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]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/20979399/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/20979399/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:59:11 PDT
So as long as this place is here, I'll always having something cool to be connected to .

Oh, it seems my subscription ran out. I forgot what deviantART was like without it!
Interesting.

But it seems V6 is hummin' along!

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/19780447/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/19780447/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:08:30 PDT
Now that's what I'm talking about.

keep this up.

btw, the dA footer is a great idea whose time has come. news and contests taking up more space than art on the frontpage used to be my number one rant. and now it's all sexyfied. sexyfried. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/13853163/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/13853163/ Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:35:36 PDT Middle Of Nowhere Found

I swear. I think I've found the "Middle Of Nowhere" two or three times on my roadtrip.

By the way, "Middle Of Nowhere" still has speed checked by radar. Not like there's anyone to shoot any at you.

Two lane highways are the BEST.

Thanks to $Heidi for hosting me for a little stint. Too bad $spyed wasn't back from Costa Rica yet. I'll catch him next time!

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/9479296/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/9479296/ Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:23:01 PDT
Listening to: Gonna Fly Now
Reading: Rocky - By Enzio Stallone
Watching: Rocky Balboa - The Fights

Ronald Reagan said:

"I believe that if everyone had the spirit, courage, faith, and optimism of Rocky Balboa, we'd have no use for fighting or for the arms race. Our times have been blessed with a true living hero."

(From an interview days after the 1987 Balboa-Drago fight.)

..................

Er, well he did in the Rockyverse, anyway!

Save Balboa!
[link]

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/8161616/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/8161616/ Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:20:38 PST
Mood: Herm?
Listening to: Better (DEMO) - Guns N' Roses

@Spyed:i'm coming up with 30 ideas a second and no one's helping me implement even 0.01% of them
@suspended: blah
@Spyed: but, that's the story of my life
@suspended: why dont you just take the day off

...........

(About P2P filesharing program review...)

@Gagarin: jark: cons for IMesh should include "Looks like a combination of ICQ and Napster, put in the spin cylce, and left to dry wrinkled up in a basket."
@Gagarin: but that wouldnt be very professional
@Jark: rofl

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/8022737/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/8022737/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:17:47 PST
Mood: Optimistic
Listening to: Better (DEMO) - Guns N' Roses

I've got my two new Guns N' Roses t-shirts in the mail, and I've got about three leaked demos on my hard drive and my Zen Nano MP3 player.

When will Axl release the album?

I don't know, but I'm ready. And I'll be skipping class if I have class that day.


Yup. Though I'm not really expecting it will happen anytime soon. I stopped doing that in 2003.

PS:

Why couldn't I get hooked up Axl's autograph or a listening party the past few times I was in CA? Angelo... got any insider friends? Heidi... where are your autograph talents????



]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/6170641/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/6170641/ Mon, 08 Aug 2005 16:31:41 PDT
For some reason, this is funny to me.

(@jark):so, does ANYONE have anything to offer
(@jark):towards deviantart in the way of ideas?

[I look up "deviantart" on KDB, one of the old #mp3 chat bots... no data found.]

(@jark) Gagarin: you might try asking here before consulting kdb
(@Gagarin): i figured it would be there
(@Gagarin): and no
(@aahz): what is deviantart?
(@jark): uhm
(@Gagarin): except not having a post comments function on GD related articles..but
(@jark): it is going to be the DMN's official skin/art site
(@jark): Gagarin: towards deviantart, NOT DM
(@Gagarin) : since I didn't know what deviantart was
(@Gagarin) : ...
(@aahz): like to get dmusic stuff?
(@aahz): I am not sure waht you mean
(@Gagarin): hm, skins
(@jark): Gagarin: hence why i said you should ask here
(@jark): aahz: it will be the DMN's answer to skinz, customize, deskmod, etc...
(@Gagarin): : Has this been meantioned before? I don't remember reading any kind of mail about it
(@aahz): hmmm interesting
(@jark): it has been mentioned here before, no mail sent out on it because the domains were just bought yesterday
(@Gagarin): ah, probably during the week I was away from a computer terminal
(@jark): quite possibly ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/6159442/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/6159442/ Sun, 07 Aug 2005 13:47:26 PDT
EthanSimonStone: i feel like i owe everyone a thousand apologies
EthanSimonStone: chad, im sorry.
Gagarin: age, and uhnm, granted Christ have something to do with that
EthanSimonStone: heh
Gagarin: I'm sorry.
I hated you on and off.
Gagarin: LOL.

Snippets from "The Reunion Chat" on Saturday, August 6, 2005 between former DMusic Network/deviantART staff/#MP3 Alumni Simon, Mike, Richie, Chad, and Heidi.


EthanSimonStone: Reunion.
Nite Heidi: Wow.
richieZ444: wow
Gagarin: wow

Gagarin: I'm glad that I'm not going to be the one to write the history of online art
Gagarin: lol
Gagarin: because this is going to be one convoluted mofo
hella mikey core: mmhmm
hella mikey core: i like how people are using the wikipedia entry as historical evidence
Gagarin: heh
hella mikey core: as if it wrote itself
Gagarin: no doubt
Gagarin: who did write it
EthanSimonStone: hahaha
hella mikey core: i dunno
hella mikey core: but like
hella mikey core: they treat it like it materialized out of truth particles
Gagarin: hhahahahahaha
Gagarin: sadly I do this when studying for survery course finals in the humanities
Gagarin: but... thats easy to get right
Gagarin: but that entry is written on one hand
Gagarin: by fanboys
Gagarin: and anti-people
Gagarin: who equally may have little clue
EthanSimonStone: dude
hella mikey core: exactly
EthanSimonStone: this is crap.
hella mikey core: mmhmm
EthanSimonStone: its disheartening to see them fighting
hella mikey core: and it sucks
hella mikey core: because like
hella mikey core: the only response i have for the most part
hella mikey core: is "you don't know, you weren't there"
hella mikey core: in not so many words, but that's what it boils down to
hella mikey core: people believe what they want in the end


richieZ444: i wish i knew more about this jark and angelo thing
EthanSimonStone: you can wish in one hand...
richieZ444: i guess the real reason why im so upset by it is the time we used to all spend together brainstorming
richieZ444: and coming up with ideas
richieZ444: and then never acting on them
richieZ444: because the ideas were horrible
EthanSimonStone: we had some great ideas though too
hella mikey core: a lot of good ones, i thought
EthanSimonStone: i mean .. not stuff that someone else woudnt have implemented sooner or later.
EthanSimonStone: but stil.


hella mikey core: guys
hella mikey core: this is crazy
hella mikey core: see this feels like #dm back then
Gagarin: this is why we didn't get more done
Gagarin:
richieZ444: thats why i like this
hella mikey core: i even have had lots of similarly good times inside of #devartstaff
hella mikey core: but different in some way
Gagarin: heh
EthanSimonStone: i read that one, where angelo is trying to tell jark that we need shoutboxes on userpages, and jark is telling him that he's stupid hahahahaha


richieZ444: any memories are good
richieZ444: even those made up
richieZ444: its wierd
richieZ444: how this feud has stirred up some nostalgic feelings
richieZ444: like
hella mikey core: richieZ444: that's beautiful
richieZ444: how sometimes a death brings friends and family back together


richieZ444: one thing is certain, if we all could have gotten paid massive amounts of money bullshitting in a chatroom, we would have all be millionares
hella mikey core: BEELIONAIRES
EthanSimonStone: heh ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/6153528/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/6153528/ Sat, 06 Aug 2005 21:10:48 PDT
Suggested reading for the needing-to-read-them:

[link]

[link] ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/5825380/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/5825380/ Sat, 02 Jul 2005 23:34:30 PDT ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/5690597/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/5690597/ Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:22:52 PDT
Chad stumbles upon MP3s. Chad dismisses them. Chad stumbles upon a community of MP3 websites. Chad understands then. Chad stumbles upon a IRC chatroom called #MP3 where the likes of Spyed, Chris, Heidi, Jark, Splat, and many others who made websites and programmed MP3 players like WinAMP and Sonique hung out. Through starting a "news rag" website, Chad gets to understand and know many important MP3 community folks.

1998, 1999, 2000:

Papa-Ang-Ang and Chad communicate every now and then like Papa-Ang-Ang did with several others - online, phone, whatever. Website layouts for Dimension Music, online music ideas, many things were game. Chad considers this a mentorship. Chad digs conversations.

June 2000:

2000 MP3 Summit. Chad attends with the DMusic folks, including Spyed and Heidi.

July 15, 2000:

Something to do with the DMusic/deviantART user system happens... like, it is made/started. Or something or another. Supposed to use "real" name as staff. Hence use of "Chad" by me rather than "Gagarin", "Heidi" by Heidi, and "Chris" by Chris, amongst others. Chad always liked deviantART's implementation of the user system at that time better, though Chad was never ever an 'artist'.

2001:

Chad's web-d00d-er hat is hung up. And even to today's date, Chad is still not satasfied with any music website or service on the Internet. They all get a big "meh..."

.... Somewhere... in time later:

deviantART becomes its own thing. User system information is carried over, of course. . So although semi-lurking, Chad has a grandfather of a username creation date like other folks around here.

2002: Chad is at college. Heidi and Chad become good buds over online and what not. Don't know why, knew each other before and what not.

2003:

Heidi buys Chad a domain. Chad stumbles around with using it. Somewhere in time Chad visits California again. Also, Chad and his girlfriend breakup. Events are unrelated.

2004:

Website at said domain sits until updating.

2005:

Chad hardcore updates his website now. At least, it is hardcore updating for him.

June 15, 2005:

Chad goes to LA to visit and help out with deviantART Summit. Non-stop Summit-stuff for Chad and the other volunteers and actual employees of deviantART! Chad finally meets Chris, Splat, and Atilla, and many many many other people.

June 18, 2005:

Chad is wearing a staff shirt and ID badge. Chad acts like he knows what's going on as best he can, and tries to actually know what's going on as best he can. Chad officially concludes that the deviantART staff are good folks, although he concluded that earlier. But the VIP party made it official. Chad dances and enjoys the 10 Cokes he consumes (2 at a time).

June 19, 2005:

deviantART Summit comes to a close. Chad and Heidi are exhausted, and so is everyone else. Chad gives Heidi and Marit a dual Chad's-Favorite-deviantART Staff-Stamp Award, though there isn't an actual stamp. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/5682193/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/5682193/ Sat, 18 Jun 2005 01:34:47 PDT
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]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4516266/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4516266/ Sun, 06 Feb 2005 22:03:32 PST
Mood: Optimistic
Listening to: In Your Eyes
Watching: Say Anything



Lloyd Dobler was a Reagan Era Kid.

What is a Reagan Era Kid? What is does "Reagan Era" even mean? We know Reagan was the Republican President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Sometimes the words "Reaganomics" and "Reagan Revolution" are used in the media - yet what do these words mean to people of my generation, those just reaching adulthood as the old millennium closed out and the new one began?

A Reagan Era Kid sees optimism as a choice, a very conscious and deliberate choice, despite opposition. This is beyond conservatism or liberalism. This is revolution.

In Cameron Crowe's 1989 film Say Anything, Lloyd Dobler embodies this revolution. A warrior for optimism, as writer/director Cameron Crowe and actor John Cusack describe, Lloyd contains in his eyes an awareness of the world. Symbols without meaning to Lloyd have no purpose and place in his life; Lloyd seeks the genuine. His best three friends are all "a little in love with him" Crowe remarks, and the tagline decrees that "to know Lloyd Dobler is to love him." Despite the unlikely situation with golden girl valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye), Lloyd persists:

"We'll be anti-social, we'll be friends... with potential."

Potential.

Lloyd acts as a force that seeks to realize potential - for himself, in others, in love, in the world where he interacts.

The road of the warrior for optimism is not easy. Yet the greatest image from the film - the serenading with a raised boom box stereo - is an act of defiance, of triumph, of vulnerability, of sincerity, of love, and finally, of optimism.



Diane: No one thought we'd do this. No one thinks it will work, do they?


Lloyd: No. But you just described every great success story.








As the Alzheimer's suffering statesmen's "long goodbye" finally ended before our eyes in June, 2004, the man was reintroduced to the American people and especially to my peers. Few of them had reached consciousness before 1990 - perhaps the Gulf War in 1991 was the first thing they truly remembered - and fewer had the desire to reach back toward the years that they had lived in yet not understood anything beyond their home and neighborhood.

