• Meetings , meetings and meetings
• New apartment searching
• laundry
• Breakfast with Kevin Wednesday morning
• Side Project due Wednesday morning
• Dodgeball Wednesday night
• Meeting Thursday night
• Freelance project due/site launch Friday morning
• Airport lift for a friend Saturday morning
• Flag football Saturday morning
• Sofa Kings Beef & Beer Saturday night
• Sunday…hopefully nothing

Fall in Delaware

Thanksgiving is almost here. For most its a time to reflec t and consider what around them has truly effected and impacted their life in a positive manner, for me it’s a time to see all that I have and for one moment try not to take it for granted.

Here’s what I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving:

• Awesome friends…people that I could not simply live without
• My Family, especially in Mass….I love those guys with a great passion
• My Blue Demon…that car is awesome
• My office…I have a great job, great leadership and great co-workers around me
• New experiences….things I’ve gotten to do over the past year that I never have before
• A great God..that loves, forgives and gives grace beyond understanding
• New music…that gets me through the work week, tough mornings and life
• Opportunities…to meet, get to know and work with really incredible individuals
• DSL….my after work joy in playing the various games

Apparently this will be as cool as 25 things I don’t care about, but it takes about 2 mins to write.

1. Where is your cell phone? pants
2. Your significant other? incredible
3. Your hair? cut
4. Your favorite thing? lunch
5. Your dream last night? work
6. Your favorite drink? yuengling
7. Your dream/goal? fun
8. What room you are in? prison
9. Your hobby? expression
10. Your fear? loss
11. Where do you want to be in 6 years? paid
12. Where were you last night? home
13. Muffins? blueberry
14. Wish list item? close
15. Where you grew up? dover
16. Last thing you did? donut
17. What are you wearing? carnigan
18. Your TV? mornings
19. Your pets? imaginary
20. Friends? family
21. Your life? awesome
22. Your mood? hungry
23. Missing some one? near
24. Car? blueeee
25. Something you’re not wearing: girdle
26. Your favorite store: amazon
27. Your favorite color: blue
28. When was last time you laughed? now
29. Last time cried? months
30. Who will resend this? ayeah
31. One place that I go to over and over: wilmington
32. One person who emails me regularly: alison
33. Favorite place to eat: applebees
34. Why are you participating in this survey? alta
35. What are you doing tonight? traveling

Here’s mine…

Top 100 Hits of 2003

1. Crazy In Love, Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z
2. Hey Ya!, Outkast
3. Here Without You, 3 Doors Down
4. Baby Boy, Beyoncé Knowles featuring Sean Paul
5. Miss Independent, Kelly Clarkson
6. Beautiful, Christina Aguilera
7. Rock Your Body, Justin Timberlake
8. Where Is The Love?, Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake
9. When I’m Gone, 3 Doors Down
10. All I Have, Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J
11. Shake Ya Tailfeather, Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
12. Unwell, Matchbox
13. Picture, Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow
14. In Da Club, 50 Cent
15. I’m With You, Avril Lavigne
16. Bring Me To Life, Evanescence
17. Cry Me A River, Justin Timberlake
18. Can’t Hold Us Down, Christina Aguilera featuring Lil’ Kim
19. Harder To Breathe, Maroon 5
20. Why Don’t You & I, Santana featuring Alex Band
21. Someday, Nickelback
22. Suga Suga Baby, Bush featuring Frankie J
23. Your Body Is A Wonderland, John Mayer
24. Are You Happy Now?, Michelle Branch
25. Landslide, Dixie Chicks
26. The Remedy (I Won’t Worry), Jason Mraz
27. (There’s Gotta Be) More To Life, Stacie Orrico
28. I Know What You Want, Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey featuring The Flipmode Squad
29. It’s My Life, No Doubt
30. Clocks, Coldplay
31. Stacy’s Mom,Fountains Of Wayne
32. All The Things She Said, t.A.T.u.
33. Bump Bump Bump, B2K & P. Diddy
34. Get Busy, Sean Paul
35. Rock Wit U (Awww Baby), Ashanti
36. If You’re Not The One, Daniel Bedingfield
37. Headstrong, Trapt
38. Bright Lights, Matchbox 20
39. Fighter, Christina Aguilera
40. Perfect, Simple Plan
41. ’03 Bonnie & Clyde, Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles
42. Mesmerize, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
43. Intuition, Jewel
44. Ignition, R. Kelly
45. Drift Away, Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray
46. White Flag, Dido
47. Work It, Missy Elliott
48. Miss You, Aaliyah
49. Invisible, Clay Aiken
50. Senorita, Justin Timberlake
51. Addicted, Simple Plan
52. 21 Questions, 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg
53. My Love Is Like…, Wo Mya
54. Don’t Mess With My Man, Nivea
55. Angel, Amanda Perez
56. She Hates Me, Puddle Of Mudd
57. I Want You, Thalia featuring Fat Joe
58. Blowin’ Me Up (With Her Love), JC Chasez
59. Girls & Boys, Good Charlotte
60. So Far Away, Staind
61. Swing, Swing, All-American Rejects
62. Magic Stick, Lil’ Kim featuring 50 Cent
63. Don’t Wanna Try, Frankie
64. Sing For The Moment, Eminem
65. Hell Yeah, Ginuwine
66. Through The Rain, Mariah Carey
67. Breathe, Michelle Branch
68. Right Thurr, Chingy
69. Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous, Good Charlotte
70. Calling All, Angels Train
71. Gossip Folks, Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris
72. P.I.M.P., 50 Cent
73. Air Force Ones, Nelly
74. I’m Glad, Jennifer Lopez
75. Low, Kelly Clarkson
76. I Drove All Night, Celine Dion
77. Into You, Fabolous featuring Tamia
78. Stuck, Stacie Orrico
79. So Yesterday, Hilary Duff
80. No Letting Go, Wayne Wonder
81. Stand Up, Ludacris featuring Shawnna
82. Big Yellow Taxi, Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carlton
83. Losing Grip, Avril Lavigne
84. Never Leave You, Lumidee
85. Why Can’t I, Liz Phair
86. The Boys Of Summer, The Ataris
87. Bigger Than My Body, John Mayer
88. Get Low Lil’, Jon & The Eastside Boyz
89. Running, No Doubt
90. Spin, Lifehouse
91. Something, Lasgo
92. Superman, Eminem
93. Pretty Baby, Vanessa Carlton
94. Come Into My World, Kylie Minogue
95. Me Against The Music, Britney Spears featuring Madonna
96. The Anthem, Good Charlotte
97. Deliverance, Bubba Sparxxx
98. Misunderstood, Bon Jovi
99. I’d Do Anything, Simple Plan
100. I Can Only Imagine, MercyMe

