tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131781692024-03-13T18:13:56.749-06:00The executiveBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-77404322877334818612010-04-12T21:56:00.001-06:002010-04-12T21:57:58.378-06:00My 6 Smiles<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cbblair%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cbblair%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cbblair%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">These are my 6 smiles:</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 smile I make when I see children making a snowman.</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 smile I make when I accomplish something that I didn’t think I could accomplish.</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 smile I make when someone more popular than I am says ‘Hi’ to me.</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 smile I make when I say ‘Hi’ to someone less popular than me. </div><div class="MsoNormal">1 smile I make when I see the look on the face of the janitor when I say “Thank you” to him.</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 smile I make when I’m serving the elderly.</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 smile I make when I do something nice for a poor person.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Dear Readers: What are your smiles? I’ll be monitoring my smiles over the next while, and I’ll update this list as I discover new ones.</div>Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-12201781194042378672010-02-24T23:23:00.004-07:002010-03-11T22:35:26.018-07:00Smores<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24Ywwyyr24pHkSAMJINsw-D4gYIpQ6c1VjRlKCa0RPXhI1Zv1A5r68BKmv9bBwIZHwrY8ZpRItPwhkxYpGpaUyL_DT6gry9Dy8MthxIHhtoT7TQAO5hyphenhypheng_wUNR0plgYDConnKfw/s1600-h/smores-main_Full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24Ywwyyr24pHkSAMJINsw-D4gYIpQ6c1VjRlKCa0RPXhI1Zv1A5r68BKmv9bBwIZHwrY8ZpRItPwhkxYpGpaUyL_DT6gry9Dy8MthxIHhtoT7TQAO5hyphenhypheng_wUNR0plgYDConnKfw/s320/smores-main_Full.jpg" /></a></div><br />
My only regret on this blog is that I’m not saying these things to you while we’re both eating smores by a campfire. That way, if you had a question about something, we could look each other in the eye, take a scrumptious bite out of our smores, and I could then put my arm on your shoulder and spell out exactly what I mean.<br />
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<i>image via <a href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2000849/smores-main_Full.jpg">i.ehow</a></i></div>Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-67396007645162728302008-02-26T10:17:00.000-07:002008-02-26T10:18:09.511-07:00incredibly busyI'm.so.busy.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-24266799671931370232008-02-02T21:40:00.000-07:002008-02-02T21:50:56.919-07:00post sketchesToo busy to put together a proper post. BUT I thought I could maybe put a sketch of a post or two that I'm excited about. I don't want this blog to just be one big complaint that I'm busy. So here are some sketches:<br /><br />One post that I would like to develop some time would be a post about how much I love buffalo wings, and also how I like jalepeño poppers except not when they have some non-cream cheese in them...that's all for that sketch.<br /><br />Another post would be about what I would imagine would be by far the most embarassing thing...ever. And what would be like the 2nd through 5th most embarassing things...anyway, I'm looking forward to filling out that sketch as well. More posts soon!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-85669055389314598552008-01-31T09:38:00.000-07:002008-01-31T09:42:22.040-07:00Yikes!The title of this post almost perfectly describes how I'm feeling right now: "Yikes!" is right. I am getting <b>bombarded</b> with comments on my posts and the hours and days are just sprinting past me. Please know that I will try my best to respond where appropriate.<br /><br />Also, I don't have time to attach it here, but yesterday I saw an image on the internet that almost perfectly describes my life. It is a picture of some person with like 8 arms trying to do all sorts of tasks at the same time. I'll try to attach it when (ironically!) I have a little more time...More posts soon!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-59291730871538354542008-01-28T20:35:00.000-07:002008-01-28T20:36:19.027-07:00busy...Hi Everyone! Sorry, things are crazy busy around here! More posts tomorrow...Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-44052261123142355942008-01-26T23:03:00.000-07:002008-01-26T23:27:47.238-07:00Internal ConversationThis is a (paraphrased) conversation I had with myself today. Sometimes I am surprised at the wisdom coming from the most un-likely of places, but I think it helps put in perspective my crazy-hectic schedule of late:<br /><br />• Ben, it looks you sure have a lot of things on your table!<br />•• Well, things are pretty crazy-busy right now, that's for sure!