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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: Writing

Writing To Fail – Part II

Read Part I here. Every once in a while I see something so inspiring, so perfect and so mesmerizing that it puts me at a crossroads. Whether it’s a movie that’s done so amazingly well, or a passage in a book that’s written immaculately, or even a song that brings a tear to my eye,...

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Writing to Fail – Part I

I dedicate this post to the last 5 months that have included one real blog post. All apologies. —————————- Read part II here. I’ve always been a passionate guy. Throughout my life, those passions may have changed significantly over time, but I’ve never ceased to be passionate. Just a few of my passions have included:...

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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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Writers Gotta Write

I’ve done a lotta stuff I’m not very proud of in my life. Getting expelled from school, eating “just one more” chocolate chip cookie (every time), and punching my brother (and throwing sharp/heavy things at him as well…) when we were kids (mostly), are just a few that come to mind. But there are a...

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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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Kill Your Television (Part 2)

TV is a virus. And just like a virus, it has spread throughout my life, slowly taking over minute by minute until it finally erupted into an overwhelming cesspool of destruction, this past weekend. Let me back things up a bit… John Logie Baird invented the television in 1926…just kidding. But really, when I was...

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