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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: music

Creative Outlets

I haven’t taken a photo on my camera in over 2 months. As I’ve said before in this blog, this summer has been full of transition after transition and along the way I seem to put a few things on the back burner. Like most people (I think…), the busier life gets, the more you...

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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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The Summons

Tonight during the Villa Maria hall mass, we sang a hymn called “The Summons”. I don’t think a hymn has affected me like this since I first heard “It Is Well With My Soul.” Anyway,the music to this hymn is very simple, in order to accentuate the lyrics, which are also rather straightforward. The first...

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22 Tracks: A Musical Photographic Journey

If you remember our last photographic journey, you’ll remember what a fun time we all had. Point being, we’re having another one! Yay! This time around we’re putting a musical spin on the whole thing though. That only real difference this time around is basically you can delve a bit deeper into each category. For...

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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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Twenty-Four Things

I turned 24 a few months ago so I thought I’d try to somehow capture the vast amount of knowledge I have acquired over the years. So here it is, twenty-four things I’ve learned in 24 years: 1. Be yourself. Always. Also, whenever possible, be proud of who you are (because you’re kinda stuck with...

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Check out this neat little 16×16 synth matrix…

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