<br />• Don't you have time to stop for a minute and enjoy life! A little bird (or was it a miniature bunny rabbit?) once told me that a crazy-hectic life does not mean a happy, fulfilling life. You need some time to see the beauty in nature, you need some time to really, REALLY listen; you need some "you" time.<br />•• I know. I know. I know. I'm sorry. I suppose I'm addicted to the ever-so-addictive drug of productivity. (I do love being productive and checking off my "dumb things I gotta do" lists!) But you're right, I need some time for me. To really sit back and meditate, to look at each day as a new day to discover the world and myself all over again. To laugh as a child. To skip through puddles on Spring days, and to meditate.<br />• Promise me something.<br />•• OK<br />• Promise me that when you work through these <i>incredibly</i> busy days, and hectic weeks--promise me that you will find some time to really, REALLY listen to others, and even to the songs of birds. And promise me that you will find some time to really get to know who <i>you</i> are. You so obviously need some "you" time.<br />•• You are so right.<br />• And guess what?<br />•• What?<br />• I promise you that regardless of how crazy-busy your schedule is, that your life will be more fulfilling and happy.<br />•• That is so true.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-16989537085041864712008-01-26T11:44:00.001-07:002008-01-26T11:49:39.675-07:00MomentumI have been getting lots and lots of comments on my posts lately. Please know that I APPRECIATE the support and it's really giving me momentum to get some posts up. It is also heartening to hear that other people are busy. But as I mentioned in a comment earlier, I thought I told myself when I was a kid NOT to let my life get crazy, hectic busy (sigh!)<br /><br />Well, things have got to get done and I guess I need to get them done! (Meetings, phone calls, work, errands, cleaning, conference calls, etc. etc. etc.) I suppose such is the stuff a busy life is made of. REALLY, REALLY: More posts coming!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-70148661900317584952008-01-25T17:07:00.000-07:002008-01-25T17:08:36.980-07:00The routineErrands, meetings, phone-calls, conference calls, planning, working, maddeningly fast growing in box...You get the idea. Things are as busy as ever...More posts coming soon though!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-42579338934048821092008-01-23T21:11:00.000-07:002008-01-23T22:27:19.319-07:00New tag lineI'm pretty excited about my new tag line: "Where all the suites are executive suites...sweet!" I really think this tag line is a harbinger of GREAT things to come. I'm looking forward to giveaways, contests, photo montages, and possibly revisiting robot poetry. Of course (and I hate that I'm saying this again) things will need to calm down substantially from the current busy status. Crazy busy just might be the understatement of the year!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-86060906026238601322008-01-22T21:27:00.000-07:002008-01-22T21:31:17.081-07:00Things should be calming down soonSo things should be calming down in the not-too-distant future. I'm so anxious to get to posting again. I have been thinking about possibly adding a tagline to the title of my blog among other things...but such will have to wait for a <i>slightly</i> less busy time in my life (that seems to be one hectic day after another!!!)Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-11000059828708923342008-01-18T11:42:00.000-07:002008-01-18T11:44:43.730-07:00Bad ideaSo I thought I should just outline a typical day over the last little while to give my reader(s) a sense for my hectic schedule. But then I thought that might stress others out. Bad idea. I'm looking forward to things calming down in the near future, but things are BUSY around here.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-40642796060964406512008-01-17T11:32:00.000-07:002008-01-17T11:33:07.497-07:00One word: busy!Time has just gotten away from me. One word: busy!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-84929792512863565852008-01-14T13:34:00.000-07:002008-01-14T13:37:33.208-07:00AAAHH! Some wrenches thrown into my scheduleUnfortunately, some big events happening this week have thrown the rest of the day out the window. I will be traveling tomorrow, but I'll try to post something when I have a spare minute. I think I have some good posts in the pipeline, but today just got away from me. And I'm pretty sure I'm getting on top of things, so sorry that today has been so busy. More posts coming up!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-63482029294577092432008-01-13T20:12:00.000-07:002008-01-13T20:14:14.403-07:00Crazy busy!I am so sorry I have neglected my blog, but things have been so crazy busy! I promise I will get posting again. Look for my new post tomorrow!