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Monday, April 11th, 2005
2:52 pm	Skirting work... Well I'm at work and I just got done summarizing some surveys and I'm going to leave in like 10 minutes so rather than find something productive to start on I've chosen to just blow the time updating my journal. I'll catch you guys up on my weekend. Friday night I saw my favorite band Baumer play. It's so much fun to go to their shows. I got a t-shirt which I've really been wanting and I got to hang out with the singer Nate for just a sec which was cool. (It's great when your fiance went to high school with the lead singer of your favorite band.) I'm psyched about their upcoming cd but incredibly sad that it will come out while I am in Europe. Good luck with the Columbia record deal guys. Saturday I slept in since we got back really late from Columbia but I still managed to catch Spiderman and XMen on Jetix. I'm a Saturday morning cartoon nerd. Anyways, I ran errands ALL DAY LONG but finally got moved out of my apartment completely. That night I went with Biz to her sorority formal. It was fun to talk to everyone about being engaged. It was so cool, some of our friends toasted to us. I'm not gonna lie it's nice to be the center of attention. Well second in line since I don't have a rock to show off. Sunday we went to the beach all afternoon and just really enjoyed each other's company. We're pretty good at that. But I won't continue making you sick talking about how well we work out. I got a tan which was nice and it was all in all very relaxing. That night, however, I pushed back the reading of two books and consequent essay on said books until 10 at night. Needless to say I didn't finish until 6:30 in the morning and only got two hours of sleep which sucks. But it's cool cause I am totally in love and nothing else really matters. (Sorry I couldn't help myself.) Anyways it's time to leave work. If anyone has an inclination to see pictures of this weekend they're posted now on my site (http://chatcher1.photosite.com/). Adios. Current Mood: loved Current Music: The Juliana Theory- In the Dark (Comment on this)
Saturday, April 9th, 2005
12:32 pm	QOTD.... Not a very bulky post but I heard this and thought it was funny. "I may not be smart enough to do everything but I'm dumb enough to try anything. HOWZIT! Current Mood: groggy Current Music: Jimmy Eat World- Polaris (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 5th, 2005
10:10 pm	What a day... Well yesterday was a big day for me. Two huge things happened in my life. First things first. I got my wisdom teeth out. I went to MUSC to get it done by students and it was dirt cheap. It was weird though having these guys not much older than me doing oral surgery. It was actually pretty cool. I stayed awake the whole time and listened to my iPod. They were nice guys and the Lord definitely blessed me again because I asked the main guy if he had done this a lot before and he said that he had been on two mission trips through the med school's Baptists program performing dental work so once again I was reinforced in my desires to do mission work someday. I am still slightly sedated and I'm still working to catch up in my classes but it's all good. Tomorrow I go for the followup since they could only remove two teeth in the undergraduate school and I need to get the other two done in the grad school. Ok that leads me to the next order of business. Last night (even in my slightly sedated state) I asked Mary Elizabeth Butler to become my wife. I proposed to her under her favorite tree with a ring inside a Bible with the name Mary Elizabeth Hatcher on it. Not to toot my own horn but it was pretty romantic. We've only been dating for 6 weeks so it's pretty soon but we know we want to get engaged so waiting was killing us. We are going to wait a long time until we get married (over a year) so that we can be practical and make sure it's really what we both want. But to be completely honest. She IS the girl that I want to spend the rest of my life with. I'm now a firm believer that once you meet the one you just know immediately and you can't fight it. If you live in LaGrange keep your eyes out for an engagement announcement coming up. Otherwise, pray for us that I might continue to be the happiest man in the entire world. Current Mood: ecstatic Current Music: The Bravery- Honest Mistake (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 3rd, 2005
11:37 pm	QOTD... So I will have some big news to post up here soon but until then just settle for this quote of the day. HunyNutCharlieOs: whatever I'm the man of steel JusKate616: ok JusKate616: if i weren't tired i'd come up w/ some smart ass remark with which to counter that. HunyNutCharlieOs: yes saved by lethargy Current Mood: listless Current Music: The Bravery- An Honest Mistake (Comment on this)
Monday, March 14th, 2005
