real fast

we are in Hendersonville, NC. sickest venue ever called Heavenly Perks Coffee Shop.
the show was awesome last night. met some cool dudes and had some good fun.

MRSA

my monroes got infected and i am recovering from a MRSA attack in the face.
but i seem to be doing a lot better. that has soaked up my time these past couple days.
an ER trip at 3:30am lead to the discovery of this ridiculous infection.


we leave for our super small tour on Saturday.
we played in Manning on Friday. it was pretty cool.


God is working on me.
God is making me trust him.
and developing me into a gracious person.
God is sending me a wake up call.


i'm alive and well.

life lately.

a lot of things have been happening.

last night (11/23) we played at Music Farm in Charleston.
It was a really fun and good show. Got to meet a lot of people and it was cool playing the new stuff there for the first time.

friday (11/21) we played at The Hazmat here in Myrtle Beach.


we have our EP back and mastered.
our first plans of getting it pressed and replicated ourselves were quickly put to a halt when we realized we had no money to do so. so now we are going to sit on it and shop it to labels in hopes for a label to release it for us, which would be nice.

we have a lot of shows coming up, a small tour, and a huge one in Jan/Feb.
we are stoked and things are getting done.

we found an awesome van here in Myrtle and are hoping to purchase it before our December tour. piling in Alex's suburban just isn't too comfy, and it gives me a headache for some weird reason.

i had the worst headache all of yesterday and through the night. i think it was because i didn't have any sweet tea.

i was literally exhausted by the time our set was over. I could hardly lift anything with my left arm, due to me squeezing the mic the entire set. (a habit i must get rid of.)




so the EP is up on MySpace. all of the songs for a little while.

http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth
http://www.myspace.com/hundredth

go listen.

no more studio. in va beach.

we are back from the studio. and i have taken a couple days to come up to Virginia to hang out with Taryn.
the studio was good. boring at times, but mostly really good. Tyler and his family were awesome and very inviting.

Tyler is now mixing the tracks and then we send them off to Portland to get mastered. After that, we just have to get some money together for packaging and replicating the CD. then we will have the EP in our hands. it's a bit of a long process.



i'll write a bit more details later on. about to go see a movie!

reposting this.

"If this bloody counterfeit liberation is American...
I am proud to be Un-American.

If depleted uranium is American...
I am proud to be Un-American.

If US sanctions are American...
I am proud to be Un-American.

If the imposed 'peace' of Pax Americana is American...
I am proud to be Un-American.



But if grace, humility, and nonviolence are American...
I am proud to be American.

If sharing to create a safe, sustainable world is American...
I am proud to be American.

If loving our enemies is American...
I am proud to be American.



Regardless, I would die for the people of New York, but I will not kill for them... my kingdom is not of this world.

I would die for the people of Baghdad, but I will not kill for them... my kingdom is not of this world.

I will pledge an allegiance deeper than nationalism, to my God and to my family... my kingdom is not of this world. I will use my life to shout "Another world is possible"... for my kingdom is from another place. "My kingdom is not this world. If it were, my servants would fight... but now my kingdom is from another place" (Jesus; John 18:36)"

-Claiborne.

i'm 20 and it feels the same.

Halloweeen!

Tyler and Jenny had their baby. we are about to head to see it. and then go to this show at Cleveland Middle School w/ some bands. It's halloween and there's a huge block party going on. Finally something to do tonight!

3 songs done.

3 songs all done! :):):)

2 songs done.

2 songs are all the way done pretty much! stokeddd on them!!!

songs to write home about.

FIRST AND FOREMOST!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BOX RIGHT HERE. YOU ARE ALL AMAZING AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU!







coming up on two weeks here in Cleveland.
things are moving along at a concentrated pace, it seems.

today, we have the day off of recording, due to a store closing next door and having a sale. meaning we can't play very loud and the microphones would probable pick up a bit of their noise. Cody is making an effort to get their, (As Cities Burn) album all done by tonight, so that's another reason we aren't recording tonight.

we are currently eating chips and salsa (my fav) and watching Arrested Development. Joel just left to go to Taco Bell. the lack of fast food is eating away at him, i believe.

this is where we are:
we currently have 3 songs complete on rhythm guitar. drum and bass done for all tracks.
we are going to pick it up again tomorrow after 5pm i think and try and get some stuff done.
we are also working a half day on Sunday.
i am so ready to record vocals. i am super antsy about it.
i am stoked with how the songs were changed and what we have added on to them during recording.
this EP will be super cool i believe.


reader, i hope you're having a good day/night/whatever it is when you read this.




p.s. here is a treat for you all. meet Elizabeth..

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bass and drums are now complete. today we start guitars. here are some pictures.

day 6.

it's day 6 here.

all of the drum tracks were finished as of 2 days ago. yesterday was spent editing half of those drum tracks. and today will be spent editing the remainder. while Tyler was editing the drums, we drove down to Ocoee Dam #1. It was really nice, but our hunger got the best of us and we ended up at Subway getting five-dollar footlongs. It was a bit gloomy out and we decided we would head back on a sunny day.

the 20 minute drive was so refreshing. i can smell Fall coming like never before. the crispy, airy smell was flowing through the car yesterday like crazy. it was one of those times for me. one of those times when i remember how miniscule i am. and how much i take things for granted.

things are good.

drum tracks today.

the room we are sleeping in remains the darkest room in the entire universe with all of the lights off. there are no windows anywhere near it. so i just woke up and had some sweet tea and some crackers and we are about to begin tracking drums.

6 songs that we have sliced and diced to make them the best we can.

The Beginning.

we arrived in Cleveland, TN around 6PM after a super smooth drive and great lunch at Koontz's dad Steve's house.

downtown Cleveland, TN reminds me of downtown Conway, SC a whole lot and I really like it. there is a handfull of abandoned buildings and broken glass, but the air is crisp and clean. a small town that is very homey. i'm thinking it will be a good place for the next month.

i'm super exicted about what we are going to create. i feel like in this environment, we will be able to write new things. it feels great to be away from home, because thats where i find myself to be the most complacent as of late. hopefully this new environment will spark change in our band, in terms of music, worship and growth as a family. i'm excited about what God is going to do within us over the next month.

i just rode around on a vintage Schwinn bicycle while Alex and Koontz skated. we just roamed and it felt so great outside. we loaded all of our stuff in just now and now we are just hanging out.

Oct 12.

its 5:22 AM and i just woke up at Joels. we got here about 9:30 last night. we missed Ken's wedding but we had quite a few things to tie up before we left the beach.

we are about to leave and head to Knoxville, TN to see Koontz's father. probably going to have lunch there with him and then head to Cleveland, TN later on.

let's hit the road.

Sep 17.

beautiful day out today. and i'm inside, as usual. the last couple days have been quite uneventful, but last night's ping-pong/carpetball/basketball escapade was pretty intense.

