Ben Moser's PhuseBox

Emotions...trust

Ben Moser — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:26:01 -0600

I get way too attached too easily...

MY SOUNDTRACK

Ben Moser — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:45:34 -0600

I thought this one was pretty neat, so I had some fun with it!

If your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be? So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc).
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press Play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the Next button.
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool.
7. Don't skip songs.

---Eh, sometimes repeat artists come up.... skip it or keep it. . .whatever

Opening Credits
"L-O-V-E" Natalie Cole

Waking Up
"Even Better Than the Real Thing" U2

First Day at School
"Rocky Top" The Pride of the Southland Marching Band

Breaking up
"Bad Girl" Usher

Happiness
"Healing Rain" Michael W. Smith

Life's Okay
"Over The Rainbow" Ray Charles and Johnny Mathis

Mental Breakdown
"Crazy" Gnarls Barkley

Falling In Love
"Your Song" Moulin Rouge

Driving
"Days Go By" Keith Urban

Flashback
"Mockingbird" Eminem

Getting Back Together
"Save The Last Dance For Me" Michael Buble

Wedding
"Zing! Went The Strings of My Heart" Frank Sinatra

Birth of a Child
"Trust Me" The Fray

Final Battle
"Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer" Phantom of the Opera

Death Scene
"Don't Phunk With My Heart" Black Eyed Peas

Funeral Song
"I Ain't In Checotah Anymore" Carrie Underwood

So Long
"Remember Me" Mark Schultz

Dave Barnes

Ben Moser — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:19:48 -0500

So I missed Dave Barnes in concert about two weeks ago at the Blue Cats location here in Knoxville. This made me very sad.

Then I found out that our lovely Campus Entertainment Board brought him to campus for a FREE concert.

Then I found out that the Baptist Collegiate Ministry was sponsoring the event. I was really excited.

So I went to the UC where the concert was being held...and the line to get in was out the door...which really sucked. I walked up the line to see if i could find anybody I knew in line, which surprisingly I didn't. I got to the front were the BCM set up a table, and was promptly informed that all BCM members get reserved seating in the first five rows...SWEET!

Later after the concert we were told that BCM members get to meet Dave...I was rushed upstairs and through some hallways...to MEET the Barnesness in person! So I got to joke and laugh with Dave. We got a group picture. It was an all around incredible night. Dave is one of the most hilarious people alive.

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Power T

Ben Moser — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:43:34 -0500

35-18.

The REAL Score:

35-0 until 3 minutes left in the third quarter...when Fulmer had the second and THIRD string teams on the field. And we were supposed to lose to #9 Cal...

Cal...can you say OVERRATED?

This team looks a lot more familiar...

WOOHOO!!! Go Vols!

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TENNESSEE BETTING LINES for the Cal Game

Ben Moser — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:17:14 -0500

TENNESSEE BETTING LINES FOR THE Cal GAME
(from scout.com)

-Odds the Pride of the Southland Marching Band plays the best rendition ever of Cal’s fight song

5:1

Odds the Pride’s drum major gets into fisticuffs with the officiating crew

50:1

Odds Coach Fulmer responds to any bad Vol play with a bout of clapping

No line

    Odds some group will attempt to start the wave

    50:1

    Odds they’ll attempt the wave while the Vols are on offense

    Even money

    Odds Jim Bob Cooter plays in the game

    1:10,000

    Odds Jim Bob Cooter is shown on television and his name discussed by announcers

    2:1

    Odds that Erik Ainge will throw the first Vol pass

    No line

    Odds that Jonathan Crompton will attempt a pass

    2:1

Odds that Britton Colquitt will throw a pass

    1: 1,000,000

    Over/Under on number of Volunteer tailbacks who play

    3

    Over/under on rushing yards for Arian Foster

    115

    Over/under on rushing yards for Erik Ainge

    -8

    Over/under on number of times Rocky Top is played

    73

    Over/under on attendance

    105,400

    Over/under on TD catches by a Vol TE

    (just pick under)

    Over/under on number of “scores of interest” that are actually of interest

    2

The Weekend

Ben Moser — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:16:37 -0500

Thursday Night. Club Tonic. AAAwwwwesommme. Friday Night. Opening Night Eve. Partttyyy. Saturday. GAME DAY! ORANGE NATION! MY FIRST GAME EVERRRRRR...WOOHOO! GO VOLS!

can you tell im EXCITED??

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Au Revoir, The Boro

Ben Moser — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:59:16 -0500

Come 5 a.m., I pack up my bags and hit the road for Knoxville.

For College.

For the future.

For a long time.

I'll be back here and there, but it won't be the same.

Goodbye to all my friends to whom I haven't properly said goodbye to.

I will miss you all.

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Funny Quotations and Pics from Alaskan Stores

Ben Moser — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:08:35 -0500

"Love is grand. Divorce is 20 grand."

"I don't approve of political jokes. I've seen too many of them elected!"

"Everyone brings joy here. Some when they enter and others when they leave."

"It ain't your jeans that make your butt look fat!"

"I'm not a complete idiot, parts of me are missing."

"The trouble with some women is, they get all excited about nothing, then they marry him!"

"Do not talk about yourself, we'll do that after you leave."

"When I married Mr. Right, I didn't know his first name was ALWAYS!"

"Don't worry about what people think - they don't do it often."

"Gossiper: One who will never tell a lie if the truth will do more damage."

"Brain cells come and brain cells go but fat cells live forever!"

Thus ends the interesting quotations.

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..::listen to your heart::.

Ben Moser — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:24:01 -0500

Crushes.

That's how everything begins. A glance, a touch that
sparks emotion. It sends the signal to your brain that is electric. And
then your brain sends a signal to your heart that makes you feel warm
and fuzzy. It starts out so small, but it can develop into so much more…

The
sustained eye contact that sends messages back and forth. It makes
those dusty butterflies in your stomach shake of their wings and
flutter. The lump in your throat rises. The red in your cheeks shows
off is rosy hue. Your legs weaken, you don't know what to do with your
hands, and suddenly you care about how you look.

The
accidental touch that sends chills up your spine. It makes you stop and
indulge. Makes you turn and think, "Did…did that…did that really
happen—to me? Wow." Savor every memory. You look over at them and
everything else disappears. The hairs on the back of your neck stand
upright.

The look, the feel that everything's alright.

It
grows on you. The comfort you feel when you're around them. Knowing
you'll always have someone to hold you tight, to make you feel
complete. Someone you can talk to for hours or sit with in silence
forever. The dependence begins.

Mutual habits begin to form,
things are understood. You feel secure in anything—with them. When you
are without the other, you aren't the only one that notices. You
delight yourself in the knowledge that when they are gone, you'll get
to see them soon. You talk until the early morning about anything and
everything. You begin to learn love.

And then they are gone.

The problem is that the feeling that you felt and came so naturally isn't.

And
you know that whenever that one person talks to you, those same
butterflies dust off their wings once again and make you weak. Even
though you know you shouldn't, you give them trust as if nothing had
happened, and you hope that tomorrow is better than today.

My butterflies were dusted off this weekend.

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Attention Fantasy Football Fans!

Ben Moser — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:19:24 -0500
I have a premium league at easports.com that came with NFL Head Coach.

We really need more teams to sign up. It only costs $10 to join the league and that goes towards prize money. Let me know if you are interested!

Live Draft Party! hopefully. lol.

Hit me up!

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Ben Moser — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 03:30:02 -0500

NYC.
July 8-16.

Au revoir.

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Fantasy Football 2006

Ben Moser — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:43:22 -0500

To all who are interested:

I have a premium league commissioner account at EASports.com.

If you want to be in the league, message or remark me to let me know. I'll give you more details on league entry fees when you ask.

It won't be extremely expensive, but all entry fee money will be placed in a pot and distributed to the top 2-3 teams. I'll decide on how the pot will be divided when I can judge how much interest there is, and how much the entry fee will be.

I've been checking out the site, because I haven't ever used EA before, but it looks pretty tight.

We will be doing a live draft party, so you have to be fairly close to Murfreesboro if you want to be in.

Enjoy.

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MUUUUUUCHO BELATED MEXICO QUOTES...yes i know it isn't the correct usage of the word elizabeth duncan...

Ben Moser — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:27:52 -0500

MEXICO 2006

"Voulez-vous choucher avec nous, ce soir?" -Xavier

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"Brian, my pants are falling down!" -KT

later...

"Katie, will you pull my pants down?!" -Brian

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"Kelsey flashed me!" -Me

later...

"Kelsey, flash me again! I need the light..." -Brian

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"BAD KATIE!" uttered MANY a time by Brian

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"Flash him Kelsey!" -Brian
"I've got it covered guys, I've got it covered." -Kelsey
"...no you don't..." -Brian

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"Don't hit that...that still has to make an entire royal family!" -Brian

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"Can I get back on you? Pleeeeeeeease?!" -Brian

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"What does that mean?" -Katie
"Uh...Katie...that's not French. Those are noises..." -Brian and Ben

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"Her new nickname is 'Flash'!" -Ben
"...and it's not because she's fast!" -Katie

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Monica Lewinski--Brian's new nickname...

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"Holy crap! I've got money coming out of my pants!" -Brian

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"Wanna make a monkey?!" -Brian to Kelsey

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"Let's go to bed." -Kelsey to group
"Your bed or mine?" -Brian to Kelsey

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"What are we going to do tomorrow for 7 hours?" -Brian
*snicker* -Kelsey

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"You can't kill me...think of what the world would have to go through!" -Brian
"...I could brind chips to the party!" -Xavier

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Set scene: Brian and Xavier have been continually fighting for most of the time we have been contained in our bunks for the night...commonly referred to as curfew...

Brian is on the bottom bunk. Xavier is on the top. Brian is kicking Xavier's bed.

Xavier/Sasquatch has enough, jumps out of his bed and attacks Brian in his, all after lights out. Only I am right next to it so I can make out large shapes.

As Xavier jumps into Brian's bed to attack, several coins hit the floor, and as EVERYONE is either sleeping or dead silent, they break the silence in a big way.

Immediately after the coins hit the floor, Brian says seductively, "You don't have to pay yet!"

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"We had so much fun last night..." - Kelsey

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"I can see Emily's crotch!" -Katie

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"You're doing that on purpose Katie! You just want to look up her skirt again!" -Brian

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"I want buttless chaps." -Brian

This concludes your tour of the more interesting conversation had while south of the border. Hope you enjoyed. Especially Brian who is recovering from death, and Kelsey who is exiled on MTSU's campus.

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Canon Digital Rebel XT

Ben Moser — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:33:53 -0500

This is my new toy. MMMMMMMMM.

I get it Wednesday...just in time to take to NY for some amazing photos...

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So...

Ben Moser — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:54:14 -0500
So there's this girl.

