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Ben here Ben there....

I'm sorry. I dripped my sarcasm all over you.

About Me

MARRIED: Mimi Ikard Swoboda. DOGS: Coonhounds, Rodeo and Mandy LANDLORD: 1 duplex and 1 house so far.... MANAGEMENT: Training and Development at a Catalog Call Center in St. Louis. IMPROV: 11 years, directing/coaching/playing. Currently with "Unpainted Improv." WRITING: Working on first novel for about 6 years, but I also do sketches and 1-acts. RPGs: I'm picky about who I play with. INVESTING: Real estate, blue chips, mutual funds, savings bonds for safety. I'd appreciate advice.
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My Interests

Improv, RPGs, writing, drama, dogs, aliens, baseball, excercise, etc.

I'd like to meet:

People who are creative. Please tip me off to your odd notions. No swingers, please.

Music:

Soul Coughing, Greg Brown, Clutch, Radiohead, Crystal Method, and Powerword: Dork

Movies:

Anything eerie and most things Chistopher Walken

Television:

When my wife watches TV, she makes me snuggle. I like it or whatever. But I also like NOT watching TV.

Books:

I was once one of those people who liked that crap called "Literature." Then I graduated from the University and grew up. Now I like "Fiction."

Heroes:

Allosaurus

My Blog

You gotta see this

This is real?   Crazy Parents Let Baby Wrestle Cobra - Brought to you by Break.com Video Search...
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Wed, 09 May 2007 09:48:00 PST

Texting Fun

    I've been in a strangely social, anti-social mood lately. I have been experiencing the desire to reach out to others a lot, but I only want to contact my friends via blog or text me...
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:44:00 PST

2 Parter

1) Did the dumbest thing ever today. Mimi told me that sometimes businesses search MySpace to see if employees say nasty things about their jobs. Well, I decided to use it on a more proactive approach...
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:13:00 PST

All hail Rex the King

It's a boy.His name is Rex.I'm a happy happy daddy. Mimi is ecstatic, except for the fact that the airlines sent her clothes to St. Louis without her and she is going to Chicago, (but that's a differe...
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:04:00 PST

Book UN-Review

There are only three books I have started to read which I have never finished: The Bible, Foucalt's Pendulum, and The Fountainhead. So I'm reviewing them.The BIBLE: I have not finished the Bible becau...
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:28:00 PST

Hey, check out this creepy blog....

Stab!You've been stabbed....
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:40:00 PST

Glasses

Did you know I was blind? I have fooled all of you for so long. Are you happy or sad to know that when you asked me if I could see the beautiful constellations, my reply was a lie? When you beat me at...
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:15:00 PST

Book update

I'm writing this more for myself.I have printed out the first draft. I have edited it.I would toast myself, but I gave up alcohol for lent.What do I see in the future?1)  A massive rewrite, focus...
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:01:00 PST

Try this one

I was once mugged for shouting abbreviations in Oakland because I was reporting a low Potassium level in a patient to a deaf nurse named Kate. I was like Kay! K! 'Kay?Oh dang! I'm on fire....
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:14:00 PST

Rodeo had a fever

And I put a thermometer in her butt.
Posted by Ben here Ben there.... on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:54:00 PST