2008

Chris in 2008.

Graph showing the Google-popularity of the terms Sonichu (blue) and Christian Weston Chandler (red). 2008 is marked in Mellow Yellow.

On 17 March 2008, Chris is forced to start attending the Wesley Foundation Methodist Church.

From 17 March 2008, Chris is no longer welcome at the Grace Baptist Church.

On 4 April 2008, Chris gets a one month ban from the Game Place.

On 11 May 2008, Chris was baptized.

On 12 August 2008, Chris announces an interview with Robert Simmons V.

In September 2008, we meet Reginald.

The Jiggliami Medallion, first seen in October 2008.

Chris's lawn was trespassed on 31 October 2008. The sign that was left would make a second appearance in September 2009.

In November 2008, Chris mostly plays LBP.

In December 2008, Chris thanks us for helping him win.

“	Chris, you've got a way to fall.	”
Vivian Gee, 9 October 2008. How right she was.

The year 2008 is the year that Christian Weston Chandler turned 26 years old. This year showed the completion of two phases that would, because of a strange coincidence, put Chris in the unique and unreal situation that he would be in the first months of the next year.

The first phase was one of alienation, in which Chris's illogical behavior frightened away his only friend, Megan, and got him thrown out of his old church, leaving him desperate and lonely.

The second was a phase of trolling in which a semi-organized group of obsessed, amused and anonymous individuals, via a vast understanding of the new media, started to take the places of Chris's acquaintances, either by posing as online girlfriends, or as members of an online fanbase. This second phase was rough and bumpy, but eventually established the parameters of Chris's life in 2009.

Events of 2008

January

• January 2 - Chris responds to Megan's request to stay in the Chandlers' house for a while, probably because of personal problems.
• January 3 - Chris gets a set of anal beads as a free gift with a purchase at adamandeve.com. In the future, this will be used against him by trolls.
• January 7 - Chris receives an email from a troll pretending to be a "Nintendo Lawer" stating that he is legally in the clear from both Nintendo and Sega regarding the Sonichu franchise.
• January 9 - A friend asks Chris how he's doing in a MySpace comment.
• January 10 - Chris updates his Facebook status to say he's "lonesome and playin' his videogame."
• January 10 - A MySpace friend thanks Chris for the add.
• January 10 - Using HTML-like code, Chris tries to hack Encyclopedia Dramatica again.
• January 16 - Chris updates his Facebook status to say he's "lonesome and waitin' at the Alderman Library."
• January 18 - Chris again informs the world on Facebook that he is "lonesome at home."
• January 19 - The ED page on Chris is vandalized by someone named "Danilah", likely Chris under yet another alias.
• January 20 - Chris makes his first Facebook posts, telling his readers not to believe the trolls and that he is not a mind-reader.
• January 21 - Under the name "Clyde", Chris again vandalizes his article on ED. He complains about them kicking the autistic.
• January 22 - Chris writes as his Facebook status that he is lonesome and "tired of the snow."
• January 23 - Chris announces on Facebook that he is lonesome (surprise!) and will be going to Alderman Library.
• January 24 - Chris relates a story on Facebook about how he was unable to talk to two girls because of his shyness.
• January 24 - Chris changes his Facebook status three times to keep the world up to date on his location.
• January 25 - Chris tries to get ED to start trolling Joshua Martinez. It doesn't work.
• January 26 - Chris tries to destroy his article using HTML. He apparently doesn't really understand how computers work...
• January 26 - Chris write on Facebook that he will be going to the early service at his church.
• January 27 - Chris sends an e-mail to Anna about her story "The Crazy Pacer", and how his Encyclopedia Dramatica page is partially based on it.
• January 28 - Chris updates his Facebook status to say "I am real lonely," and that he will again be at the Alderman Library.
• January 29 - Chris changes his Facebook status to read: "I'm not seeing any NEW posts on my wall, please write something pleasant, some gal."
• January 31 - Chris tells his Facebook friends that he will be at the Game Place this evening.

February

• February 2 - Chris updates his Facebook status to say that he will be going to the early service at his church.
• February 7 - Chris announces on Facebook that he will be going to the Game Place this evening.
• February 12 - Chris feels the need to change his Facebook status to say that he is at home.
• February 24 - Chris's 26th birthday
• February 25 - Someone leaves Chris a brief, strange comment on MySpace.
• February 26 - Someone named "vanessa" on MySpace asks Chris why he's so lonely.

March

• March 4 - Megan asks Chris to remove all references to her from the internet.
• March 8 - At a GameStop, Chris tries to find out if Lucas was the one who took his picture.
• March 12 - Megan finds out Chris drew pornographic images of her. She is angry.
• March 12 - Chris apologizes to Megan for the images he drew.
• March 12 - At 5:52 AM local time, Chris begins a nine-day effort to remove references to Megan (including ShecameforCWC.JPG) from the ED page. He is unsuccessful.
• March 13 - Megan says Chris has hurt her on an emotional level.
• March 14 - Megan asks Chris to leave her alone.
• March 15 - Again Chris tries removing all references to Megan from his ED article. The page is soon protected.
• March 16 - Chris starts his war against ED, and sends off different e-mails for support.
• March 16 - Megan is fed up with Chris's attitude, and tells him he needs to take responsibility.
• March 17 - After his pastor discovers some of the information about him on the internet, Chris gets kicked out of Grace Baptist Church. He turns to the Wesley Foundation Methodist Church.
• March 17 - Again Chris tries to delete the Megan image from ED. He also tries to ban ED's admins from his article using code.
• March 18 - Chris's edits to the ED page become more focused on showing that it is Megan, not his imaginary sister Crystal, in the infamous fingering picture. He describes Megan as "his lost Sailor Soldier, Megan, who dumped his sorry ass for drawing the pic of him fucking her; she never even had any inkling of interest in him." Of himself he says "What a intolerable sad-sack loser."
• March 18 - Chris tells Megan he's suffering much more than she is.
• March 19 - Chris tries to delete all references to incest from his ED article.
• March 19 - Chris attempts to get help from the Wikimedia Foundation in deleting the Chris-chan page.
• March 20 - The Wikimedia Support Team respond to Chris, stating that Encyclopedia Dramatica is not created by them.
• March 21 - Chris puts up a gallery on his ED page entitled "You know what, I HATE ME TOO!!!" containing pictures from his comics of himself being beaten and humiliated.
• March 21 - Chris tells Megan that he does not regret the picture he drew, and that it helped prevent him from raping her.
• March 22 - Chris sends Megan another self-pitying email, saying "I Love You."
• March 23 - Megan tells Chris to stay away from her for the time being.

April

• April 4 - Chris gets banned from the Game Place by Michael for two weeks, on the grounds that he had been going into the back of the store unauthorized. The actual reason was that Chris was scaring away customers with his behavior.
• April 18 - Chris's ban from the Game Place expires, and he returns. Megan doesn't want to talk to him.
• April 18 - In an email, Chris begs Megan to renew their friendship.
• April 21 - Megan firmly states that she can't trust Chris. This ends their email correspondence.

May

• May 5 - On the Adult Swim message boards, Chris shows off his Meatwad guitar.
• May 11 - Chris is baptized at the Wesley Foundation Methodist Church.
• May 22 - Someone named "Psychoplasm" thanks Chris for the add on MySpace.

June

• June 6 - Chris is permanently banned from The Game Place.
• June 11 - Chris asks a friend from The Game Place if he can deliver a birthday present for Megan, since Chris has been banned from the store.
• June 13 - Chris's Game Place friend replies with the suggestion that he meet Megan at McDonald's to give her the birthday present.
• June 25 - A white knight named Brittany sends him an email with suggestions on how to improve his life.

July

• July 12 - In an e-mail to a Game Place friend, Chris says that he has apologized to Michael for the behavior that got him banned.
• July 23 - Megan's birthday. It's unknown if Chris managed to give her his present.

August

• August 3 - Chris's second message. He declares war against ED in a video, and blames his breakup with Megan on ED.
• August 5 - "Chris Chan" is the "Article of the Now" on Encyclopedia Dramatica.
• August 6 - Chris shows his anger for Jason Kendrick Howell, creator of the ED page.
• August 6 - Chris sends an e-mail to several news stations, hoping that they will air it to gather support for him.
• August 8 - Chris declares victory over ED, as the site is offline. He is, however, mistaken.
• August 9 - On the PSN Blogs, Chris complains about not being able to import data to his PS3.
• August 10 - Someone on MySpace named "jessi" thanks Chris for the add and wishes him luck in his "search for love."
• August 11 - Another MySpace friend thanks Chris for the add.
• August 12 - "Kino" wishes Chris luck in his "quest for a boyfriend free girlfriend" on MySpace.
• August 12 - Chris asks his pastor if she could screen the "girls" who contact him over the internet.
• August 12 - Chris promises to interview Robert Simmons V in his next Sonichu comic.
• August 13 - Yet another MySpace compadre wishes Chris luck in his Sweetheart Search.
• August 14 - A woman on MySpace thanks Chris for the add and says she'd like to chat.
• August 15 - In a new video, Chris addresses those who want to steal his medallion.
• August 15 - A Charlottesville local on MySpace thanks Chris for the add and says maybe she'll see him around town.
• August 15 - Chris emails Jason Kendrick Howell's girlfriend to warn her about him.
• August 16 - Chris finally responds to Vivian Gee's e-mail she sent him in 2007. She tells him that she could be interviewed in his comic.
• August 17 - Chris asks his fans to make the Sonichu game reality. He also introduces them to the Official Sonichu Game Blog.
• August 17 - Chris updates CWC's Sonichu Site!
• August 17 - A troll leaves Chris a brief comment on MySpace.
• August 19 - First correspondence between Blanca and Chris. Jiggliami is created.
• August 19 or 20 - Lolisa Rosechu is created.
• August 20 - Chris tells Blanca he's interested in a relationship with her.
• August 20 - Chris draws the first part of Sonichu #8.
• August 21 - Chris tells Blanca that he has a page on Encyclopedia Dramatica, but that she shouldn't look at it.
• August 21 - A fan sends Chris a video on MySpace and salutes him for bringing down ED.
• August 22 - Chris asks Blanca her opinions on porn.
• August 23 - Chris tells Blanca he wants to see her on webcam or YouTube.
• August 25 - Chris writes to Blanca that he'd like to know her full name.
• August 25 - Chris updates his CWC's Sonichu Site!, now at sonichu.net.
• August 26 - Chris tells Blanca about his site upgrade.
• August 26 - Chris draws a first sketch of Simonla Rosechu, based on an idea by Evan.
• August 28 - In a new video, Chris talks about the Sonichu game.
• August 27 - Chris again tells Blanca he wants a relationship with her, and that she should get a webcam.
• August 28 - Chris tells Blanca he likes her, and rages against ED.
• August 28 - According to Lucas, Chris is permabanned from the Game Place by Michael for getting into a screaming fight with a small kid. (This is probably an erroneous date.)
• August 28 - A MySpace fan praises Chris for the latest issue of Sonichu.
• August 29 - Chris tells Blanca again that he wants to see her in a YouTube video.
• August 29 - Another fan on MySpace asks Chris if he could contribute idea for his comic.
• August 30 - Blanca sends another photo of herself to Chris, and he gives her his phone number.
• August 30 - Two more fans posts brief notes of praise on Chris's MySpace page.
• August 31 - Another MySpace fan posts a picture of Chris's "ponysona."
• August 31 - Chris describes the upcoming Episode 17 of his comic to Blanca.

September

• September 1 - Chris wants Blanca to call him, and asks about her high school grades.
• September 1 - Chris draws Rosechu as The Incredible Lioness.
• September 2 - Chris uploads Rosechu nudes to ED.
• September 4 - Chris writes a disclaimer in which he states that all Sonichus and Rosechus are 18 or over. He also updates his Sonichu site again.
• September 4 - Chris emails Blanca to ask how she's doing.
• September 4 - Bob turns 81.
• September 5 - Blanca replies to Chris and says she's doing OK.
• September 5 - The Official Sonichu Game Blog is revealed as a troll blog.
• September 6 - Chris updates Blanca on his comic, the Sonichu game, his protest against ED, and his hair.
• September 7 - Chris again asks Blanca what she thinks about porn.
• September 8 - GameStop Guitar Hero Contest begins. Chris will be the first winner.
• September 9 - Chris uploads Episode #17 of Sonichu #8 to CWC's Sonichu Site!.
• September 9 - Chris explains to Blanca his rationale for the nudes in his new comic.
• September 10 - Chris offers to sends nudes to Blanca. In a later email, he suspects that she is a troll based on her MySpace profile.
• September 10 - Chris sends his first nudes to Lordsillynipples, another troll posing as Blanca.
• September 10 - Vivian begins sending e-mails to Chris attempting to white knight him, and she continues for the next few days. Chris does not initially respond.
• September 11 - Blanca tells Chris she doesn't have a MySpace profile.
• September 11 - The first of Chris's nudes emerge on the internet. Chris's penis has Sonichu drawn on it.
• September 11 - Chris mails his church about his nudes being leaked.
• September 11 - Chris publishes a video stating that Blanca is a troll who got his nudes by tricking him.
• September 11 - Chris updates CWC's Sonichu Site! again.
• September 12 - Chris demands that Blanca get on Skype so that he can see her in person and regain trust in her.
• September 13 - Chris and Blanca talk on Skype. He says, "I love you." He gives her his home address so that she can send her nudes.
• September 13 - Chris removes the sex scenes from his latest comic.
• September 13 - "Shigeru Miyamoto" sends Chris an email rejecting his idea of a Sonichu video game.
• September 13 - Chris makes his first posts on The OFFICIAL Sonichu & Rosechu Blog.
• September 13 - Chris claims the Sonichu game is temporarily on hold, and admits to having been conned by the Official Sonichu Game Blog. He says that Blanca is real.
• September 14 - Chris tells Blanca he wants to talk to her again on Skype.
• September 15 - Blanca tells Chris she hasn't been in touch because of a power outage.
• September 15 - Chris draws a picture of Sarah Jackson and thanks her sister "for leading Sarah my way."
• September 16 - Love triangle between Chris, Blanca, and Sarah Jackson. Chris chooses Blanca. He makes plans for her visit to Ruckersville.
• September 16 - Chris is offered counseling by his church.
• September 17 - Chris's e-mail, AOL, Facebook, MySpace, and Ebay are hacked. Trolls send his nudes to everyone on his contact list.
• September 17 - Chris writes Blanca to say that he's shocked and that he has a new email address.
• September 17 - YouTube Service gives Chris support for dealing with the hack.
• September 17 - Chris updates CWC's Sonichu Site! again and says "it's been a rough day."
• September 17 - Chris's half-brother, Cole Smithey, is fed up with Chris and breaks contact with him.
• September 18 - Chris tries to reach Blanca on Skype.
• September 18 - Chris creates his second YouTube account, CChan6789. He abandons his old Sonichu profile.
• September 18 - Chris meets with Rochelle Shoemaker for the first time.
• September 19 - Chris establishes his second DeviantART account, "SonichuSite," to replace the previous one which had been banned earlier this month.
• September 20 - After having been raided by trolls, Chris declares he is safe.
• September 20 - Chris reports on his blog that he is under a lot of stress but that he is working on Episode 18 of his comic.
• September 20 - Chris tries to set up a Skype chat with Blanca.
• September 21 - Web-cam pictures of Chris's duck and love-doll emerge.
• September 23 - Chris dumps Blanca for Panda.
• September 24 - Chris emails Blanca and says he hopes she hasn't hurt herself because of the break-up.
• September 24 - A picture of Christian's mother emerges.
• September 24 - Panda rickroll video is published by Christian. Chris says to hold no grudge towards Adam Stackhouse.
• September 25 - Chris creates a LiveJournal account and calls out an impostor.
• September 25 - Chris reports on his blog that there is an impostor on LiveJournal, and that Panda is not a troll.
• September 25 - Chris masturbates on webcam.
• September 27 - Audio of Chris talking about sex with PandaHalo emerges.
• September 27 - Chris responds to Vivian Gee's e-mails, insisting that PandaHalo is not a troll and she is his genuine sweetheart.
• September 28 - Vivian sends several more white knight e-mails to Chris over the next week, trying to explain that nobody likes Sonichu. He doesn't send her another e-mail until next year.
• September 29 - After dreaming that she is his destined sweetheart, Chris writes Blanca a letter that he sends to her with his medallions. He emails her this information.
• September 29 - Chris reports on his blog that Panda has "broke up the romance in our relationship," but that a dream has revealed his true sweetheart.
• September 30 - Chris sends Blanca an copy of a chat between himself and Sarah Jackson. He says he will send Blanca his extra PSP.

