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Ben

The man. The myth. The legend.

About Me

I had a stick of Carefree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.

I edited my profile with Thomas’ Myspace Editor V3.6 !

My Interests

Check it out, I have a flickr site too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hotbenwarner

I'd like to meet:

I’m pretty sure that Christina Aguilera would really dig a guy like me. If I could meet her I think I would only need about a half hour to convince her to divorce her husband and elope with me. I’m just sayin’.

Music:

Led Zeppelin, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, John Prine, Todd Snider, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Ryan Adams, Tori Amos, Talib Kweli (and Black Star), Stone Temple Pilots, Dar Williams, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Velvet Underground, Sage Francis, Atmosphere

Movies:

A Life Aquatic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Airplane, Godfathers, Ghostbusters, Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, Sin City, High Fidelity, Disney's Robin Hood, Talladega Nights

Television:

Sports Center, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report

Books:

The Stranger, The Color Purple, Leaving the Saints, Cash, Siddhartha

Heroes:

Woody Guthrie, Jon Stewart, Kevin Johnson, Mitch Hedberg and some Eric Morris these days.

My Blog

I need advice

In the next 5 months or so I'm going to buy a new lap top. I'm really thinking of switching to a MAC. I know there are people with strong opinions on both sides of the MAC/PC devide, I want to hear pe...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:27:00 PST

MySpace Video Posts

So I guess my profile posted some stupid video on everyones wall. I don't know much about how this was, but if you have any ideas you should post them here so I know what is up. I had a few people tel...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:57:00 PST

Coal Mining

I just sent this letter to the SL Tribune. Who knows if they will use it. Here it is:              Though I currently live in Kansas, I grew up i...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:37:00 PST

MySpace and titties

You'll never guess why I'm posting a new blog. If you guessed it was because I am writing two 25 page papers and am looking for ANYTHING else to do---you are correct. I always turn into a MySpace/Face...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 14 May 2007 04:56:00 PST

Number 23 and Wendy's

I am the Michael Jordan of involuntary abstinence. I have decided I need a change of strategy. I have always assumed that girls would like a guy who was intelligent, funny, good looking, together, cha...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:56:00 PST

San Diego pre concert

I came here to hang out with Barker and Kristine, to relax on the beach and to enjoy a stress free time. I also came to see a great show. So far it's been a masterful success. I just ate In and Out B...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:55:00 PST

You ain't too liberal for me

Does anyone else fucking hate the movie Jerry Maguier? I do, but I have come to learn that this is an uncommon opinion. Really? Did people get into that pile of manure?   After one of the lo...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 04:29:00 PST

i bet you didn't know

Im way hard core. One thing that people dont know about me is that there is this giant sea of intensity right below the surface with me. Like, I could be smiling at you, but Im really thinking about s...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:29:00 PST

God Bless Texas

In Texas now the police can arrest you for being drunk in a bar. Public intoxication is what they call it. It's a pre-emptive strategy to get drunk drivers before they drive. Smart I think. I'm actual...
Posted by Ben on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 09:51:00 PST

Ben updates

Mostly good news, some bad. I heard this weekend that KU is going to offer me an assistanceship. This is very good news. Now I know what I'll be doing next year for sure, I'll be working on my PhD as ...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:25:00 PST