And she lives an hour ahead of me.

And we have a lot in common.

And she makes me excited.

I enjoy talking to her immensely.

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Manly Men

Ben Moser — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:29:07 -0500

Enough said.

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Ben Moser — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:05:41 -0500

I got a haircut today.

I enlisted.

I'm taking requests on how to style my hair.

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*Edit*

Ah, Hunter. The one whom I was counting on would not read my post and expose my shortcomings. Tis true that I in fact did not enlist in what most people preconceive as anything associated with the United States government, however in his attempt to brutally discredit me, he revealed the truth. I have in fact joined the KISS Army, which I also know nothing about except for the fact that their slogan is a cheesy knockoff of the U.S. Army's in that it states this: "An Army of Tongue". See, I meant cheesy. But I must point out that I never explicitly said "armed forces", and in this instance, Hunter drew his own conclusions. In fact, upon further meditation and investigation, I have decided to be most dis-honorably discharged from the KISS Army and rouse up a rebel force with a single, decided goal: to destroy the KISS Army. And with that, I leave open my remark box as an enlistment notification service to all those who want to join an armed force that will strive for the common good. The other two things are true though, however hair styling is going to be a bit difficult.

Recent Project

Ben Moser — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:54:56 -0500

Current Events

Ben Moser — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:21:45 -0500

Turned 18. Hot sizzle.

Broke my pinky at Freshman Orientation at UT. Much fun was had there in only two nights. hehe.

My class schedule for first semester:

+Mondays
    1:25-3:20 pm: Marching Band (Music Ensemble 359)
    5:45-8:35 pm: Communications and Information 150

+Tuesdays
    8:10-9:25 am: Honors Psychology 117
    9:40-10:55 am: Biology 101
    2:10-3:25 pm: University Honors 100
    3:40- 4:55pm: Honors English 118
    6:30-7:30 pm: Brass Sectional Rehearsal (not a class)

+Wednesdays
    9:05-11:00 am: Biology Lab
    1:25-3:20 pm: Marching Band

+Thursdays
    8:10-9:25 am: Honors Psychology 117
    9:40-10:55 am: Biology 101
    3:40-4:55 pm: Honors English 118

+Fridays
    1:25-3:20 pm: Marching Band

Then when I got home I was greeted with my birthday present...a 20.1" widescreen display with tons of features. yeah. its spiffy.

That's a recap of my current events. Hope you enjoyed.

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My Adventure to the Apple Store

Ben Moser — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:25:53 -0500

So. This morning I woke up, mowed two lawns, then showered up for my trip into Green Hills (Nashville) to go to the Apple Store in the Green Hills Mall. You see, my iPod has been kinda quirky the past two weeks, and though I made a trip to the Apple Store about two weeks ago to fix it, it started to act like a defiant teenager to me again last night. So I embark on my quest at 1:40, as I have a 2:50 appointment at the Genius Bar to get them to do something that I apparently could do, but can't. You see, they make it look so easy, and even when I try to do the same thing they did during my previous visit, it won't work for me. So I take the same route there...840 to I24 to I440. I like making the trip actually, as I enjoy the think time and I would really like to take a road trip, but I digress. I arrive at the Mall at Green Hills at approximately 2:20-2:30. I enter the Apple Store, where no one is in line at the Genius Bar. So I stroll up to it, discuss some logistics with the resident Genius, and he takes my iPod, does a quick fix, and I'm good to go. It looked like it was working. So I stroll around (a trip of that distance isn't truly justified by merely entering and leaving the Apple Store in a matter of 10 minutes.) and pick up an Apple Remote for whatever. I find a guy who graduated from LaVergne working there, and we talk for a few. I then pay for the remote and go to the Gap and buy a nice polo with a gift card I received for my birthday, then leave, with plans to visit the nearby CompUSA as I have a gift card and found directions online while in the Apple Store. On my way to CompUSA, I decide to begin uploading songs to my renewed iPod as I had my laptop with me. When I reach my destination, I look down at the laptop screen and find out my iPod was "not a readable or writable disk" (or for those that want a simple version...it wont talk with my computer, and my computer can't talk with it.) With disgust, I decide to spend a few minutes browsing CompUSA and then return to the Apple Store to get it checked out again. I find nothing of great interest (i.e. the card is for $25 dollars, and I just spent the last of my cash on the remote). I leave and retrace my tracks five miles back to the Apple Store, realizing that this time I do not have an appointment, and if crowded, I may not be able to see a Genius for a while. After waiting through three other customers before the scheduled person didn't show, I proceeded to discuss my newfound problem with a different Genius, the one who worked with me two weeks previous. He also remembered me, and we hit it off again. He ran the same problem solver program (iPod Updater...after a bit of Disk Utility and erasing), and I wasn't leaving until I was satisfied it would work, so I pulled out my laptop upon his advising as well, to make sure that it wouldn't run into any snags. He then told me that he would like to help me more, but my iPod was more than a month out of warranty. Me being the amazing random detail oriented guy I am, remembered that there was no way the iPod was out of warranty by a month, being that my dad bought it for me after May 29, 2005 for my birthday while I was at Governor's School. (May 29 was the day Gov. School started). So I asked him if the warranty wasn't more than a month expired, what he could do, especially since it was him I saw two weeks ago for the same problem. He told me that he needed proof of the purchase date, i.e. a reciept, which I had long ago lost I'm sure. Luckily Best Buy keeps records, so I called them and asked them when I/my dad bought the iPod, and they told me June 9, 2005. I asked the Genius if June 9, 2005 was acceptable being that it was yesterday and I saw him two weeks previously for the same problem. He said he would try and work with me, but mentioned that the iPod was working now. I then asked him how many times I have to come for the same problem before it is considered "replaceable". He told me he understands, and that since I live in Murfreesboro it is a bit of a drive, but he needed a hardcopy reciept. So now I depart the mall again, but this time I head to Hickory Hollow to the Best Buy there. After about 25 minutes of driving, I pull into the parking lot there and walk in, and the girl I talked to on the phone prints up my receipt. I noticed an accident on I24 on the other side (the way I would go back) so I asked if there was an alternative route they knew of. After confusing directions and unsufficient routes, I decide to take Bell Road all the way back to Hillsboro Parkway (mind you it has 8045980394598 lights.) Surprising only like 3 of them were red. So I made it back to the Apple Store in roughly 20-25 minutes. I walk in and the "old-reliable" Genius isn't there, so I have to explain my story to the currently available guy. After much storytelling ( I failed to tell them this entire time that the reason the case is slightly out of line is not because I've been "squishing" it, it is
actually because Best Buy replaced the hard drive about three weeks ago, which I imagine would have voided any such warranty that I was pleading for.), the Genius gave me a shiny new iPod (still photo mind you), took my old one away, and lectured me that this one only had a 90 day warranty and I need to be more careful about not "squishing" it. So after that escapade, I leave the mall for the last time, smiling all the way. I return home at 7:00 pm., about 5 hours and 20 minutes spent on the whole shbang. I return happily though, as my mom has a smoothie made for me, dinner was just finished cooking, and I have a shiny new iPod that I have yet to name. I then watched Tristan and Isolde, very good movie. And that brings us to the end of my day.

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In memory of "Ben Moser's iPod", as it was never officially given any name but of the one referred to.

June 9, 2005 - June 10, 2006

Eighteen

Ben Moser — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:23:28 -0500
I can vote.
I can go clubbin.
I can pick up a pack-o-cigs. I won't.

And I can go to big-people jail.

Bean also mentioned that I can now participate in pornography and gambling, informing me that I can lose my health, money, and morals all at the same time!

Yay for 18!

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Life is a journey,

Ben Moser — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:00:14 -0500
...and love is what makes that journey worthwhile.

Is this real?

I feel like I'm in a dream...

...and I don't want to wake up.

The only problem is...

I'm afraid of getting hurt again.

Wish me luck.

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Who Am I?

Ben Moser — Wed, 31 May 2006 14:26:38 -0500

I can make anybody pretty.
I can make you believe any lie.
I can make you pick a fight with somebody twice your size.
I've been known to cause a few break-ups,
and I've been known to cause a few births.
I can make you new friends, or get you fired from work.

Who Am I?

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Au Revoir, First Love

Ben Moser — Fri, 26 May 2006 01:50:26 -0500
You won't read this.
You dont know.
But you have influenced me incredibly over the past year.
Tonight I, for the first time, began to write a new chapter in my life since then.

Tonight I cried the last time for you.
Tonight I thought back for the last time for you.
Tonight I remembered for the last time for you.
Tonight I will move on. For the first time in...

One year, three months, and six days.

Five Hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes and more.

Tonight I "give up".

I will never forget you.
I will always care about you.
I will always listen.

But it will never be the same.

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house, that don't bother me. I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out. I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while. Even though going on with you gone still upsets me, there are days every now and again I pretend I'm ok. But that's not what gets me.

What hurts the most was being so close and having so much to say and watching you walk away, and never knowing what could have been and not seeing that loving you--is what I was tryin' to do.

It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go...but I'm doin' it. It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone. Still harder--getting up, getting dressed, livin' with this regret. But I know if I could do it over, I would trade...give away...all the words that I saved in my heart--that I left unspoken.

What hurts the most was being so close and having so much to say and
watching you walk away, and never knowing what could have been and not
seeing that loving you--is what I was trying to do.

Not seeing that loving you--that's what I was trying to do.

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Who's to Say...

Ben Moser — Fri, 19 May 2006 20:48:45 -0500
...that it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all, when it is impossible to know both?

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I'll Tell You

Ben Moser — Wed, 17 May 2006 21:17:29 -0500
...what my worst fear is.

It's losing the love of my life.

Who, I don't know yet.

But i fear the heartbreak.

more than anything.

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Tell me...

Ben Moser — Mon, 15 May 2006 16:17:37 -0500

What is your worst fear?

Love can be a many splendored thing

Can't deny the joy it brings

A dozen roses, diamond rings

Dreams for sale and fairy tales

It'll make you hear a symphony

And you just want the world to see

But like a drug that makes you blind,

It'll fool ya every time

The trouble with love is

It can tear you up inside

Make your heart believe a lie

It's stronger than your pride

The trouble with love is

It doesn't care how fast you fall

And you can't refuse the call

See, you got no say at all

Now I was once a fool, it's true

I played the game by all the rules

But now my world's a deeper blue

I'm sadder, but I'm wiser too

I swore I'd never love again

I swore my heart would never mend

Said love wasn't worth the pain

But then I hear it call my name

(The trouble with) The trouble with love is

It can tear you up inside

Make your heart believe a lie

It's stronger than your pride

The trouble with love is

It doesn't care how fast you fall

And you can't refuse the call

See, you got no say at all

Every time I turn around

I think I've got it all figured out

My heart keeps callin' and I keep on fallin'

Over and over again

This sad story always ends the same

Me standin' in the pourin' rain

It seems no matter what I do

It tears my heart in two

(The trouble with love is) The trouble with love, yeah

(It can tear you up inside) It can tear you up inside

(Make your heart believe a lie) Make your heart believe a lie

It's stronger than your pride

(The trouble with love is)

It's in your heart

It's in your soul (doesn't care how fast you fall)

You won't get no control

(and you can't refuse the call)

See, you got no say at all

(The trouble with love is) Oh, yeah

(It can tear you up inside)

(Make your heart believe a lie)

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Her

Ben Moser — Fri, 05 May 2006 22:56:06 -0500
She still does it for me.

It doesn't make sense to me.

We aren't even close anymore.

Yet, when I talked to her tonight,
she made everything feel alright.

I haven't felt that peace from a girl...

Since the last time I felt this from her.

I thought I had moved on.

All I can say:

She simply does it for me.

She is so beautiful.

And while I am in Alaska,

She will keep me warm.

Some day, when I'm awfully low,

When the world is cold,

I will feel a glow just thinking of you...

And the way you look tonight.

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Cinco de Mayo

Ben Moser — Fri, 05 May 2006 16:49:29 -0500
Jazzfest tonight.
Alaska in the morning.

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IMPORTANT GNC DETAILS!!!

Ben Moser — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:40:01 -0500
There are new GNC details that we just received: This is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

If you do not walk from one of the two locations with the big groups,
YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE LAWN OF THE CHURCH TO SLEEP FOR THE
NIGHT. You must walk with one of the two groups walking to the church.
The two locations are as follows:

1) From Target on Columbia Avenue at 8pm.

2) From the Factory on Franklin Road at 11pm.

Please choose one of those locations (preferably Target). You will be
given a wristband once you arrive at these locations at the designated
time and that will be your ticket onto the lawn of the church for all
of the night activities. Please spread the word, as this is a new
development. I know this is somewhat of an inconvenience for some, but
we will have to make the best out of it. Thanks for understanding!!!!

-GNC FRANKIN

GNC Minor Release Form

Ben Moser — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:17:36 -0500

COPY INTO A WORD DOCUMENT, PRINT IT, SIGN IT AND BRING IT WITH YOU TO THE GNC.

Liability release waiver

I
hereby state that _________________________ (please print minors name
here) has my permission as their legal parent/guardian to be a
participant in the Global Night Commute on April 29th, in the city of
________________________. I will not hold Invisible Children Inc.
liable for any and all injuries known and unknown, both to person and
property which have resulted in the participation in the Global Night
Commute. By signing this I am also stating that I fully understand and
accept all risks inherent to sleeping in a downtown area, and am giving
my consent for the above minor to spend the night in the designated
location of the above downtown area.

Parent/Guardian signature ____________________________________

Date _______________________

Mexico Video

Ben Moser — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:11:32 -0500

Tomorrow night at Diversion, we are going to show THE MEXICO VIDEO. The one and only. Cause I just finished it. mmmmmm yummy.

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INVISIBLE CHILDREN SCREENING

Ben Moser — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:50:54 -0500
"Invisible Children" Screening

Tonight, Sunday, April 22

Belle Aire Baptist
Youth Area

6 PM

Please come if you are interested or want to see the film. Or if you
aren't sure what it is or whatever reason. I hope to see you there!!!

Ben

IC: GNC

Ben Moser — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:45:07 -0500
For all of you who are planning on going to the INVISIBLE CHILDREN GLOBAL NIGHT COMMUTE, you have to sign up online, AND confirm in the email they will send you! Don't forget to do this!!!

Sign Up online at www.invisiblechildren.com

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GLOBAL NIGHT COMMUTE

Ben Moser — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:03:00 -0500

My Fortune Tonight

Ben Moser — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:22:53 -0500
Matt Goodman and I had Chinese tonight...and this was my fortune:

"Confucius say: Lovers in triangle not on square."

...what does this mean?!

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Invisible Children March

Ben Moser — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:24:57 -0500
AMERICANS ARE CLOSING THEIR EYES TO OPEN THE WORLDS TO AN UNSEEN WAR.
BY LYING DOWN, WE ARE JOINING THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN IN NORTHERN
UGANDA, AND DEMANDING THAT OUR GOVERNMENT PUT AN END TO THE LONGEST
RUNNING WAR IN AFRICA, AND ONE OF THE WORST CRISES IN THE WORLD TODAY.NORTHERN
UGANDA IS CALLED THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE WORLD TODAY
BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ATTENTION 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE FORCIBLY DISPLACED
AN ESTIMATED 20- 50,000 CHILDREN ABDUCTED TO FIGHT AS SOLDIERS TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN COMMUTING NIGHTLY 130 PEOPLE DIE PER DAY IN
NORTHERN UGANDA DUE TO VIOLENCE

ON
APRIL 29TH IN OVER 130 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THOUSANDS ARE LYING
DOWN TO DEMAND THAT OUR GOVERNMENT TAKE A STAND AND PUT AN END TO THE
NEED FOR NIGHT COMMUTING, CHILD ABDUCTION, AND WAR IN NORTHERN UGANDA.Learn more at InvisibleChildren.com. Save the children. End the War. Do your part and repost this bulletin to spread the word.

The Third Day.

Ben Moser — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:34:22 -0500

He. Is. Risen!

Easter means my God is still alive!

Faith vs. Works

Ben Moser — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:01:58 -0500
An acquaintance of mine recently posed this statement, which got me to thinking...

"So you can be a complete jerk to people and still get to heaven as long
as you've "accepted Jesus" but a person who has lived and loved and
cared forever and never been exposed to Jesus is doomed? Sounds
backwards..."

to this question, I responded as such, which I think makes for a good Biblically-based answer, if any of you were wondering or curious about the same topic.

Ephesians 2: 8-9: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through
faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works,
so that no one can boast."

This is simply stating that you are
saved by the grace of God only, nothing that we ourselves do can give
us salvation. Jesus further established that we cannot do anything to
gain salvation in John 14:6: "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the
truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Only
through Jesus can we gain salvation

The Bible does not leave us with that only though, it also states the two greatest commandments of the new law in Matthew...

Matthew
22: 34-40: "Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the
Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him
with this question: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the
Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind.'This is the first and
greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as
yourself.'All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

The
second being to love your neighbor as yourself. This is also repeated
by Paul to the Galatians in Galatians 5:14. Lamen's terms: be a good
person to all people. The Bible does discuss thoroughly the importance
of maintaining a Christian (definition: belonging to Christ) witness.
This part of the relationship with Christ is often forgotten by those
who play the "convenient Christian" role, in which they conveniently
forget to act as a Christian should, according to the Bible, and this
leads to a large misunderstanding of the responsibilities of being a
Christian.

In Galatians 6:10a it says this: "Therefore, as we
have opportunity, let us do good to all people." The verse goes on to
say more specifically to do good to other believers, but the statement
clearly notes to do good to ALL people, which is a responsibility of
Christians.

Hypocrits also ruin the responsibilities and causes
misunderstandings of what the responsibilities of a born-again
Christian are.

In addition, Jesus stated in John 14:23-24a that
those who love Him will obey His teachings. "Jesus replied, "If anyone
loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we
will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me
will not obey my teaching."

So, to answer your question in more
detail, you can only be saved by faith, but that is not the extent of
God's plan for Christians, nor the responsibilities of a Christian.

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In Christ Alone

Ben Moser — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:24:44 -0500

In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light,
my strength, my song.

This Cornerstone, this solid ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love,

what depths of peace

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease

My Comforter, my All in All.

Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, who took on flesh

Fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save

‘Til on that cross as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satisfied

For every sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay

Light of the world by darkness slain

Then bursting forth in glorious Day

Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory

Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine

Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death

This is the power of Christ in me

From life’s first cry to final breath

Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man

Can ever pluck me from His hand

‘til He returns or calls me home

Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

GOD IS AMAZING!!!

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MEXICO PHOTO SLIDESHOW

Ben Moser — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:43:42 -0500

Kelsey looking out the plane window.

chapel tiles

sky the morning we left harlingen, tx. for aldama, mexico

looking out of the front door in harlingen.

front of the building in harlingen.

boys bunks in aldama.

during packing outreach. nice pose shelbs.

lunch one day.

martha, works with way of the cross, worship leader during chapel services.

shelby stole the camera.

Don and Ginger's Ranch in Aldama.

view from the ranch.

all of us at the ranch.

on our way to the first village on the first day.

singing at the first village.

katie giving her testimony.

second village, first day.

christina giving her testimony.

kari giving her testimony.

bruce preaching.

jake and shiann.

the lady's that invited us over for food's house.

cool little girl who played monkey in the middle with katie and i.

brian modeling kelsey's jacket.

kaitlin and a little mexican boy.

brian on a leash. . lol.

brian on a different kind of leash. haha.

crips.

bloods.

first village, second day.

sarah giving her testimony.

brian giving his testimony.

next village second day.

brother ben and the school superintendent of the school district we went to in mexico.

bruce and patti.

monica lewinski, me, sasquatch.

third village, second day.

kelsey giving her testimony.

fourth village, second day.

the beach. *sigh*.

the beach at sunset. *siiiiiigh*

going to get baptized.

Goodman going under.

brian's ugly hair. its actually katie's hair. on brian.

look, its kate hudson!

see!

gorgeous + gorgeous.

Brian proposes...

5 day old colt with mom.

first village third day.

second village third day.

mrs. patti giving her testimony.

kelsey giving the camera the bird. lol.

third village third day. a classroom during school. how cool is that.

fourth village, third day. huge crowd.

spreading out to give outreach away in an orderly manner. these circles were huuuuuuuge.

there is a bigger boys circle behind this girls circle in the front.

our van in the sea of people.

mexican. christian. garageband. sweeeeeeeeeeet. the best part was singing worship songs in both english and spanish at the same time.

kelsey lost the candy bar fight. haha. who doesnt love nougat. lol.

there is no fan beyond the photo. that is au natural.

salomon and i. he is the coolest. ever.

brother ben and ben. i mean me. he was very cool as well. just not as cool as salomon.

the azul group minus salomon.

the azul group with salomon.

patti, me, bruce.

aaron shew!

tony and his wife with the colemans.

gross.

the tropic of cancer.

manzanita sol ads.

stop en espagnol.

sleepy kid.

two places at once?

dont mind if i do.

VIVA MEXICO

entering neuvo progresso.

the three true seniors.

it was a long week...we were crazy.

at applebees.

woohoo david too.

very nice shelbs.

green limes on a green plate.

jake johnson!!!

shiann johnson!!!

jake and shiann johnson!!!

goodman dancing around a pole...

shew doing the same...

hunter going horizontal.

i had a manzanita sol today.

sweet apple goodness.

what an amazing trip.

i'll never be the same.

i love you all.