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-91827945731611270552007-09-25T19:54:00.000-06:002007-09-25T20:07:36.981-06:00My "deodorant" only works on my left armI should probably change my deodorant. In fact it's a little silly that I haven't. I got it because I got all nervous when I heard that a man shouldn't smell like his deodorant, and I got some of the recommended stuff--that apparently didn't make you smell like your deodorant. The first day I wore it, I thought after a few hours: "Hmm. This kind of smells like body odor." I had the same impression for the next few days, but then I had a realization: it is really awful only under my right arm. The left isn't so bad. So now if anyone tells me that I have really awful body odor, I can tell her (or him, I guess) that it is only awful under my right arm. Here, try this arm...see? It's not nearly as awful. Isn't that weird? I think my dilemma is this: I'm told I shouldn't smell like my deodorant. I have this idea that there is some other deodorant at some store I rarely visit that might work for both arms. In the meantime, I can explain my awful smell by referring to the fact that I got it on recommendation, and the really awful smell is mostly just under the right arm.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1159402536227267132006-09-27T18:14:00.000-06:002006-09-27T18:15:36.246-06:00bad sequel decisionI think a bad sequel decision was to make Back to the Future II hinge on Marty McFly getting really bugged if someone calls him 'chicken'.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1158344601498204622006-09-15T12:23:00.000-06:002006-09-15T12:32:09.546-06:00The fluffy bunny and the bananaThis is the beginnings of a children's book I'm working on. A lot of this is inspired by discussions I had in my youth with <a href="http://www.alpinepeds.com/">Weston Spencer</a>.<br /><br /><div class="audblog"><a href="http://www.audioblogger.com/media/70173/408800.mp3" class="audLink"><img src="http://www.audioblogger.com/media/images/audioblogger.gif" class="audImg"border="0" alt="this is an audio post - click to play" /></a></div>Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1154139841466609922006-08-02T10:05:00.000-06:002006-08-02T17:08:28.090-06:00My What not to Wear partySo I threw my own what not to wear/queer eye for the straight guy party this last week. I guess I would say it was successful, but I was hoping for a more enthusiastic response from my friends and family. <br /><br />Gabby designed the invitations, I wrote most the copy:<br /><br /><i>You won't believe Ben's new look...<br /><br />Ben is turning over a new stone...<br /><br />Get to know the Ben with even better taste in clothing and cuisine...<br /><br />Goodbye crappy clothes...Hello awesome and stylish clothes!<br /><br />See what Ben has done with his hair (hint: it will BLOW YOUR MIND), and experience the luxurious grip of his properly moisterized hands...<br /><br />Watch Ben roll sushi, and engage his new cultural knowledge.<br /><br />Witness Ben's deliberate, professorly-looking gruff...<br /><br />Come listen as Ben shows his new look and reads some papers on Bureaucracy and Education, and talks about his scholarly interests in preparation for job-talks at Colleges and Universities this next Fall...<br /><br />Ben is totally excited to reveal <b>the new Ben</b>...</i><br /><br /><br /><br />I was being honest, I was totally excited to reveal the new me. And, judging from what I'd seen on these shows, I thought a lot of people would be too.<br /><br />So about 6 people came. I was waiting upstairs for about 15 minutes, until Gabby said I should come down. I wish I had picked better music for my entry, and I guess I was hoping for more gasps and applause and laughter and general enthusiastic approval. And yes, more than 6 people would have been nice too. I guess I would say that I was a little disappointed in the response, a couple people said, "hey Ben, what a fun idea!" and I was more looking for what I have become accustomed to seeing on the TV shows I was trying to replicate: "Whoa! No way! Wow! Ha Ha Ha Ha, this is great! I can't believe the change! You look...you look fantastic! Wow, yes, read us another paper! What??!! You roll your own sushi??!! Wait a second, did you just say <i>genre?</i> This is great! Wow! This was so fun to see the new Ben!" But I still love my new look, and attitude.<br /><br />If I thought I could throw my own "What not to wear" party, and come off with the same results as the TV shows, I was wrong. There is a ton of work in the background to help get the friends and family and audience excited and motivated to say really nice and thoughtful things. I'm not bitter, but consider that my last "What not to wear" party I throw for myself, unless I have way more support, and ideally some sort of television production, and audience cheer-leading crew.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1154203072209608022006-07-29T13:40:00.000-06:002006-07-29T14:03:42.206-06:00Smells like teen spiritI feel like I missed a major milestone in music. I don't know if I was on my mission, or just not around when Nirvana came out and in particular when Smells like teen spirit came out. I have heard Gabby (and Josh and Jared) say the same kinds of things about when this song came out for a while and I was listening to All songs considered, and a featured band was talking about their favorite or most influencial song, and Smells like Teen Spirit was one of the songs. What did it for me was that the reasoning was basically identical to Gabby's.