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Ben

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About Me

"All that glitters is not gold, not all who wander are lost." -- (JRR Tolkien)
"In order to love God, we must first learn to obey Him." -- (C.S. Lewis)
"I am convinced that one of the primary benefits...of daily [Bible] reading is simply that this exercise confronts us with the fact that there is a God--and you're not Him!" -- (Greg Thompson)
I find myself living in two worlds. I have one foot in the "real world" with a "real job" while I have the other foot is still in the college world, living in my old fraternity house and hanging out with my friends who are still in school. So really, I think I get the best of both worlds =-)
I graduated from Cal Poly, SLO in 2004 with my BA in English. I now work for a small publishing company in San Luis Obispo as an Assignment Editor and Product Manager. I love playing softball, soccer, football, ultimate frisbee and the hat game. Long scenic drives along winding country roads on the Central Coast are great, but they're even better with a friend. For some strange reason I find it incredibly awesome to go on bike rides that are 40, 50, 60, even 100 miles long. I love hiking, coffee, taking pictures, laughing and hanging out with friends, watching movies, smoking the occasional pipe or cigar (but not during biking season), having deep talks, and finding ways that I can bless and encourage those who are around me. Lastly, my heart and my life belong to my saviour, Jesus Christ. My life has been redeemed by Him. Is my faith a crutch? Yes! And I am SO glad that I realized I need it! He sustains me and provides me with so many blessings beyond what I need.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

So is this supposed to be who I'd like to meet on myspace? or who I'd like to meet in real life? I guess I'd say it's a toss-up based on different people's profiles. Pretty much I'd say that in either case I want to meet cool people. And there are lots of cool people out there, so that means that there's lots of people for me to meet.

Music:

Linkin Park, Metallica, Maroon 5, Dave Matthews Band, DC talk, Switchfoot, Everybodyduck, U2, Incubus, Breaking Benjamin, Mozart, Goo Goo Dolls, Aerosmith, Puddle of Mudd, Rascal Flatts, Brian McComas, Sanctus Real, Evanesence, Hoobastank, good soundtracks, Smashing Pumpkins, David Crowder Band, Def Lepard, Depeche Mode

Movies:

Return of the King, Gladiator, Braveheart, Return of the Jedi, Top Gun, The Phantom of the Opera, The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumb and Dumber, The Matrix, The Last Samuri, Black Hawk Down, The Village, Pirates of the Carribean, The Emperor's New Groove, The Two Towers, Ray, The Departed, Collateral

Television:

Trojan Football, Mythbusters, Modern Marvels, Extreme Machines. Yeah, I don't watch tv on a regular enough basis to get sucked into any series tv shows.

Books:

I still have a whole shelf full of books that I never got the chance to finish from the various english classes I've taken, but here are a few of the favorites so far: The Bible, Wild at Heart, Mere Christianity, Heart of Darkness, The Lord of the Rings, Plainsong, The Feast of Love, anything Calvin and Hobbes

Heroes:

Jesus the Christ, the Apostle Paul, C.S. Lewis, my dad.

My Blog

Love

Love   Day fades to night brightens to day, in three hours. Once solid ground now looses its footing, renting the temple curtain. Catacombs break open, their dead walk among the living. The ...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:20:00 PST

Drinking From the Firehose

CrashThe mirror has shatteredfractured pieces of mestare back with their silent pleaRoarThe whirlwind stole me from Kansasdropped, still spinning, lost and alonewhich way will point me home?CrunchSkid...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:24:00 PST

Written in Pencil, Signed in Blood

Written in Pencil, Signed in Blood You have lost it. The Birthright You fought so hard to gain. It is gone now. That ring you wear, This ring I wear--I bear. Strip it off. You are not worthy. But what...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:33:00 PST

101 Things I look for in a Girl

I have only had one girlfriend in my life. Sometimes I ask myself if I'm just being too picky. Well, I do have high standards, but that is because I refuse to settle for 2nd best (knowing that my 1s...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 23 Dec 2005 07:48:00 PST

Friendship

A different perspective on friendship. What do you think? "Those who cannot conceive Friendship as a substantive love but only as a disguise or elaboration of Eros betray the fact that they have nev...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:20:00 PST

Forgotten Harlequins

forgotten harlequins    quiet country road   snaking through gentle hills  young squirrel foraging for food below clusters of purple   hanging   on vines i...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:53:00 PST

Men In Tights

This video just about defies explanation.... The guys from my fraternity and their "talent" for AOPi's Mr. Fraternity contest. Get this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:34:00 PST