Doug Clelland is a bearded 22 year old who is currently finishing up his degree in Engineering this semester at Tech. A Willard Veteran, this is Doug's second year in the house, after previously residing in the Willard apartments. Doug works as a cook at Boudreaux's where he gets to hone skills necessary for his upcoming adventure, traversing the Appalachian trail after graduation. Doug sleeps on a floor mat in the basement.
The next oldest member of the house goes by the name of Joe "Dad" Danehower. Joe is a blonde, jacked, 20 year old man who enjoys lifting weights, avoiding class, and asking confirmation questions. His preferred character in the N64 hit game Super Smash Bros. is Captain Falcon, one of the worst possible choices. Joe is an engineering major as well as Doug, but doesn't like it nearly as much as far as we can tell, judging by the amount of skipped classes. Well-versed in Old Testament Scripture, we sometimes question the validity of his Christian Faith, and are suspicious that we have a Jew impostor in the house. Joe lives in the big basement room with Doug, but he has a bed. I've slept in it before, and must say it is quite comfortable.
John "Angry Bird" Carr is the next oldest member. A self-proclaimed bridge between hipsters and Christians, John tricks everyone into thinking he actually is a hipster, by listening to hip tunes, wearing hip clothes, and doing hip things. He dreams of riding a fixie to class. Growing up in Chesapeake for his high school years, John enjoys the art of surfing, and hopes one day to go pro. However, his lung capacity has diminished while residing in the house, which is detrimental to his pro surfing career. John is known for his frequent trips to Kansas, to visit his "Girlfriend" named Stef, who is a narcoleptic and cataleptic soccer player for the Washburn Whales. Oh and he's a history major.
I don't know who the next oldest member of the house is, so we'll talk a bit about Jeremy "Big" Mateyk, the only true northerner who we allowed to reside in the house. Blessed with a beautiful smile and boyish good looks, Jeremy has dabbled in modeling in pictures taken by John's girlfriend Stef. During the Summer, Jeremy volunteered at Rockbridge, a younglife camp in Goshen, VA. There he acquired a taste for mountain biking, after riding ten miles a day, and losing fifteen pounds. Jeremy goes to class a helluvalot more than Joe, and continues to show his stroke of genius by acing Statics tests, which apparently are hard or something. Jeremy resides in the master bedroom, and his a personal toilet, which we all are jealous of and therefore use constantly.
Evan "Chipper" Underwood, born on March 8, 1991, resides in the last room on the right, and rooms with house hipster John Carr (described above) Evan enjoys hunting, fishing, gardening, reading, writing, building construction, driving, and having people smiling at him ( as shown by his license plate "smile4ev") 19 years old and going strong, he weighs in at a nimble 115 pounds, of pure muscle and bone. Best friends with Sam Bowman in high school, they attended Wilson Memorial High School, where he played soccer and did some other stuff not important enough to mention. Evan owns guns.
Samuel Bowman, whose nickname can sadly not grace this blog due to a multitude of reasons, is one of the residents of the basement along with Doug and Joe, and sleeps on a bed like Joe. His bed isn't nearly as comfortable as Joe's though- it's a twin and Joe's bed is queen sized. Well maybe both beds are of equal comfort, but I'm a bigger guy so I like the queen more. Anyway, I digress, Sam Bowman is a biology major here at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. A champion wrestler in high school, Sam routinely wrestles the other members of the house, in order to keep us humble. Son of Nancy and Bruce Bowman, Sam enjoys riding motorcycles, shooting stuff, and learning about genetics. He also enjoys dating Eliza Craymer, and sitting on the front porch of the house about 2-3 times a day.
Jackson Strawn may be the skinniest member of the house hold in comparison to his height. At 6 feet tall and 100 pounds, high schoolers have given him the nickname "Mr. Tall" which has caught on quickly among the residents here. The son of a librarian and a principal, Jackson has been groomed for college since an early age, reading great novels at the feet of his loving mother, Susan Strawn. His older brother Tyler also attends Tech and is currently a senior- Tyler used to play DandD alot, and loved it so much that he got a tattoo of a twenty-sided dice on his shoulder, which is unfortunate, since he does not play anymore. Jackson likes to play soccer and supersmashbros, hes ok at playin the soccer, but sucks at playin the Nintendo. Jackson doesn't have any really manly interests, he's friends with a guy named Miles, and wears casual khakis to class everyday. Oh, and he can't sleep unless he listens to bad music with the volume on high.
And now for the writer of this blog, James "Smokey Bear" Harris. James is a good looking 19 year old, who's height fits his weight very well. With broad shoulders that he could hold the world with, James enjoys a multitude of hobbies, such as playing basketball, reading, playing as Samus on SuperSmash, doing well in school, and being kind to everyone he encounters. This Intramural Soccer MVP also enjoys writing blogs apparently, as he has had much fun in dabbling in this one so far. A native of Chesapeake, James did not know John in high school but now they're bffs. James lives in the tastefully decorated first room on the left across from the stairwell- formerly the prayer room. Well who are we kidding, it still could be considered the prayer room. James spent many nights last year enjoying late night DX with Joe, and walking to class every morning with Jackson. You're likely to find this stud at Hokie Grill on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10:45 and 11:30 eating delicious Chick-fil-a Sandwiches with Jackson. James likes to ride jetskis.
I hope that this brief synapsis of the Willard Men can bring you one step closer to feeling like you know them, if you don't, and bring you closer to understanding them if you do luckily know us already. We will be residing in this house for another two and a half years, so there will be many blogs to come. Thanks for starting this journey with us. We appreciate it. Catch ya on the flip side.
I'm 21 dude.
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