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November 28th, 2005
01:26 am
I got into photo for next semester. I am so relieved. I can't wait to go back to Boston in two weeks. It's going to be a great break.
Current Mood: accomplished
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November 25th, 2005
04:01 am
at my grandparents house on long island right now and obviously can't sleep. in two hours though i am getting up to drive back to Boston in order to see friends for the weekend. i think i know why i can't sleep and it's a combination of three legitimate reasons:
1) there is a constant whistling noise created by the heating system which is close to being soothing white noise, but since it is high-pitched and tends to change frequently it doesn't work all so well
2) allergies from the linens
3) it's freezing
it's been great to see my step family, but it's really strange to be around people who constantly discuss buying stuff and getting great deals at different stores. for instance, my stepfather and step grandfather spent hours and hours plotting their trip to office depot, staples, and compusa at 5:30 this morning to save on surge protectors, cd-rs, dvds, lamps, and the like. i also watched three football games today and yesterday helped a friend of my step uncle's move a 40 inch-screen TV from his 4X4 into his house in order to watch sports all day today. though my step family has always been like this, it definitely hits me more now because i'm not used to people discussing these kinds of things at all at school. anyways, i'm really excited to get back up to boston. i hope to see as many people as possible within the course of 2 1/2 days. if i can't see everyone though, it's not a huge deal because my intersession starts in 2 1/2 weeks. i submitted my portfolio for photography right before i left. i really hope all that works out. my professor and a couple friends who are photo majors all sounded confident in me getting into photo next semester so that makes me pretty optimistic. i'd be devastated if i wasn't accepted. i guess that's when i would get on my hands and knees and beg. animal collective was amazing last sunday. i haven't been to such a great show in ages. it was that kind of show which doesn't awestruck you while it's happening, but when you look back on it the next day and you have all the songs stuck in your head you realize how amazing it was. they weren't afraid to play their soundscape-ier songs too which was great. i was really worried that they'd might only play their high energy songs. anyways, i don't know where this entry is going. i'm still congested and cold though so i don't know what else to do.
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November 20th, 2005
12:43 pm
Tonight: Animal Collective at Webster Hall in NYC
Tomorrow: Finish photo portfolio
Tuesday: Submit photo portfolio
Wednesday: Drive down to Long Island and spend Thanksgiving with step family
Thursday: Eat lots of mashed potatoes and non-stuffed stuffing
Friday: Get up real early to drive back to Boston
Friday-Sunday: See everyone whom I haven't seen in ages
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October 13th, 2005
09:07 am
stupid rain
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/sick.gif) sick
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October 8th, 2005
06:36 pm - home
and so i'm home for fall break. i'm not used to it all. it's strange to be back in an area where everyone is in a daily routine. i almost feel like a foreigner in my hometown. being around fran's parents telling her to get ready to go to school was weird for me as well because it's been forever since my parents have nagged me to finish my breakfast quick or i'd be late. i couldn't sleep last night at 3am so i layed in bed with a flashlight. i shined the flashlight on every object of my room and was able to successfully have a memory appear in my mind that each object was somehow related to. even a container of tic tacs brought butterflies to my stomach. i've been running around doing errands all day and now all i want to do is sew and listen to animal collective.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/confused.gif) confused
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September 25th, 2005
12:13 pm
Whoa. It's...been...a...long...time. I...don't...know...where...to...begin. I'll write...something...real...soon......though.
Current Music: black dice
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August 21st, 2005
11:53 am
Hey everyone,
I left for Bard College on August 6th for a three week orientation and though it's been very hard to adjust and not feel homesick, i'm having a great time and i know it's the right place for me (at least thus far). I'm sorry to any friends whom i haven't called to let you know how i'm doing or to ask you how you're doing. It's just been very hectic the past couple weeks settling but i promise i'll call as soon as things begin to calm down. I have a new phone and a new address, so i'll post those here:
Cell: (617)-777-4607
Address:
Ben Goddard/Bard College
P.O. Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
12504-5000
I miss you all but i know i'll see you guys soon.
