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Ben

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About Me

Ben --
[noun]:
A dance involving little to no clothing
'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.comAs you should have gathered by now, my name is Ben: a twenty something ex-student who doesnt really know where he's going at the moment, but has set himself a target of four years to do whatever stupid things i have left to do before i tie myself down to a career, job and family (nagging wife & kids). Sometimes i say things when i'm thinking completley the opposite, you can tell when i'm doing this because in (brackets) i'll type what i really mean. Sometimes i ramble. So, what's the story now? Well, i work full time for PC World whilst i prepare for (put off) a career in the police force, this is after I spent 3 years studying Criminology (drinking lots of beer) at Lincoln University. I had the time of my life there and made some fantastic, life long friends (bastards, all of them). I play football 3 times a week (once, on Sundays) and get in a jog around the streets whenever i can and ocassionally (which means quite often) can be found in the pub with my some mates, the rest of the time i can be found at work doing just about anything (except cartwheels & handstands; not allowed to do them on the shopfloor)Above is a slide show of some random pictures from MK and Uni and below are some photos from my last few days in Lincoln for Graduation, September 2006Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

My Interests

I'm a massive Manchester United fan (supported Liverpool when i was 8), although i have absolutley no connection to Manchester whatsoever. I grew up watching them play on tv (life started at 12); favourite players included Cantona, Irwin, Keano, Giggs and Gary Pallister! I guess an Arsenal fan would describe me as a glory supporter, but thats only because they never win anything (this could come back to bite me in the ass)! My other interests are music, films and exercise. I really need to get another hobby, any suggestions?

I'd like to meet:

Old school friends, people from Germany, Lord Grey or Lincoln or anyone with something slightly amusing (or controversial) to say. Also, Eric Cartman... cannae believe South Park Series 5 only just released in the UK! South Park "Cartman Sucks"

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Music:

I mainly listen indie and dance music (first album i bought was Britney Spears) ((damn embarassing thoughts!)) and try to go to as many gigs as i can. I've been to the Reading fest twice, seen the Chillis, the Subways, 50 Cent, Brand New and Ash twice. I'll pretty much listen to anything depending on my mood though, even classical!

Movies:

I love my movies, i've got waay too many dvds (and not enough porn). Every year i seem to get excited by the release of a couple of big movies that i seem to have to wait forever to see (Transformers, Episode 3, Batman Begins, Superman Returns) and this year is no different, roll on The Dark Knight!

Television:

I'm loving South Park at the mo, it just gets better with age. Match of the Day, Battlestar Galactica, Shameless, Mighty Boosh, Skins, CSI, Mock the Week, Boston Legal, Smallville

Books:

I'm a bit of a comic book geek im afraid. Some of my favourites include: The Dark Knight Returns, Under the Hood, V for Vendetta, 300, Watchmen, Infinate Crisis and Kingdom Come

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Heroes:

Superman... is the man
You Are Superman
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
And pretty cute too. No wonder you're the most popular superhero ever! What Superhero Are You?

My Blog

Australia

Australia was awesome! At the end of August i flew out to Australia with my family for 3 weeks with my Dad's sister's family in OZ. We spent most of our time out there in Melbourne with a long weekend...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:56:00 PST

Manchester United Vs Lille

Yes... i was there Henrik Larrson's last ever European Cup game saw him win the match for United with an awesome header... and i was there! However despite this and the thrill of my first visit t...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:30:00 PST

Dirty Pretty Things @ Engine Sheds 12/12/06

I am still undecided whether i can actually claim to have seen this band before. The band in question? Dirty Pretty Things lead by Carl Barat, my favourite of The Libertines. At Reading 2004 The Liber...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:24:00 PST

My brief encounter with Scientology

The subject of this blog shall be of the encounter that I had with a bunch of Scientologists at the weekend... i highlighted that word to add shock value So i was in Birmingham (having just gotten off...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:50:00 PST