tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218797452024-03-18T02:47:31.271-07:0099 Cent Discount BlogThese are the inner workings of my brain at a low low price!Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-5465339426878153022012-01-10T11:39:00.000-08:002012-01-13T16:59:46.325-08:00Number 1 on the 5.After spending a wonderful holiday with family, Lindsay and I drove back home via the 5 freeway. We ate little chocolates and took in the wonderful smells of live cattle.<br />
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Half way into our trip, Lindsay accidentally dropped a big hunk of chocolate.<br />
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</div>Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-85127445896856074232011-12-20T15:23:00.000-08:002012-01-13T20:30:12.991-08:00Some iphone apps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have some iphone app ideas (app is tech talk for applied information science technology)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My first iphone app would help you in any social situation where someone is about to spoil a movie you haven't seen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMvJ-WCTNZVFKR_U6HTFFvlXod0QP6aR0RlkgEa_H6AKR4ADoVzp53bPfSkqXNBYk4LyxdFDy3gdB22yfc3ubAs4bnljzMREi1-ZtYXJGpFsgPSGDnWIoAMTNSaBxmHbAc_LutQ/s1600/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMvJ-WCTNZVFKR_U6HTFFvlXod0QP6aR0RlkgEa_H6AKR4ADoVzp53bPfSkqXNBYk4LyxdFDy3gdB22yfc3ubAs4bnljzMREi1-ZtYXJGpFsgPSGDnWIoAMTNSaBxmHbAc_LutQ/s320/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>"Hey, in the new MI4: Ghost Protocol there is this bomb a$* twist when Ethan Hunt finds out-"<br />
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The app will sound an alarm so powerful it will render the potential movie spoiler deaf, and give them horrible diarrhea.<br />
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That scene wasn't from a movie, but it is from the emotional climactic series Dawson's Creek. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9FSjyaityE">Here is the clip</a>(spoiler alert: you will cry, if seeing other people cry, makes you cry.)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're worried about your iphone getting stolen, worry no more, this new app will make it seems as if you are just licking a delicious ice cream cone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEt0hC9OWHYnEaQ1M45ml4KbxqFubvDQ4cpz7YyGd2qXyMw3qIXw4cH_d3QjQR66tk4JlIt2LXWUgNw31QUYbcmzazN2DbnuPTkSctCaCxZGYWTwJ10TRYZ0Chr5iBvtsXoqpYg/s1600/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEt0hC9OWHYnEaQ1M45ml4KbxqFubvDQ4cpz7YyGd2qXyMw3qIXw4cH_d3QjQR66tk4JlIt2LXWUgNw31QUYbcmzazN2DbnuPTkSctCaCxZGYWTwJ10TRYZ0Chr5iBvtsXoqpYg/s320/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Or an app that makes your screen looked cracked and broken will also deter criminals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxmwdKbiQxJ0E5cAeW82MB6IOF3-Fu9V7DQ3sfXk2cc9AV7GhdOv8gdDk1bhf6h-d9nCahl7qOl9JD6dzxq1eyEounbWPKcUjNp233v-cQbd4XHc1JxPwR5S2q8lR54C1ojIhgA/s1600/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxmwdKbiQxJ0E5cAeW82MB6IOF3-Fu9V7DQ3sfXk2cc9AV7GhdOv8gdDk1bhf6h-d9nCahl7qOl9JD6dzxq1eyEounbWPKcUjNp233v-cQbd4XHc1JxPwR5S2q8lR54C1ojIhgA/s320/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe you're embarrassed by the look of your iphone and you want the look of a flashy flip phone. This app will turn your frumpy iphone into a stylish phone from ten years ago. (antenna accessory sold separately)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BGYMK7UaJpkXBW85gAvC83GPaWthk9G_w8N7Gc_g-db0HI3VbESLQge2UjXQsMr7gAtc2Im5vZlm6gYTTKi3asmWSqqIN1TvQzU1OWa7WWkHp6aeVH7q-C_qbBVN_mkhkt8w6w/s1600/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BGYMK7UaJpkXBW85gAvC83GPaWthk9G_w8N7Gc_g-db0HI3VbESLQge2UjXQsMr7gAtc2Im5vZlm6gYTTKi3asmWSqqIN1TvQzU1OWa7WWkHp6aeVH7q-C_qbBVN_mkhkt8w6w/s320/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Perhaps for you, it doesn't get better than a blackberry. Well, transform your iphone interface into whatever phone you want!