5:13 pm	New photo site... Here's my latest addition to my quickly increasing list of trendy internet resources. I figured if I have the blog etc. then I need a photo site so that you guys can keep up with me now that I have a digital camera. The address is... http://chatcher1.photosite.com/ Enjoy. Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: The Verve Pipe- Photograph (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 13th, 2005
3:20 pm	The best week ever...      Where do I even begin. I know I said I would post something about my trip to New Orleans but there's so much to tell it is gonna be hard not to make this post into a novel. I guess the best way to do this would be day by day so here goes.      Saturday we drove all afternoon and then had pizza with the rents. We drove again on Sunday after a big breakfast and basically just checked into the cabin and bought groceries for the week. The cabins were amazing and so was the view.      We spent the next four days working on a house for a poor couple. I will post pics of it later cause I think they might be too big to fit them all into one post It was such a drastic change. We made them a garden and a stone walkway and an overhang over their door. We were very resourceful and came up with it all on our own with no direction basically so it was pretty amazing. I mean who would have thought that someone could say "Hey we need some kind of covering over this door" and I would be like "I'm gonna need some wood, a hand saw and an electric screwdriver" and actually make anything worth a crap.       We went out to eat on Monday night. We ate at the Asian Cajun. The owner/cook was a former Iron Chef. It was really expensive so we were going to all split meals (they were $25-$35 each). But then the most amazing thing happened. The chef sent us all up appetizers and after the meal he send us all deserts. I was like $100 of free food. Then he came and talked to us and we took pictures. So basically I had food cooked by an Iron Chef for free and it was freakin amazing.      Tuesday we went downtown but then came back to the cabins for dinner. It was hot dogs and mac and cheese if anyone cares. We played some crazy mafia games but I didn't ever get to be mafia : (      Wednesday and Thursday were both about the same as Tuesday so I will skip them. The only change was chicken strip salads and then spaghetti substituted for the meal.      Friday we spent the whole day downtown. I went the the Aquarium of the Americas, Bourbon St., this really cool cemetary, the French Market and even to get a tattoo of a star on my wrist. After a dinner that was vastly overshadowed by the Iron Chef's cooking we went to the House of Blues and saw Steve Vai play. It was so amazing. I didn't know someone could be that good at playing electric guitar. He freakin played with his mouth and even his feet.      Saturday we drove the whole way back (13 hours) and that's that. It was so great to help rebuild the house and still see such an amazing city.      Ok I left one part for the end because it stands out beyond the rest. BEIGNETS! They are the state doughnut of LA and they are amazing. They are basically little doughnut-like pastries covered with more powdered sugar than you can imagine. You could get 3 for $1.50 so you could afford to eat like a thousand but I only ate 6 at a time. AH-MAY-ZING!      So there's the abridged version. If you want to know more you will just have to ask me sometime. I will try to post pics online somehow. Current Mood: tired Current Music: Taking Back Sunday- There's no 'I' in team (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, February 27th, 2005
7:22 pm	I guess I'd better start packing... You Belong in Australia Ace! Sunny, upbeat, and cute You make the perfect surf bum Now stop hogging the vegemite! What English Speaking Country Do You Belong In? Current Mood: good Current Music: Tigerbot Hesh- Sunset Country Club (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005
3:38 pm	I want to stab them with a pencil... So yeah, I need to vent really bad right now. I just called MUSC and though it wasn't as bad as it could have been the news was not good. They basically have decided to postpone the decisions for out-of-state students one more week. It's obviously not enough to make us wait for two weeks. I'm just really peeved because I got all worked up for the past few days just to be put on hold. The only good news that she could give me was that I was pretty far up the list of out-of-staters. She did say that it looked positive but that I would have to wait and see. If she wasn't so apologetic and nice about it I might have actually been really mad. I guess that I will just have to endure one more week. Current Mood: stressed Current Music: Tigerbot Hesh- Ultralite (Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005
10:38 pm	Another QOTD... I know the quote of the day is typically reserved for the most amusing thing said that day but I am going to break from the mold and post the most awesome thing I've heard today. This was part of the sermon tonight at Every Tuesday. "Isn't it amazing being a Christian. We are immortal until God says otherwise." Satan bring your worst. Current Mood: hyper Current Music: Tigerbot Hesh- Static Fling (Comment on this)
Monday, February 21st, 2005
5:05 pm	Quote of the day... I know the QOTD is Jeff's thing but when I come across one I just gotta be a copy cat. This is part of a conversation I was just having with my friend about buying a new PSP. Don't worry I'm not spoiled and rich so much as poor yet stupid. yotengounlapiz: dude... yotengounlapiz: I wish I had that money yotengounlapiz: that's like a month rent!!! HunyNutCharlieOs: yeah I definitely can't afford it HunyNutCharlieOs: but that's what a credit card is for HunyNutCharlieOs: that and amassing a crippling amount of debt before I ever even have a means to pay it off HunyNutCharlieOs: but hey that's the American dream Current Mood: anxious Current Music: Dashboard Confessional- Screaming Infidelities (2 Comments |Comment on this)
2:04 am	Two in one night?!?!?!... Ok I don't mean to get all artsy fartsy on you guys all of a sudden but I found this stuff in an old folder that I used to keep all of my poetry etc. I didn't write this next quote but a friend of mine did when we were both writing one day. It inspires and excites me all at once and I had to post it. "You are the closest to joy I've ever been. You engineer my dreams." Current Mood: giddy Current Music: The sound of my Lauren IMing me (Comment on this)
1:57 am	A poet who didn't know it... I found an old poem that I had written and forgotten about and was inspired by its words to begin writing again so I thought I would post it and maybe there will be more to follow. I sit here with myself wondering what to write. Not for lack of material but for fear of boredom. Not boredom of my own of course. That's something far too familiar. I fear for the boredom of a reader. I have never been don't claim to be and will never be a poet of any fame. My words are far too plain. Even my description of my own words lacks flavor. It's hard to write when you're worried; Worried the words won't be good enough. That's the thing that separates me from them. No I'm not still talking about vocabulary. The difference is the fear. I fear my words won't meet a standard. All the time I miss the meaning. It's not the words. It's the feeling. Not in the reader but in me. The feeling that flows through my pencil. If only I could always write from the heart. I would truly be a poet. Current Mood: artistic Current Music: The sullen whirring of my CPU (Comment on this)
Friday, February 18th, 2005
2:02 pm	I know, I'm a dork... You scored as Paladin. The compassion to pursue good, the will to uphold law, and the power to defeat evil-these are the three weapons of a paladin. Few have the purity and devotion that it takes to walk the paladin's path, but those few are rewarded with the power to protect, heal, and to smite. In land of scheming wizards, unholy priests, bloodthirsty dragons, and infernal fiends, the paladin is the final hope that cannot be extinguished. </td> Paladin 80% Bard 80% Rogue 80% Druid 80% Cleric 80% Ranger 80% Sorcerer 60% Fighter 40% Barbarian 30% Monk 30% Wizard 30% What DnD Class Are You? created with QuizFarm.com Current Mood: nerdy Current Music: Third Eye Blind- Darwin (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 16th, 2005
1:38 pm	Missing... Have you seen this beanie? Current Mood: lethargic Current Music: Menomena- Trigga Hiccups (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, February 11th, 2005
2:29 pm	God is so amazing... Okay I know it's been awhile and, other than the beanie post, I haven't really posted in like 2 months but I can't not post this information. I just had my final interviews for medical school and I need to relate the entire experience for everyone. I'll start with my outside physician interview. I drove to West Ashley to meet with Dr. Puckhaber for the first of three interiews. I had prayed that God would match me with the best physician to conduct my interview. Well I was nervous as I answered my questions because I want to do mission work but I didn't know how that would sit since I had no clue if she was even a christian. Well listen to this. She says to me, "Yeah I work with the students at MUSC pretty closely through Medical Campus Outreach and I actually take a group every summer on a mission trip to Romania." How amazing is that. We had such a cool conversation about mission work and humanitarian efforts. Just wow. So yeah I was praising God hardcore because that was such a blessing. Well last night I was preparing for the long day that consists