October

• October 1 - Chris tells Blanca he's looking forward to talking with her on the PSP. He sends her a bunch of selfies.
• October 1 - Barb turns 67.
• October 4 - Chris releases his Aeon Flux parody video.
• October 6 - Chris sends Blanca photos from Anna's 20th birthday party.
• October 6 - Chris's DVD is ripped and torrented.
• October 6 - A picture of Christian's dad emerges.
• October 6 - Video of Chris masturbating emerges.
• October 7 - Blanca receives the package containing the medallion.
• October 9 - Trolls receive the Sonichu medallions and the letter written on 29 September. They release video.
• October 9 - Chris immediately creates a new Sonichu medallion.
• October 9 - Chris publishes a new video, claiming that Blanca sent the medallion back to him. He also claims the torrented DVD is not complete.
• October 13 - Columbus Day video published. Chris shows contempt towards Jimmy Hill.
• October 13 - Sarah Jackson is allegedly killed in a car crash.
• October 14 - Sonichu-Fans goes online.
• October 15 - Sonichu #10 preview is published online. Chris claims his powers lie in his High-School ring, rather than his medallion.
• October 15 - Chris reports on his blog on the new comic pages, and says that Jimmy Hill is an impostor.
• October 15 - Chris chats with Andrew Simmons.
• October (mid) - Chris upgrades his PS3 again, to 320 GB of storage space.
• October 16 - Chris has his first fan chat in #sonichu
• October 19 - Chris updates his Sonichu website.
• October 20 - Sonichu medallion is destroyed on video.
• October 21 - Blanca ends her relationship with Chris. Chris is devastated.
• October 24 - Chris has another fan chat in #sonichu, among various topics, he discusses his High School Ring.
• October 26 - Chris announces the existence of Chloe in a IRC chat in #sonichu.
• October 27 - Q&A video published.
• October 27 - Chris publishes Sonichu & Chris Chan in Guitar Hero World Tour, the first of many video-game-oriented videos. Chris will spend the next month playing these games.
• October 27 - Chris also posts "Sonichu Episode 1 LittleBIGPlanet Level," giving us our first look at his LittleBigPlanet Sonichu level.
• October 27 - Chris makes another update to his Sonichu site to ask his fans to vote for him in a Guitar Hero contest.
• October 28 - Chris posts "Sonichu EP1 LBP Level Race."
• October 29 - Chris posts "A New Sonichu EP1 LBP Level Secret."
• October 31 - A stranger leaves mysterious signs on Chris's front lawn.

November

• November - In an attempt to curb the spam in the ED article's talk page, a humble wiki and a blog documenting Chris's updates are set up. Eventually, the site gained the PVCC boards, the CWCki you're currently browsing, and would later become the de facto headquarters of the coordinated trollings from 2009.
• November 3 - Chris updates his Sonichu site to warn his fans about "impostors" in the Guitar Hero contest.
• November 11 - Chris announces on his Sonichu site that he has won a $400 gift card in the Guitar Hero contest and thanks his fans.
• November 14 - In a new video, Chris shows he has created a Sonichu character in Little Big Planet.
• November 14 - Chris also posts two videos regarding his concept of an LBP "collector's case."
• November 14 - Finally, Chris also posts on this date a boring LBP video incorporating the Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• November 24 - Chris publishes his History of Playstation 3 LBP level, thus ending his period of solitary confinement.
• November 26 - Chris's PS3 History level is given credit on the LBP' site, pleasing Chris, and enraging many of the game's fanboys.
• November 26 - Panda shares some messages from Chris with his fans on IRC.

December

• December 1 - Chris meets a waitress, Caitlin. He thinks she likes him.
• December 1 - Chris draws the cover for Sonichu #9.
• December 11 - Chris updates his Sonichu website to warn his fans about illegitimate Sonichu merchandise.
• December 13 - Chris has another short fan chat in #sonichu. He talks about the comic and LBP.
• December 14 - Chris makes his last post on the PSN Blogs, it's about the PSP.
• December 15 - Chris has a Q & A chat in #sonichu. He also talks about the comic and LBP.
• December 17 - Chris has another Q & A chat in #sonichu. Among various issues, he talks about alcohol, strongly condemning it.
• December 18 - In a #sonichu fan chat, Chris is told that he has a large female fanbase.
• December 22 - In a Q & A chat in #sonichu, Chris answers some more questions. Most of them are about pop culture.
• December 23 - Anna McLerran visits Virginia and meets with Chris.
• December 27 - Chris has a chat about sex with PandaHalo.
• December 28 - In a chat with Panda, Chris admits that he can't maintain full control over his bowels.
• December 28 - Chris publishes video in which he thanks his fans for voting for him in the GameStop Guitar Hero Contest.
• December 30 - Chris finds out about the Sonichu Girls fanclub, and is delighted. He joins the community and makes his first posts.
• December 30 - The Gay 4 Sonichu fanclub is founded. Later, when Chris finds out, he expresses his disgust.
• December 31 - In a chat with Panda, Chris talks about the Sonichu comic that will be coming out soon.