You’re right, I haven’t vlogged in a long time. I recognize that and I’m trying to correct it. To be honest, I’m working on a three-drink-minimum renovation series that will no doubt include much gin and prank calls to my dad for your viewing pleasure.
I tried to do a new one yesterday when I was painting some mouldings around my fireplace and watching Calvin dry-hump random stank patches in the backyard but as some of you may remember, my macbook no longer holds a charge. I got killer footage (as killer as footage of your dog grinding into mud can get) and before I could save, it shut off on me. HATES IT. Even if I plug it in now, it flashes orange and green rather than giving me the orange charging light or the green charged light. Swell.
Apple, I love you but only a year and a half lifespan for your batteries? That’s rude.
As a consolation prize, I’m willing to share something very special with you. Something that will make you laugh at my expense. Something that may ruin your perceptions of me until the end of time. Something….FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
Dun dun dunnnnn.
My preppy high school had a little something called video announcements. These quickly degraded to a series of funny-at-the-time advertisements for junk. I was the Movie Night guy. There’s a collection of four on YouTube that you’re welcome to find on your own time. Today, I’m posting – against my better judgement – the supervideo that closed off the year, uniting two ad personality duos to promote prom tickets.
There is no other explanation that can prepare you for what’s to come:
I can’t tell if it embedded appropriately thanks to this computer being from the mid-nineties. If you can’t see the video, click here.
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What a warm candid intro
, nice to meet you 2 Ben.
H.
Your honesty is amazing! <3
New to this whole thing. I don't even know the difference between RSS and Widgets. But! I do know I like your blog. It's pretty fabulous. Thanks for adding your voice to the melee.
Two for two @Cheryl. Two for two.
Dear Ben (or Mr. Rollercoaster?) this whole blog just PROVED everything I ever thought about blogging.
My husband owes me 10 bucks.
We are super cool!
Ben, great blog. I am glad you have stuck with it. If you ever are interested in working together email me anytime. drewg (at) edenfantasys (dot) com.
Awesome pic! I'm perving. Haha!
Hi there.
I only just found your blog, so this introduction was great for me.
Loving your writing. You're definitely cool in my book.
Hi! Just thought I'd say hello; just found your blog today and your most recent post made me laugh out loud so I put you into my Reader
You, I adore. (She whispers to the puppy!) The guy is nice enough, too.
I just found your blog recently through one of your comments on someone else's. So far I've only read a couple entries, but I think it is fantastic. Good to know I haven't discovered you too late.:-)
I've never read the blog of someone who shares the same city before. It's kind of cool.
i just wanted to be comment 90 and say that is the cutest dog
Hi, Ben. How's Nova Scotia?
Refresher measures are necessary a lot. Glad to see you're ready for it.
Yes we are cool,,
Just like other, i thought you are going to shut ur blog, but happy you're not.
I do subscribing to some (only g for for exactly) of blog (mostly personal life blog) that i think as inspiring blog, and yours on the list. Cause i think, we could learn from people life,
Hi Benny!
I've always enjoyed reading your blog. You're witty, thoughtful, and interesting. Keep up the fantastic blog!
D
Oh we are SO cool. Hey Ben!
You know what I love? I love the fact that I, a (very) non-twenty-something (39 in two weeks, sigh…) from Australia, lesbian mum with baby boy, cat-owner, who doesn't even get some of your cultural references (still have never heard of Kelly C, but that's OK, I can skim those posts…) , and has never been to Canada (must check out where Halifax actually is) can read all about your life and laugh and share a poignant moment or two with you. And you've made me want a daschund too. You're inspiring, you know?
Ben!
Maaaaan you are lucky. I started thinking this was going to be a 'I'm quitting blogging now that I've made so many friends' and I was going to have to fly to the East coast and hunt you down, drop to my knees and beg you to reconsider. Besides, your comments about the Newf and his love of teaching supplies make me feel less alone in the world.
Hello there!
I've been here for a while on and off but I think the point is to be here at some point….period.
I'm here and I like that I have time to learn more and more about you at my own pace. I can go back and read some of your earlier posts and learn something new about you.
I'm still the Same 'ol Sheila with the 3 kids and the rocker/hip hop/who knows husband who I adore.
Good to meet you again!
