Containment Random Thoughts & Questions

[DrChristianTroy]

Is there any way to discuss the donations without it becoming "OMG YOU DONATED U RETARD" and "It's cool to donate." Those that did, great. Those that didn't, great. Chris acted like a tard and we all expected it. Nobody is better or worse since then.

Seriously at the end of the day nobody should give a shit what others do with their money if it doesn't harm anyone else. Especially if it involves someone like Chris.

 

[Picklechu]

What were the results of Chris' court-ordered evaluation?

Unknown. In fact, it's unclear if Chris went in for an evaluation in the first place. From the way he phrased it in myriad Facebook posts, it seemed like the terms of Chris's probation were incredibly lax. Disappointing, yes, but nothing we haven't come to expect from the Chandlers' close friendship with Dumb Luck.

I'm starting to believe that Rob Bell was like Johnnie Cochran for disabled people.

Too bad instead of millions of dollars, all if got him was a curse-ye-ha-me-ha, giving him bad luck and extreme misfortune, which likely destroyed his campaign to become Attorney General of Virginia last year.

 

[Henry Bemis]

Do we know if it was Chris's idea to try going to community college or if it was something that his parents pushed him into?

When he was 18 and into his early twenties, Bob 'n' Barb somehow believed-despite aggressively avoiding any sort of aid in grappling with Chris's autism and therefore allowing any talents or positive character attributes to wither and die-that he was ready to go out into the world and make his keep via Wendy's and classes at PVCC. Bob went to school on the G.I. Bill and was from the generation that firmly believed college was an unambiguous golden ticket to guaranteed success, so that had to be a factor, too.

There's a certain significance in Bob changing Chris's major from marketing to CADD. Not only in that Bob was not a little out-of-touch with his son's true passions, but also that Chris devoted little thought to the application process. Chris loves marketing (or at least being the target of it), but not enough to study and work it.

 

[Carlson]

I'm not sure just what Chris loves enough to study and work at ALL. Even his passions are handled with little enthusiasm and his projects fall by the wayside rapidly. The only things he's really ever done consistently was draw and play video games, and I don't think he's interested enough in either of those to put more effort into them than he already does.

 

[1nomadcowatbk1]

Do we know if it was Chris's idea to try going to community college or if it was something that his parents pushed him into?

In the same Kacey call, Chris states that uni would have been too expensive for his parents. Apparently they really didn't give a shit about him at this point or didn't want to spend more money on him.

How much did Borb spend during the 5 off and on years at PVCC? Did Chris even look into any scholarships? what kind of financial aid did Chris get? I guess if Borb could have afforded a 4yr college he probably would have tried to get into one of the colleges the galpals was going to

I'm not sure just what Chris loves enough to study and work at ALL. Even his passions are handled with little enthusiasm and his projects fall by the wayside rapidly. The only things he's really ever done consistently was draw and play video games, and I don't think he's interested enough in either of those to put more effort into them than he already does.

would Chris make a good game tester?

 

[EI 903]

Probably not. He's not smart enough to hunt for bugs well, and he would bitch about what games he was assigned to work on.

 

[1nomadcowatbk1]

to be fair to OPL, I forgot my SAT/ACT scores, but I had intentions to going to a four year college. I spent a few years in a community college before going to a real college. It's doubtful Chris took them, though--I can at least remember where I took the SAT/ACT.

Were the any people like Chris at your CC who seemed to take a long time to complete their degrees? there are people like that but they have adult responsibilities to deal that Chris never had during his time at PVCC, was Chis ever enrolled full time? If he was, he would have earned the degree sooner if he had passed the classes. Did Bob not think he could handle a full class load?

Do we even know what kind of GPA Chris had at PVCC?

 

[Silver]

Do we know if it was Chris's idea to try going to community college or if it was something that his parents pushed him into?

In the same Kacey call, Chris states that uni would have been too expensive for his parents. Apparently they really didn't give a shit about him at this point or didn't want to spend more money on him.

How much did Borb spend during the 5 off and on years at PVCC? Did Chris even look into any scholarships? what kind of financial aid did Chris get? I guess if Borb could have afforded a 4yr college he probably would have tried to get into one of the colleges the galpals was going to

Can't find the exact quotes because the CWCki is down, but in another Kacey call Chris had absolutely no idea what financial aid was. Kacey accused him of not having anything to do with his schooling except showing up to class, and he rebuts with "Showing up and doing my hard work!" which ... basically confirms it.

 

[Carlson]

I'm not sure just what Chris loves enough to study and work at ALL. Even his passions are handled with little enthusiasm and his projects fall by the wayside rapidly. The only things he's really ever done consistently was draw and play video games, and I don't think he's interested enough in either of those to put more effort into them than he already does.

would Chris make a good game tester?

Absolutely not. Smokedaddy could tell you more, but being a game tester isn't all fun and games (har har). Game testers not only have to play the most buggy and unpolished version of any game, they need to play it repeatedly. The testers' job is to not only play the game, but break it to find any flaws in the coding. They not only play it over and over for hours, they play the most boring, difficult, or annoying parts over and over, writing down everything strange or glitchy that occurs. It's not a job that you really get enjoyment out of, unless bug testing is your kind of thing.