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEL1vgQrBHCUv88BxKCJgU0EqW6PW9iRD3JqWx0K9CMWucbC9Ua1Uh0M0688YwUoHfItvuP6lqe4QmO7MeO_cZMndVwo-8q1_TFzSmw0ftIIZEMvTnktsTEVRTNfjrP9mdoqccw/s1600/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEL1vgQrBHCUv88BxKCJgU0EqW6PW9iRD3JqWx0K9CMWucbC9Ua1Uh0M0688YwUoHfItvuP6lqe4QmO7MeO_cZMndVwo-8q1_TFzSmw0ftIIZEMvTnktsTEVRTNfjrP9mdoqccw/s320/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe you're even embarrassed to have a iphone. No problem, download any one of the everyday items with a matching cellphone cover to disguise it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKYrMM6zDb1ueLskJQLY2mzJorErr8ci12s_2lNafBjeWcyi1GLfw_2bd9liOUVxhpZGPve-3rwRJhMzzCYCuk1xl02RluJSJi3WSGjiAcoobWjxiOZiJn-yy7Gp02QVwypUwGA/s1600/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKYrMM6zDb1ueLskJQLY2mzJorErr8ci12s_2lNafBjeWcyi1GLfw_2bd9liOUVxhpZGPve-3rwRJhMzzCYCuk1xl02RluJSJi3WSGjiAcoobWjxiOZiJn-yy7Gp02QVwypUwGA/s320/band_000_2011.12.16_ebenson.007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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You can surf the web, listen to music, text, sext, and talk all you want and no one will ever again think you're just showing off your new phone.<br />
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</div>Patent Pending: Steal these ideas and I will cut you!Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-58587648571860563012011-11-14T16:44:00.000-08:002011-11-14T16:47:31.494-08:00Candies Of Yore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some friends and I were reminiscing about all the great halloween candy we got when we were young. Some one mentioned they didn't sell candy cigarettes to children anymore and I was shocked. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I was young, not only did we have candy cigarettes and bubble gum cigars, we had sugar syrup filled heroine needles with bubble gum tourniquet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgAGgiRvhvNmbaRQqcHZbNb9v55SeDjDQ48rErYpCkEZyyQNxzmFKgaaTn2Be6C95oAOJQrRFNrcD4KaSg_5Y2xRdNR-z1a1BZZciEBNmL2tM1pf3RfxGDJhRX0IUkqrQcsfMfA/s1600/drugcandy04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgAGgiRvhvNmbaRQqcHZbNb9v55SeDjDQ48rErYpCkEZyyQNxzmFKgaaTn2Be6C95oAOJQrRFNrcD4KaSg_5Y2xRdNR-z1a1BZZciEBNmL2tM1pf3RfxGDJhRX0IUkqrQcsfMfA/s320/drugcandy04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cotton candy flavored juice bong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RmzaJn-PP-k6_JYb1NCj_uv0WDiro1lZpUNOxgTI8dgmvti3uqMCB2pzF_WymmF73_NvAbake6JOjjo_NI56qV2638OJncd9GCPlz81pCUey1Uutqc8SH0UgFCJvrnNvu8DYkw/s1600/drugcandy01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RmzaJn-PP-k6_JYb1NCj_uv0WDiro1lZpUNOxgTI8dgmvti3uqMCB2pzF_WymmF73_NvAbake6JOjjo_NI56qV2638OJncd9GCPlz81pCUey1Uutqc8SH0UgFCJvrnNvu8DYkw/s320/drugcandy01.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgAGgiRvhvNmbaRQqcHZbNb9v55SeDjDQ48rErYpCkEZyyQNxzmFKgaaTn2Be6C95oAOJQrRFNrcD4KaSg_5Y2xRdNR-z1a1BZZciEBNmL2tM1pf3RfxGDJhRX0IUkqrQcsfMfA/s1600/drugcandy04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sugar powder cocaine. (I can see why this was taken off the market. Most kids snorted the sugar when they were supposed to just eat it.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpALDxCv1qxokGHecoyJeYDerDzbBxBTUkUIFilwTWZnUn-fLcydD9LkSjdv1soejr1_xIPiR_nIIvrQuvB3OhA4Y9zQfISO-AVD6kmpeJbvPWGwzJGyxfVvGgJR1SgKuPABJvw/s1600/drugcandy03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpALDxCv1qxokGHecoyJeYDerDzbBxBTUkUIFilwTWZnUn-fLcydD9LkSjdv1soejr1_xIPiR_nIIvrQuvB3OhA4Y9zQfISO-AVD6kmpeJbvPWGwzJGyxfVvGgJR1SgKuPABJvw/s320/drugcandy03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> And tropical flavored meth amphetamine tabs with edible sores!<br />
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My generation grew up with all these and we turned out just fine! Only 12% of my friends are hooked on drugs (the non-candy kind) now. You can't beat those odds!Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-45572879821670753922011-11-11T17:30:00.000-08:002011-11-11T17:41:23.979-08:00Future Present<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was recently my one year wedding anniversary. I wanted to surprise my wife and hot glue another diamond to her engagement ring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It looks like this-</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEDyDHsAr1PLOmvT-cMLJzcOkPJv0lkGPKqxvHE4a7lp1QcY4houo_-gSc6xeT9zdBjc0tZ7eNeTXzq4dpQ7l6BqbcjGnHoKWtQ1mgxhKB2T-N3I-BOkFO97d70WpZOHBWH04qw/s1600/diamonds02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEDyDHsAr1PLOmvT-cMLJzcOkPJv0lkGPKqxvHE4a7lp1QcY4houo_-gSc6xeT9zdBjc0tZ7eNeTXzq4dpQ7l6BqbcjGnHoKWtQ1mgxhKB2T-N3I-BOkFO97d70WpZOHBWH04qw/s320/diamonds02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> And each year I would add another, and another.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">But after some serious thought, and lack of hot glue, I took her to dinner instead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Side note: In the future there will be two finger loops on all coffee cups.</div>Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-51309661534434050292011-09-27T11:12:00.000-07:002011-09-27T11:12:25.098-07:00Purple Puma's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have you ever been poopin in a public bathroom and the person next to you is really struggling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Any resemblance in your purple puma's and the purple puma's in this blog post are purely coincidence and it does not mean I actually saw you poopin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And for the record, Im turning 30 next month.</div>Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-70604385318176919432011-05-27T23:08:00.000-07:002011-05-27T23:08:06.336-07:00Train Connection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the train I saw an old woman staring at an old man.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN8jpzTJCKFOtNqnjVXtI-hV5tZ3aZfqnmmQI_cL7jAt22iaIVnkbs6k3rprvc9vLV0Or5dLVTgPxkb6oXuEzaz-QWxbXYS8xSpkN01T91nGxaM0cXrUNst9BAu3Q68kx8ERQ1A/s1600/oldBARTromance01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN8jpzTJCKFOtNqnjVXtI-hV5tZ3aZfqnmmQI_cL7jAt22iaIVnkbs6k3rprvc9vLV0Or5dLVTgPxkb6oXuEzaz-QWxbXYS8xSpkN01T91nGxaM0cXrUNst9BAu3Q68kx8ERQ1A/s320/oldBARTromance01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
After some time she said" Did the Giants win the game?"<br />
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</div> I looked down and noticed neither of them had a wedding ring. A love connection was exploding right in front of me.<br />
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Side fact: The old lady really was reading <a href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldq3zuNhSR1qapm5ko1_500.jpg">The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo</a>. Who knew violent crime mysteries were popular amongst the old wrinklies.Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-8866017557565644822011-04-15T10:08:00.000-07:002011-04-15T10:10:02.675-07:00JAPAN ART AUCTIONIn about a month we are having an art auction for Japan and here is the drawing I did for it.<br />
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It is a blueprint of a robot I have already submitted to the NRC (National Robot Council). As you can see it has every technology you would ever need. If my calculations are correct, and they always are, this will be in every household by the first quarter of the next full moon. It is called the Bionic Operating Nano Electric Robot, or for short the BONE- uh never mind, we are still currently working on a name.Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-4214873476842498192011-04-08T18:31:00.000-07:002011-04-08T18:31:48.294-07:00Twilight RomanceLast weekend my wife and I were leaving Trader Joes with our groceries. We were right behind a grandma and her grandson. She was in her twilight years and he looked like he played a hunky werewolf in the best twilight film(new moon). The sun was setting and we had white cheddar corn puffs to eat when we got home, it was looking like that sunday was going to be my favorite sunday ever.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLo2nTdOaFNHPRpuNjdjvwrwi_jaKGLEX7jGtDfyfXFl5XlHpuy4Lc88peMHuhHo924htclVxvpWGKoHex-1WcFio4OHIQ3ym60-D3_YchkXaF0iw7-V7Da7T4_sASaZPRCQpdA/s1600/TJ_ROMANCE01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLo2nTdOaFNHPRpuNjdjvwrwi_jaKGLEX7jGtDfyfXFl5XlHpuy4Lc88peMHuhHo924htclVxvpWGKoHex-1WcFio4OHIQ3ym60-D3_YchkXaF0iw7-V7Da7T4_sASaZPRCQpdA/s320/TJ_ROMANCE01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then the unthinkable...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XMCSdoC22NF7D2R0EcbgzXr60wGaBgC8zxeSrKxOU50yapu1_HY9b85GkJPte3lcwla0GxSLiekoLQyLjchZGH3qinbV2Q7ztUkaurxDzAWzEkZym6AnJs5atmn4qz1ZvROfpg/s1600/TJ_ROMANCE03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XMCSdoC22NF7D2R0EcbgzXr60wGaBgC8zxeSrKxOU50yapu1_HY9b85GkJPte3lcwla0GxSLiekoLQyLjchZGH3qinbV2Q7ztUkaurxDzAWzEkZym6AnJs5atmn4qz1ZvROfpg/s320/TJ_ROMANCE03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lindsay-"Just keep walking, don't look."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq374a-orw4wQhdIRJgS57P_DR5x-IBoyULoCLJj_MUG3Gej9WxLy480T38v1kCtn7_O50H82EHH2ri87tgZ9hKU3v4sYRYSh2ve7tzqImZGvGRzJ1f2I1qaqzsOOdvgujmKQHbw/s1600/TJ_ROMANCE013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq374a-orw4wQhdIRJgS57P_DR5x-IBoyULoCLJj_MUG3Gej9WxLy480T38v1kCtn7_O50H82EHH2ri87tgZ9hKU3v4sYRYSh2ve7tzqImZGvGRzJ1f2I1qaqzsOOdvgujmKQHbw/s320/TJ_ROMANCE013.