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Ben Sumner

I am here for Friends and Networking

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Eli Roth, Marilyn Manson

Music:

Korn, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Howard Shore, John Williams, Tom Petty, Disturbed

Movies:

The Godfather, Silence of the Lambs, Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings, The Goonies, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal

Television:

The Sopranos, The Simpsons, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Everybody Hates Chris, My Name Is Earl

Books:

Lords of Discipline, Silence of the Lambs, The Shining

Heroes:

Alfred Hitchcock, George Pelecanos, Hulk Hogan

My Blog

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Posted by Ben Sumner on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:56:00 PST

Out of the ashes, a dream still remains

Check out this article in the Gazette about my neighbor, Norma. I helped her out with a new computer this past weekend:http://www.gazette.net/stories/011708/prinnew191226_ 32403.shtml...
Posted by Ben Sumner on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:29:00 PST

Videos

I finally got around to posting my narrated video tour of my home. Enjoy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLwX9PhLZroAlso, watch this report about the woman who lives beneath me. It was my den that cras...
Posted by Ben Sumner on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:54:00 PST

Ethiopia and the Fire

It was mentioned on the news (WRC, I think) today that my neighbor, Norma, returned from Ethiopia, working with children, to finally see her ruined home. Norma lives in the unit beneath me. I had...
Posted by Ben Sumner on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:11:00 PST

WJLA News

I was on TV for a few seconds Sunday:http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1207/482796.html
Posted by Ben Sumner on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:39:00 PST

Up in my Condo

Finally got up into the condo on Friday. Starting finding stuff. Some recognizable, others not. Some stuff completely gone, some completely burned, some wet, some with the fresh smell of smoke, and so...
Posted by Ben Sumner on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:18:00 PST

My Home Burned

Power goes out Sunday night, Dec. 16. Power still out in the morning. 9 a.m., my roommate, Abdou, hears pounding on the door. He escapes, thank goodness, as does everyone else.My home is destroyed. We...
Posted by Ben Sumner on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:15:00 PST

Review: Def Leppard/Foreigner/Styx Concert at Nissan Pavillion

Def Leppard came to town (well, Bristow, VA.) Friday night, on tour promoting the 20th anniversary of the release of their most famous album, Hysteria. Unlike last year, when they were promoting ...
Posted by Ben Sumner on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:33:00 PST

MySpace changing my off-site links

I just realized that when I put off-site links into the 'about me' space, it changes the links to some random mumbo-jumbo and makes it look like I'm not properly maintaining my page. I'm sure they do ...
Posted by Ben Sumner on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:34:00 PST

Album Review: Korn’s Untitled

Korn plays it safe with 'Untitled.' The songs, the rifs, the choruses, are nothing we haven't heard before. Even the bagpipe intro on the 'I Will Protect You' made me wonder if I was listening to an o...
Posted by Ben Sumner on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:58:00 PST