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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.

Tag Archives: Christmas

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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‎3 Crazy Nights: A Very Reed Christmas

I went to Mt. Shasta this past weekend to visit Miss Hannah Reed and her family. Had a wonderful time and took some sweet pics while I was there. Thanks again, Reed family, for a great, relaxing time back in California, and for making me feel like part of the family! Enjoy these shots… Related...

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Happy Father’s Day

I know, I’m breaking my hiatus. My bad. Trust me, this is worth it though, and it’ll warm you heart a little. The other day I was hanging around near the Burbank airport baggage claim waiting to pick up a friend, and observed one of the coolest, warmest, and most genuine moments I’ve ever experienced...

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Lost In Boston

It’s been a pretty stinkin’ great 48 hours in Boston so far. Got into Logan on Saturday and have hung out with almost everyone I know in Massachusetts thus far. Definitely a successful trip already and I still have 6 days left here! Man oh man, excited for more nights like last night… Went out...

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R.I.P. Sir Charles (Bear With Me…)

Hey fellow blog-readers. It’s been a difficult technologically-based few days here in vacation land (see picture). I woke up a few days ago to finish my most recent blog post and well…Sir Charles (my well-endowed, yet consistently underachieving MacBookPro) was completely unresponsive. After some mouth-to-mouth and a few keyboard compressions I finally gave up. Sir...

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19 Day Till…you know…

Oh, I just had the loveliest of weekends! We had cocoa and sugarplumbs and even mint m&m’s! ‘Twas the warmest and best night of my…::cough::cough:: Okay…done with all that “It’s a Wonderful Life” kinda talk…whew. Anwyho, it really was a grand…I mean, great weekend! And I don’t even mean with sports, in fact, all eight...

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