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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: Marin County

Last Name “Ever”, First name “Greatest Albums”…PART 2

I’m sure all of you remember the first half of my highly acclaimed “Greatest Albums of All Time.” It was a time in which quoting Drake was still new and neat. It was a time in which jobs security wasn’t even on the horizon and a time in which a capstone project loomed like dark...

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Thanksgiving Wood Family Photo Shoot

Spent this past Thanksgiving weekend in Marin County, California at Travis and Debby Wood’s house. Thanks again to them for letting me crash there, too. Had an amazing time there, and a very relaxing, food-filled weekend with great friends. Anyway, while I was there, we took a little family photoshoot in Novato. Here are some...

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Post-Graduation, Pre-Job Trip to NorCal

So I’m chillin up here in the Bay, and well, I’m getting lazy with the blog posts…sorry. I got a few I’m working on…get psyched. But anyway, I figured while I’m being lazy, I might as well post a few photos I’ve been snapping while back in my hometown. Love this place…Enjoy! Related Posts:Last Name...

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Last Name “Ever”, First name “Greatest Albums”…PART 1

But really, this is a list of my favorite albums of all time. Okay, so it’s a misleading title, so sue me. It’s not simply that they’re just sappy, nostalgic albums to me–in fact, they’re all musically great–but each does have special meaning to me personally. I love music, and each of these albums has...

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“We’re Not From the Ghetto”

Spent the weekend up in Marin County, California (where I originally hail from) and got some great shots of forests, waterfalls, mountains and a few people. Despite the cloudiness in some of ‘em, I got some pretty good ones throughout. Enjoy! (I’ll be adding more throughout the weekend too.) If you want copies of any...

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