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  • Day 269 – SAI Ball


    Tonight, Amanda and I went to the SAI Ball!

    Photo by Shannon Odell:

  • Day 237 – Teacher for a Day


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    I got the chance to teach two classes today at the spur of the moment! I went to work this morning (at Amherst Steele High School), and found out the teacher that the district hired to teach two visual design courses quit the night before. Since it was the first day of school, there were two full classes of students who were without a teacher, and the classes started in a half-hour. The students were just going to have a long, boring study hall, so I volunteered to teach some basics of web design and photography to the two classes. I really enjoyed it, and I hope the students got something out of it. The rest of the day was hectic with lots of tech problems, but at least those 3 hours went well. Today was my last day of work. I am spending Wednesday packing, then I am going back to Hillsdale on Thursday.

    I had a wonderful evening with Amanda. We went out to dinner, shopped a little while at Crocker Park, and then saw Julie & Julia (it is a very long movie!). Tomorrow, I pack, then pick up Aaron and Jayme at the airport, then we are all driving up to Hillsdale Thursday morn!

  • Day 227 – Amanda’s Post


    Hello everyone! As you have probably deduced from the title, this is not CAG posting, but his girlfriend. I would first like to apologize to Emily Fisher and all of Chuck’s other avid readers for posting after 12:00 AM. We just returned from swimming with Sean Nelson, Lydia Witte, Nick Bonominio, and Erica Gigliotti in Grandma Grimmett’s pool. We finished swimming about an hour ago and were sitting by the pool talking when Chuck realized that he would not return in time to update the “CAG Blag.” He had a few ideas in mind for tonight’s post but was concerned about sacrificing quality for immediacy and decided to allow me to post in his stead. I have been teasing Chuck for quite some time about letting me write a guest post, so I am excited to finally take my place amongst the prestigious ranks of Cag Blag Guest Posters.

    Chuck returned from his annual trip to Lake Chautauqua at 1:30 this afternoon and stopped by to visit me for an hour or so. I was sitting outside reading while my family’s dog, Otto, patrolled the front yard and chased away squirrels. Otto is easily excitable and has not done well with Chuck in the past; he jumped, slobbered, and mouthed his way onto Chuck’s bad side. Chuck was always very patient and tried to pet or play with Otto to calm him down but it never seemed to work. Today, however, we decided to take a different approach and follow the advice of dog behaviorist, Cesar Milan. Chuck was instructed not to “look, talk, or touch” until Otto was in a calm/submissive state. Once Otto calmed down Chuck fed him Cherrios to build his trust. This worked wonders and I am happy to say that Chuck and Otto are finally on good terms. In fact, Otto became so comfortable with him that he decided to lay down at his feet. It will be interesting to see how he reacts the next time Chuck comes to visit.

  • Day 122 – Amanda’s Senior Prom


    I made a trip home this weekend, between finals, to go with Amanda to her senior prom. She looked so beautiful!