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Email Address Change

Ben Moser — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 19:30:32 -0600
To all of you who need or want or use my email address, my old one has expired and my new email address is:

ben@entertainmentu.net

And as of now I have nobody's email address. So if I have ever
needed to email you or you would be so kind as to send an email to that
address so I may have your address, that would be wonderful.

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You Know You're a 90s kid if:

Ben Moser — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:42:54 -0600

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "SIKE!"

You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"

You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died.

You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"

You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

you
danced to "wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto,
Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you
really really want.)

You remember the craze then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...

Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.

Captain Planet.

You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the red* Ranger were meant to be together.

To the last sentence you said.....hey...Tommy was the green* ranger!!!!

*later to be white

When playing power rangers with friends you fought over who got to be who............and still all ended up being tommy.

You remember when super nintendo's became popular.

You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"

"I've fallen and I can't get up"

You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates

Two words... Trapper Keeper.

You ever got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide

You wore socks over leggings scrunched down

"Miss
Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver
buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER
MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS
PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE
he jumped so
high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back
back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his
toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show

You remember boom boxes vs. cd players

You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"yes....?

You played and or collected "Pogs"

You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere

You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles

NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS

Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!

All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)?

You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.

You
used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the
corners of your eyes.whatever, you know you did that...

You remember a time before the WB.

You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You know the Macarena by heart.

"Talk to the hand" ... enough said

You thought Brain woud finally take over the world

You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"

You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.

You remember when razor scooters were cool.

when we were younger:

Before the MySpace frenzy.

Before the Internet & text messaging.

Before Sidekicks & iPods.

Before MIKE JONES

Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX.

Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.

WHEN LIGHT UP SNEAKERS WERE KOOL

When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.

When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.

When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 for a movie.

When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.

When 2Pac and Biggie where alive.

When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.

Way back.

Tag.

Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.

Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.

Red Light, Green Light.

Heads Up 7 Up.

Playing Kickball & Dodgeball until your porch light came on.

Hopskotch.

Slip-n-Slides.... now there are just ghetto ones

Tree Houses.

Hula Hoops.

Reading R.L. Stine's Goose Bumps.

HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!

"POWER OF LOVE" BY CELINE DION..ONLY COUPLES COULD SKATE TO THIS.

The annoying Nano Pets & Furbies.

Running through the sprinklers.

That "Little Mermaid"

Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.

Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.

Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.

Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It"

CAPRI SUN

Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your TMNT, Power Rangers, Barbie, Fairy Princess comforter.

Hey Arnold, Doug, Rugrats.

The original Power Rangers

Or what about:

The Secret Life of Alex Mac.

Ren & Stimpy.

Double Dare.

Rocco's Modern Life.

AAAHH!! REAL MONSTERS.

Wild & Crazy Kids.

Clarissa Explains it All.

CAMP NOWHERE

salute your shorts(CAMP ANAWANA)

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The original cast members of all that.

Kenan & Kel.

"CITY GUYS"...ROLLW/ THE CITY GUYS <<

doug.

magic school bus.

Nick Arcade.

flash forward.

pete and pete.

legends of the hidden temple.

hey dude.

dinosaurs.

pinky and the brain.

Sailor Moon.

blossom.

hangin with mr.copper.

wishbone.

bill-nye the science guy.

MR RODGERS!!!!

Who could forget Snick? & Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jenie, The Facts of Life & I Love Lucy.

Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years.

or nick jr. with face

gulah gulah island

little bear

under the unbrella tree

PEE-WEE!!!

The Big Comfy Couch

Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.

Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.

Class field trips.

POGS

When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.

When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle.

When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.

When Toys R Us overuled the mall.

Go back to the time when:

Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.

Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'

'Race issue' ment arguing about who ran the fastest.

Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly'.

It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.
(plastic Bffl bracelets)

Being old referred to anyone over 20.

A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.

Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.

It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.

When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.

When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.

DID I DO THAAAAAAAAAT???

smud and yak back. skip it and pop it.

Before we realized all this would eventually disappear

who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

RENT

Ben Moser — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:38:18 -0600

How do you leave the past behind

When it keeps finding ways to get to your heart

It reaches way down deep and tears you inside out

Till you're torn apart

Rent!

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Starbucks Narrative Vol. 1 Ed. 4

Ben Moser — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:33:03 -0600

I think I have seen 4 other Mac laptops in the store within 5 minutes. Starbucks continues to get cooler. There was a girl here that couldn’t pick up the wireless signal. She asked me to help her get connected. I did. There is a lady being interviewed, at least it appears that way. The lady interviewing is using an HP laptop. I laugh at her. So each time I have come here, I haven’t bought any coffee at all. And I have a nice giftcard at home with $15 on it. I never remember to pick it up before I leave. I am listening to the RENT soundtrack once again. It is verrrry good. There is a male Starbucks employee walking around to all the tables and the counters and wiping them down. The lady being interviewed is sitting right outside the window from me, and she is talking with her hands too much. I think she isn’t being herself. She won’t get the job. A girl in a black shirt and wavy hair walks out the door. There is a man at the ordering counter in a purple shirt with buttons and a collar. About 20 feet away from me there are two guys talking, one about 10-15 years older than the other. The younger guy is wearing a black bandana. I need to change for tennis practice soon. There is a couple at the table to my right. The guy has a tall hot coffee cup and a Nokia cell phone sitting next to his keys. A nother guy walks into the store with a wireless cell phone earset on and he is walking like he owns the place. Then he goes straight into the bathroom, and I understand his strange walk…. The lady outside is making fists at the interviewer. Not a good sign. The guy with the purple shirt uses a walking cane. He leaves the store. Earset guy has on a North Carolina jacket. The display that the store has set up is nice. It makes me want a Barista machine. The soft piano music begins to come through my earphones, interrupting “One Song Glory” and “Light My Candle”. The earset guy leaves walking the same way, and I realize it wasn’t because he had to use the bathroom. The couple next to me leaves. A lady in a white blouse comes and sits down next to me, coffee in hand. Unlike all the other times, however, she didn’t ask if I was saving it for someone else. I’m kinda tired. And now I am too mad about not being asked to go on. Well, I’m not mad, but I am done.

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The Adventures of Frederick the Love Monkey

Ben Moser — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:28:42 -0600

It's 2:12 AM and all sorts of creatures lurk in the darkness...

ARRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

But have no fear! Frederick the Love Monkey will save the day! Err...Night.

And in the night, Frederick receives a phone call: "Come to the Taj Mahal at 2:22."

"OK!"

So he went, not knowing what he would find there, lurking in the dark,
deep, dank jungles of India . . . But the last thing he expected was. .
.

Theopold, the Chicken of DOOM!!!

AHHHH!!! Not Theopold, the Chicken of DOOM!!!

Yes, tis I! Theopold, the Chicken of DOOM!!!

Do we have to say Theopold, the Chicken of DOOM!!! in every slide?

No. . .

I could EAT YOU!!! MWAHAHA!!!

My eye! You ate out my eye, you fiend! I must escape to. . .

LONDON!

Then, in order to escape from enemy agents, he went to France, where he met and fell in love with a monkey by the name of FiFi la Monkee.

Then he met her husband. . .

So he ran to the US Capitol building to request political asylum.

And the President said: "NO!"

So they locked him in a closet with nothing to eat but a flashlight and it's batteries.

As he was tunneling out of the closet, he saw something in the distance. It was. . .

CLAY AIKEN!!!

After posing for a quick picture, Frederick the Love Monkey took a cruise to . . .

The fiery lake of burning sulphur that is the second death!

But he was saved by Theopold, the Chicken of DOOM!!!, who had a sudden change of heart. "So, where do you want to go?"

DISNEY WORLD!!!

Where he took trumpet lessons . . .

From Sauron! Lord of Mordor!

Considering Sauron was just a giant eyeball, he needed Frederick the Love Monkey to help him take over the world!!!

And all in time to be home by 2:30.

THE END

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DAMN YANKEES

Ben Moser — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:23:16 -0600

Damn Yankees Showtimes:

Thursday @ 7:00 p.m.
Friday @ 7:00 p.m.
Saturday @ 7:00 p.m.
Sunday @ 2:00 p.m.

At Blackman High's auditorium.

Damn Yankees.

Come see it.

Quote of the Night: "It's just a tornado. You'll be fine." -Ashley Elliott

Starbucks Narrative Vol. 1 Ed. 3

Ben Moser — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:31:17 -0600

In the short walk between my car and the wonderful establishment known as Starbucks, I had a near-death encounter. I always park across the little road from the Starbucks parking lot, and right before I crossed it today, a pair of rednecks driving a beat up old truck come flying around the turn. Mind you that today it has been raining, and the pavement is quite slick. The truck spins out, which is what the two old hillbillies were going for, but it came dangerously close to taking me for a ride as well. Okay, so I exaggerated a bit, but it did happen. Moving on to the actual coffee shop, I walk in, and this time one chair of both sets of comfy green chairs are taken. One by a college aged girl, the other by a man with a 12” Powerbook. I went and sat down next to the man with the Powerbook, and we had a brief discussion about being Apple loyalists and how his son is a programmer that moved to San Francisco to be closer to Apple’s headquarters, hoping to get a job with them. It was nice. Near me, to guys in their early 20s are playing an interesting game of chess. One tries to pop the top off of his coffee with a mechanical pencil. The chess pieces are made of metal. It is very dreary outside. The rain intensity grows with each minute. I can see puddles outside the shoppe. It’s pretty much pouring now. The guy next to me is typing away, as am I. I count two other guys with laptops in the shoppe, besides the old man and I.   A lady enters shaking off her umbrella and she is wearing a business suit. As an alternative, funk music is playing—not the smooth jazz as had been the case in the previous two visits. I see the manager of a local pizza shop fixing her frapuccinos. I know her because we visit her place usually every Friday night. She tells me that she is on her way to work. She leaves with her two daughters. The two guys playing chess begin to debate over an accusation that one made of the other stealing or moving a piece. They then laugh it off. One makes funny noises to accompany the R & B music that is now playing. I decide to start listening to the soundtrack from Rent. “Another Day” has been stuck in my head all day. Mimi’s part has at least. The ballad portion of the song. “No Day But Today…” I hear the thunder over my headphones. The rain is drenching everyone walking outside. Good song. This narrative has become quite lengthy, so I will end with the fact that the two guys playing chess just ran out of the store, and one left an unopened Jones Black Cherry Soda. Lucky someone.

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Rent

Ben Moser — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:56:41 -0600

Five hundred twenty-five thousand

Six hundred minutes,

Five hundred twenty-five thousand

Moments so dear...

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Ben Moser — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:43:05 -0600
No one really understands me.