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About Me

|Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. - Walker Evans|

My Interests

meet

I'd like to meet:

|Pretentious Fuckwits|

Music:

me

Movies:

in

Television:

the

Books:

real

Heroes:

world

My Blog

080403

i’ve decided that i’m longer going to manage my "social network" via the internet.i spend enough time in front of a screen for work that i refuse to use it to interact with my friends. i ...
Posted by |benjamin| on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:17:00 PST

080108

the insomnia is back again. i used to get really frustrated dealing with it, but then i wondered why i bother. that, plus this increasing reluctance to go out and be around people. dont let the pho...
Posted by |benjamin| on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:06:00 PST

070619

quote of the week."she got knocked up down in wildwood." --one of the construction workers building the scaffolding for the removal of the chandelier at the academy of music.
Posted by |benjamin| on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:18:00 PST

070521

an exceptional day pans out...:: got up early to fedex two final prints up to nyc to be mounted.:: english:: got a really good avocado from whole foods, along with flour to make vegan chocolate chip c...
Posted by |benjamin| on Tue, 22 May 2007 04:56:00 PST

070514

The Weekend Roundup...hours spent in the lab printing: going on 23. no kidding.prints actually made: not quite 5profanities exclaimed: 83trips to the ghetto: 2times some fat lady shouted "happy m...
Posted by |benjamin| on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:07:00 PST

4|27|07

i was just reading an article on slate, and learned that there are actually WATER sommeliers. water? are you fucking kidding me? that is the most pretentious bullshit i have ever heard...
Posted by |benjamin| on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:52:00 PST

07|04|18

i realized something today as i was sitting in english 103. yes, i have to finish up with this freshman class in order to graduate. so it goes when you transfer... and i've been subconsciously bitc...
Posted by |benjamin| on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:11:00 PST

things i've recently realized

1. a person's attractiveness is inversely proportional to their willingness to volunteer as a nude model for a college figure drawing class.2. dove moisturizing body wash is an effective shaving aid...
Posted by |benjamin| on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:02:00 PST

city of brotherly love my ass

so i was riding down market street late this morning on my way to philly photographic when, upon nearing 18th st, i noticed a large pickup truck stopped crooked at the intersection with its doors wide...
Posted by |benjamin| on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:02:00 PST

ok ok ok

so i'm really drunk, and my throat burns like fire, and my head is full of congestion [amongst many other things] but i'm happy, it's philly, and it's warm, and the fan's on high, and i'm swimming in ...
Posted by |benjamin| on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:34:00 PST