We can find out whether or not Chris took the tests. It's probably as simple as calling up MHS and asking for his records.

Here's the real question: who's actually going to do that?

Also, I'm fairly confident that high schools don't just toss out their student records (decades old or not) to whoever calls and asks.

Firstly 'can' is the operative word here. Secondly we wouldn't be asking for his test results, we'd be asking if he even took the tests. Thirdly any asshole can pretend to be a prospective employer. One intrepid troll once phoned up Rocky and pretended to be a court appointed psychiatrist. Fourthly, schools often give out references for former students.

The problem here is that there's a difference between Rocky and a high school. Rocky's a private individual who only interacts with the Chandler family on a personal level, and has no laws or regulations determining her behavior. A high school administrator or secretary is a different matter, as there are actual restrictions on what they can do and who they can hand information to.

Most poignantly, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA, or the Buckley Amendment) is a federal law regarding any release of student records or transcripts. With few exceptions, after a student is 18 they must give permission for their school records to be released. And yes, even asking for confirmation on whether or not a student took a particular test is part of their record.

 

[Picklechu]

Most poignantly, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA, or the Buckley Amendment) is a federal law regarding any release of student records or transcripts. With few exceptions, after a student is 18 they must give permission for their school records to be released. And yes, even asking for confirmation on whether or not a student took a particular test is part of their record.

Yep. I used to work a job in which I dealt with FERPA on a daily basis. I wasn't even allowed to release student information to said students' parents without any sort of official consent from them.

 

[Carlson]

So you literally cannot find out anything more about Chris's school history without.....asking Chris personally.

 

[Axiom]

Once upon a time you might've been able to trick Chris into releasing those records if you contacted him and pretended to be offering him a job with a publisher or video game company. But those salad days are long, long passed. Alack, alas! It is such dear painful sorrow. *cries*

 

[Holdek]

Do we even know what kind of GPA Chris had at PVCC?

He made the dean's list when he graduated but was also on academic probation for three of his semesters.

 

[Carlson]

Do we even know what kind of GPA Chris had at PVCC?

He made the dean's list when he graduated but was also on academic probation for three of his semesters.

My sister got on the dean's list at the local college recently. It's unaffected by your classes, merely your grades; Chris could have taken (and probably did) a lot of easy courses, and his professors may have gone easy on him because of his mental state. He got his CAD certificate, but I've seen his mall layout project and it would probably get a B at best in most classes (it has some glaring flaws, especially if you look at the details and see stuff like rooms without entrances).

 

[cahoots]

I actually met Vanessa Hudgens last year. I thought about asking her about her relationship with OPL just to see what kind of reaction she'd have, but quickly dismissed it for being insanely retarded.

 

[exball]

I actually met Vanessa Hudgens last year. I thought about asking her about her relationship with OPL just to see what kind of reaction she'd have, but quickly dismissed it for being insanely retarded.

Good.

 

[mst3kluv]

In the "Bob walks in" vid, why does Bob yell at Chris to go wake up Barb? I assume they were punishing him, but Chris rarely ever got punished by his parents - there was that time when Bob took the PsEye away for a bit because -. However, Chris never got a talking to from his parents about how you shouldn't throw out old sex toys in the family garbage or shouldn't have loud sex in your parent's house. So why here?

Also: how did Bob not hear Chris JULAAAY'ing in the kitchen?

 

[exball]

Also: how did Bob not hear Chris JULAAAY'ing in the kitchen?

Would you want to see Chris beating off?

 

[cahoots]

In the "Bob walks in" vid, why does Bob yell at Chris to go wake up Barb? I assume they were punishing him, but Chris rarely ever got punished by his parents - there was that time when Bob took the PsEye away for a bit because -. However, Chris never got a talking to from his parents about how you shouldn't throw out old sex toys in the family garbage or shouldn't have loud sex in your parent's house. So why here?

Also: how did Bob not hear Chris JULAAAY'ing in the kitchen?

I assume Bob was just passing the buck to Barb to deal with.

As far as him not hearing it, he was an old man and if he did hear it, probably dismissed it. We can only imagine the things he's disregarded in the past.

 

[Carlson]

In the "Bob walks in" vid, why does Bob yell at Chris to go wake up Barb? I assume they were punishing him, but Chris rarely ever got punished by his parents - there was that time when Bob took the PsEye away for a bit because -. However, Chris never got a talking to from his parents about how you shouldn't throw out old sex toys in the family garbage or shouldn't have loud sex in your parent's house. So why here?

Also: how did Bob not hear Chris JULAAAY'ing in the kitchen?

I assume Bob was just passing the buck to Barb to deal with.

As far as him not hearing it, he was an old man and if he did hear it, probably dismissed it. We can only imagine the things he's disregarded in the past.

Think about how fucking LOUD that manchild is. How many videos of him involve screaming, jumping, falling, and stomping? Bob has barged in on Chris a grand total of twice in his videos and audio, if I remember correctly.

It's completely possible that Bob was ignoring his son like usual and just happened to be walking in for another reason.