When I was growing up, I consumed products of the popular culture of the 1980's. The teenagers portrayed in films were the teenagers I wanted to become. What was important to them I dreamed would be important to me someday. I was always trying to recapture a time I never really had - what were kids older than me doing when I was younger? When I began my teenage years, I desired to know more about the President I hardly knew, and the country that had entrusted him with it's future. What was that man like, what was America like before I really knew her?

Reagan was Reagan. The seeds of conservative thought implanted in me came, in part, from a speech now 41 years old. It has been called "The Speech" - sometimes it has been known as "A Time For Choosing" and "A Rendezvous With Destiny." It was given as a stump speech for the failed Goldwater campaign in 1964, and was televised nationally on October 27, 1964.

"Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will you resist the temptation to get a government handout for your community? Realize that the doctor's fight against socialized medicine is your fight. We can't socialize the doctors without socializing the patients. Recognize that government invasion of public power is eventually an assault upon your own business."

- Reagan October 27, 1964 Speech

That call - a call to awareness, a call to discovery, a call to action, resonated within me. I believe in principles not because I was told to, but because I weighted it myself to be true. Reagan was not an appeal to frustration, or fear, or the expedient - he was appealing to the minds of the people of his country.

Reagan's convictions became the basis for modern conservative political thought in the United States. These convictions were articulated 40 years ago, yet they remain as a prism for understanding government eve... ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4455485/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4455485/ Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:05:38 PST
Mood: Optimistic

Lloyd Dobler was a Reagan Era Kid.

[link]

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1979476/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1979476/ Tue, 09 Mar 2004 08:27:19 PST
Remember the cold sweat? The intensity? Remember the ways you walked - or the ways you loved to hear others talk? The cold wind blowing in your hair - the way you'd always stand there, when everyone else was walking around like mad? Crazyness in the eyes turned to a dull shine or a brittle glow?



Haven't been asleep for about a day - haven't had a normal night of sleep in two days. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1010561/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1010561/ Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:49:06 PDT
I finally returned to Southern California after three years. I was there for a few days – the 26th until the early morning of the 28th – and I wish I could have stayed longer, but it was a wonderful time.

The last time I was in California I was only 16 – and I was about to attend the 2000 MP3 Summit held by [link] with other staff and associates from Dimension Music. I was young and it was a major gathering of MP3-buzz creators and industry hangers-on – but what really made me nervous was the fact I would be meeting people I know for years online but had never “really” seen or met before in my entire life.

I met Angelo Sotira (AKA: $spyed ) in an MP3 chatroom. I also knew + heidi , Richie Jackson (AKA: *richiez ), Simon (AKA: *symonx ), Scott Jarkoff (AKA: $jark ), and Chris Bolt (AKA: $chris ) from this very same chatroom and we in time were all working together. Angelo, Heidi, Richie, Simon, and several others would be joining me at the Summit which was held at a campus in San Diego that year. I didn’t know what to expect when I stepped off the plane and I continued to be on the seat of my pants throughout the length of the conference.

I hob-knobbed and I browsed. I talked and I listened. And we all played. I am awkward with my spoken words at times – often when I want to make an impression, and a perfectly articulate person at other times – usually when I don’t need to be. I am slow to adapt and nervous in situations that are unfamiliar to me but soon enough I bring myself to the challenge. By conference’s end I had done this – as much as a 16 year old could be in this situation.

This last weekend, however, was different.

Though I hadn’t seen Heidi, whose family I was staying with, in three years I had spent the past year communicating on a daily basis. I didn’t have an agenda – I am a horrible tourist. I would rather just simply be with people than have an activity on the agenda – I’m pretty easy to please.

I hadn’t seen Angelo in three years also but we had less contact, much less contact than Heidi and less contact with Simon who I also visited on this last trip. In the time since the transformation which finally separated Angelo and deviantART from what became of DMusic I had been an onlooker – I checked in every now and then but mostly silently. Sometimes I said “Here I am” but I was mostly just living my life which had very little to do with anything electronic or digital. Sometime or another this year I touched base online with Angelo online, probably as a result of talking with Heidi, – this year he sent me a card out of the blue and later a short letter while I was away at college.

It was a quick decision to make a trip to California – I didn’t plan it for months – it came to me and it became a reality only in a matter of a few weeks. I must say Heidi’s family was very inviting – I wish I was able to stay longer and enjoy their hospitality instead of being out-and-about all the time.

When I seen Simon he had a bag of gifts – a mousepad from his new website, [link], a bag of Tootsie Rolls (harkening back to a joke from three years ago), and a strip of “No-RIAA” stickers. Simon, Heidi, and I watched a movie that day in Simon’s apartment.

On the trip I was also treated to dinner and breakfast by Heidi’s family, a session of Mario Bros. and Mario Kart, a movie that happens to be a personal favorite of Heidi’s, an expedition to Knott’s Berry Farm, the experience of driving over two hours in less-than-moving traffic to reach a destination only 35 or so miles away, In And Out Burger, Del Taco, a genuine 7-11 Slurpee, and an encounter with the Pacific Ocean. Sure I was nervous at first seeing Heidi again – talking with the keyboard or the mouthpiece on a phone is different than being a guest in someone’s house and interacting with them – but we really do get along great “IRL”.

What probably had me tossing and turning the most, at least on the inside, was Angelo. The first day I saw him we were going to have a cook-out at his place. It was interesting seeing where he lived and inside the townhouse he shares with his two roommates – which really struck me as nice people I felt I had already met before. His neighbor Josh was going to be doing the cooking – he almost always does. Josh was going to grill this huge steak and prepare a crab salad – I was impressed. Josh works for a production company but he is great with food and experiments often with what h... ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1007530/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1007530/ Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:31:51 PDT
I finally returned to Southern California after three years. I was there for a few days – the 26th until the early morning of the 28th – and I wish I could have stayed longer, but it was a wonderful time.

The last time I was in California I was only 16 – and I was about to attend the 2000 MP3 Summit held by [link] with other staff and associates from Dimension Music. I was young and it was a major gathering of MP3-buzz creators and industry hangers-on – but what really made me nervous was the fact I would be meeting people I know for years online but had never “really” seen or met before in my entire life.

I met Angelo Sotira (AKA: $spyed ) in an MP3 chatroom. I also knew + heidi , Richie Jackson (AKA: *richiez ), Simon (AKA: *symonx ), Scott Jarkoff (AKA: $jark ), and Chris Bolt (AKA: $chris ) from this very same chatroom and we in time were all working together. Angelo, Heidi, Richie, Simon, and several others would be joining me at the Summit which was held at a campus in San Diego that year. I didn’t know what to expect when I stepped off the plane and I continued to be on the seat of my pants throughout the length of the conference.

I hob-knobbed and I browsed. I talked and I listened. And we all played. I am awkward with my spoken words at times – often when I want to make an impression, and a perfectly articulate person at other times – usually when I don’t need to be. I am slow to adapt and nervous in situations that are unfamiliar to me but soon enough I bring myself to the challenge. By conference’s end I had done this – as much as a 16 year old could be in this situation.

This last weekend, however, was different.

Though I hadn’t seen Heidi, whose family I was staying with, in three years I had spent the past year communicating on a daily basis. I didn’t have an agenda – I am a horrible tourist. I would rather just simply be with people than have an activity on the agenda – I’m pretty easy to please.

I hadn’t seen Angelo in three years also but we had less contact, much less contact than Heidi and less contact with Simon who I also visited on this last trip. In the time since the transformation which finally separated Angelo and deviantART from what became of DMusic I had been an onlooker – I checked in every now and then but mostly silently. Sometimes I said “Here I am” but I was mostly just living my life which had very little to do with anything electronic or digital. Sometime or another this year I touched base online with Angelo online, probably as a result of talking with Heidi, – this year he sent me a card out of the blue and later a short letter while I was away at college.

It was a quick decision to make a trip to California – I didn’t plan it for months – it came to me and it became a reality only in a matter of a few weeks. I must say Heidi’s family was very inviting – I wish I was able to stay longer and enjoy their hospitality instead of being out-and-about all the time.

When I seen Simon he had a bag of gifts – a mousepad from his new website, [link], a bag of Tootsie Rolls (harkening back to a joke from three years ago), and a strip of “No-RIAA” stickers. Simon, Heidi, and I watched a movie that day in Simon’s apartment.

On the trip I was also treated to dinner and breakfast by Heidi’s family, a session of Mario Bros. and Mario Kart, a movie that happens to be a personal favorite of Heidi’s, an expedition to Knott’s Berry Farm, the experience of driving over two hours in less-than-moving traffic to reach a destination only 35 or so miles away, In And Out Burger, Del Taco, a genuine 7-11 Slurpee, and an encounter with the Pacific Ocean. Sure I was nervous at first seeing Heidi again – talking with the keyboard or the mouthpiece on a phone is different than being a guest in someone’s house and interacting with them – but we really do get along great “IRL”.

What probably had me tossing and turning the most, at least on the inside, was Angelo. The first day I saw him we were going to have a cook-out at his place. It was interesting seeing where he lived and inside the townhouse he shares with his two roommates – which really struck me as nice people I felt I had already met before. His neighbor Josh was going to be doing the cooking – he almost always does. Josh was going to grill this huge steak and prepare a crab salad – I was impressed. Josh works for a production company but he is great with food and experiments often with what h... ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1007516/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1007516/ Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:25:41 PDT
I finally returned to Southern California after three years. I was there for a few days – the 26th until the early morning of the 28th – and I wish I could have stayed longer, but it was a wonderful time.

The last time I was in California I was only 16 – and I was about to attend the 2000 MP3 Summit held by [link] with other staff and associates from Dimension Music. I was young and it was a major gathering of MP3-buzz creators and industry hangers-on – but what really made me nervous was the fact I would be meeting people I know for years online but had never “really” seen or met before in my entire life.

I met Angelo Sotira (AKA: Spyed [link] ) in an MP3 chatroom. I also knew Heidi [link] , Richie Jackson (AKA: richieZ [link] ), Simon (AKA: [link] ), Scott Jarkoff (AKA: [link] ), and Chris Bolt (AKA: [link] ) from this very same chatroom and we in time were all working together. Angelo, Heidi, Richie, Simon, and several others would be joining me at the Summit which was held at a campus in San Diego that year. I didn’t know what to expect when I stepped off the plane and I continued to be on the seat of my pants throughout the length of the conference.

I hob-knobbed and I browsed. I talked and I listened. And we all played. I am awkward with my spoken words at times – often when I want to make an impression, and a perfectly articulate person at other times – usually when I don’t need to be. I am slow to adapt and nervous in situations that are unfamiliar to me but soon enough I bring myself to the challenge. By conference’s end I had done this – as much as a 16 year old could be in this situation.

This last weekend, however, was different.

Though I hadn’t seen Heidi, whose family I was staying with, in three years I had spent the past year communicating on a daily basis. I didn’t have an agenda – I am a horrible tourist. I would rather just simply be with people than have an activity on the agenda – I’m pretty easy to please.

I hadn’t seen Angelo in three years also but we had less contact, much less contact than Heidi and less contact with Simon who I also visited on this last trip. In the time since the transformation which finally separated Angelo and deviantART from what became of DMusic I had been an onlooker – I checked in every now and then but mostly silently. Sometimes I said “Here I am” but I was mostly just living my life which had very little to do with anything electronic or digital. Sometime or another this year I touched base online with Angelo online, probably as a result of talking with Heidi, – this year he sent me a card out of the blue and later a short letter while I was away at college.

It was a quick decision to make a trip to California – I didn’t plan it for months – it came to me and it became a reality only in a matter of a few weeks. I must say Heidi’s family was very inviting – I wish I was able to stay longer and enjoy their hospitality instead of being out-and-about all the time.

When I seen Simon he had a bag of gifts – a mousepad from his new website, [link], a bag of Tootsie Rolls (harkening back to a joke from three years ago), and a strip of “No-RIAA” stickers. Simon, Heidi, and I watched a movie that day in Simon’s apartment.