3 weeks until we enter the studio. i've been routing a couple tour ideas as of late for Nov/Dec. here they are roughly:TOUR ROUTING:

Nov 9-Wilmington, NC 
(2 hour drive)
Nov 10-Raleigh, NC 
(3.5 hour drive)
Nov 11-Virginia Beach, VA 
(2 hour drive)Nov 12-Richmond, VA (5 hour drive)
Nov 13-Charleston, WV 
(5.5 hour drive)
Nov 14-Baltimore, MD 
(3 hour drive)
Nov 15-Clinton, NJ 
(1 hour drive)
Nov 16-NY DATE 
(1.5 hour drive)
Nov 17-Danbury, CT 
(3 hour drive)Nov 18-Philadelphia, PA
(7 hour drive)
Nov 19-Cleveland, OH
(5.5 hour drive)
Nov 20-Louisville, KY
(2.5 hour drive)
Nov 21-Nashville, TN
(1.5 hour drive)
Nov 22-Knoxville, TN
(1.5 hour drive)
Nov 23-Asheville, NC
(2 hour drive)
Nov 24-Charlotte, NC

____________________________


Dec 1-Charleston, SC
(5 hours)
Dec 2-Atlanta, GA
(5 hours)
Dec 3-mobile, AL
(3.5 hours)
Dec 4-birmingham, AL
(3.5 hours)
Dec 5-jackson, MS
(6.5 hours)
Dec 6-Houston, TX
(3.5 hours)
Dec 7-dallas, TX
(9 hours)
Dec 8-alburquerque, NM
(6.5 hours)
Dec 9-phoenix, az
(5 hours)
Dec 10-CALI

Dec 11- CALI

Dec 12- CALI
(8 hours)
Dec 13-Las Vegas, NV
(6 hours)
Dec 14-Salt Lake City, UT
(7 hours)
Dec 15-Denver, CO
(7 hours)
Dec 16-Wichita, KS
(2.5 hours)
Dec 17-Tulsa/Oklahoma City, OK
(3.5 hours)
Dec 18-Belton, MO
(3 hours)
Dec 19-des moines, IA
(5 hours)
Dec 20-Chicago, IL
(7 hours)
Dec 21-Nashville / Knoxville, TN
(6 hours)
HOME.






Jan 9-Knoxville, TN
(2 hours)
*Jan 10-Nashville, TN
(4.5 hours)
*Jan 11-Sauget, IL
(4.5 hours)
*Jan 12-Lawrence, KS
(4.5 hours)
Jan 13-Oklahoma City, OK
(3 hours)
Jan 14-Dallas, TX
(3.5 hours)
Jan 15-Houston, TX
(3 hours)
Jan 16-San Antonio, TX
(4.5 hours)
*Jan 17-Odessa, TX
(6 hours)
*Jan 18-Albuquerque, NM
(6 hours)
*Jan 19-Tucson, AZ
(6 hours)
Jan 20-San Diego, CA
(1.5 hours)
Jan 21-Ponoma, CA
(1.5 hours)
Jan 22-Ventura, CA
(4.5 hours)
Jan 23-Santa Cruz, CA
(4.5 hours)
*Jan 24-Reno, NV
(9 hours)
Jan 25-Portland, OR
(2.5 hours)
Jan 26-Seattle, WA
(4 hours)
*Jan 27-Spokane, WA
(6,5 hours)
Jan 28-Boise, ID
(4.5 hours)
*Jan 29-Salt Lake City, UT
(7.5 hours)
**Jan 30-Englewood, CO
(9.5 hours)
Jan 31-Des Moines, IA
(3.5 hours)
*Feb 1-St. Paul, Minnesota
(6 hours)
Feb 2-Chicago, IL
(4.5 hours)
*Feb 3-Louisville, KY
(6 hours)
Feb 4-Pontiac, MI
(3 hours)
Feb 5-Cleveland, OH
(1.5 hours)
Feb 6-Erie, PA
(1.5 hours)
Feb 7-Buffalo, NY
(3.5 hours)
Feb 8-Pittsburgh, PA
(3.5 hours)
Feb 9-Lancaster, PA
(4 hours)
Feb 10-Syracuse, NY
(4.5 hours)
Feb 11-Sayreville, NJ
(3 hours)
Feb 12-Hartford, CT
(4 hours)
Feb 13-Reading, PA
(2 hours)
Feb 14-Baltimore, MD
(4 hours)
Feb 15-Norfolk, VA
(5 hours)
Feb 16-Charlotte, NC

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The Jan-Feb dates definitely need some filler dates between them because some of the drives are pretty long.


Here are some promos that our amazing friend Scott Smallin did last week:






Lots of stuff happening at CFCCSM as well. we just started Small Groups and mine is way rad. Jeff and I are doing one at my house on Monday nights from 8-9:30 with some awesome kids. we are hoping to see miraculous things happen over the entirety of our group.

I'm going to VA Beach Sep 26 and I'm way stoked to see Taryn. She is amazing and I miss her a whole whole lot.


that's a small update for now. I'm wanting to get back in the Blog Habit, so hopefully I'll be back really soon.

forever.

HOLY MOLY. it's been a while. a lot has happened, but at the same time not too too much.

a lot of stuff going on at The Summit. Things are picking up and God is moving in amazing ways.


Last night marked the second Hundredth show. Another one coming up on Saturday. Things are going
really great with all of that.


Pretty much on my own now. Loving it so far, till the end of the month haha.

seriously whoa.

i havent gotten around to updating at all lately. i started Old Tyme Portraits today. it's a pretty
chill job. church was great over the weekend and i can't wait to have Alex playing with us next week.
a lot of changes were made with Hundredth over the weekend. this week will be dedicated to working, rehearsing,
and writing lyrics and vocal patterns for some of our newer songs we have written.

updater

i am eating cinnamon rolls and it's tuesday at noon. i've been relaxing quite a bit since i've been home. but i've also been pretty on-the-go between The Hundy and Youth.

home is fabulous. and it's a bit different. in a good way. the environment of Youth is amazing. and the students are really getting it. it was a great Sunday back and i'm really stoked on whats going to be happening with that.