of my final two interviews with faculty at MUSC. I prayed again, "God you helped me out so much with the first interview. I just pray that you will continue to see me through the process." Oh man. I go into my first interview and I see one of the staff members at my church. Not just any staff member but one of the year team members who works closely with the college students(some of you St. Andrews kids probably know Ed). I couldn't have planned out a better answer to my prayers. He flat out told me at the end of the interview that he wouldn't give me below a 9 out of 10 for any of the categories they grade us in. I just can't think straight it's so glorious how God completely overshot any expectations or hopes I may have had. He is powerful and loving and I am definitely basking in his glory today. Current Mood: ecstatic (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, February 7th, 2005
3:18 pm	A story for the kiddies... Here's a mythical tale for you all that stretches through the ages. There was once a prince reigning over the kingdom of 1533 Cambridge Lakes Dr. This prince had a magical beanie that bestowed on him the power to look dashing. However, one day the prince invited princess Natalie LaDow to enjoy a visit to his kingdom. Little did he know that she wanted only to steal his magical beanie. The prince is now condemned to never look quite so dashing again until he retrieves his beanie. The moral of this story is that I know I'm bothering the heck out of you Natalie but I really would like my beanie back because it's my favorite one ever. And I know you love me enough to send it to me since I loved you enough to send you your keys. Current Mood: bored Current Music: Eve 6 - Small Town Trap (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 7th, 2004
5:35 am	WOW... JUST WOW... Oh my God! Literally! I just spent 3 hours completely immersed in the presence of the Lord. In case you didn't check the time before you started reading that means that yes I have been in prayer from 2:00 to 5:00 in the AM. My church is doing a 24/7 prayer week and since classes are done and tomorrow (or today really) is a reading day I decided to take the night shift since it's not as readily filled. All I can say is WOW. That was one of the most amazing experiences in my entire life. God is so amazing. I was only scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 but the 4:00 person did not show up so I got to stay a whole hour longer. That was such an answer to prayer. I literally prayed in my two hours that I might have more time to continue. I just wasn't done at 4:00. I prayed and I read the passages of the Lord's supper and gave thanks and took communion. I annointed my head with oil. I read scripture out loud and over and over again. I drew a picture. I wrote things. I prayed for specific people and I prayed for groups of people and for people in general. If all else failed I just began to thank God for all of the many things that I am thankful for. Let me just tell you that list is definitely more than 3 hours long. I listened to music and I danced. All this time I just talked to God. Whether it was out loud or in my head I just spoke with him. He's so freakin cool too. Who else would sit there and listen to me talk for 3 hours from 2:00 to 5:00 in the morning. Not only listen but want to hear more. The creator of all Heaven and Earth sat down and hung out with little insignificant me for 3 hours. I tell you one thing. I hope that I can sign up for more time and go back again this week. Well as on fire as I am right now I really do need sleep. I will leave you with some verses that I came across in my reading and that inspired my picture. Enjoy. Ephesians 6:10-20 10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. 19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Current Mood: indescribable Current Music: Shane & Shane- May the Few (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 4th, 2004
2:43 am	These come so few and far between... Well I guess that I will start out with this. It's my personal love banner. Don't ask me what the heck it means. As far as I know it's basically the stupidist waste of time ever that creates a pointless banner that is in no way useful in determining my love since it's random bars and colors mean absolutely nothing. But hey, since when do things that I do have to be time considerate and have a point.             hunynutcharlieo is love brought to you by the isLove Generator Now that that is out of the way I will post some info on my life since it's been way too long since I've posted. Life has been good but VERY busy. I'll just break down the last two weeks... Week 1: This was Thanksgiving week. I must say that this is by far my favorite holiday. I got to see my grandma and my uncle that I don't see near enough and then spent a few days with my friends in LaGrange just chillin and playing Halo 2. I really only enjoyed one full day back though because the rest of my time was devoted to do tests, group project meetings, and driving home. I did get a lot done as far as my projects were concerned and I also got all my med school apps sent off. In the end I was pleased with my performance. Week 2: This past week has been crazy. It's the last week of school and man has it been rough. I have had 4 presentations three of which were in groups and one of which I didn't take enough control and ended up slightly under par with what I usually do. It's cool though I hate History anyways. The other projects went well and the tests that I took I feel like I did well on. (I already got my Biochem one back and got a 93 which is my highest yet so much praise to God for that one.) The week ended really well with a poker game where I won $20, sports in the part with the Campus Cru guys and movie night at home with Abs. Now it's on to finals then back home for my big 2-1. I hope that I can post a little more now that it has cooled down some. No promises though since less school work means more playtime distractions. I haven't talked to some of you in a while and I miss you so give me a call. Especially you miss Natalie LaDow who hasn't called me since she left basically. I will only call you so many times before I get discouraged that it's so one sided. Anyways, it's been a good semmester and God has definitely blessed me in so many ways with new people and situations. I love that God. He always knows just how to pull through in the end in ways that I couldn't have imagined would be so good. So yeah, God rocks and I'm off to bed. Current Mood: grateful Current Music: Mozart- Symphony No. 40 (go figure) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, November 19th, 2004
1:26 am	Dang cops... Ok so I just got a ticket and I'm going to take a second to vent because I REALLY need to right now. Cops here sucks so bad. They don't sit in areas where the traffic has been constant for a while or in residential areas where kids are playing or anywhere where your speeding is either deliberate or harmful. No they sit right where there is a drastic reduction in the speed limit for no apparent reason. The favorite spot of these cops (and where they have just caught me for the third time) is at the foot of the bridge into Mt Pleasant. This bridge comes down very steep and immediately changes from 45 to 35 because there is construction. Except that the construction isn't on the road it's in an area off to the side. And even if it was on the road not many people work after 1 in the morning in Charleston. So yeah I'm going fifty and it's late so I'm just cruising and you know you get to that change in speed limit and just figure you'll let yourself cruise down to 35. Oh no, you better be under 40 by ten feet before the sign or you are in some deep doo doo. It's just so unfair. I'm a college kid coming home from Campus Crusade and studying not drinking and partying. It's late and I just want to get home and get in bed. There's nobody else on the road. I guess I just underestimated the obvious threat I was posing on all the ZERO PEOPLE WITHIN A QUARTER MILE RADIUS. To make a long story short I hate cops sooooooo much and now I'm out $140 that I definitely don't have. And so close to the holidays too. Oh joy. Because I refuse to go to bed angry I am going to give one praise to counteract the negativity of this message. I have finished all of my work for the week and don't really have to do much before Thanksgiving break. Basically I get a little over a week to rest. I hate the great equalization that causes a day that is the best I've had in a while to end so horribly. God rocks though and I love him with all my heart. Current Mood: frustrated Current Music: My Chemical Romance- Hang em High (Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 10th, 2004
9:14 pm	You Are a Liberal Republican When you tell people that you're Republican, they rarely believe you. That's because you're socially liberal - likely pro-choice and pro-gay rights. You're also not so afraid of big government, as long as it benefits people and not politicians. You are the most likely of any Republican type to swing over to the Democrat side sometimes. What political persuasion are you? I am with Jeff on this. The title fits but not the description. I've definitely pro-life and against gay marriages. I'm not so much socially liberal as politically liberal. Actually I take back what I said about the title even. This thing is just plain wrong. I fit into the religious republican category a lot better but oh well it's not like I'm gonna change my answers. Just call me a compassionate conservative and I will be happy. Current Mood: busy Current Music: The insanely fast typing of the guy next to me. (2 Comments |Comment on this)