Ben, The Complicated One

Married, gay American-Australian guy currently living in Australia. I am a coder, game builder, healer by profession, softcore gamer, Mac guy, and a Dachshund enthusiast.

I enjoy shouting into the void. Lots of processing feelings, stress, irrational thoughts, and stuff. You've been warned.

Ben, The Complicated One
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Who am I? I am a mystery... I'm kinda like a ghost, but only scarier, and I live under your bed. No, really, I'm a lovable, nerdy gay guy who grew up in the US but moved to Australia and Australia can't seem to get rid of me :). I do web development for $$$ and for fun. I love video games. I have a face made for podcasting (I have a personal journal type podcast). Love my gadgets. Love a good coffee.

October 31, 2019
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I have an injured kookaburra here and waiting for the people from Wildlife Victoria to pick him up. I think the poor little guy got hit by a car or something. He's alive but he probably wishes that I would stop talking to him.

October 30, 2019
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I've been playing Lego Worlds lately. When I was a kid, I had all my Legos in a big popcorn bucket. Sometimes I'd leave them on the floor. Sometimes I'd step on them... at least if they're virtual Legos, I can't lose any on the floor. It's a bit fun. Repetitious, but fun. I figure it'll keep me occupied a little on this 16 hour flight I have coming up.

October 26, 2019
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Good morning to you!!

October 26, 2019
Ben, The Complicated One
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My right eye is gross and itchy this morning. I haven’t looked at it yet but it might need some visine or something.

October 22, 2019
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Sore throat today for some reason. No talking or singing for me today. I'm a little sad about that. :(

October 21, 2019
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Nothing bums me out more than someone telling me that what I do for fun (coding) is a big waste of my time if I'm not directly being paid for it. I write it to use in other projects/work I do later. If it doesn't benefit someone else, it benefits me.

October 17, 2019
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...and Darknuts. (Teehee)

October 15, 2019
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I have never played The Legend of Zelda all the way through without getting the blue and red rings. Challenge accepted, though I know levels 6, 8 and 9 will beat my ass. Damn those Wizzrobes.

October 15, 2019
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And I present to you my list of browsers that I use... not so much SeaMonkey because it doesn't work well with 5k screens.

October 14, 2019
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Is it really weird that I have ICQ installed on my computer? Is it even weirder that I don't even use it? I can't bring myself to uninstall it.

October 14, 2019
Ben, The Complicated One
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Tired. Benadryl added asa bonus for weird dreams.

October 14, 2019
Ben, The Complicated One
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I have to say that I’m quite gay. Probably not fully, but just enough where it counts. (Prob a bit late but hey, now you know. Whether you care, that’s another story.)

October 12, 2019
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My ex used to make fun of me when we were together. He told me that he shouldn't have to fund my lifestyle - he's right though. I get a lot of computer and gaming stuff at my ripe old age. I'm happy with that though. When people have any kind of tech problem, they know that I can usually help them. In most cases, that makes me happy. ;)

October 12, 2019
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If you're not from the USA and you wanna know how it feels to make minimum wage, try Neevo. I'm being paid $0.03 per task and if I only do 4 of them per minute, that's about what you earn. I could do more, but what fun would that be? Who the hell can live off that minimum wage, by the way? (Not with my lifestyle...)

October 12, 2019
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Is it sad that one of the big reasons I want to go back to Texas is because I really, really want some good tamales. I wish that I didn't burn that bridge between a guy I dated and me. His mother made the best tamales. :( Tamales are so hard to find in Australia.

October 08, 2019
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People keep asking me about how I am feeling regarding my next birthday. It’s a big one. I’ll be considered as a ‘daddy’ in the gay world. I honestly never believed I’d make it to this age, but oh well, what can you do? As long as I can move around and live happily, I’m pretty good. :)

October 08, 2019
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Tired. Constantly. Not sleeping well lately. :(

October 07, 2019
Ben, The Complicated One
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Mandatory education day today which means that I get to sit around and be bored for 8 hours, but I get paid for it, so I'm okay with that.

October 01, 2019
Ben, The Complicated One
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I just heard on the radio that the pollen count is extremely high right now and it is only going to get worse next month. I don't like this--at all. I'm already suffering enough, damn it!

October 01, 2019