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about the site...

Thanks for visiting my website! I hope you enjoy your stay and are able to find your way around without any problems.

I created this site as a project, but it turned into a different few things. First off, it is a blog; simply a place where I can write some of my scattered, random thoughts, and occasionally rant a little bit, about how the man is keeping you (and me) down.

Secondly, it has become a place where I have posted some photography, so feel free to check some of that out as well. And lastly, This site will be used as part of a a few different projects for my masters degree. Feel free to email me if you have any questions, comments, concerns during your stay: (benhelms@gmail.com)

about me...

A little about me, let’s see...Well, I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, then moved to Los Angeles for college and about halfway through that I moved out to Boston. After falling in love with New England (go Pats/Sox!), I made my way back to SoCal and got two degrees from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles, CA (a BA in English-Writing & an MS in College Counseling and Student Development). Then I moved up to Oregon and woked as a Hall Director at the University of Portland in Oregon. From there, I moved down to Mt. Shasta, California. Man, I love this place. Mountains, sun, snow, and family. What more could a man ask for?

Besides all that, I love writing, backpacking, photography, homebrewing, music (recording, composing and listening), playing/watching sports, and exploring new lands.

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Villa Viri Superbi

In honor of the hall I’ve called my home for the last two years… Thanks again, guys. Thanks for everything. Related Posts:Taking Our Talents to Rockaway BeachMerry Christmas 2010 In PicturesEnd of An Era (Villa Maria 2010-11)Go Tell It On the MountainMom In PortlandVilla Movin

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Portland, Oregon: The Endgame

  T-minus 80-something days till my wife and I make the trek down to SoCal. We’ll be there for at least a year, but hopefully (depending on my job situation…and hers) we’ll be there for a few more. But finally knowing that we’ll be leaving, and there actually being a real date for the move,...

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I Wish I Were A Sociopath

…not a psychopath, a sociopath. I don’t want to be manipulative, just less encumbered by my empathetic ways. Okay, fine, I don’t really want to be one, and if you ask my wife (or family…or friends…or corkers…), she might tell you that I’m dangerously close to already being one, but hey, sociopaths have all the...

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Life on the Road

It’s been a long 7 days since I arrived in Phoenix, Arizona. Seven. Days. Wow. It feels like a month ago when I walked off that plane and into this forgotten, barren land. (The subtext of this post is me not loving Phoenix.) We arrived here last Wednesday — by we I am of course...

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Ben’s Christmas Memories

Okay, so here’s a little bit of a lighter post, and probably the last of 2011. It’s mid-December, and I’m guessing you’ve noticed the overwhelming commercialism of the holidays. For some reason, it seems crazier every year. Huge wreaths on storefronts, giant ornaments hanging in malls, Santa pub crawls downtown, it’s just insanity. So I...

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25 on 25

So, I’m writing a new book. I wish I could say that’s why I haven’t been updating my website the past few weeks (okay…months), but still, it’s exciting. The working title is “25 on 25″. Basically, I just turned 26 last week and to celebrate the end of my 25th year, I decided to write...

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Long Time, No Write…

So…just some advice for novice bloggers: If you want to completely neglect your website/blog, just get engaged. Actually, not only get engaged, but try to be as involved as possible b/c your future-spouse is juggling a tough job and traveling a bit here and there. Dedication, homes. I miss you. I miss writing. But, I...

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