Hundo has been very productive and have vocals done for 2 songs. and lyrics for about 3 others. Hopefully we will be recording some demos and getting them out pretty soon. i'm stoked on the new material. we have been drenched with ideas and it's awesome.

it's seriously just so good to be home. i'm going out to see family later tonight and that will be fabulous.

i'm about to go lay out by the pool with Savvy Fresh and Michaelicious. peaccceeee!

on the move

been on the move since I got home. it's been phenomenal.

seasons end

my bags are packed and i'm sitting on the couch.

i'm constantly smelling and trying to embed this scent into my memory, because scents take me back like no other. the things that remind me most of life over here is the smell of toast and this horrible cheap orange flavored dishwashing liquid someone decided was a bargain last term. less of a bargain and more of the nastiest smelling thing to wash plates with ever created. i used a lot of paper plates on the orange flavored dishwashing liquid phase.

it's been just a little over one year that i made the trek over here. and i leave tomorrow at 2:40PM. looking back, there's a lot i've realized and a lot of lessons i have learned but if i'm honest, i also believe i am more mixed up about what i believe than when i came. however, i am firm in the knowledge that Jesus is my center and spiritual disciplines have been set forth. when i talk about being mixed up about what i believe, i am not referring to whether Jesus is the risen Savior, because he is, i am more referring to the actual meanings of Jesus' teachings about frugal living, and loving the least of these and putting them before yourself. i believe this "mix-up" i am in is exactly where God wants me. i came here completely comfortable about my walk, and i'm leaving completely uncomfortable, but strong in the Grace. i'm very glad i'm uncomfortable, because it is growing me and it is challenging me to search for truth and to seek after the face of Grace.

listening to preachers preach prosperity from the platform at Hillsong Church and reading books outlining the controversy of the Sermon on the Mount at the same time is bound for some kind of mix-up. this is not confusion, it is a matter of discovery. and i have begin to taste Jesus in an unbelievable way. the ability to look from outside of America at industrialized, and overproduced Christianity has expanded my view. i've seen devotion from all around the world and i am no longer a bigoted American teenager who thinks "God Bless America" but a cultured-almostnotteengageranymore has turned that in to... "God have Mercy on America's ways" and "God Bless the least of the these, and if possible use me to do it." in the past year, i have begin to learn to denounce the sword, and pick up a plowshare. and begin harvesting God's love across this lost and broken world.

this journey has done numbers in me. i've met life-long friends and made everlasting memories, both of which i am grateful. these past two weeks with Savannah have been phenomenal as well. we have had a blast and it's been a great end to this season of my life. next season, here i come.



i came here thinking Christianity was easy.
i'm leaving knowing it's twice as hard as i thought.

i came here thinking Jesus was a feel-good guy.
i'm leaving knowing that he turned the entire world upside down.

i came here thinking God was in a book, and ideal, and movement.
i'm leaving knowing that he is in everything i touch. smell. hear. taste. see.

i came here thinking worship was just an emotional experience.
i'm leaving knowing that worship without production is a devotional discipline.

i came here sad about the least of these.
i'm leaving with something to do about it.

i came here with dreams and visions.
i'm leaving to do something about them.


australia, goodbye.
home, i'll see you soon.

conference

conference is over.
my throat is killing me.
need summer fast.

its been a bit..

Its been a little while since I posted, mainly because Savannah has been keeping me busy, busy, busy!

We hit all the stops on the city trip and were so exhausted by the end of it. Did quite a bit of perusing and wandering around downtown. Plan on hitting all the things we missed on Sunday I believe.

Anyways! I've been serving at Hillsong Conference over the past two days. I'm doing what's called 'back dock.' Its a fairly simple job. Most of my day consists of parking cars, driving golf carts, and making sure the head speakers at the conference get their legit parking spaces. Its been pretty chilly everyday. In fact, my lips are numb as I'm typing this. And my thumbs aren't too far behind. I've been able to go to one of the two night services every night so far.

Savannah has been catching a bus over here for the night services as well. Its been pretty good and she is enjoying it. Its been so awesome to hang with her over here. I absolutely love it. She's already grown since she's been here. I mean, at 16, she's somehow getting onto volunteer buses, traveling alone and doing whatever she can to get here, just to get fed. I'm loving seeing her grow and I love that she's brought home to me 2 weeks early.

This is kinda just a small little update. But its still fresh so I wanted to write.

today

savvy fresh and i are about to head into the city to do some perusing.
should be a pretty long day, with dinner at Zushi.

tentative objects of interest:
-oxford st. shops
-operahouse/bridge
-newtown markets/vintage shops
-madmex?



not too sure what's going onnnnn really.
happy july 4. :)
happy birthday koontzie.

yeahhhh

soooo Savannah is here.
got her from the airport at about 7am yesterday.

we came back here, ran to get some groceries. cooked a bit. napped. watched a movie, unpacked her stuff. and got all situated. then we watched another movie. then hit the bed.

today we woke up and went to lunch at this place called Euro Lounge. then just walked around Towers and did some shopping. Tonight we will go to United Night. and tomorrow will be a LONG day in the city. so we will prob hit the beds early tonight to rest up for that.


things are good. lovin' it.

STOKED.

Savvy is in the air on the way to Sydney.
SOOOOOOO STOKED.
BEYOND STOKED.


mom probably cried.

today...

so just a couple things that made this day not good...

1. the power got cut off.
2. everything in the fridge went bad.
3. part came in the for the car, after 3 weeks wait. it won't fit the car.
4. the car can now not be fixed in time for savannah to get here.
5. i broke a door in the house.
6. it's freezing because we have no power.


and that's about it.
Praise God i'm alive.
Praise God my sister is going to be here.
Praise God i'm outta here in 15.5 days.

.

and our power got cut off. great.

hundro

Brandon Gerrald is playing bass for the comeback shows with The Hundredth. I am excited because I love him.

bloody butt.

i noticed on my couch this piece of clear plastic earlier. and forgot all about it. so i sat down about an hour ago and i was like sitting for like 10 minutes. then i was felt something and i was like oh dang. and it was a piece of glass. so i threw it away. then i sat back down and it felt really weird.. and hurt. and i was like weird. and i stood up to find out that the glass put a huge gash in my butt. and it was pouring blood. so im sitting on a t-shirt now. thats all.

follow your heart.

it's been a while since i posted anything of substance, not that I am going to now, by any means.
to be honest, there has really just been nothing going on. i've finished actual classes. and assessments are all in.
i've just been hanging at the house mostly. trying to do as much as i can with TH from over here.

i'm obsessed with the new City and Colour.
i'm really complacent.
i'm having to deal with stuff that i've never really had to deal with before.
i'm needing a hug from Mom, Dad, and Savannah.
i'll get one from Savvy in a week.


i want a very large Jesus on my bicep.

livid.

i am livid and i really need to chill out.
this college's lack of organization kills me.

quote

"you see, Jesus didn't come to bring justice necessarily, but more to act out the ultimate injustice, [as he was flogged and beaten for us.]"

-Joel Houston.

hey

hey dad and mom,


i shaved.

queesssttioonnnss

i've just had these 3 questions recently:

does God really tell you to just follow your friends where they go?
or does he actually have a unique plan for you?

does God ever provide in order for incompletion?

why does Cap'n Crunch Berries cut the top of your mouth?

st0ked

i just got these bad boys. oh how i've missed them.
thank you taryn's momma.