<br /><br />Gabby has been saying this for years, and the featured band said it too: Once the song came out and the video first played, everything was different. This was unlike anything else before, and everything would be different after; it was as if all the rules for music were now changed.<br /><br />It wasn't some obscure artist who was awesome and the few who knew about her shared knowing nods. <br /><br />I never saw the video for "Hey Ya", but I saw a performance on one of the late shows and felt like this was totally fresh and original, felt like it challenged music, I haven't heard anything that was that big and that original since, and it swept the nation. Was that what Smells like teen spirit was like? Or was Hey Ya too fun? <br /><br />Still love both songs. Can my experience with Hey Ya compensate for missing Smells like teen spirit? Or is it not a fair comparison? Other songs up for consideration?Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1124826824304185282006-07-25T13:33:00.000-06:002006-07-26T07:15:47.916-06:00Etiquette journal: Moving helpSo many people are moving in and out of our neighborhood, and I have been thinking about my experience moving out to New York.<br /><br />When Gabby's brother, Jared, and I drove across country and arrived at our new place in New York, we were welcomed by members of the <a href=http://www.lds.org>Elder's Quorum.</a> We were exhausted after driving 10+ hours a day for the last four days. One of the helpers brought a Dominos Pepperoni pizza and a two liter bottle of Sprite and said: "You guys must be exhausted and hungry, why don't you sit down, eat some pizza and take a break, we'll start hauling in the boxes." This was of course extremely nice. They brought in a considerable number of boxes, and we joined them after a much appreciated rest and, of course, we appreciated that they brought some much needed food.<br /><br />As Jared and I considered this, we thought how nice these strangers were, and how nice it was to be able to arrange an arrival time, and how reassuring it was to talk with a contact on our way out; we checked in regularly, and made a point to be available should they need pertinent information--such as contact numbers, food preferences, etc. to make for a smooth experience.<br /><br />A couple thoughts occurred that hopefully can help in thinking about moving etiquette: I love pizza, EVERYONE knows that. I also like soda. Now if you were to ask me if I like sprite, I would answer: "Yeah. It's great." If you asked me: "What is your favorite soda?" That is easy too: root beer. By that same token, if you were to ask me if I like pepperoni pizza, I would answer: "Yeah. It's great." "What's your favorite pizza?" Easy: pepperoni and sausage.<br /><br />So we were in contact with a person who arranged these helpers. We loved the pizza and the Sprite. I guess my question is this: How hard is it, really, how hard is it to make a simple request, like: "Hey, we're gonna be bringing some pizza and soda...what do you like on your pizza? How about soda--do you have a favorite? Really, is it much more difficult to ask what someone likes? It's just a simple--what do you like on your pizza? What's your favorite drink? That's it. Simple. And you know what? It can make a <i>world</i> of difference. It's etiquette, plain and simple.<br /><br />We are still SO GRATEFUL for the plain pepperoni pizza and the sprite. Yet, I can't help thinking what our experience would have been like had they asked 2 simple questions: We arrive, a stranger brings OUR FAVORITE pizza, and OUR FAVORITE soda. NOW, I would feel really welcomed--who wouldn't?Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1153617220402890492006-07-22T19:09:00.000-06:002006-07-24T13:46:19.110-06:00AAHEEEP!My kids won't stop telling this one. We have had to limit their telling to only family members, though.<br /><br /><br />knock-knock!<br /><br />Who's there?<br /><br />AAHEEEP!<br /><br />AAHEEEP Who?<br /><br />You eat poo? Gross.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1153432091751424282006-07-20T15:48:00.000-06:002006-07-20T16:13:44.493-06:00Waterskiing instructions<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/628/723/1600/waterski.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/628/723/320/waterski.