Chad Dressler

Ball State University, Attended - , Class of , Other

Human being, emphasis on the "being"

Groucho Marx said it best: "I don't want to join any club that would accept me as a member."

Making and finding new music, people watching, being around fun/good people, and currently being a basketball coach for kids.

Things Fall Apart, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Spider, Good Omens, Lamb, Nerve's Guide to Sexual Etiquette, Etiquette for Outlaws (I like to know what the most acceptable/proper things to do are in even the most uncomfortable, or very comfortable, situations), half-to-fully baked historical conspiracies, any quality horror title.

Night of the Living Dead, Lost in Translation, The Empire Strikes Back, Rushmore, Best In Show, The Ring, The Thing, Spinal Tap, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Airplane, 12 Monkeys, High Fidelity, Clash of the Titans, The Graduate, Wet Hot American Summer

Spoon, Pixies, Josh Rouse, Sufjan Stevens, The Dresden Dolls, Marvin Gaye, The Kinks, Animal Collective, The Violent Femmes, The Afghan Whigs, The Decemberists, The Cars, Duran Duran, Radiohead, Slayer, The Arcade Fire, The Walkmen, Wilco. Anything soulful or with sweet, sweet pop goodness will most likely trip my trigger.

Arrested Development, god rest its soul, is about the only thing that gets my consistent attention.

Cancer

I like me. I'm good at having fun. I can make a mean gin and tonic. I'll tell you the truth about whatever I'm asked about. I'm always up for talking about anything from your serious life-changing decisions to absolutely ridiculous bullshit that makes us fall on the floor with laughter that threatens suffocation. Although I will have the serious discussions, and thrive at them, my goal will be to crack yo' shit up, so hopefully y'all might like that.

The mentally stable who can acknowledge all that life throws at them (lying to oneself is for the worst of the worst) and roll right along with all of it, laughing most of the way.