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my name is chad. i have been around the world via my dad's military career and i now find myself attending college in murfreesboro, tn and studying about the recording industry. i love to skateboard (and preferrably not fall on my face) and I greatly enjoy playing the guitar, keyboard, and the voice. music is an integral part of my life, connected deeply to my core (cliche i know, but its true). i am a videogame nerd, pretty self explanatory:P i enjoy learning and having friendly intellectual discussions about current events, theological issues, and life in general. i also like going to musical events of any kind but i have a special affinity for hXc shows and watching from a distance as people get knocked out lol. pretty much, i like to hang out and talk to anyone about whatever:P also, i am very dedicated to my Christian faith and i try to live my life by it. if you have any questions about it, don't hesitate to ask=) also i am definitely a ninja ftw 8) ----------------------------------------------------- AIM is falcon855 ,if you must know:P ------------------------------------------------------ "How magnificent is the true happiness found in mortal wealth and resources! Once you have secured it, you all cease to be free from anxiety." -Philosophy speaking to the Narrator in Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy. i love the subtle (or maybe not so subtle) sarcasm in this quote and the whole book in general. highly recommended. ------------------------------------------------------ "More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ." -Philippians 3:8. certainly a great and poignant insight that can be readily applied to the fast paced, materialistic, instant gratification minded, and deeply individualistic society in which we live. ------------------------------------------------------ "We look for visions from heaven, for earthquakes and thunders of God's power (the fact that we are dejected proves that we do), and we never dream that all the time God is in the commonplace things and people around us. If we will do the duty that lies the nearest, we shall see Him. One of the most amazing revelations of God comes when we learn that it is in the commonplace things that the deity of Jesus Christ is realized." -Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest. this couldn't be said better. too many times we are looking to the future and saying how great it will be when we have achieved what God has for us and how He will "mightily work" when all the time He is working most powerfully in the here in now, in the relationships we are currently cultivating and nourishing and in the everyday situations in which we find ourselves.