This might just be the best Bill Murray face ever.

Post better ones in the comments if you have ’em,

-Shady

Uh… no offense, but your cactus looks like Chewbacca’s dick.

I knew he was packing,

-Shady

IT’S GOBACHEK!

Pretty obvious that KB has never seen a Star Wars movie,

-Shady

Apparently, I’m a cheap date.

It’ll take more than that for me put out, Salomon… like an IPA,

-Shady

You know, I THOUGHT a robot had recently moved into the neighborhood.

Some of my best friends are robots,

-Shady

Shit just got real.

Officially getting excited,

-Shady

I thought Facebook had fancy algorithms that populated people’s pages with ads that reflected their interests.

Apparently, I was wrong.

The complete opposite of what I am,

-Shady

Twenty years ago today, on August 27th, 1994…

…I moved into the Melvin L. Schottenstein Residence Hall at CCAD (Columbus College of Art & Design) in Columbus, Ohio.

At the age of 17, I moved nearly 500 miles away from home without having any clear idea of what in the hell I was actually doing. I hadn’t toured CCAD before moving in; in fact, I had never even set foot in Columbus (or Ohio, for that matter) before August 27th, 1994. To be honest, I chose CCAD because, of the three art schools I got accepted to, it was the only one offering a scholarship.

I didn’t know it at the time, but I met some amazing people that first week, including my roommate Jeremy “Jocco” Scott…

…and my suite-mates Bryan “Cesar” Loar…

…and Sanathana Kalpa “Special K” Ariyawansa.

I also met Alisha Flippert (who is now Alisha Loar, and seen here with her future husband/father of three amazing daughters)…

…Michelle Ciappa…

…Jason “McFly” Kincaid…

…and John Marshall.

I’m happy and proud to say I still consider all of these people dear friends today.

Columbus and CCAD took some getting used to. In fact, I almost moved back home after the first semester. But as it turned out, I ended up spending nearly nine years in Columbus, and without question, it was one of the greatest periods of my life.

Here’s to the next twenty,

-Shady

PS: Obviously, I met many more wonderful, amazing people at CCAD in 1994, and I’m still friends with a lot of them. I just didn’t have photos of everyone from back in the day, so no offense to anyone who feels left out. Yes, I’m talking to you, Brandon Doherty!

Thanks to Milan and Dori…

…for making me a little homesick today.

I needed it,

-Shady

Shady’s Ice Bucket Challenge

You have 24 hours,

-Shady