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lindsay-"Just keep walking, don't look."</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I was frozen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wT65Ed2RNqbg2CdvUxEieapRvMnsN1_ydvGqONJIz8yO2hCw6x9JtrKIXYK93X8HDtned3CD1Ar8oB9N6j2wzLdRZHkimB3oyc5ddyj_qITGuUuElaqDmraxxp0CLkyw_Yfftg/s1600/TJ_ROMANCE06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wT65Ed2RNqbg2CdvUxEieapRvMnsN1_ydvGqONJIz8yO2hCw6x9JtrKIXYK93X8HDtned3CD1Ar8oB9N6j2wzLdRZHkimB3oyc5ddyj_qITGuUuElaqDmraxxp0CLkyw_Yfftg/s320/TJ_ROMANCE06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcxMvwLojQSiiswLvWO48COuc7hibdw2AZMkvXAHgthCMRp4FHftUiJltFkzqkOzkzszMsCz_V-X8FunctzoN6-iaBjR1xGALjikFE3OqYEyhiB5ZBoIdXqOcYbnIVHXJN87VSQ/s1600/TJ_ROMANCE08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcxMvwLojQSiiswLvWO48COuc7hibdw2AZMkvXAHgthCMRp4FHftUiJltFkzqkOzkzszMsCz_V-X8FunctzoN6-iaBjR1xGALjikFE3OqYEyhiB5ZBoIdXqOcYbnIVHXJN87VSQ/s320/TJ_ROMANCE08.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzsIpq0v3qL5gJUzuw5s5VqQMW6GiIUDwKTKJJiQN7X-fH-Vw_QERRW1IWxvMoa1XaSx1O3VOUXnrKXu-b7olCvOov5W15HK_m5GQ6R920puU5HJNgehYWogZ4Mg4VKLmWc-1dA/s1600/TJ_ROMANCE011copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzsIpq0v3qL5gJUzuw5s5VqQMW6GiIUDwKTKJJiQN7X-fH-Vw_QERRW1IWxvMoa1XaSx1O3VOUXnrKXu-b7olCvOov5W15HK_m5GQ6R920puU5HJNgehYWogZ4Mg4VKLmWc-1dA/s320/TJ_ROMANCE011copy.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">He was helping her put on her seatbelt and went in for more old face sucking.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I tried to start the car...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAUt5kwM-3JzXOjvf_Rl9zU_OSXe3CM9CNgY5IxkqZGsI-gzMjUxm1NiPpesg3ku0CzH3w1dedRFXSTWUgPA4uNXD18V_xjTO3xmthrq53ozFvtodE5fMhc2fG-z4liVQFW22AQ/s1600/TJ_ROMANCE09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAUt5kwM-3JzXOjvf_Rl9zU_OSXe3CM9CNgY5IxkqZGsI-gzMjUxm1NiPpesg3ku0CzH3w1dedRFXSTWUgPA4uNXD18V_xjTO3xmthrq53ozFvtodE5fMhc2fG-z4liVQFW22AQ/s320/TJ_ROMANCE09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But I couldn't. It was like I was looking at the eye of Sauron.</div><br />
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I was finally able to figure it out. We sped off home, but the damage was done. I didn't even feel like eating the white cheddar corn puffs anymore, my sunday was ruined.<br />
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I know what you're thinking. Was it really such a passionate looking kiss? The answer is, YES! It was a VERY passionate kiss.<br />
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I know what else you're thinking. How did you get so good at drawing cars? Answer, I worked on Cars 2 for like a year, so yeah, that's how.Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-1918261198215057022011-01-04T16:15:00.000-08:002011-01-04T16:19:37.982-08:00New Years Resolutions 2011 EditionHere are some of my new years resolutions for the next 365 days. I like to keep them simple so I can accomplish them before years end:<br />
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1. Learn an ancient martial arts move and use it only for good.<br />
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2. Sue a large corporation and win.<br />
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3. Become a youtube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk&feature=related">SENSATION</a>!<br />
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</div>It's going to be a great year!Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-43397321380453158312010-10-28T15:03:00.000-07:002010-10-28T15:03:13.811-07:00The WeddingPlanning a wedding is like building ikea furniture, but you don't get instructions or even a picture of what the furniture should look like.<br />
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</div>Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-30446484367425747752010-10-04T18:29:00.000-07:002010-10-04T18:29:34.711-07:00SEQUELSorry I have been away for so long, I have been hard at work penning a screenplay for a sequel to the very popular summer movie, The Expendables. The movie was so successful I knew Hollywood would need a sequel. So, for the last six weeks I played online poker and ate flaming hot cheetos, but when I grew tired of that, I went straight to work on this screenplay. Twelve grueling minutes later, I had the final draft. The screenplay stays true to the original, people shooting at other people, but takes it to the next level. The new team of The Expendables is played by out-of-work actors who used to be famous kids, but are now old and strange looking. Thankfully, they still don't have a full time job, so they have already agreed to star in the film.<br />
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Here is the final poster, coming soon to your local theater-<br />
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I will pitch it to Hollywood once I find their phone number. I can't wait! It should be Expendable!<br />
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Special thanks to Tony Rosenast, who helped birth this promising addition to the first Expendable movie.Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-63965696074380525652010-09-07T17:00:00.000-07:002010-09-07T17:04:09.970-07:00The Ultimate TatI've never designed a tattoo for anyone, so I decided to design the ultimate tattoo for everyone.<br />
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It has everything; a heart, angel wings, stars (masculine and feminine kind), tribal accents, a chinese symbol that means goat, a barcode, a tear drop, a quote from Megan Fox's back tattoo, and a portrait of an incredibly popular film character that you will regret three months from now.<br />
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This tattoo is perfect for a flirty lower back tat...<br />
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or even as an adventurous face tat.<br />
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If I so much as see this<br />
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I will hurl water bottles so full of water at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjZvm7mYoI">his head</a> and yours it will give your children's children a headache. Your "Beiber Fever" has turned into a "Beiber Brain Tumor" and you are not thinking clearly. My threats are not to be taken lightly. If this Back to the Beiber movie happens, I will NEVER see another one of your films EVER AGAIN!!!<br />
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P.S. How is the Goonies movie coming? I hear it has the original cast, all grown up, and their kids go on a pirate adventure! That sounds like great fun, I can't wait until it comes out!Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-46213778417432584472010-08-17T13:09:00.000-07:002010-08-17T13:09:30.929-07:00Wilderness ConfessionsLindsay and I went for a hike in Temescal Canyon. A beautiful day to be in nature.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuMR5NsyxCWN3sBBv2HYacyRqX8iSJ6ZYC6p_j3IbL4ogjwp10HEwlNwuPXOkmYcBCBhrOh4GoefIvpH1rDWbGF3NJmXIMebNUIvvBwvdVu6YlOw5gun9gbAc8N-xfUrCjFZVdQ/s1600/woodsWALK04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuMR5NsyxCWN3sBBv2HYacyRqX8iSJ6ZYC6p_j3IbL4ogjwp10HEwlNwuPXOkmYcBCBhrOh4GoefIvpH1rDWbGF3NJmXIMebNUIvvBwvdVu6YlOw5gun9gbAc8N-xfUrCjFZVdQ/s320/woodsWALK04.jpg" /></a></div>We talked about wedding plans and mostly chit chatted, but everyone we passed on the trail was talking about very serious things. It was as if being in the wild brought out the wild thoughts in their minds. Here are the bits of conversation we heard as we made our way up drama hill.<br />
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Couple #1<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Couple #2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76Dj6dLkxSZI2ZGk1y5o57qCsfUgj1ZNuUqr8nHR_mnPD5pxUlpgqYxpPFCtwH531P2QH2jdyk-xYSOLNVxX6D3e-XBwQ03juZfCA9Evj8TmE3Cj4UCJ528qezvcepY4kGK7rRA/s1600/woodsWALK01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76Dj6dLkxSZI2ZGk1y5o57qCsfUgj1ZNuUqr8nHR_mnPD5pxUlpgqYxpPFCtwH531P2QH2jdyk-xYSOLNVxX6D3e-XBwQ03juZfCA9Evj8TmE3Cj4UCJ528qezvcepY4kGK7rRA/s320/woodsWALK01.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I'm not comparing you to her! I NEVER DO!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Couple #3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKMrxixiB6_hJ3SxxSOodjiiy6bViUEKjyQyjiA2y57ORHF2141zbivf0jbKrrQMynBEEZCpGrIVFRVmFq8g0fbPy4GCXeTqTxsqLSsGW-teCpFJLq-UGVoExOXNgTUndZEBIQg/s1600/woodsWALK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKMrxixiB6_hJ3SxxSOodjiiy6bViUEKjyQyjiA2y57ORHF2141zbivf0jbKrrQMynBEEZCpGrIVFRVmFq8g0fbPy4GCXeTqTxsqLSsGW-teCpFJLq-UGVoExOXNgTUndZEBIQg/s320/woodsWALK.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"But if I slap her in the face, it will leave A MARK!"</div><br />
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I recommend going up there for hike, if Jersey Shore is on reruns.Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-20546049962841801182010-07-26T17:30:00.000-07:002010-07-26T17:30:06.457-07:00Wedding InvitationFor the last few weeks I have been trying to design an invitation for our wedding. Here is one that we put in the rejected pile...<div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqK9-x_lbZ5yohlpejkxTHRMJrEzhJVH0tk-F0zows5G1c0Zcr4xqgF6VxLpPmjI9AiK3Gjb1x7zQjBM5KI33jBZ5aLpcOC6V65baDSXfVJjdWKTgfbfMVDIx8YGuZghEbdEja3w/s1600/trueFART.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqK9-x_lbZ5yohlpejkxTHRMJrEzhJVH0tk-F0zows5G1c0Zcr4xqgF6VxLpPmjI9AiK3Gjb1x7zQjBM5KI33jBZ5aLpcOC6V65baDSXfVJjdWKTgfbfMVDIx8YGuZghEbdEja3w/s320/trueFART.jpg" /></a></div><div>I'm not sure why, maybe it needs a splash of color.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></div></div>Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-75383348228683146842010-07-15T16:24:00.000-07:002010-07-15T18:13:09.004-07:00Invention Thursday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"><div>At the <a href="http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/bart-train.jpg">BART</a> station the other day, there was a scary weirdo looking at my bike with great interest. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qxxFgp7cqhL4DupL6LBMSxmyR_dysYfFCHIJOV2ZMoO46EZmiQ3yIsTq8kH1JKAya9gkgvwT_6f_a8rGpZcJDjNnXr0s6RMnyTu92RRIMgzRaRwFQPvUYb8XsHkXGzwOKz4sTQ/s1600/bikeBREAK.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494273054610947074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qxxFgp7cqhL4DupL6LBMSxmyR_dysYfFCHIJOV2ZMoO46EZmiQ3yIsTq8kH1JKAya9gkgvwT_6f_a8rGpZcJDjNnXr0s6RMnyTu92RRIMgzRaRwFQPvUYb8XsHkXGzwOKz4sTQ/s400/bikeBREAK.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 256px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>I thought he might be thinking about stealing it. He didn't, but it made me think of a great invention to stop bike theft.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeq2o_Dv4EglMv2CQPGPWW_5NPoSbbUdwyYWUYwc8QKBhKc2wq5OyZvggDvAXDD6j579Vsci36iBlN6XiqrzrhZXRLxEb3abDTeODaHwz4mztRMNONEUaJ-rbtbY7gY0W9WP0ig/s1600/bikeBREAK01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494273040683870850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeq2o_Dv4EglMv2CQPGPWW_5NPoSbbUdwyYWUYwc8QKBhKc2wq5OyZvggDvAXDD6j579Vsci36iBlN6XiqrzrhZXRLxEb3abDTeODaHwz4mztRMNONEUaJ-rbtbY7gY0W9WP0ig/s400/bikeBREAK01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 256px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>This invention is a seemingly normal looking and working bicycle, but when stolen you can push a remote button to make the bike fall to pieces.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ciK3uSWH8G-qF4wfJwg1f8P-l5iArOjYQF4e5__KcExAlOzIAdK4s5BnCrfVxa291Imi2jM6MVwc1gDnmreXgXfRcZ8y8gUSHf4U4f9mBgzw04rG44pWDScYNE5-QnLyc6Ah6g/s1600/bikeBREAK02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494273037467462994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ciK3uSWH8G-qF4wfJwg1f8P-l5iArOjYQF4e5__KcExAlOzIAdK4s5BnCrfVxa291Imi2jM6MVwc1gDnmreXgXfRcZ8y8gUSHf4U4f9mBgzw04rG44pWDScYNE5-QnLyc6Ah6g/s400/bikeBREAK02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 256px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The thief would crash to the ground in a painful way, and it enables you to tell them to stop, and get their life together.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9cEpd49N3W64Y7wemDQuQwLUvsKKR7g4Qb34fToKn50zSmCiRKVJhIgTacfmbJM1SknatPFuR5dp51m3mhILixEL1_r2A_TF5gaQ58U_1HSI9bNlgUFHEhnhZ8j7sECfiMxvLg/s1600/bikeBREAK03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494273033089892690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9cEpd49N3W64Y7wemDQuQwLUvsKKR7g4Qb34fToKn50zSmCiRKVJhIgTacfmbJM1SknatPFuR5dp51m3mhILixEL1_r2A_TF5gaQ58U_1HSI9bNlgUFHEhnhZ8j7sECfiMxvLg/s400/bikeBREAK03.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 256px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">"Stop, and get your life together."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The anti-theft bike is a one time use, you wouldn't be able to put the bike the back together, but you can hold your head up high as the victor, and not the victim.