I was going to do a little prologue at the beginning of the vid explaining how I intended to use MTV Cribs as my inspiration for this home tour (please note kicky, overplayed music accompaniment) but felt rather ugly and unmotivated this morning. For that, I apologize.
But hell, this video tour of my new house is so fantastic that I really shouldn’t have to apologize for anything.
Enjoy and keep in mind that none of the furnishings are mine. Mine will be better. Obviously.
(At the beginning it says “watch out suburbs”, unfortunately too small for compressed video. If you click over to the actual YouTube page then you can click on a high quality option.)
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Heather: Ha. Thank you!
Cal: LOVED the poem!
Brandy: sorry…
Yes, too far Ben. Too far.
WHEW you’re back…it is about time! I was starting to worry! Funny you referred to that empty peanut butter jar…I wrote a silly little poem about peanut butter and it ended up getting published in a book and printed in the sidewalks of my city. So random…lol (check it out if you’re bored! http://www.publicartstpaul.org/everydaysidewalk/poems15.html)
Once again, all is well with the world. Thanks for that. ^_^
Sure I turned a year older in January, and the first half wasn’t so bad, but I’ll be damned if the last part didn’t just suck the life out my very soul. Seriously.
Welcome back Ben!!
seriously, you have so many fans
Aww you are back! I mean… this isn’t a tease, right? You’re back, right?
January was bad for me too. Let’s pretend it didn’t happen.
You gotta have priorities, love.
Glad to see you back! As I’m always glad to see you…
xoxox!
You were moping. Admit it.
You’re right. Moping is bullshit.
Everyone needs a break. Unfortunately..when you announce you will be taking a break, everyone rushes you even more to hurry up with your break.
Funny how that works out.
Glad you’re back.
Blog breaks are essential.
I take one myself on occasion.
Glad you had time to recharge.
Hope February is much, much better for you!
And that’s even despite the fact I’d never heard of Kelly C before. Really.
Professional drinking – hells yes! We even have business cards, and trying to form a union – the hours are great, but the pay sucks! Welcome back!
Wait, you were gone? I didn’t even notice.
J/K. You know I missed you. Thank god for my new friend twitter so I still know every move you make.
Yay, you’re back! I missed you.
at least you have kelly – so should i come to halifax and go to the concert with you when she goes on tour?
yeah it’s a good idea.
Glad you are back! Also glad I didn’t miss much while I was sucking at reading blogs for all of January!
welcome back! i was muy excited to see an update in my reader!
Welcome back!!!
Glad you’re back! Your blog is one of my favorites.
i already get so many search hits for “alice in wonderland porn” that i am petrified to actually PUT the word porn in the body of my blog.
yes…stubled!
(that typo just sucks all the wit right out of my comment)
Missed you, Ben!
welcome back!
so i take it when kelly’s whole cd comes out we won’t be hearing from you then either? i’ll start prepping myself now.
Yay! Ben’s back!!!
Glad to see you’re feeling better and back at blogging.
Glad you’re back and had an interesting time! Life was boring without your newest posts to laugh at.
And by the way, I have to admit that I heard “My Life Would Suck Without You” one more time, and liked it….a lot. So you were right about it growing on me lol.
Never heard of this blog.
Cool story: I was accused of puppy porn-ing (maybe??) when Puppy Cam was all the rage and my friends hadn’t turned over to the adorable side. Facebook statuses like “BT loves puppy porn” were abundant.
Welcome back! I couldn’t believe my Twitter when I saw the the blog break was over.
I will forever stand behind my opinion that Kelly Clarkson is the hottest winner of AI. Yes, hotter than Carrie. Oh and I guess her music is good, I’ve never listened to it.
Welcome home Ben! = )
Woah! Attack of the many comments.
Seriously. So many, Benji.
Can I call you that?
No? Fine then. Be that way.
As long as you stay on Twitter, I’m okay with your blogging breaks. Because blogging REALLY shouldn’t be stressful, right? Right.
Welcome back! You know they have pills for this sort of thing right? If not, they totally should!
“Puppy porn”…that’s good stuff, whereas my favorite search term landing people on my blog is ‘world’s largest nipples.’ You don’t have to thank me for the guaranteed site traffic you’re about to get from that one..
The internet is full of weirdos. Unfortunately, those weirdos also make me feel popular.
as milli vanilli said– blame it on the rain
i have no idea what that means.
you came back! and on a monday! there is no end to my glee.
Thank Goodness you’re back! I’ve had this nagging “something is amiss” feeling and now feel much, much better!
Even though there was nothing from you showing up in my reader, I’d come and peek to see if somehow my reader wasn’t picking up your posts for some reason. There weren’t any stealth posts, though… I did, however, get drunk-chatted by a former high school classmate who happens to live in Canada…
You should get that knee checked out.
you know, before they have to amputate.
if they do end up amputating… maybe you could live blog it?
think about it.
And all is right with the world once again.
Welcome back!
Best comeback since Britney Spears!
Wait…wait…
No, this is BETTER.
Thank God you are alive! I missed you!
Nice to have you back. The rest of the Halibloggers had been working overtime to try and fill the void, alas to no avail. Personally, I’ve spent the last two weeks alienating readers and drafting love letters to aging 80′s pop stars.
Sorry, did I say last two weeks? I meant last twenty-four years.
I’ve had that song on repeat for the last week.
My January is exactly like your February, and vice versa. I was on top of things last month. Now…not so much.
Yay! Glad you’re back!
Oh, and next time you turn to alcoholism as your profession and favorite hobby don’t forget to call me. You KNOW I’ll join you with a bottle or two or six. I’m that kind of friend!
Oh Ben, we’ve missed you so much. Any tips for avoiding your frozen fate? I’m heading to a cold weather climate this week, and I’ve resigned myself to becoming a popsicle.
Welcome back! My life is complete again!
Next time you need to recharge, all you need to do is call me and Joel and bring over a bottle of gin. I still have that tonic water you claim I stole, keeping cold in the fridge waiting for you.
Glad you’re back, but for Pete’s sake, get that knee checked out.
I welcome you back with a giant bear hug. And cheese!
Thank God! You’re back!
Seriously, your little self-involved break couldn’t have come at a worse time for the self-involved pity party I was throwing myself the last two weeks. Thanks for that!
Oh, and welcome back. I really have missed you!