Thats a pretty awesome list; I’m not sure if I even remember half of them but it does make me want to go through some of my old cds and glance at the yearbook. haha

I’ve been so busy lately with various things in life I suppose…

• Working more heavily with Our Brother’s Keeper Foundation, creating a site for them using Silverstripe
• Made a few trips to Eastern bringing Jen almost home, taking her back
• Considering a new design, color scheme for my current site, or perhaps just scrapping it entirely
• Very busy with various Holiday projects for work…go to DelawareOnline in Decemeber and you’ll see them
• Apparently I have harems
• Taking Dad out to dinner this week for Steak and Beer…that should be a good time with him, apparently I only have about 5 more weeks until his contract in Jersey ends
• I should probably shoot a update video soon, or just a video in general…I’ve come to the conclusion I don’t have enough video on this site
• delawareonline.tv splash is up!
• I wish more of my friends blogged; that may be nice

• I want to learn about altruism, the belief/idea to lay your life/body/self for others. I want to explore the idea that people will unselfishly do things for others at their own possible doom or risk. I’m curious as to what their mindset is. 
• Nihilism – that existence is without purpose, meaning or reason…I am honestly curious as to how people can accept this “belief”
• Creative stimulation -  how to maintain and achieve constant creative flow, because I really need that right now and considering I had it before, its essential for me to grasp that. I’m reading a book that should help me with this one.
• Lovesongs – or the songs that whenever I fall in love, I want these to be the soundtrack, and what specifically from them stands out. I have the list at just around 100…I’ll narrow it down to roughly 25 with any luck.
• The constant evolution – how we constantly change and adapt as time passes, we experience new things and encounter/face new life challenges
• Addiction & depression – I want to revisit a piece I wrote last winter with hopefully some new insights
• Dr. Future -  Holding off on that one for now, but def. will be published at some point
• untitled – Alison gave me the idea…write a letter to your future spouse. No idea what to put in it, how to write, but it sounds like a brilliant idea if can find my angle & focus for it.