Much love,
Ben
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June 5th, 2005
10:44 am
i'm graduating from high school today.
what the fuck, man.
yooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhjjjjjjeeeeeeeeeeeeesssshhhhhhaaaaaa.
Current Mood: psyched
Current Music: time of orchids
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May 16th, 2005
07:14 pm
i've become addicted to looking through photo albums of my dad's "past life." maybe i'm crazy but i honestly still can't believe how different he was...
( a couple more... )
Current Mood: sick
Current Music: matmos
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May 15th, 2005
11:40 am
I dreamt last night that i was in this mini-army with a bunch of my friends from my high school's jazz band. We were in front of my house in Roslindale and were preparing for a war to protect my house from another army. Carolyn (the jazz band director) was our commander and while we were circling my car in my garage, the other army suddenly appeared from the street. They were lined up with huge machine guns outnumbering us by twice the amount of fighters. The dream then ended with me hiding behind my car and the other army getting ready to fire away at us....
WHAT?
Current Music: his hero is gone
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May 14th, 2005
11:10 am
my dad before he became a conservative at wake up the earth festival back in the '80s. i wish he still had that mask!...
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/smile.gif) high
Current Music: bach from the other room
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May 9th, 2005
April 22nd, 2005
03:02 pm - OH SHIT
tonight i will be taking the train down to Providence to see...
MELT BANANA!!!
thank the lord that they're playing an all ages show tonight. fuck you, middle east!
Current Mood: psyched
Current Music: melt banana
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March 28th, 2005
March 26th, 2005
06:23 am
( more? )
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March 10th, 2005
05:28 pm
Naked City complete studio recordings box set arrived today in the mail. Awesome. This quotation from Marc Ribot included in the booklet makes me smile:
"If people today accept that the hardcore band is at least as important a medium for serious composition as the symphony orchestra, we can thank John Zorn and Naked City. WHAT? You mean they still don't accept it? Morons."
Current Mood: coffeeholic
Current Music: um...
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March 7th, 2005
05:18 pm - california
This is definitely the prized picture from our trip. There is a good story behind it, but I'm too lazy to type it out. Let's just say we were browsing around UC Santa Cruz and these two old women asked us to "kiss the rat." How did I end up having to kiss the ass?:
Now for some contrast..the beach!:
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March 6th, 2005
12:43 pm - meh mode
I finally updated and re-did some of my photo site. I'm now going to keep this damn thing maintained for a change! Let me know what you think.
http://www.sandpapersunlight.cjb.net
Current Mood: ready to go practice parking
Current Music: tim berne
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February 28th, 2005
06:47 am
One thing I realized yesterday while I was organizing my negatives binder was that if I really want to seriously and intensely pursue photography into college (which i'm feeling stronger and stronger about), I really need to start LOOKING at and drawing inspiration from more photography. Up to this point, the only artistic medium I have really drawn inspiration from for my photos is music and although that's not a bad thing at all and I will continue to do so, it's now finally time for me to actually truly begin studying and drawing ideas from photographers and their work. If anyone on here, especially those of you who have seen my photos, would like to take a minute or two and recommend me a couple modern (or older) photographers you'd think i'd enjoy based on my own style, I'd be greatly appreciative. Thanks!
Current Music: the wind-up bird
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February 27th, 2005
05:14 pm
San Francisco was awesome. The Tides/One AM Radio/Wind-Up Bird show was awesome. Today I spent all afternoon gathering all my negatives from the past year and sorting them into a binder. I feel real organized now and I can now stop being lazy and begin going into the darkroom every morning and printing all the rolls of black&white I have shot since the beginning of summer that i haven't been able to print due to lack of a darkroom. San Francisco pics coming soon. I've tried to avoid talking about colleges here but I have to mention that the other positive thing that has happened to me recently is that I was admitted into Goucher, which was one of my top 3 choices. Baltimore here I come? Don't know yet until I've heard from Bard...
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Tides (these guys are really, really good)
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