</div><div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdnpW2pWl-X4uvPOGGMZtxyAKSsz7vAGWD55QwgUKSowx54wcHHsT436B8y9I5j4e5ry47M3E3z686l6O3Ec09iJnsHS7SWWhdHxVliH80j9oGhY3vvhfwefp_N7b0duDrqe_FA/s1600/bikeBREAK04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494273021643344050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdnpW2pWl-X4uvPOGGMZtxyAKSsz7vAGWD55QwgUKSowx54wcHHsT436B8y9I5j4e5ry47M3E3z686l6O3Ec09iJnsHS7SWWhdHxVliH80j9oGhY3vvhfwefp_N7b0duDrqe_FA/s400/bikeBREAK04.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 256px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div>Retails for only $12...... + $1600 for shipping.</div><div>Or an easy $1 a day for 1,612 days! Who can't afford a buck a day! </div></span>Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-26180033475412929992010-06-18T10:28:00.000-07:002010-06-18T11:53:45.503-07:00Toy Story 3<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></div>For the first time ever, I helped make a movie! Well, actually I was an extra in Ang Lee's Hulk, and I helped my cousin upload a youtube video once, but this is waaaaaay different.<br />
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNgyOJkuyzSD8FnqKtXyx0NzS-60QSIsCgd0xySQk6fPH1bqjTdfMks-ohIf0y29eFcFXBdrWkE30PIjOkgEO7CXftlM5Ju_Lqf1KCTHSSWMwhPVCsTu2aaWqJ8mDlfEIw-vbHg/s1600/toy_story_3_poster-535x791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNgyOJkuyzSD8FnqKtXyx0NzS-60QSIsCgd0xySQk6fPH1bqjTdfMks-ohIf0y29eFcFXBdrWkE30PIjOkgEO7CXftlM5Ju_Lqf1KCTHSSWMwhPVCsTu2aaWqJ8mDlfEIw-vbHg/s320/toy_story_3_poster-535x791.jpg" /></a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></div><div>That's right, a real bona fide hollywood(not actually made in hollywood) film! I was really lucky to be a part of the awesome team who made <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_FfHA5whXc">Toy Story 3</a> . Lee Unkrich is a great director, Michael Arndt is a great writer, Jason Katz is a great story supervisor, and the story crew was the best! My friends, <a href="http://www.theironscythe.blogspot.com/">James Robertson</a> and <a href="http://adrianmolina.blogspot.com/">Adrian Molina</a> did some amazing stuff and I can't wait to work with those guys again! </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></div><div>It came out today, so go and see it! Stop reading this and GO! REALLY! Get in your car, drive to the theater, pay for the ticket- you know what to do! Okay no really, I'm being serious now. GO SEE THE MOVIE!! Alright, I'm sorry I yelled, I accidentally hit the caps lock and got carried away. Will you please go see it now...</div><div><br />
</div>Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-67028804116073267092010-05-26T17:17:00.000-07:002010-05-26T20:23:30.790-07:00UnsuperHere are some superheroes doing some unsuper things...<br />
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I would look like a bad mother. I'd be tough as nails and no one would mess with me.<br />
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But late at night when I was alone, I would contort my body and the tattoo would become a mural of my favorite puppies from the Air Buddies movie franchise.<br />
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I'd recommend this type of tattoo if you want to show the world how f'n cool you are without sacrificing your softer sensitive side.<br />
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Here is a trailer for the newest Air Buddies movie, Space Buddies:<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W338J8XNHAcErik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-31695311406701624412010-05-19T17:56:00.000-07:002010-05-19T18:00:29.154-07:00Karaoke GuyI was at a karaoke bar last week with this guy...<br />
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I didn't know him...but I wanted to. He wore giant gold framed sunglasses( at night in a dark bar) with matching gold chain. A dress shirt with adidas track jacket, basically the whole package. He would approach each girl in the bar, do air guitar, occasionally yell something in their ear and then they would walk away. This went on for most of the night....he must've gotten so many phone numbers.Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-87886561873577804572010-05-03T16:35:00.000-07:002010-09-15T18:18:25.083-07:00JUSTICE IS AGE BLIND!Over the weekend I saw an old lady in the market eating a bunch of baked goods.<br />
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Not twenty four hours later I saw this oldie...<br />
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She ripped out a flower plant in front of the bank and put it in her purse. Also, felt NO SHAME!<br />
