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Ben the Twinkie

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About Me

I was born in New York city and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Actually, I was raised to St. Louis County, Chesterfield to be precise. I ended up with a degree in financing from the University of Missouri - Columbia, or Mizzou. After a brief stint in in the financial world in downtown Clayton I ended up back in Columbia. I now work at a mortgage bank specializing in VA/Government Loans. On the weekends you can find me watching sports, playing poker, at church, or eating General Tso's chicken. On the weekdays you will find me at work or at home watching TV on the couch. I eat out virtually every meal even though I know I shouldn't for many different reasons. In five years, who knows where I will be and what I will be doing...but it probably won't involve Columbia, Missouri.

My Interests

Basketball (I suck), Ping-pong (I am okay), golf (I am REALLY bad), Texas Hold 'em, Bowling (I am okay), slick cars.

I'd like to meet:

Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Dave Checketts, Eddie Vedder, Brett Hull, Marshall Faulk, Albert Pujols, Torry Holt, TJ Soyoye, Simeon and Sammy Haley, Monte Hardge, Derek Grimm, Paul O'Linney, Conan O'Brien, Will Ferrell, Jim Lindeman, Tom Brunansky, Felix Jose, Pedro Guerrero, Todd Lyght, Toby Wright, Todd Kinchen, Ernie Conwell, Tony Twist, Garth Butcher, and the list goes on...

Music:

Pearl Jam, Shane and Shane, Chris Tomlin, Damien Rice, The Gorillaz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ben Folds, Guster, The Beatles, Ben Harper, Cake, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, The Killer, Radiohead, Weezer, The Decemberists, Beck, Bright Eyes, Gnarls Barkley, Muse, The Postal Service.

Movies:

Anchorman, Old School, Gladiator, The Usual Suspects, Crash, X-Men, X-2, X-3, The Matrix, LOTR 1-3, The Notebook, Ocean's Eleven. Really, I like ALL movies. I can sincerely say that I have never seen a movie that I was not entertained by.

Television:

24, Lost, American Idol, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Da Ali G Show, Sportscenter, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Deal or No Deal.

Books:

The Bible, Mere Christianity, Blue Like Jazz, Crime and Punishment, Catch 22, Lord of the Flies, Three Nights in August, Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story.

Heroes:

JC Superstar, Albert Pujols, Brett Hull, Marshall Faulk...of course, Mom and Dad.