35 days.

i'm in the weirdest mood as of late. it hits me during the night-time mostly, while i'm sitting up and thinking about stuff. 

i feel so still in life. that's a pretty good word to try and describe it. i feel like i'm just not getting much done and not being very productive. maybe it's because i have my head and mind on such huge aspirations, that my body is just becoming very impatient. well, i actually know that it's very impatient. 

it doesn't help that i am done with absolutely everything school-related, besides conference. which is still 26 days away. 26 days that i feel like, were i back home, i could really put to use. but i understand, i am not under my schedule. i am under His. i need to be reminded that His timing is perfect, and thus far i have begun to realize this. i have this mindset that there isn't much more for me to catch here, and that my season is done. and i'm praying that God will just rock my world with something the next 20 days, at least until Savannah gets here. because i'm dry. i need to get my hands dirty and this feeling alone is like nothing i've ever felt. it lets me know that God has placed my aspirations inside of me. 

although the days have been long and quite uneventful, recently i was able to sell my Gretsch and made some good profit from what i bought it for over in the States. i'll ship it tomorrow. 

can i just mention that talking on the phone to my glorious family making jokes in the pool and passing the phone around, while laughing at the dogs and Savannah's common speaking/knowledge goofs does not help too much? haha. 

20 days. 

35 days. 

goodnight, 

      chadwick 

fleet

life is fleeting and is a mist. gone in a second. people are perishing. i'm convicted of being stagnant and comfortable. i need to be on the streets of America. and on countries East and West. in the midst of calamity. this is just too safe. way too safe. 

i feel good

i pretty much have all of my assessments complete. 

i just have to compile 3 songs i've written with charts. 

should be a breeeezzeeeee. 

it's 1 AM and i'm hungry so i'm in a tough spot here. 

i think i'll grab a snack. 

my favorite food right now is sour cream. weird, i know. 

so i'll have some chips and sour cream i'm thinking. 

i have be up mad early. not stoked. not a bit. 

i had a crazy dream last night too. here it is... 

Driving in aynor with dad. Car wreck happens. Car disappears into the water I think. Something about us jumping over a ditch. 

Never see the person or driver. So we go to aynor. Looks like Grandma B's house. Across the street we are looking out back in the dark and we see these kids after while in a cage. They are slaves from South America. I call the cops. They raid. Have 11 charges but only do like two. TJ Bailey is there and knows them.. But he doesn't care that I called. Many many many people come when the cops do. The woman gets arrestred and the man doesn't. Picture of the path they walk with narrow cut out. Worn to dirt. Weeds to the side. And a puddle in the middle. 

I go to wal mart. See some randoms who are playing a video.. A skate video.  And I'm on it and vitaly edited it. I talk to them. Then I go to taryns house. She is wild and drives huge vans and does masssive burnouts. We are driving a black 15 passenger van. And spinning 360s like crazy. We are going down this hill and I'm yelling stop kinda. But taryn keeps pushing it. We crash into these big christmas tree kinda trees. The car hardly has any dents though. We are looking at the car and its day again somehow. Taryns mom comes with a tan and green van. I knew they already had that one. That was one at the house before we left in the flat black one. 

Then Taryns dad comes with a huge like charter bus.. But skinnier. And it drives so weird. So he asks me to drive us home. Taryn is australian by the way. Because we are driving on the left side. He keeps telling me this is how we do it in australia too. So I back out and go the wrong way. The bus is way different. Its like a normal looking. But that way you drive is crazy. Its like the seat. But this huge cylinder thing comes up way high. And you have to shimmy up to see where you are going. If you need to turn you have to go to the bottom and turn it kinda left, without flipping the bus over. It steers very similar to a bendy tall bass cab with two wheels and I am about 2 feet tall. I switch over to Doug. He drives home the right way and does it all perfect. I secretly am mad. 

weirdest dream ever. 

beginning of this week. (pics)

this week so far has been filled with trying to complete assessments. i turned in the majority today, and just have a few more to do. and then i am smooth sailing until July 15. I will be done with school by the time Savannah gets here, so that will give us ample time to have some fun. :) i am so excited for her to get here! wish the whole family was coming, but her and i will have a blast regardless. 

for Hillsong Conference, i've been allocated to Back Dock. i'm not really sure what that entails, but i've heard rumors of it being pretty chill and including Golf Carts, which may be an adventure. hopefully i won't pull a Jeffrey Jensen and run them into lakes, while fishing. sorry

 Jeff for the call out. consider it a privilege! :) haha! 

but anyways, i'm hoping to finish the rest of these assignments before the end of the week. it's weird that i've finished certain subject's assessments, but am still required to attend that class. quite the waste of time if you ask me, bu

t they don't so it's all good. 

it's surreal to think that i will be back in 42 days. these 4 months have seriously flown. i can't get over it. and i've honestly, hardly missed a thing. i was talking to Elyse today about how fast it's gone and how my absence has worked out s

o perfectly for The Hundredth. it's left the perfect amount of time to get material ready, and to get mentally prepared for a tough and busy road ahead. i've grown so much over the past 4 months, just in that area i think. i have developed ideas, and have really begin to become more patient. 

i find it a bit hard to focus over here, when such amazing things are happening back home. 

things that i am ready to put my hands in and get dirty. 

things that i am ready to lose sleep over.

things that i am ready to exhaust myself for. 

things that i am willing to suffer for. 

Koontz's drum kit is finished and we are all so stoked on it! Check it out by clicking the link to "The Hundredth's Blog" over on the right. It's a couple entries down, you can't miss it. It's seriously so nice. I'm sure he's been up drooling over it, heck I even have been. 

i'm still over in Enoch's and Zach's room, because Zach is gone. I have given up on the mouse, because we haven't seen it in a week. I'll move back over in a bit. This is a face that I make at Enoch sometimes, and he laughs really hard... 

And i saw this picture while importing that other. This is why i won't grow a beard anymore... Ew.

Agree? Thought so. 

i now have over 1,000 hits on this bad boy. 

thanks everyone! 

i want sushi again this weekend. 

p.s. this is another reminder to buy Jason Upton's new album 1200 Feet Below Sea Level. 

1200 Feet Below Sea Level.

I just got the new Jason Upton album 1200 Feet Below Sea Level. This album is AMAZING. It has some of the best builds and prophetic lyrics I have ever heard. The energy and rawness that comes from this album is absolutely electric. It is filled with ambience that takes my breath away.

Seriously, absolutely amazing. Chills the entire time. The track "The World Is Wide Open" completely challenges and is absolutely amazing. The song brought tears to my eyes right from the beginning lyrics. Jason says,

 "The God of the kingdoms, and God of creation and God of the nations, sent this revelation through the homeless, and penniless Jesus the son. The poor will inherit the kingdom to come. And where will we turn when our world falls apart and all of our treasures we store in our barns can't buy the kingdom of God. And who will we praise when we have praised all our lives men who build kingdoms and men who build fame, but Heaven does not know their names." 

It is one of the most raw songs I have ever heard. It is right up there with the infamous "Fly" that was on Jason's Remember album. The song, and album for that matter is immensely anointing and uplifting. This could very well be my favorite worship album right now. It's a tossup between Tonight the Stars Speak (The Glorious Unseen) and this album. 

Another notable thing on the album is the second half of the song "One Step Away." It's a HUGE build-up that is moving and really powerful. Jason builds songs up so much that I am just waiting for him to start screaming, and it's so powerful. 

I can't say enough about this album, it is filled with songs very similar to "Fly" that just move you like no other. 

God will invade your life with this album. 

I recommend it to everyone. Seriously, get ahold of it. 

 

sick and tired

disclaimer: this post contains massive amounts of spiritual anger. not pointed at any one person, but the church of today as a whole. 

i am sick and i am tired of being looked down upon because i am young, in ministry. i'm sick of being looked down upon because my ideas aren't what that church or this church is doing. because my ideas aren't conventional or popular. they don't make people comfortable. or they seem impossible in the natural. how dare we stir up faith. i'm sick of those older than me not wanting to do things in unconventional, new, edgy, artsy ways. and wanting to stick to the basics of church, which might I so rashly add, have gotten us thus far, but are dry methods and will not get us any further. 

i'm sick of boring design, i'm sick of second-rate, same ol' ways of thinking when it comes to church. 

Let's be new kinds of Christians. And stop resisting change. 

Let's stop forming our ministries based on other people's because it's useless. 

Let's get rid of the organizations, and the groups that small churches join that are started by megachurches that "teach" their way of ministry. 

It's actually really uncreative and lazy. 

Let's obliterate these formulas we have created for "church" and incite something raw, like the gospel is. 

God is an artist, the least we can do is learn to be one too. Let's ditch the boring logos, the stupid slogans, the ridiculous mindsets about change in church and lets become artists. Let's create something new. Something raw. Not something produced and overused and cliche.

out. 

BIG TUNA!

i need to update. i will tomorrow most likely. 

quick run down...

break was good. 

staying in Enoch's room.

doing assessments.

the stupid rat still isn't dead.

the stupid rat eats the food off the trap, and doesn't get caught. i don't get it. 

found amazing house shoes today for $7.99

killing mice.

so i spotted the mouse again today. and Enoch and Diego came in and we chased it, until it somehow, i have clue how it's even possible, conformed itself flat and went through a super small crack in the wall. 

i immediately drove to Cole's and picked up like 8 mouse traps. put 2 in the room. there better be at least one dead mouse in there tomorrow morning. 

i took Zach to the airport this morning and i moved my mattress into Enoch's room until the dang mice are gone. 

Elyse put up a sick new layout on The Hundredth MySpace. I digggg it. 

I spent a lot of time today singing worship stuff on acoustic. I learned some new songs that I'd like to play when I get back home. It was a pretty chill d

ay overall. I cooked some good steak, had some good Mexican food, and played worship songs. The only thing that could make this day better is ice cream. :) 

i am putting through Everything Must Change, and i really haven't been too motivated to read much. but that is no means demeaning the book, because every time i read a page, it's a thought that i get stuck on. it's a really thought-provoking book. i'd recommend it. 

well, i'm pretty tired. so i think i'm going to bed. 

the guy preaching at church tomorrow, is apparently a HUGE prosperity dude. so, i may go to be entertained. haha. 

gooooooodnight. 

chadwick

AHHHH.

i would like to totally admit something to everyone. 

i just found out that i may be deathly afraid of something...

so i'm sitting at my computer. and i hear something to my right. and out of the corner of my eye I see this black figure scurry across and under my bed. i'll be honest with you, my head yelped an obscenity but all my mouth could do was yelp like a girl. i'm 99% sure it was a rat/mouse. and i'm honestly so squeamish at this point, that every time I feel the slightest itch on my body I gasp and make swift movements while my stomach drops it like its hot. i have no clue what i'm going to  do and i feel like the biggest pansy. i'm definitely not going to search under my bed for the bad boy. or girl. because i know if i see it scurry again i'll flip. 

i have no clue how it could have gotten in here... i have no holes anywhere. but, the way this house was built it wouldn't surprise me. cheapest built place i've ever been in. and while i'm on it. why the hell is there no insulation in Australia? i'm sitting here shaking! half because i'm petrified of an animal 1/20 of my size, and half because i'm freezing! 

and i also keep doing this thing where i act like i'm going to be really brave and save the day and i lean over (with no commitment of actually looking hard to find anything) and begin whistling for the little mongrel to come from under the bed as if it magically turned into Fido. and if it came out what am i going to do, ask it to roll over or tell it to sit? no! i'm going to yelp once again. but don't rats carry diseases? yeah like the Bubonic Plague and stuff. so there, that's my reasoning for being a completely little girl about a rat scurrying around in my un-insulated, poop-built, rat-germ plagued room. 

this reminds me of the time my Dad went on a rodent mass murder spree with a broom, cornering entire families of rats in various corners of our house on Lynn Court. while i cried because he was killing them and mom and savannah engaged in a series of high-pitch yelps much similar to what has just occurred here. looks like i have always been a little girl when it came to them. 

i am not proud of myself. not a bit. i am not proud that i act like a girl and am afraid of rats.

i will NEVER be able to fall asleep in here... 

it's so weird

it's really weird that I haven't had much to ramble about in the last 2 weeks or so. 

i can usually always find something. but i'm not forcing anything. maybe i'll have a cool

thought coming up soon. 

i saw the movie 21 tonight. and am currently playing BlackJack on Facebook. coincidence?

i think not. 

on break!

so today starts a week break! 

not sure what i'm going to do really. 

loads of people are going to Cairns to the Great

Barrier Reef. i'm hangin in sydney! sushi every night

would be fabulous. we will see I suppose. 

a tidbit of news

we were walking to Towers last night and spotted a huge TV beside the road.

we took her home. and she works. we just need to find like an old Sega Genesis, or N64, 

or DVD Player. :)

man oh man

the last couple days have been like 3 sabbaths. it has been relaxing and much enjoyed. 

not much has been going on really... 

and it's kinda 'bleh' around here. 

i video chatted with The Hundo crew when i woke up this morning. 

it was pretty nice. Alex and Koontz are getting some LONG hair. 

Joel's is still similar to Lego's. or this chick... 

things are rollin' with all of that it seems. 

im not sure what we are "rollin'" on yet though. 

we need a van. 

preferably a 15 passenger so we have some seats to sleep on.

however, these Dodge Sprint Vans seem pretty legit. 

either way, we are trusting God to provide a legit means of transportation 

for this Fall Tour and onforth (that should be a word.) Whether that be a 1988 

diesel van that runs off of vegetable oil, or a 1992 rusted-to-hell conversion van, we don't much care as long as she roars and gets us from show a to z. and hopefully following tours as well. 

here are the dates for return shows, studio and the Fall run. It's all a long way off, but the tentative dates are: 

COMEBACK SHOWS!:

August 29 - Charleston Comeback Show

August 30 - Myrtle Beach Comeback Show

The entire month of September will most likely be focused on the Pre-Production of all the songs we are putting on the full length. We will be recording these with our friend George and sending them to Tyler and Cody (Engineers at First Street.) who will be guiding us and giving input. They will both be Producing the album. Once we get the songs pieced out exactly how we want them. We will pack up, and head to Tennessee for about 3 weeks to lay down the tracks at First Street Studio.

FIRST STREET STUDIO DATES:

October 8  - October 27 

(We were originally going to be in Tennessee for the entire month of October, 

but Tyler from First Street just let us know that we would not need that much time anymore, because Cody (As Cities Burn) would be on the job with Tyler as well. So that will give more time for packaging, shopping, etc.)

After leaving First Street, we will have about a month before hitting the road, with plans to be back home just before Christmas. 

FALL TOUR DATES/CITIES:

Nov. 21 - Myrtle Beach, SC

Nov. 22 - Charleston, SC
Nov. 23 - Columbia, SC
Nov. 24 - Greenville, SC
Nov. 25 - Charlotte, NC
Nov. 26 - Asheville, NC
Nov. 27 - Knoxville, TN
Nov. 28 - Nashville, TN
Nov. 29 - Atlanta, GA
Nov. 30 - Burmingham, AL

Dec. 1 - Mobile, AL
Dec. 2 - New Orleans, LA
Dec. 3 - Tallahassee, FL
Dec. 4 - Jacksonville, FL
Dec. 5 - Gainesville/Ocala, FL
Dec. 6 - Tampa/Clearwater, FL
Dec. 7 - Orlando, FL
Dec. 8 - Daytona/St. Augustine, FL
Dec. 9 - Savannah/Hilton Head, GA
Dec. 10 - Wilminton, NC
Dec. 11 - Jacksonville, NC
Dec. 12 - Wilson, NC
Dec. 13 - Raleigh, NC
Dec. 14 - Greensboro, NC
Dec. 15 - Winston Salem, NC
Dec. 16 - Lynchburg, VA
Dec. 17 - Richmond, VA
Dec. 18 - Norfolk, VA
Dec. 19 - Virginia Beach, VA
Dec. 20 - DRIVE HOME

These are all pretty tentative (with the exception of studio dates), but pretty dead-on at the same time as far as months and things go. Please be praying for all of us. We feel ordained and called to bring the hope of Jesus to this dark scene. We are giving it everything we have. 

on another note, i have COMPLETELY abandoned my consumption 2-liters of water, 11pm bedtime on weekdays, and stretching before and after sleeping. as a matter of fact, it lasted about a week. great job, chad. why is it easier to actually do stuff before you write down that you are going to do it? i don't understand. i'll no longer claim aloud any goals. and just live them. heck yeah.  

i love everyone who reads this...  

updattteee

so hey! whew! I haven't posted in a little while. 

i haven't been able to get on the internet, but it's fixed now. 

i had some awesome sushi the other night and had a fun night in the city. 

tonight, i am going to work on my assessments, because they are due pretty soon.

after talking to the Hundo boys, it seems like a lot of stuff is happening. 

they went and saw Life In Your Way and we were hooked up with some really

influential people. Some great news and some great things about to happen. 

i've had numerous ideas for the youth at home and am excited to share with everyone

when i get back. Savannah will be here so soon! 1.5 months! So stoked. I think we may be going skydiving, which will probably be insane... 

here are some pictures of sushi night. 

up date

Mothaz Day

so I'm sittin outside in my closed in backyard on Mothers Day. What am I sitting on you might ask? It could quite possibly be the ugliest and most raddy chair in all of Australia. It has sat out here through its share of thunderstorms and still sits, stagnant most times. I'm convinced if all the spiders in the world decided they would have a meeting to dicsuss spidery-type things they would choose this chair because of its large convenience and closeness to the majority of the head spiders.

On another note, its pretty cloudy and I slept in till noon. I think the boys are headed to see Life In Your Way. I hope they have a good time. I have gathered about 8 more song ideas lyrically, in the last week. And a couple album ideas. Things seem to be snowballing as of late. We have a fall tour in the works that will be our first under this new vision, new purpose, and new lineup. If you have seen The Hundredth and enjoyed it and want to see again, come to some dates expecting something new. If you have seen The Hundredth and didn't so much enjoy it, come to the dates expecting something new.
I know we have all been saying it, but the new material will be as raw, transparent, hope-filled, and meaningful as possible.

I hope you all have a good Mothers Day. Tell your mom you love her!

I love you Mom!


Chadwick.

fantasstticcc day.

I went to Westfield mall with Taryn today. We did a bit of shopping and it was good. By the way the term shopping is completely altered when you are accompanied with Taryn DeYarman, who has a hard time making up her mind. Shopping in its new definition is more of me demanding her to buy things and not letting her talk herself out of it. It works well because I love choosing. So I pick and she rocks it. Works out well.

Anyways, her jeans were 100 dollars off which was rad! We were way stoked on it! We had Nandos, then took her other jeans to get altered. I had a doughnut at Towers. Came back here to the house to write some music for school. That was kinda iffy, so we went to see What Happens In Vegas. It was good.


Overall, amazing day. Got a lot of things done.


Looooveee you all!


Chadwick

Its Savannah's Bday!

She is 16. Exciting! Wish I could be there but I'll be seeing her soon!

Happy Birthday Nana!

internet troubles!

Our internet has been having some troubles. So we have turned off the network for the next week. I can still post from my phone, so I most likely will. So if you don't hear from me for a week or so, it's because I can't get on the net. Hope everyone is well.

We had a cinco de mayo party tonight! It was good! The girls cooked and it was goooood!


God is turning me upside down.

Chadwick.

it's been a bit.

not too much has been happening. 

i'm working my way towards the end of Irresistible Revolution. 

and getting ready to get heavy into Everything Must Change by Brian McLaren. 

Erwin McManus spoke on the weekend. I really enjoy him, he looks at things so artistically and I catch on to it very easily. He had some really great things to say. Good change to hear a message with no points. Overall, amazing. 

I've been playing guitar a bit more lately, trying to write some new stuff. I just get so frustrated that I keep writing the same stuff over and over. I need to start writing on a new instrument. Like piano. That'd be good. 

