am sure most are not aware of. She deserves more praise and thanks that any words can ever offer. I do not think that there is anyway that Christy and I could ever do anything to show how thankful we are for her devotion and help. The entire family has been so helpful and supportive of Christy, there are not words to express our gratitude. The entire family has just taken her in, with out question. The family, the entire family, is simply a blessing. I do not know what else I can say, except thank you. I believe that God had his hand in the outcome of this entire ordeal and this was all part of the grand plan. God helps those who help themselves. This weekend has been the one of the very best weekends of my entire life. The most important person in my life is now free from the house that held her back for so long. I am so happy that she can now be happy. I love her with all my heart. Her freedom is like a dream come true.

This has been a miraculous weekend and a superb Easter. I can truly say that I am now Chad: Just livin' the dream.

The following poem was composed by my roommate Chris Kopech one late night/very early morning. I though it was rather creative. I have it in my AIM profile, but I want to share it with anyone who does not like to read profiles. So here it is, "Ode to Dorsey".

We may have stained the floors and put holes in the wall but we made our mark on Dorsey Hall. We get drunk and or krunked on almost any day. Is it me or are those assholes from Reid really gay? We've dominated more brain cells than the Rolling Stones. All in our ne'er ending quest to get dome. We play lots of poker and even more halo, and the number of times we've been laid is way low (except for Arver...Yeah Right). But we'll do it next year, for the ladies we'll yearn, as we throw it down on North Quad in Hepburn...Bitches.
`Chris Kopech

This has been another post of Chad: Just livin' the dream.

Well isn't this an interesting thing I have done. I am posting all, well some, of my thoughts in a public forum for everyone to read. Sounds a little, umm, public... Anyway, some good friends have asked me to do this apparently so they can laugh at me more than they already do. Take last night for example. Now, it was not till earlier this year that I realized I had an apparent "lisp". My friends have all known I have had it and they have always made me say stupid stuff and then laughed about it, but I never put it together. Anne, being the soft spoken person that she is, just starts making fun of "the lisp" on day as a bunch of us are on the way back from some mall outing. Once Loren had fest up to knowing I have had it all this time, both Anne and Loren think it is some new entertainment to make fun of my lisp at every opportunity that rears its ugly head. So, back to last night... Loren and Anne are watching the Miami University Marching Band video, a video of all sorts of footage shot all through out the year. Apparently I am featured several times in the video, and one occasion I can actually be heard. Naturally, the two of them pick out this "lisp" and laugh so hard at it that they can not hear the video, and when I ask them what I was talking about on the video that night, neither can tell me. All they tell me is that they could not hear the movie over their own laughter. Thank you Anne and Loren for crushing my fragile self-esteem and giving me a complex. I suppose that's what friends are for. On a side note, I really do like both Anne and Loren despite what any blog entries might imply. Anne, Loren, I heart you guys.

That's all for right now, tune in later to see if I can do anything else as funny as simply talking. This is the first installment of Chad: Just livin' the dream.