On the trip I was also treated to dinner and breakfast by Heidi’s family, a session of Mario Bros. and Mario Kart, a movie that happens to be a personal favorite of Heidi’s, an expedition to Knott’s Berry Farm, the experience of driving over two hours in less-than-moving traffic to reach a destination only 35 or so miles away, In And Out Burger, Del Taco, a genuine 7-11 Slurpee, and an encounter with the Pacific Ocean. Sure I was nervous at first seeing Heidi again – talking with the keyboard or the mouthpiece on a phone is different than being a guest in someone’s house and interacting with them – but we really do get along great “IRL”.

What probably had me tossing and turning the most, at least on the inside, was Angelo. The first day I saw him we were going to have a cook-out at his place. It was interesting seeing where he lived and inside the townhouse he shares with his two roommates – which really struck me as nice people I felt I had already met before. His neighbor Josh was going to be doing the cooking – he almost always does. Josh was going to grill this huge steak and prepare a crab salad – I was impressed. Josh works for a production company but he is great with food and experiment... ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1007483/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/1007483/ Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:11:27 PDT Dateline: Friday, July 26th - Monday, July 28th

I finally returned to Southern California after three years. I was there for a few days – the 26th until the early morning of the 28th – and I wish I could have stayed longer, but it was a wonderful time.

The last time I was in California I was only 16 – and I was about to attend the 2000 MP3 Summit held by [link] with other staff and associates from Dimension Music. I was young and it was a major gathering of MP3-buzz creators and industry hangers-on – but what really made me nervous was the fact I would be meeting people I know for years online but had never “really” seen or met before in my entire life.

I met Angelo Sotira (AKA: Spyed) in an MP3 chatroom. I also knew Heidi, Richie Jackson (AKA: richieZ), Simon (AKA: Symonx), Scott Jarkoff (AKA: Jark), and Chris Bolt (AKA: Boltsky) from this very same chatroom and we in time were all working together. Angelo, Heidi, Richie, Simon, and several others would be joining me at the Summit which was held at a campus in San Diego that year. I didn’t know what to expect when I stepped off the plane and I continued to be on the seat of my pants throughout the length of the conference.

I hob-knobbed and I browsed. I talked and I listened. And we all played. I am awkward with my spoken words at times – often when I want to make an impression, and a perfectly articulate person at other times – usually when I don’t need to be. I am slow to adapt and nervous in situations that are unfamiliar to me but soon enough I bring myself to the challenge. By conference’s end I had done this – as much as a 16 year old could be in this situation.

This last weekend, however, was different.

Though I hadn’t seen Heidi, whose family I was staying with, in three years I had spent the past year communicating on a daily basis. I didn’t have an agenda – I am a horrible tourist. I would rather just simply be with people than have an activity on the agenda – I’m pretty easy to please.

I hadn’t seen Angelo in three years also but we had less contact, much less contact than Heidi and less contact with Simon who I also visited on this last trip. In the time since the transformation which finally separated Angelo and deviantART from what became of DMusic I had been an onlooker – I checked in every now and then but mostly silently. Sometimes I said “Here I am” but I was mostly just living my life which had very little to do with anything electronic or digital. Sometime or another this year I touched base online with Angelo online, probably as a result of talking with Heidi, – this year he sent me a card out of the blue and later a short letter while I was away at college.

It was a quick decision to make a trip to California – I didn’t plan it for months – it came to me and it became a reality only in a matter of a few weeks. I must say Heidi’s family was very inviting – I wish I was able to stay longer and enjoy their hospitality instead of being out-and-about all the time.

When I seen Simon he had a bag of gifts – a mousepad from his new website, [link], a bag of Tootsie Rolls (harkening back to a joke from three years ago), and a strip of “No-RIAA” stickers. Simon, Heidi, and I watched a movie that day in Simon’s apartment.

On the trip I was also treated to dinner and breakfast by Heidi’s family, a session of Mario Bros. and Mario Kart, a movie that happens to be a personal favorite of Heidi’s, an expedition to Knott’s Berry Farm, the experience of driving over two hours in less-than-moving traffic to reach a destination only 35 or so miles away, In And Out Burger, Del Taco, a genuine 7-11 Slurpee, and an encounter with the Pacific Ocean. Sure I was nervous at first seeing Heidi again – talking with the keyboard or the mouthpiece on a phone is different than being a guest in someone’s house and interacting with them – but we really do get along great “IRL”.

What probably had me tossing and turning the most, at least on the inside, was Angelo. The first day I saw him we were going to have a cook-out at his place. It was interesting seeing where he lived and inside the townhouse he shares with his two roommates – which really struck me as nice people I felt I had already met before. His neighbor Josh was going to be doing the cooking – he almost always does. Josh was going to grill this huge steak and prepare a crab salad – I was impressed. Josh works for a production company but he is great with food and experiments often with what he prepares. That night we went to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream – but Cold Stone is much more than ice cream. The second night Angelo, Heidi, Derek (from FileFront.Com) and I went to Man’s Chinese Theatre to see Tomb Raider II. Besides being breat... ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/935590/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/935590/ Fri, 11 Jul 2003 23:48:49 PDT
Aiy yi yi yi yi

Hey Sandy, hey!


--Fear not, for I am Artie, the strongest man... in the world! ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/752256/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/752256/ Fri, 23 May 2003 16:52:23 PDT [link] ) you will find some things from a little bit of a long time ago. I'll try to put more up soon too.

Doot doot dooooot doot doot dooot doot... ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/720297/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/720297/ Wed, 14 May 2003 00:03:59 PDT
The Jumbles man, the Jumbles!

We've been IDed - EVERYMAN FOR HIMSELF. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/662947/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/662947/ Sat, 26 Apr 2003 21:43:03 PDT
But for 6.99 a month for what I could get for 20 a month 3 years ago I still consider it a good deal.

So I reupped a dummy page. Document links don't work.

Oh well.

Not like anyone cares - but there was an explanation for those who wonder what the heck the pretentious looking website with the broken link's deal is.

Hooo rah people!

I'll scan in some and upload some Old-Sk00l goodies for all of you Deviants out there someday. Barrel full of laughs yawwllllllllllllll.

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/591614/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/591614/ Thu, 03 Apr 2003 21:54:42 PST
Thrakhath: The Terran carrier, Tiger’s Claw, tried to attack us here at K’Tithrak Mang. But my stealth fighters destroyed it! And soon we will demolish the rest of their fleet –

Emperor: Speak of your plans, not of your toys. Tell me how you will defeat the Terrans!

Thrakhath: Yes, my Emperor. Without the Tiger’s Claw to defend them, we can crush the rebellion on Ghorah Khar. And then my armada will sweep through the Enigma Sector to attack the defenceless colonies!

Emperor: And what of the Human pilot who has caused us so much trouble?

Thrakhath: Those fools blame him for the loss of the Tiger’s Claw. He will never fly a fighter again!

Emperor: Excellent! Without him, the Terrans cannot stand against us! Soon, Earth itself will be in our grasp!



====
Ah, the days when games were CLASSICS and you didn't need to patch them 10 times for them to work..
]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/432350/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/432350/ Wed, 08 Jan 2003 21:37:38 PST
Are you okay?

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/409582/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/409582/ Thu, 26 Dec 2002 10:47:26 PST
Grrr.

"Hello?"
"Hello?"
"This is CHAD.."
"CahshAD?"
"Right, CHAD"
"HELLO, I AM CALL FOR VESA EXPRESS COLLEGE CREDIIT CARRRD". ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/391931/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/391931/ Sat, 14 Dec 2002 19:30:26 PST
Two seven page papers, a 5 page paper, a video to edit... it was freaking crazy.

But it is all done! Yes! All done.

One exam to ACE and then I go home for like.. a billion days.


The only hitch: 24 Hour Quiet Hours. Sure, I can understand.. people have chem exams and stuff to study.. but 24 hours??? They should have at least given us Friday to crank our music.

Cranking your music is so much more rewarding than earbuds.

Anyway... my father put like.. some speakers in my truck? I guess they are really good.

And our new `Burban came in... fresh from the GM plant. XM radio and DVD player... he went over board but that XM radio thing is schweeeeeet.

[link] is my website.. domain purchased by the lovely Heidi! I pay 7 bucks a month for hosting.. what a deal.. considering you'd used to have to pay 20 bucks a month for hosting with any sort of good stuff a few years ago. I recently updated. You can read all of my papers that I wrote this year.

Read them. Tell me I suck =/.

I won't post the grades though.. for fear of plagiarism. But I will say I got consistent grades on them.

Oh.. 3 new songs from Guns N' Roses are up too at that site.. peformed at various locals the past two monthes. Also one old song as performed by the new band. Awesome.

Though we'll see what happens... it doesn't look good... but nothing ever has with that guy .
]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/391902/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/391902/ Sat, 14 Dec 2002 19:09:01 PST
Two seven page papers, a 5 page paper, a video to edit... it was freaking crazy.

But it is all done! Yes! All done.

One exam to ACE and then I go home for like.. a billion days.


The only hitch: 24 Hour Quiet Hours. Sure, I can understand.. people have chem exams and stuff to study.. but 24 hours??? They should have at least given us Friday to crank our music.

Cranking your music is so much more rewarding than earbuds.

Anyway... my father put like.. some speakers in my truck? I guess they are really good.

And our new `Burban came in... fresh from the GM plant. XM radio and DVD player... he went over board but that XM radio thing is schweeeeeet.

[link] is my website.. domain purchased by the lovely Heidi! I pay 7 bucks a month for hosting.. what a deal.. considering you'd used to have to pay 20 bucks a month for hosting with any sort of good stuff a few years ago. I recently updated. You can read all of my papers that I wrote this year.

Read them. Tell me I suck =/.

I won't post the grades though.. for fear of plagiarism. But I will say I got consistent grades on them.
]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/291924/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/291924/ Thu, 03 Oct 2002 18:09:09 PDT
True Story:

One day, about three years ago, my modem stopped getting a dialtone.

I checked the line, and sure enough, the line was still alive. Both ends of the cord were plugged in properly - I plugged them in and out several times.

So then I checked my COM settings in AOL (yes...AOL), thinking maybe AOL magically screwed them up, but nope.. everything was ship shape.

So I dig through device manager... everything seemed to be in order.

It was a geniune "try anything and reboot" scenario.

And then it hit me.

I then unplugged both ends and switched which end they were plugged into - the side of the cord that was connected to the wall I plugged into the modem and the side the modem was connected to I plugged into the wall.

Did it work? YES.

A Few Weeks Later:

My brother had a friend with a modem that stopped working.

I told him to unplug the ends and switch them like I did.
It worked.

I have not found an explanation for this anywhere - and beleive me I have looked. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/291920/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/291920/ Thu, 03 Oct 2002 18:04:50 PDT
True Story:

One day, about three years ago, my modem stopped getting a dialtone.

I checked the line, and sure enough, the line was still alive. Both ends of the cord were plugged in properly - I plugged them in and out several times.

So then I checked my COM settings in AOL (yes...AOL), thinking maybe AOL magically screwed them up, but nope.. everything was ship shape.

So I dig through device manager... everything seemed to be in order.

It was a geniune "try anything and reboot" scenario.

And then it hit me.

I then unplugged both ends and switched which end they were plugged into - the side of the cord that was connected to the wall I plugged into the modem and the side the modem was connected to I plugged into the wall.

Did it work? YES.

A Few Weeks Later:

My brothers friend's modem stopped working.

I told him to unplug the ends and switch them like I said.
It worked.

I have not found an explanation for this anywhere - and beleive me I have looked. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/289722/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/289722/ Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:56:03 PDT
Besides the headache.. the one thing I can take out:

The term means nothing now...because it means so much to so many differant groups of people who call themselves feminists.

Infact.. the article broke down three groups:

Liberal feminists.
Radical feminists.
Socialist feminists.

But then said they share things.. and the lines are less distinct and don't relate much anymore because of the way the "movement" was/is ... so.... why try to make groupings? It sure didn't make the poorly written cyclinically redundant article any easier to understand.

Would everyone STOP using Isms..
Please...

"I don't beleive in Isms, Isms are bad. I believe in myself." - Ferris Bueller.. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/289721/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/289721/ Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:55:53 PDT
Besides the headache.. the one thing I can take out:

The term means nothing now...because it means so much to so many differant groups of people who call themselves feminists.