Sadly, I didn't get any pictures taken this week. Great goal, Chad. There just really wasn't ANYTHING going on. Tomorrow is Cinco De Mayo here and I'm pretty stoked. We are having a kind of mexican party with enchiladas, tacos, and possibly churros, of which Mama Ginny and DaDa introduced me to! They are delisssshhhhh.  Speaking of Cinco De Mayo, I made a deal with Diego, my Guatemalan housemate. I can only talk to him in Spanish from now on, but he can talk to me in English. I figured why not practice some Spanish! I'm pretty stoked on it. I've slipped up a couple times, and talked in English, but I've been trying to get some Spanish going on. 

I've been in prayer loads lately for my cousin Hannah and it's great to hear that God is moving in that situation. 

I've been getting really stoked on getting in the studio for October. It's going to be good being able to put EVERYTHING we have into this full-length and to be able to focus solely on it without any distractions. I want to leave starved of my creativity, completely exhausted, but so proud of what we have put together. I think it will be something new for this whole scene. I really earnestly do. Lyrically, I am giving it everything I have in me. 

it's been a bit.

yep

so i'm about sick of these headaches. i think it is due to a lack of caffeine. weird though.

i went and saw Maid of Honor tonight. it was pretty good, semi-weird. but overall, not too shabby. i'm about to eat some dinner with Diego and Renato! 

Not too much is new as of late. I have just been trying to get some assignments done that are due at the end of the week. Apart from that, I have just been reading a whole lot. I'm reading The Irresistible Revolution (Claiborne) and the book of Acts (Luke/God ha). 

I was able to share with Savannah some potential huge things and ideas I had over the week. They are up in prayer and I really think they are going to be one of the steps I take in the future. I feel like I have been spoken to so much over the past couple weeks. I feel like I'm actually encountering God rather than just sitting in church reading black and white, or red and white. It's been nothing short of amazing. 

I've also been trying to learn some Hebrew concepts, and words and their meaning in the original language the bible was written. It has been really interesting. 

Anyways, I'm going to make breakfast. 

Chadwick. 

Videos.

I came across some of Brian McLaren's (author of Everything Must Change, The Secret Message of Jesus) videos today. Check them out if you have a minute: 

I do not necessarily agree with trying to reenact Heaven on Earth, but he brings up some amazing points towards the end about how to treat Earth as if it were Heaven. I dig it.

great, great points.

I just got back from a run not too long ago. Before that I watched The Island, and it is way crazy. Threw my mind for a whirl. I am about to have some ice cream because my throat feels scratchy. 

On another note, I need to start taking more pictures. I will begin taking more pictures this week. Here is one from a couple weeks ago. And one because I miss Savannah. :)

Chadwick

Plan B.S.

I was sitting at college the other day, reading by myself when I overheard a conversation and someone said that they were going to go home and do 4 years of college so they have something to fall back on, in case anything goes wrong. This really got me thinking... 

If we are fully surrendered and devoted to Jesus, we should have no other plans. We should not be worrying about if something goes wrong. If our faith is an an unmoving, unchanging, forever powerful God,  "plan B's" have got to be an enemy. And what exactly does a "Plan B" do for you? Some may say it's a backup plan in case I don't have money for groceries. How dare we depend on God? Chris Haw and Shane Claiborne put it this way (parentheses added by myself): 

"Who needs a Creator when we can sculpt mountains? (Mt. Rushmore)

Who needs a Great Physician when we can heal ourselves? 

Who needs Providence for food, when we can clone animals for food?

Who needs a Savior when we have a four hundred billion dollar defense shield? (of which half of taxes go to. violence.militarism.all for peace though, right? b.s.)

Who needs a deliverer, when the Empire has become a democracy? 

Who needs a God when we are worthy of worship ourselves?" 

Others may say its "wisdom" to have a backup plan or "Plan B". Somehow it seems more spiritually wise to give it all up. die to yourself. and bank on Jesus being the way, truth and the life. forget the back up plan and list of old ways you'd return back to if this whole thing didn't work out. 

I heard Judah Smith preaching on something like this once and he said that some of us "Christians" know EXACTLY what we would do if we found out this whole Jesus thing wasn't real. or it didn't work out.  And that is a MAJOR problem.

In John when Jesus is teaching about eating his flesh and blood, which sounds rather cannibalistic, (and no so fitting into our cookie cutter seeker-sensitive Church culture, or the culture anywhere for that matter.), many disciples walk away, leaving the twelve. He asks "will you leave also?" Simon Peter answers, "To whom shall we go." Thats the spirit we need to have. To whom shall we go? We have nothing else. You are our rock. You are our solidity. You hold us together. You make us more than dirt or dust. You hold our value. You give us our security. 

When eliminate our "Plan B's" and realize that this is ALL we have, we show God that we really trust in Him. and in that, we become used for His glory. When we burn our other options to the ground, we fight much harder. We run this race determined. 

A faith that only goes deep enough to limit us from doing certain "immoral" things, is just a moral, with no backbone. A faith that has other options were it to be incorrect, isn't a faith at all. An authentic faith is one that says 'To whom else (or where else) shall we go.'

Chadwick. 

hey!

if you are lurking this start leaving some comments! 

that would be awesomeee!  

we got the part to fix our car for 80 bucks. we pick it up tomorrow morning.

praise God.

traitor?

"If this bloody counterfeit liberation is American...

I am proud to be Un-American.

If depleted uranium is American...

I am proud to be Un-American.

If US sanctions are American...

I am proud to be Un-American.

If the imposed 'peace' of Pax Americana is American...

I am proud to be Un-American.

But if grace, humility, and nonviolence are American... 

I am proud to be American. 

If sharing to create a safe, sustainable world is American...

I am proud to be American. 

If loving our enemies is American...

I am proud to be American. 

Regardless, I would die for the people of New York, but I will not kill for them... my kingdom is not of this world. 

I would die for the people of Baghdad, but I will not kill for them... my kingdom is not of this world. 