I think ony you and Jay-z are allowed to re-introduce yourself, hee hee…;)
I always catch up on your blogs, even when I don't comment.
We're totally cool! And you're still one of my faves!
Ben.
I love you.
Was hoping you'd say some people don't shit. Because, well they don't.
But for those who have regular bowels moved just over reading your blogtastic tales, we're cool.
Hi Ben. We're cool.
It's probably really common for you to have a bitch that cute in bed with you, hey?
ALthough, …you know.. the gay thing. Too bad for them!
Nice to meet you.
I like your face.
So, so cool.
I've been reading for a few months now. Good stuff.
totally…
Hope your pause button also has a built-in fast forward button.
You have a blessed life and truly are a talented word smith. While the Roller Coaster is under construction, I'll be first in line until you're re-inspired. Glad to 'know' you.
Awww good to meet you again and welcome back, Ben!!!!!
Many people are going through the same BS right now, I for one. But I'm your big fan and I will always be reading your blog:) We are so cool. Can't wait for your newly charged posts..
xx
Don't scare me like that, Ben. We're cool. I haven't been commenting, but I'm here and reading and wouldn't know what to do without it. (You + Tia, by the way? Too fantastic for me to handle)
Dear handsome sir,
I love you. I'm cool with you as long as you're cool with me.
xoxo,
Renee
You know we're cool. And I have a LOT to say on this subject, so I will and I'll leave this comment at the fact that adjusting your approach to blogging is constantly necessary. I've always felt that personal blogging was not sufficiently a 'post a day' endeavor. For a while, it helps you learn how to write. Then you find yourself bored, annoyed at certain people in the audience who try to ruin it for everyone, or just plain sick of sharing your daily life in prose.
You're even better than all that naturally…you've engaged, tried new tactics, etc. Just so ya know.
Hi … nice to meetcha too! I'm a newbie around here, where's the damned ice machine already?
Ahem … sorry about that, the ice in my tea has melted, moving on.
I was turned on to ya site by Tia at 'A Clever Girl Blogs'. Lovely girl! I do enjoy a good sense of humor and you seem to have that in spades, so … consider me properly stalking ya blog for a while.
blessings!
(your dog is adorable!)
Yeah, we cool.
It's my pleasure to meet you too Ben, although I've been here a bit. We're way cool. Enjoy visiting your little corner of the universe. Thanks Carla
I've already lost 3 blogs in the past year…this economy's a bitch! Does the financial crisis have less of an impact in Canada? Since you're sticking around, we're totatly cool!
hi! nice to meet you, too…
i think i lurk your blog more than comment…
but we are definatly cool!!
Once again you toss out a gut wrenching loop-dee-loop on NOR as if it were something anyone could do while commuting home on a crowded bus. Don't kid yourself that ordinary life without an internet platform and hundreds of adoring fans would keep life's rollercoaster exciting enough for you. We are not living in the age of seasonal communal drumming sessions – so make the most of the talents you have and we will all be better for it. Nice post!
all good. i'm glad you aren't going anywhere!
Hey Ben…you were one of the first blogs that I 'latched' onto when I started back into it last year. You have been one of those blogs that are insanely funny and such a great inspiration for me and my writing. (one of my fave posts was featured and it had been inspired by your skiing post many eons ago)
Anyway…rock on (or blog on…whateva)
xoxo
I absolutely love this post. I've been reading your blog for quite a few months now and don't think I've ever commented. It's hard jumping in on the middle of someone's life, someone's conversations with people who already know what's going on. I've definitely enjoyed reading, and I just wanted to say hi
And I might steal this idea from you. Not today. But soon.
Hey Ben,
just recently discovered you blog! It's cool you're from Halifax. I'm from NB!
Hi Ben! Despite the constant claims that Toronto smells like urine (sigh sometimes it does) we're cool
Thanks for not shutting down, I'm running out of blogs to read!
Oh gosh, I thought you were going to say you were gonna stop blogging for a minute! Whew.
Hello there, Ben. We're cool.
I'm actually hot. But that's another topic.
This is one of your previously anonymous blog stalkers.
Hi.
Am I any cooler if I say hollylynn sent me?
I'm glad to hear you're not closing down, because I only recently found your blog and have been spending way too much time digging through the archives.
Good for you, dude. I like this.
Sometimes everyone needs to hit the pause button. You have such pretty eyes!