Infact.. the article broke down three groups:

Liberal feminists.
Radical feminists.
Socialist feminists.

But then said they share things.. and the lines are less distinct and don't relate much anymore because of the way the "movement" was/is ... so.... why try to make groupings? It sure didn't make the poorly written cyclinically redundant article any easier to understand.

Would everyone STOP using Isms..
Please...

"I don't beleive in Isms, Isms are bad. I believe in myself." - Ferris Bueller.. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/278355/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/278355/ Sat, 21 Sep 2002 21:10:33 PDT
An interjection similar to "Yay!", as in: "w00t!!! I just got a raise!" Some claim this is a bastardization of "root", the highest level of access to a system (particularly UNIX), originated by script kiddies as a 133tspeak equivalent of "root", and said as an exclamation upon gaining root access. Others claim it originated in the Everquest multiplayer game as an abbreviation of "wonderful loot". Adj. `w00table' has the sense of "cool" or "nifty". This is one of the few leet-speak coinages to have crossed over into non-ironic use among hackers.

walking drives n.

An occasional failure mode of magnetic-disk drives back in the days when they were huge, clunky washing machines. Those old dinosaur parts carried terrific angular momentum; the combination of a misaligned spindle or worn bearings and stick-slip interactions with the floor could cause them to `walk' across a room, lurching alternate corners forward a couple of millimeters at a time. There is a legend about a drive that walked over to the only door to the computer room and jammed it shut; the staff had to cut a hole in the wall in order to get at it! Walking could also be induced by certain patterns of drive access (a fast seek across the whole width of the disk, followed by a slow seek in the other direction). Some bands of old-time hackers figured out how to induce disk-accessing patterns that would do this to particular drive models and held disk-drive races.

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/259590/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/259590/ Wed, 04 Sep 2002 21:04:46 PDT
I almost getting used to it down here. But unlike some, I realize that this isn't my "home". So many kids get sucked down around here into thinking that this place is their home.

Well, it is certainly not. The same way high school is NOT the "best years of your life".

On other things, I owe Heidi a letter.



]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/258397/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/258397/ Tue, 03 Sep 2002 21:43:34 PDT
]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/247051/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/247051/ Sun, 25 Aug 2002 22:57:22 PDT
I think I'll have to reformat them some more.. but you can read them.

They are a bit unpolished...

I put a lot of pressure on myself to do this right when I wrote them.. I've not read anything else that tried to do this.

The task was first undertaken by Alex B Holz back in 1997 or 1998, when he explained the first few months of the outbreak of online music ( the first conjoined use of the DAC program and the MP3 encoding software ) to the formation of the IRC release groups.

These sort of pick up from there and go off.

I hope some of you are paying attention to your own community, so you can write about its history later on. Save those important articles, boys and girls! ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/246224/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/246224/ Sun, 25 Aug 2002 09:58:07 PDT
Living on my own amongst strangers. It is really surreal.

Seing my parents drive off - I almost laughed but the churning in my stomach prevented me from doing it.

I miss so many things.

It is exciting in a way - but when your past lurks around in the same direction as your future - it is hard.

Remembering that people love me and care for me will surely get me through.

It is just so scary.

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/225426/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/225426/ Fri, 09 Aug 2002 21:04:07 PDT It's a long way down Holiday Road

Holiday Road
Holiday Road
Holiday Road
Holiday Road

Jack be nimble
Jack be quick
Take a ride on the West Coast Kick

Holiday Road
Holiday Road
Holiday Road
Holiday Road ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/164511/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/164511/ Sun, 16 Jun 2002 21:37:44 PDT (Dee Snider)

We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We've got the right to choose and
There ain't no way we'll lose it
This is our life, this is our song
We'll fight the powers that be just
Don't pick our destiny 'cause
You don't know us, you don't belong

We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

Oh you're so condescending
Your gall is never ending
We don't want nothin', not a thing from you
Your life is trite and jaded
Boring and confiscated
If that's your best, your best won't do

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
We're right, yeah
We're free, yeah
We'll fight, yeah
You'll see, yeah

We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
We're right, yeah
We're free, yeah
We'll fight, yeah
You'll see, yeah

We're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We're not gonna take it,
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We're not gonna take it,
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We're not gonna take it,
We got the right to choose and
No, we ain't gonna take it
There ain't no way we'll lose it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We're not gonna take it,
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We're not gonna take it,
No, we ain't gonna take it
We're not gonna take it anymore

We're not gonna take it,
We'll fight the powers that be
No, we ain't gonna take it
Don't pick our destiny
We're not gonna take it anymore


::Sound like the theme song to an Internet phenomenon during the years 1997 and 1998? Well... :: ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/161430/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/161430/ Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:15:20 PDT Have you see a Kansas sunset or an Arizona rain?
Have you drifted on a bayou down Louisiana way?
Have you watched a cold fog drifting over San Francisco Bay?

Have you heard a bobwhite calling in the Carolina pines,
Or heard the bellow of a diesel at the Appalachia mines?
Does the call of Niagara thrill you when you hear her waters roar?
Do you look with awe and wonder at her Massachusetts shore,
Where men who braved a hard new world first stepped on Plymounth's rock?
And do you think of them when you stroll along a new York City dock?

Have you seen a snowflake drifting in the Rockies, way up high?
Have you seen the sun come blazing down from a bright Nevada sky?
Do you hail to the Columbia as she rushes to the sea,
Or bow your head at Gettysburg at our struggle to be free?

Have you seen the mighty Tetons? Have you watched an eagle soar?
Have you see the Mississippi roll along Missouri's shore?
Have you felt a chill at Michigan when on a winter's day
Her waters rage along the shore in thunderous display?
Does the word "Aloha" make you warm? Do you stare in disbelief
When you see the surf come roaring in at Waimea Reef?

From Alaska's cold to the Everglades, from the Rio Grande to Maine,
My heart cries out, my pulse runs fast at the might of her domain.
You ask me Why I Love Her? I've a million reasons why:
My Beautiful America, beneath God's wide, wide sky.

--From John Wayne's 'America, Why I Love Her' ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/152371/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/152371/ Tue, 04 Jun 2002 15:52:11 PDT ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/152369/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/152369/ Tue, 04 Jun 2002 15:51:10 PDT ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/23734/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/23734/ Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:36:21 PDT ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/8738/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/8738/ Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:38:35 PDT I met a girl there
And she almost knocked me dead
Punk rock girl please look at me
Punk rock girl what do you see?
Let's travel round the world
Just you and me punk rock girl

I tapped her on the shoulder
And said do you have a beau?
She looked at me and smiled
And said she did not know
Punk rock girl give me a chance
Punk rock girl let's go slamdance
We'll dress like Minnie Pearl
Just you and me punk rock girl

We went to the Phillie Pizza Company
And ordered some hot tea
The waitress said "Well no
We only have it iced"
So we jumped up on the table
And shouted "anarchy"
And someone played a Beach Boys song
On the jukebox
It was "California Dreamin'"
So we started screamin'
"On such a winter's day"

She took me to her parents
For a Sunday meal
Her father took one look at me
And he began to squeal
Punk rock girl it makes no sense
Punk rock girl your dad is the Vice President
Rich as the Duke of Earl
Yeah you're for me punk rock girl

We went to a shopping mall
And laughed at all the shoppers
And security guards trailed us
To a record shop
We asked for Mojo Nixon
They said "He don't work here"
We said "If you don't got Mojo Nixon
Then your store could use some fixin'"

We got into a car
Away we started rollin
I said "How much you pay for this?"
She said "Nothing man, it's stolen"
Punk rock girl you look so cool
Punk rock girl let's have a child
We'll name her Minnie Pearl
Just you and me
Eat fudge banana swirl
Just you and me
We'll travel round the world
Just you and me punk rock girl
]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/8118/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/8118/ Mon, 02 Apr 2001 18:34:21 PDT
While I was waiting, all I could think about was:
"What did I get from my latest expereince.."

Although I was pretty bummed out at first.. well, mildly-depressed.. I'm a little more optimistic about it now.. maybe not. But at least I recognized the positives.

Oh, yes.. and my computer is down.. again...

(Typing from Meghann's desk).
]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/7416/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/7416/ Sat, 24 Mar 2001 01:27:00 PST
To feel the warm THRILL of CONFUSION, that, huh, space cadet glow?

Tell me is something eluding you Sunshine? Is this not what you expected to see? IF YOU WANNA FIND OUT, WHATS BEHIND THESE COLD EYES, you'll just have to claw your way through this DISGUISE!

(Lights!)
(Camera!)
(Roll the sound effects!)
]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/5538/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/5538/ Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:09:16 PST ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4779/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4779/ Thu, 08 Feb 2001 22:59:24 PST ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4475/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4475/ Sat, 03 Feb 2001 15:14:26 PST
Too much external relationship problems.

My email isn't working.

I'm out of town.

Bah. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4108/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4108/ Sat, 27 Jan 2001 23:38:03 PST
Things are going to change.

Whatever it takes..


On that note, Help planning is done.. ground work is pretty much up. The actual instruction content and layout is my next concern.

My goal is to cut my help desk email answers by half with the new section.

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4003/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/4003/ Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:02:36 PST
Pre-calc Honors
US History Honors
Chemistry Honors
CISCO Networking Academy...

I hope the CISCO classe's difficulty has been exaggerated by the Sony Playstation addicted over-clocking wannabee-3l33tz0r-pseudo-computer-nerd types that had it last term in the other schools. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3928/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3928/ Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:22:44 PST
Ya live your life like it's a coma
So won't you tell me why we'd wanna
With all the reasons you give it's
It's kinda hard to believe
But who am I to tell you that I've seen any reason why you
should stay
Maybe we'd be better off
Without you anyway
You got a one way ticket
On your last chance ride
Gotta one way ticket
To your suicide
Gotta one way ticket
An there's no way out alive
An all this crass communication
That has left you in the cold
Isn't much for consolation
When you feel so weak and old
But is home is where the heart is
Then there's stories to be told
No you don't need a doctor
No one else can heal your soul


Got your mind in submission
Got your life on the line
But nobody pulled the trigger
They just stepped aside
They be down by the water
While you watch 'em waving goodbye
They be callin' in the morning
They be hangin' on the phone
They be waiting for an answer
When you know nobody's home
And when the bell's stopped ringing
It was nobody's fault but your own
There were always ample warnings
There were always subtle signs
And you would have seen it comin'
But we gave you too much time
And when you said
That no one's listening
Why'd your best friend drop a dime
Sometimes we get so tired of waiting
For a way to spend our time
An "It's so easy" to be social
"It's so easy" to be cool
Yeah it's easy to be hungry
When you ain't got shit to lose
And I wish that I could help you
With what you hope to find
But I'm still out here waiting
Watching reruns of my life
When you reach the point of breaking
Know it's gonna take some time
To heal the broken memories
That another man would need
Just to survive


]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3725/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3725/ Sat, 20 Jan 2001 20:10:53 PST
It took two hours.. or two and a half hours to install a new rear step panel for my truck (They like make up about half of the rear fender and are on both sides of the bumper.. there is one on each side of the truck). I guess I'd have to show a picture, I don't know the words to describe the part.

Anyway, installation was a lot more involved than they thought it would be. 3 different types of fasteners were used.. bolts, push-bolts (or whatever those strange plastic fastener do-higgers are called) and rivets.

I must say though, that they probably did a better job putting this one on than the factory did putting my original on. Maybe they could re-install all of my ground effects since they are all pretty much put on crappy (and maybe I will win a million bucks too).

My cable modem went out for most of the day. AOL dialup was crap too. Great.

Eh.

"You've Got Mail" almost makes me cry. Really.

So do the last 2 minutes of "Coma". ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3586/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3586/ Wed, 17 Jan 2001 19:47:46 PST ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3391/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3391/ Sun, 14 Jan 2001 17:03:20 PST
Too bad it is RealAudio and I can't save the recording when GnR comes on at ~9:40.

]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3296/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3296/ Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:07:20 PST
Really. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3172/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3172/ Mon, 08 Jan 2001 20:10:03 PST
Someone shoot me. ]]> ~Chad http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3142/ http://Chad.deviantart.com/journal/3142/ Sun, 07 Jan 2001 18:36:01 PST
Even breathing outside burns my lungs and throat. ]]> ~Chad