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  • AboutThere are a lot of things about me that you probably want to know. Unfortunately I know me so I don’t know what’s interesting to you, so I thought I would write down a list of things off the top of my head, based purely on what I can remember about myself. General I was born in Spanish Harlem in 1977 I went to public school all my life I was breast fed My mother is German and father is English They got married in the 70?s England in jeans I was adorable as a child I was a fat kid I am dyslexic I am artsy I have problems asking for what I want Things I love Burgers, except if you put them on an English Muffin. Fuck you too buddy. I prefer beer to just about every other alcoholic beverage, let’s not get fancy here people Music that sounds like the person singing it isn’t pretending they can sing Blunt honesty. Tell me what you’re thinking, guaranteed I’ll make fun of it. Weird English comedies. The Goon Show? yup. I dig incoherent ramblings. Relationships that don’t work. Right?! How much do I love these! Comedy. Got into improvisation…
  • ArchivesI started writing in this weblog after I graduated from college. I heard about blogs from my then grilfriend, who introduced me to the exquisite time wasting activity. The blog was on Blogger and then called Fun Time Tree House where I gained the nickname Funtime Ben.  I now have two blogs, this one and Improvoker.com. Going back through the archives I’m amazed at how hilarious I thought my writing was. It’s wordy, overbearing, and often gramatically incorrect, but it was where I was at 24 so I guess it’s a part of me. You may also notice some strange characters in the body of posts. Things like “Hi there”:http://google.com That’s because of an old formatting system Wordpress used to use in the olden days called textile. I’ve been going through the archives and getting rid of it, but there is still a lot of it left, so pardon that as well. Welcome to my time machine, hope you enjoy.
  • Smashing Library Catalog

    Mar 26, 2013

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    Funtime Ben
    in Web Design, Wordpress

    Smashing Library

    The Complete Smashing Library Catalog, a collection of 38 eBooks is available for $99! That’s $2.60 per book! As someone who uses their site daily for my WordPress and web development needs, this sounds awesome.

  • Emmet

    Mar 26, 2013

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    Funtime Ben
    in Web Design

    Emmet

    Emmet bills itself the essential toolkit for web-developers by speeding up HTML and CSS tasks. Looks cool, may fire it up in Espresso.

    Update: After using Emmet for a few days, I can honestly say it is incredibly powerful! Seriously speeds up web coding. Definitely needed to refer to the Cheat Sheet.

  • WordPress Custom Post Type Generator

    Mar 26, 2013

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    Funtime Ben
    in Wordpress

    WordPress Custom Post Type Code Generator is an easy to use form that allows you to create Custom Post Types in no time. You should also check out their Custom Taxonomy Generator which is also super helpful.

  • KickPed

    Mar 23, 2013

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    Funtime Ben
    in Everyday

    KickPed is a scooter made for adults for NYC streets. I have to say I’m intrigued.

  • Werewolf

    Mar 23, 2013

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    by

    Funtime Ben
    in Everyday

    Werewolf is a fun game I have played a few times at improv BBQs and is getting a kickstarter makeover by Max Temkin. He has made the rules available online as well as PDF versions of his eventual cards.

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