I will pledge an allegiance deeper than nationalism, to my God and to my family... my kingdom is not of this world. I will use my life to shout "Another world is possible"... for my kingdom is from another place. "My kingdom is not this world. If it were, my servants would fight... but now my kingdom is from another place" (Jesus; John 18:36)"

- Shane Claiborne in Jesus For President

are you wiggling in your seat yet? 

the car is done.

i woke up this morning and talked to home for a bit. i was so stoked that Savannah got her purse back. exciting news. 

on the drive to class this morning the car made this really loud noise and now apparently our steering base (?) is messed up and we are missing some big ball bearing. i know nothing about cars or how they work. i just that when i hit the pedal they go. and that's all i really care about. so we are getting our neighbor to look at it. we left it up at the church for the night. i need to work out how i'm getting there tomorrow. 

i am about halfway through Jesus For President. it is messing me up for sure. challenging a lot of crucial stuff going on in the economy and government of America. and comparing it to Rome, and the early Christians, many of them being martyrs. 

there is this Jedi Mind Tricks song called Shadow Business. it's about the factories in China. while it is filled with profane language, it is attempting to do more about this situation than the Church is. 

everyone should probably check out. http://www.responsibleshopper.org 

Hanes, Levi's, Nike, among others ignore labor laws and use slaves. 

i haven't heard much from the hundo boys this week! a little here and there. 

the bus sold and we are making another deposit at First Street Studio, where we will be recording for all of October. www.myspace.com/firststreetstudiomusic

we are all getting ready for it. i have had some more song ideas as of late. i will begin getting my voice ready as soon as it doesn't hurt anymore. 

i am going to read a bit and then head to bed. 

tomorrow i will ship Savannah's b-day stuff. :) 

Chadwick

i'm falling ill.

i am pretty positive i have a sinus infection, so i need to begin pounding the meds. 

although i was cured for a couple hours by friendship, among other things. symptoms only really hit me at night, and in the morning. odd. 

i skipped out on church today just to try and rest up so i would feel better. 

i have a long day planned for tomorrow, which includes going into the city. 

i have a couple things to pick up for Savannah's birthday. 

tonight i was thinking about when she had surgery last year and when we were just sitting in her hospital bed making jokes. we were watching UFC and she was little "too medicated." something about a Rolling Stone cover also, but i don't remember what? i'll have to ask mom. she was sitting there laughing at us i remember. it's weird how low and risky times in life bring beauty. it's like we finally realize we are alive and begin to appreciate it much more knowing that it can be taken easily. 

it's like the hilarity-soaked drive home from Rock Hill following Elyse's funeral 3 years back. 

it's like the jokes and nights in Brandon's bed after TJ died. and the unbelievably topsy turvy car ride home from Warped Tour after we found out the news. we sat in hotel hallways not knowing how to trust God. i laid face down on a vintage-smelling couch while Brandon laid on the floor, face to the ceiling asking why. there's still something beautiful, and i can't catch what it is. but i get a glimpse in my head every now and then. i have to go on a journey of thought before i get there. it's almost like i'm surveying every detail of the situation to find out that there really is something beautiful amongst tragedy. i'm going to bet it is God's sovereignty and ability to use what we see at tragedy as an opportunity to rekindle relationships, break down pride and shed light on something thats a little greater than what we have here on Earth. 

when you look at yourself from the perspective of someone so unchanging, it's easy to notice how much you have changed. 

i am on a journey. a roller-coaster ride that'll end with me knowing that i was locked down to the tracks, just as planned. when i was at a high looking down at the low i was approaching, something was drawing near. when i thought i was alone, something was drawing near. when i was mixed up and had no clue where i was, something was drawing near. and when i get to the end and feel flustered and shaken up, something will draw near. 

goodnight.

Chadwick. 

couple things.

i started reading Jesus for President. it's way good. challenges a lot of crucial stuff going on. i dig.

i made a mushroom and egg wrap for breakfast. it was also way good. this week of classes was pretty good. wolves at night went pretty good. some sound issues, but it was alright. last night i just hung out with colby and cal. we just chilled out and listened to some sermons. 

not too sure what i'm up to tonight. maybe something fun. maybe not. 

i am already hungry again. i'm just sitting here with colby, nicole and enoch now. talking about useless stuff. 

i'll post again later tonight. 

chadwick

i guess you could call them changes.

i am winding down for the night at 10:45 pm. i have some new things that i am going to be trying on for size. i guess you could call them "changes." here is a rough list.

- 11:00 pm bedtime on weekdays. 

- drink at least 2 liters of water a day.

- stretch before bed and upon waking up. 

- read daily. 

my throat has been feeling really weird. 

i need some medicine or something.

goodnight! 

chadwick

sweatshops. justice. homeless.

I'm going to start this entry with one bold statement. 

Beyond compassion lies justice. 

How can we call ourselves compassionate followers of Christ, when a desire to bring justice isn't in our hearts. We mock the homeless and turn our noses up on a lifestyle that saved our wreckless souls. "How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday." 

That lifestyle being that of Jesus... he WAS homeless, and yet we don't care about the homeless more than a food drive here and there.  Yeah, food is cool. But what about broken hearts and bare feet? Yeah, you did a great food drive with your church or school, but our attitudes towards justice aren't seasonal projects. They are what we are called to do. 

Mother Theresa said,  "Poverty is not created by God, but by you and I, because we have not figured out how to love."

Real "Christianny" folks are rockin' Jesus t-shirts, promoting His name and advertising Him to the world, but what we don't realize is the actual shirt we are wearing was made in a sweatshop somewhere. Ridiculous. The WWJD bracelets were most likely made in China with complete ignorance to any labor law or even a minimum wage. Made by children, forced to weave more "Christian" products into our "Christian Nation's" over-consumptive fiber of a being. There is way too many "Christian's" in this paragraph. While I'm on it, we should also stop focusing on striving to be amazing Christians (only used 3 times in the Bible).  Jesus was crucified for much more than us just to follow some rules than we have so carelessly named "Christianity." Do not get me wrong, they are great guidelines to live by. But He died for much more. Bearing our cross daily, is not safety insurance. In fact, following Jesus is NOT SAFE. The only promise we can cling to is that the best place we can be is in God's will. That says nothing about safety. 

"There is no more dangerous place to be, than for a Christian to be in comfort and safety, detached an isolated from the suffering of their neighbor."

We don't need to open our eyes. We just need new eyes. 

Eyes that asks questions about the things they consume and where they come from. 

We all have some work to do. 

Goodnight. 

Chadwick. 

i had a day off.

My day off was pretty good. I'm listening to Wolftron, and talking to my mom about some stuff that is going on at home. It seems like we are in full-time ministry and it makes me feel good. Like it's what we are supposed to be doing.

For my day off, I woke up and cleaned the house a bit. Vacuumed and cleaned my nasty room. I made an egg sandwich, watched an episode of the office and then I went to Towers with Colby. The bank was closed before I got there. That was a bummer. While Colby was shipping his package at the Post I solved a really hard puzzle toy thing. I was really stoked on it! Then I bought some brown, rather than black, flip-flops. Colby bought himself a pair of Nudies and we just walked around a bit.

Taryn came over for a bit and we just chilled out.


The house smells like a bonfire, and my room of vanilla. It is a quite nice mix, might I add.
Tomorrow is another day of classes. And a long useless break in between two classes. I usually just sit around. I'll be sure to take some headphones tomorrow. That paragraph was really choppy.

I didn't read any of Paul's letters today, so I am going to hit it before bed.

NightNight!

Chadwick.