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I realize you old people feel the law doesn't apply to you anymore. You just blame it on your alzheimers, cataracts, or prescription meds, well NO MORE!<br />
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Now you will have to deal with THE ANGEL OF DEATH!<br />
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That is my crime fighting alter ego. I've done some research and found out old people are scared of death.<br />
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Much like Kick-Ass I would patrol the streets, fighting crime between 3pm and 4pm, that's when most of old people do crime, and I would hang out in front of Souplantation on Sundays, and the eye doctor the rest of the week.<br />
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Your reign of terror is over. No longer will you violate flower beds, or eat pastries you didn't pay for. You sicken me!<br />
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Here are the steps so the next time you're visiting, lost, or have been kidnapped in the desert, you can do it too.<br />
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Items you'll need:<br />
1. rocks<br />
2. pool skimmer<br />
3. sun setting<br />
4. brother/friend<br />
5. bats<br />
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Step 1: Collect rocks in your shirt basket(a shirt basket is when you lift the bottom of your shirt up past the navel to create a container).<br />
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Step 2: Ready your pool skimmer.<br />
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Step 3: Throw rocks 15 to 30 feet in the air.<br />
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Step 4: Bats will swoop down and try to eat the rocks because they think its a bug.<br />
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Step 5: Hit the bat with the pool skimmer.<br />
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Step 6: Give your partner a high-five.<br />
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Step 7: Repeat until your hearts content.<br />
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<br class="webkit-block-placeholder" />Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-30119825850847437502010-03-30T12:00:00.000-07:002010-03-30T12:08:31.270-07:00CostumeCONCOMIC-CON, the largest comic, film, and strange smell convention in the world is just around the corner. Although I won't be able to go this year, I did some sketches for possible costume ideas for this epic event. I am sure these costumes will be popular and in abundance.<br />
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<a href="http://meatcandy.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/carrot-top.jpg">The Mad Hatter</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp7jq1PQc_YGKfh22rh3UO_-W3t_8bxNMOxwK0mTc65EOLn-rvR913VcKG5VJxyhjriToOt3I6i8lcSDC1b8aB0I-jhcabN5B1u3uylsXC15nUPhvjYCIBvGsXez46ZDv0MUp_w/s1600/costume4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp7jq1PQc_YGKfh22rh3UO_-W3t_8bxNMOxwK0mTc65EOLn-rvR913VcKG5VJxyhjriToOt3I6i8lcSDC1b8aB0I-jhcabN5B1u3uylsXC15nUPhvjYCIBvGsXez46ZDv0MUp_w/s320/costume4.jpg" /></a></div>Erik Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246301005859616643noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21879745.post-19241473885775648902010-03-25T14:58:00.000-07:002010-03-25T15:00:24.905-07:00German Eye Poker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Something usually goes wrong when I fly and last weekend was no different. I was standing in line thinking about how delightful my trip went when a German guy poked me in the eye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBCfpim5bY74b1r7B4B9greVPMPZ-eWGjJ_fG9bRiOHdc2Q-Jswv81mnW2lLkchuSMXd-U3SWpGrIoEMP3iiIhvXHDOCUnNkFJPrDmz9F4QS_-gztD6zD8LjS3t81p1QlMlKbqg/s1600/airport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBCfpim5bY74b1r7B4B9greVPMPZ-eWGjJ_fG9bRiOHdc2Q-Jswv81mnW2lLkchuSMXd-U3SWpGrIoEMP3iiIhvXHDOCUnNkFJPrDmz9F4QS_-gztD6zD8LjS3t81p1QlMlKbqg/s320/airport.jpg" /></a></div>He was telling security about how he was just over in the other line, his arms and hands were flailing and ended up right in my looking ball.<br />
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He was very surprised and apologized profusely for the poke. I just stood there confused and hurt.<br />
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