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><div class="audblog"><a href="http://www.audioblogger.com/media/70173/387128.mp3" class="audLink"><img src="http://www.audioblogger.com/media/images/audioblogger.gif" class="audImg"border="0" alt="this is an audio post - click to play" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Below is the transcript for the audio above. <br /><br />Now when you gonna be waterskiing, there are several things that you’ve got to remember. Now, you’re gonna be jumpin into the water, right, you’ll slide your foot into the boot of the waterski, right mate. You might want to put in some shampoo so as to make it easier for you to put your foot in. Then is when the real waterskiing adventure begins, right mate. You gonna be holden onto the rope tight. You wanna hold the rope close to your chest, and keep your knees up too. Don’t let your arms out yet either right mate. When you’re ready to go, you’ll signal the driver of the boat by saying these words: “hit it.” At that point, the driver’s gonna hit the accelerator, the boats gonna be pushin across the water. You gonna wanna keep your ski tip up, out of the water, the boats actually gonna pull you up out of the water, and you’ll be gliding across the water like you were flying mate.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1153323413298963202006-07-19T09:35:00.000-06:002006-07-19T13:08:26.116-06:00on getting complicated TV and movie rolesWell, since my last post, I have realized that in order to get more and more complicated TV and movie roles I need to do more accent practice. I feel pretty good about my Australian and Irish accents (well Irish I am awesome, but mostly limited to things Bono has said). Australian I'm pretty good, but I'm great if I'm giving instructions for waterskiing. I really need to work on: Scottish, German, French, South African (Seth Eh'vreekun), and Boston, and of course, British. You know what I could use? Does anyone know of any on-line forums or audio chat rooms where people can practice fake accents? Because that would be excellénte! <br /><br />On roles that I see myself playing (not neccessarily in the order of preference):<br />1. I would really like a role where I play a really handsome, tall tennis player who drives a convertible red corvette and is a stock-broker working on wall street. He's the kind of guy who is the envy of every single person in the world, but he is mostly just a determined, hardworking humble man who loves to spend time with his autistic kids. In one scene, he could buy a hotdog from a street-vendor for his kids, then he helps his kids give the hot-dog man a hug, and later in life, the kids remark that that simple act was their favorite experience of their whole life.<br /><br />2. I would really like a role where a 30-something with a British accent has a blog that is published in the New Yorker, The Economist, and Popular Science. His fan base is loyal, but he starts to doubt himself, and predictably, his self-esteem plummets. Just when he is about to stop blogging, the President of the World asks him to be a cabinet member to oversee blogs and the law. He is conflicted because he had so much self-doubt, yet he desperately wants to help improve the world.<br /><br />3. I would also welcome playing a retired boxer who has a blind dog that he, ironically, leads. A host of conflicts, and issues surrounding the meaning of 'family' 'faith' 'hope' and 'sacrifice' emerge. The name of the show could be, simply, 'Boxer'. <br /><br />I have a lot of experience acting. I was in the play Tartuffe, I was Grandpa in "You Can't Take it With You." I was the lead in the Bames Jond series, and recently, I was Simple in "Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare. In addition, whenever I teach, I try to incorporate acting. Sometimes this includes dramatic or accented readings of Shakespearean sonnets, other times, its just simply pretending to be a robot. I try to study a character for his/her motives, aspirations, questions, doubts, etc. until I uncover the core of that character's soul. Then acting is simply applying a range of circumstances to that character's soul.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13178169.post-1153320699270669472006-07-19T08:37:00.000-06:002006-07-19T09:00:21.253-06:00mid-blog crisisI'm having a mid-blog crisis. Maybe it's because a bunch of people have started blogs and they are way better than mine. Maybe it's part of the nature of a blog to run a course, then to just turn into the same sort of predictable, boring stuff. Maybe it's because I don't like the angle my blog has taken recently, and there is just way too much pressure to keep that up. Maybe it's because I have nothing more to say. Or maybe it's time for me to move into a different medium, say TV, or movies? Or maybe it's because I know exactly what I want my blog to be, I just don't have the ready resources and capital to get it going. I guess I could end it all now (the blog), and leave my Taylor Clark experience as my last public blog expression. But that doesn't feel right. If you don't have anything to say, then you shouldn't say anything, right? But then, I have never had anything to say, and that hasn't stopped me from saying lots of things. Well, if nothing else, this post has convinced me that it is time to look into more, and more complicated TV and movie roles.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341997647734286199noreply@blogger.com5