More to come, hopefully these writings with any luck!

allbest,

I LIVE : in Newark.
I WORK : on bettering myself professionally, personally & spiritually
I THINK : constantly
I SMELL : like axe
I LISTEN : to my own style and flavor of awesome music
I HIDE : my inability to tap-dance
I WALK : everywhere
I WRITE : more often and when i can’t express it through my art
I SEE :  myself doing a lot more with my life up here
I SING : in the car, when i’m really feeling the music
I CAN : leap tall buildings in a single bound
I WATCH : midgets fight over a pair of stilts
I DAYDREAM : when i’m hit with inspiration
I FALL : when i mistep
I WANT : to really make something out of this
I CRY : when cutting onions
I READ : people
I LOVE : sunday mornings, coffee, incredible landscapes, doing things for people
I RODE : my bike through a rain storm once and LOVED it
I SOMETIMES : have insomnia
I FEAR : that i’ll live an unfulfilled life
I HOPE : for things to be restored
I EAT : anything i can cook
I DRINK : yuengling
I PLAY : eye spy with blind people
I MISS : some Dover ruins, college
I FORGIVE : without question
I DRIVE : my blue demon
I DREAM : dreams i never remember
I HAVE : some amazing passions
I REMEMBER : in pictures
I DON’T : worry, fear or fret about life
I BELIEVE : in 2nd chances, reasons for the unexplained, the easter bunny, tooth fairy and that elvis and tupac are alive somewhere in an old folks home near area 51.
I OWE : myself everything i can do to succeed
I NEED: a shot of caffeine
I KNOW : you’re reading this
I HATE : sitting in traffic

Updated from the last few times i’ve done this…so many options, so many ways to express originality and true gravitas.

1. i enjoy classical music
2. i have an iq near genius
3. I wake up before 9, even on the weekends
4. i’m not cocky or arrogant, just confident
5. i want to pursue my masters and doctorate so i can become a professor towards the latter part of my life.
6. Lacrosse is my favorite sport; eventually I’d like to coach it.
7. i love the rain
8. I’m younger than I look
9. I hate most mainstream, bandwagon things
10. i’m tall, but…i can’t play basketball if my life depended on it

9 Things You Want To Do Before You Die
1. head coach lacrosse
2. become head-professor of media at a college
3. sky dive/base jump
4. learn to play the violin or piano, decently
5. create a non-profit design firm
6. have a family
7. visit Yankee Stadium
8. go to the very tip of maine and see the sunrise
9. hanglide

8 Things You Say Everyday
1. awesome
2. great
3. sounds good
4. not-so-much
5. loser
6. yeahhhh
7. sweet
8. interesting

7 Things You Dislike
1. Internet Explorer
2. stupid drivers
3. red lights
4. complacency
5. dictators
6. folk music
7. grocery store lines

6 Things You Love To Do
1. make poorly executed jokes
2. be sarcastic
3. be with friends
4. design
5. go to the driving range/play tennis/go biking
6. drive

5 People You Look Up To
1. my dad
2. my boss
3. Olympians
4. entrepreneurs
5. soldiers/veterans

4 Places You Want to Visit
1. canada
2. London
3. the west coast
4. Ireland

3 Things You Could Live Without
1. bills
2. speed limits
3. bugs

2 Things You Never Want To Do
1. loose sight of who i am and what i want
2. get fat

1 Person Who Has Changed Your Life for the Better
1. one just doesnt cut it…there have been many ppl that have come into my life and left an impression in me, that have positively changed my life or just an aspect of it. from my old mentor andy greenwood who passed away, to my good friend Will who moved away, from my ex girlfriends to lifelong friends and co-workers. professors, teachers, elders, ppl you meet outside the library and talk for 45 mins, someone who called me at 4am a few years ago to speak to a different chris, the countless many that have extended their hand to help..even the littliest of action, the most minute effort can break w a v e s and speak volumes to someone’s life

thanks to the many that have come and gone and help be anything close of what i am today…

but really…raise your glasses high…to those who have helped in such little ways…that mean so much

The hunger died some because I felt I had reached my goal and so I continued blindly without setting up what will be the next supposed achievement. I stopped accepting freelance work for sometime, focused more on the social life I neglected in my college days and built this strong community of amazing individuals around me.

These friends come in all sorts of levels and categories from old friends, to acquaintances, to work friends and etc. They’re what I built my life around, not over achievement.

But, now that everything has stabilized, I’m comfortably where I need to be socially its time I focus back onto goals and aspirations. The things I should be doing my life.
This list reflects just that:

• Run and/or bike 3 times a week, no excuses
• Clean my place, simplify it some -  I have a lot of things, perhaps too many and its too much
• Launch CitizenConnelly and honestly chronicle life
• Take on more digital work where applicable, whether it is for me personally or paid
• Bible time – I grew up in a devoutly religious family and that is one part of my life that I need to get back on track; I’ve been lukewarm on this for too long.
• Prioritize better, list better -  From the start of the work day and on so I can truly accomplish what I set out to do (this list is built from a list I made last week, for example)
• Less time reading online during work hours – I swear, like most, that I have ADD but I need to learn to focus more

So this is the list for now, its not complete but then again…neither am I