Category Archives: Personal

Possibly not interesting if you don’t know me personally, and then, even.

LOST

About a month ago I finally started watching LOST. By the time it sounded like something I’d be into, it seemed like it would be too much work to catch up. Maybe knowing that next season is the final season made it seem like an attainable goal? Maybe I should be more ambitious in my …

June 25, 2009 – 5:38 pm | By Benjamin | Posted in Personal | Comments Off

I cannot fix your Windows computer

A friend asked me to help fix her computer. It’s a Dell laptop running Windows XP Home and it became infected with a virus. She was able to partially remove the virus, and I helped her remove the rest of it, but now the infamous Blue Screen of Death appears about a minute after booting …

June 16, 2009 – 2:19 pm | By Benjamin | Posted in Nerdery, Personal | Comments (4)

Needless failure

People who know me would probably be surprised by the grades my college transcript. In general, I did well, but my GPA was not stellar. I think I’ve got each possible letter grade represented somewhere on there. The one I want to tell you  about is my one A+. Ten years ago, in the spring …

April 9, 2009 – 11:57 am | By Benjamin | Posted in Personal | Comments (2)

I joined a gym

In February 2006, feeling fat and horrible, I decided I had to do something about my weight. I think the first thing I tried was eating breakfast, which was kind of a big deal, since I was raised in a maybe-a-Pop-Tart-on-the-way-to-school household. Countless people will tell you that studies show eating breakfast will help you …

March 12, 2009 – 12:13 am | By Benjamin | Posted in Personal | Comments (1)