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///.benjamin

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About Me



[photos courtesy :: edgar pedroza, 2005]

blah. blah. blah. blah. blah. blah.
seemingly a tragedy.
there is nothing better than a question.
i got answers.
so message me if youre wondering.

for those who read this box first : :

im a nice guy.
i make art.
i love to talk about art.
im a junior at the university of st. thomas. (facebook) .
i am majoring in studio art.
i am minoring in art history.
i went to the california institute of the arts for 2 years prior to attending ust.
i like to keep myself busy.
i love the little things in life that are often taken for granted.
i have amazing friends, you should meet them.
i like meeting new people.
i like taking pictures of people that i know.
there's nothing like new music; you should share with me.

My Interests



glared.one[1] :: design

What interests me you ask...

high fives
sparks
building things
taking things apart
breaking things
whitney wright
neon colors
car crashes
free bsd
screen printing
xerox machines
pen pals
penguins
postcards
photography
video
margaritas
film
french fries
graphic design
skateboarding
8-bit entertainment systems
cute girls
breath mints
the air conditioner
california
baking cakes
road trips
fine art
sculpture
b-girls
b-boys
bourbon
shoes
coffee
la tapatia
computer gear
camera gear
TR-909's and 808's
angry music
subtle noises
little things
analog synthesis
industrial storage units


I'd like to meet:

a girl with freckles in her eyes.
i'm pretty much done with meeting people besides that.

what do you do?

Music:

This applet will show you what i have been listening the most over the course of the last week.

Tiga
Matteo Murphy
Bryan Zentz
Ming & Ping
Cut Throat Republic
Jesper Dahlback
Metro Area
Alexi Delano(ADNY)
Bangkok Impact
Kill Memory Crash
Mark Farina
LTJ Bukem
DJ Spooky
FPU
Autechre
Funk D'Void
Zyntherius
Plastique De Rêve
Cassius
Deetron
Luke Slater
The Hacker
LCD Soundsystem
The Rapture
Chromeo
Adult
Playgroup
Mr. Gelatine
Tuxedomoon
Telefon Tel Aviv
Ladytron
Mount Sims
Totally Radd!!
Sean Kosa
Martini Bros
Le Tigre
I Hate You When You Are Pregnant
Action Action
The Faint
Miss Kittin
Annavan
Explogasm
Drexciya
Oxia
Front 242
Panacea
DFA
Fischerspooner
The Advent
Jam and Spoon
David Carretta
Secret Cinema
Head Automatica
DMX Krew
Dopplereffekt
Ima Robot
Interpol
Jel Ford
Christian Smith
John Selway
SLAM!
Japanese Telecom
Underworld
Marco Bailey
Terence Fixmer
Produce
Samuel L Session
Dave Clarke
Adam Beyer
Duran Duran
Kenny Glascow
Rockets
Umek
M.A.N.D.Y.
Daft Punk
Giorgio Moroder
The Killers
Depeche Mode
Statistics
DangerDoom
Anticon
MF DOOM
Handsome Boy Modeling School
DJ Cam
Madvillian
Sage Francis
Del the Funky Homosapien
Z-Trip
DE][BC
Prefuse 73
Erik Prydz
!!!
Model 500 (Juan Atkins)
Junior Senior
Thrice
Hum
Evergreen Terrace
Fairweather
Fold Zandura
Hopesfall
Mae
Mute Math
Further Seems Forever
Haste The Day
All that Remains
Horse The Band
Jude The Obscure
Knapsack
Mute Math
Alkaline Trio (old)
The Bled
Break the Silence
Converge
Some Girls
Most Precious Blood
Still Remains
At The Gates
Norma Jean
Bane
Killswitch Engage
Poison the Well
Throwdown
Shots Fired
Acceptance
The Deadly
Saosin
Ratatat
The Cure
The Sleeping
Circa Survive
The Smiths
Darkest Hour
Nine Inch Nails
Divide The Day
Every Time I Die
As I Lay Dying
This Day Foward
Skycamefalling
Shai Halud
Glassjaw
Saves The Day
Beloved
Dragon Force
Rhapsody
In Flames
Ministry
Thursday
Mortal
Poor Old Lu
As Cities Burn
Mewithoutyou
Between the Buried and Me
Oceanus
At The Drive Inn
Coheed & Cambria
Emery
Spitalfield
Spoken
Reggie & The Full Effect
From Autumn to Ashes
Funeral for a Friend
Hot Water Music
Dead Poetic
The Epoxies
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Bad Religion
Rancid
Karate
Sunny Day Real Estate
American Football
The Sea and Cake
Sponge
Death Cab for Cutie
The Last Place You Look
Blue Sky Mile
Starflyer 59
June
Murder City Devils
Jack in the Pulpit

Movies:

Considering I rent and buy and backup so many dvds, I would say I have a broad pallette for film. All films are not created equal, this much we all know...if I were to pick a few....hmmm...mmmm...ok, here they go....

Bottle Rocket
28 Days Later
Pi
Amores Peros
Run Lola Run
The 5th Element
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Garden State
22 Grams
Slackers
Casino
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Goonies
Memento
Eraserhead
Spun
Edward Scissor Hand
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Baseketball
Wayne's World
Human Traffic
Moog: The Documentary
Better Living Through Chemistry
Modulations
Scratch!
Star Wars (all of them)
Tron (the original)
Dazed and Confused

well, these I have sene recently, so they pop out in my head a bit... I like lots more though.

Television:

There was nothing quite like being a kid and waking up at 6 in the morning on Saturday to watch cartoons and eat cereal. I really miss that.

Family Guy
12oz. Mouse
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Harvey Birdman
The Brak Show
Sealab 2021
The Maxx
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
MacGyver
Knight Rider
Rescue! 911
Seinfeld
Weeds
Smurfs
X-Men : The Animated Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Simpsons
Reboot
Futurama
Batman : The Animated Series

Books:

I was on the sofa yesterday for a few hours starting a thriller, I'll put in some more time next week on that. All the books I read now are for school..Art History and scuh..The rest of the time Im kneee deep in manuals for graphic design and post production applications.

Heroes:

mom
dad
tera
elissa
bill w
my friends
donald judd
david carson
robert moog
the inventor of e-bay
christian boltanski


My Blog

Latest Works.....

here's some pics of my latest work.Time Will Tell, Benjamin Wilke, 2006.let me know what you think. ...
Posted by ///. benjamin on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:17:00 PST

need models! pictures from sara & i !

my best friend sara and i have been looking for girls who are interested in getting their pictures taken. . we both need to build our portfolios. sara does hair / make-up. i take pictures & look good....
Posted by ///. benjamin on Sat, 13 May 2006 11:11:00 PST

Mute Math

for those who don't know about Mute Math....you are missing out on an imortant part of life. my buddy trey had been trying to get me to see them for about a year, and i always had something else going...
Posted by ///. benjamin on Wed, 10 May 2006 09:05:00 PST

Tiga - Sexor

OH MY GOD. HE NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME. EVER. A NINE INCH NAILS COVER ??!?! AMAZING.
Posted by ///. benjamin on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:46:00 PST

advance // progress

advance : : to move foward progress in time the act of achieving certain factors that enable a person to proceed to the next step in a given process progress : : the process of subtrac...
Posted by ///. benjamin on Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:16:00 PST