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Ben

No I don't need a miracle, but I could use a push in the right direction.

About Me

Hi, thanks for checking out my MySpace page. I'm not originally from Birmingham or even Alabama. I came last year to try my hand at a new career. It won't be easy, but I'll give it my best effort and always live life on my own terms.

My Interests

beer, being outside, bowling, BOYCOTT WAL-MART!, bicycling, fish tacos, following current events, girls, GSU sports, guacamole, hiking, pizza, reading, red grapes, scrabble, sleep, Spanish, walking instead of driving

I'd like to meet:

Bill Clinton, Ray Kurzweil, Doug & Ryan Stewart, Natalie Portman, John Maynard Keynes, David Ortiz, new friends, old friends, anyone who believes change is good, anyone who wants to meet me.

Music:

.."http://www.captainquack.com/quiz.php"

Movies:

Abre Los Ojos & Vanilla Sky, American Beauty, Ciudade de Deus, Clerks, Crash, Fever Pitch (the original UK version not the Jimmy Fallon vehicle remake), Fight Club, Godfather Trilogy, Goodfellas, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Office Space, Star Wars Trilogy, Three Kings

Television:

Adult Swim, The Apprentice (Guilty Pleasure), Atlanta Braves baseball, CNN, King of the Hill, L&O, Scrubs

Books:

Statesman's Yearbook, 501 Spanish Verbs, John Grisham novels (but not the bad film adaptations), Great Gatsby

Heroes:

My parents (they may be crazy, but they believe in me even when I don't), Bono, Lance Armstrong

My Blog

In the Bleachers

While an informal football match took place at Ramsey Park, I sat in the bleachers facing the larger field.  There, 18 men stood in a circle and exercised.  As they crouched into a hurd...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:28:00 PST

I Hate You Myspace, I Love You Myspace

I haven't felt this strongly about a website since Napster 1.0.  It's disgusting how much time I've wasted there.  Also troubling is the stupidity of some users, like the man who p...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:37:00 PST

Back to the 'Boro...

...for the first time in 17 months!  Not only do I get to visit my brother and see the Eagles take out MSU, I get to relive the best aspects of college life without having to take a test or be je...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:46:00 PST

changed me

August 21, 2005 Having a positive bank account balance has changed me.  Now, I feel the need to "protect my investment".  I never felt that in college and my family said it for me before th...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:42:00 PST

New Blog, Same Self Doubt Continued

New Blog, Same Self Doubt Continued It may be too soon to call, but leaving home may not have been the only big mistake I made this year. Lately, I have been failing miserably at learning how to d...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New Blog, Same Self Doubt

Everyone questioning my motives is getting to me. No one seems to understand why I left Georgia for Alabama, considering I don't know anyone there. What they don't realize is that I didn't know anyo...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST