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Ben

That last customer was a dick. I'm going to kill him, I have his address from his order.

About Me


My name is Ben, I'm generally a friendly person, I have a habit of striking up conversations with strangers pretty much anywhere I go. Unfortunately I am usually the one to initiate conversation, as I am sometimes seen as unapproachable for my sometimes "haunted" ..seriously someone said I looked haunted). The dark rings I used to always have under my eyes really didn't help, I never could get any sleep.
I used to have insomnia for a pretty long time, it started to go away a few years back only to make an annoying reappearance. Fortunately, I do get some REM level sleep these days (at least for the time being). In the periods where I do stay awake past 2am on weekdays, Sloth was a good guy to hang out with, as he kept the same hours. Sloth is also a good to have around for conversation should I decide to go to a bar, at least after I pushed him into being a more frequent drinker.
I'm a fan of drinking but I really don't all that much anymore. There was a time when I could go through most of a fifth of vodka alone with no real repercussions, alas those times have passed. However, just because I can't drink people under the table anymore doesn't mean that I won't try, I'm more than willing to fail miserably in the interest of other peoples entertainment. I usually drink with Jon, Robert the gay, occasionally Nate. Nate used to be a lot more prevalent at drinking events, he says he likes bars but his actions speak otherwise. All I hear about these days is his drinking wine at Disneyland with his girlfriend. Who does that? Disneyland sucks.
I used to go body boarding a lot but I stopped going as frequently as I used to about two years ago. I was lucky enough to catch wind of the large breaks that happen about biannually at the wedge, I really enjoy riding/falling off 12ft waves. I still do have spurts of athleticism, this last winter season I went to Mountain High for snowboarding (I will most likely renew my season pass when the opportunity comes around next year). Most of this type of stuff is done with my friend Nate.
My days are usually spent going to work, followed by school at night. If I'm not doing that I can be found at home dragging ass and being a disappointment to my parents. If I'm not doing the two activities listed above. I'm playing cheap pool and sharing a few pitchers.

My Interests

sleeping, swimming, listening to music, playing the bass, playing video games, watching anime/ movies/saturday morning cartoons, tv, rollerblading, surfing, surfing at night, bodyboarding, bodyboarding at night, changing around my room, getting fired, taking showers in the middle of the night.

I'd like to meet:

One doesn't need to have a large wallet hang out with my friends and I, but it's usually nice if you have enough to at least buy one pitcher when its your turn.

While it is not something I expect, I think it's really nice when a person is able to speak for about 15 seconds about any subject.

Spontaneous people are great. I like to consider myself adventurous, although my busy schedule has really cut down on my opportunities to do anything all that epic. In order for me to go on an adventure I need a companion even if it's just so I have someone to watch me jump off the pier (something else I miss doing). I sure hope I don't end up like my father, from what I hear when he was younger he used to do all sorts of interesting things. All he does these days is give me shit.

Music:

Acid Jazz, All American Rejects, Billy Joel, Blur, Dashboard Confessionals, Eric Clapton, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Fort Minor, Funky Lowlives, Green day, Jack Johnson, Jack's Mannequin, John Mayer, L'arc en Ciel, Taking Back Sunday, The Ataris, The Beatles, The Cure , The Eagles, The Gin Blossoms, The Killers, The Moody Blues, The Postal Service, Third Eye Blind, Thrice, Hawthorne Heights, Maroon 5, Messed, Oingo Boingo , Queen, Rancid, Robert Miles, Simple Plan, Slick Shoes, Shit with good dance beat, Something Corporate, Stevie Wonder, Stray Cats, U2, Violent Femmes, Wakefield, Weezer, Yellowcard

Movies:

40 year-old virgin, Airplane, Aladdin, American Psycho, Alien, Aliens, AvP, Predator, Predator 2, Batman Begins, Batman, Batman Returns, Blade, Blade 2, Bowfinger, Braveheart, Chain Reaction, Clerks, Cocktail, Colateral, Dawn of the Dead, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3, Dogma, Dracula - Dead and Loving it, Encinoman, Equilibrium, Falling Down, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Gremlins, Gremlins 2, Heat, History of the World part 1, Hot Shots, Hot Shots part Dueax(aka Chicken Arrow), Idiocracy, Interview with a Vampire, Kill Bill vol.1, Legend of the Falls, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Mallrats, My Cousin Vinny, Naked Gun, Naked Gun 2 1/2, Naked Gun 33 1/3, Office Space, Payback, Pulp Fiction, RE, RE2, Ronin, Shaun of the Dead, Spies like Us, Spy Hard, Terminator, Terminator 2, Terminator 3, The Goonies, The Life Aquatic, The Magnificent Seven, The Never Ending story, The Professional, The Patriot, The Rock, The Transporter, The Wedding Crashers, Payback, Underworld, Underworld:Evolution, Willow, What's the Worst that could Happen?, Wrongfully Accused, 40 Year Old Virgin 007 movies with Sean Connery,

Television:

Aqua Teen Hunger Force, American Dad, Batman: the animated series, Family Guy, Futurama, Home Movies, House, The OC., The Office, The Simpsons, Nip/Tuck

Books:

Alphabet of Manliness(Dick lit.), I Hope they Serve Beer in Hell (Dick lit.), The Zombie Survival Guide(Dick lit.), Real ultimate Power(Dick lit.), Various "Aliens"(GN),Full metal Alchemist(GN), Harry Potter (Neville and Luna should die), Halo series, Hitch-hikers guide to the universe/galaxy, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Bluebeard, Breaskfast of Champions/Goodbye Blue Monday, Galapagos, God Bless you Mr. Rosewater, Hocus Pocus, Mother Night, Player Piano, Sirens of Titan, Slapstick, Wampeteers Foma & Granfaloons, Welcome to the Monkey House) Less than Zero, Naruto(gn), RE series, Sin City(GN), The Lord of the Rings Series, The Hobbit, The Simarillion, i read whatever anyone gives me, im not too fond of buying books, but because i start reading a book doesnt mean that i will finish it.

Heroes:

Phalos, Gaylord Nelson

My Blog

Checkpoint 1

-5 lbs. (165 lbs)
Posted by Ben on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:35:00 PST

Start

Start, next entry checkpoint 1
Posted by Ben on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:01:00 PST

Insomniac

Im stuck. I haven't been able to sleep all night, and I haven't really been able to think of anything to get me out of my situation. Immediate fixes would be nice, but it doesn't even seem like there ...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:54:00 PST

New photos added

I've added a few photos, and I'll try to add a few more as I find them. If you have any of me IM or message me.
Posted by Ben on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:07:00 PST

update 10/25/07

i wrote this out several times, and failed each time. ill keep this here should i decide to once again attempt expressing what i hoped to.
Posted by Ben on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:35:00 PST

update 10/24/07

My restful nights have stopped, seeing as my nightmares have resumed. Things are not going well in most other cases either. I might be the most unhappy Ive been in years....
Posted by Ben on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:36:00 PST

update 9/10/07

i spend my days wasting time (playing dota, C&C 3). im also jobless, having turned down 3 seperate jobs (i probably could have altered my lax schedule and taken 2 of them). oh and i usually s...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:30:00 PST

fair trade

you lost my shot glasses, i took all your beer
Posted by Ben on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

till death do us part

i love you pepto bismol
Posted by Ben on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

at the moment

ive nothing to live for, mind you im not going to commit suicide as this phrase usually signifies, ive just got nothing to live for, no purpose, and nothing to strive for, im not miserable, just bored...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST