So, am I right or what?

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 03:36:01 GMT

Damn, its been like a month since I've updated LJ. And, sadly, I'll come out and say that this will be my last LJ entry. Its been cool having one, but I dont want to become one of those people who update once every 6 months and expect people to still notice. I still have a Myspace and a Facebook, and you're always welcome to IM me at GiantsGuy128. I think I'll still leave the occasional smart-ass comment in other people's journals, though. So be on the lookout!

So long, LJ!

--Ben

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 03:58:38 GMT

Well through being tired and having consistency problems, i've worked my way down to being the #2 punter. I still dress for all the games and everything, so I'm where I should be. I'll get my kicks this year, and i've had a great last couple of days at least.

We play Becker tomorrow, and we're anticipating a win.

I still havent found a way to steal music.

I'm still very much going out with Holly.

I'm not much into long LJ updates, so away i go!

--Ben

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:47:03 GMT

Now that I have most of the names of the Utica guys memorized, it's a lot easier to get through the day. No more "hey chief" or "whats up boss" or whatever.

I broke my cell phone accidentally and get a new one. same number and everything. No real story to tell. I lost all my contacts, though, and that really sucks.

And that's all for now!

--Ben

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:46:03 GMT

I'm at Utica College. We've had two practices and I already feel sore and all that junk. At least I'm not in horrible shape, there are guys who are BADLY out of shape, and the funny thing is that they all look way better than I do physically. As if you couldnt tell anyway, I've never been on steroids and I will never be convinced to do so. I happen to enjoy the size of my testicles, thank you very much.

Holly and I are keeping it together pretty well.

I've met a handful of guys who I get along with pretty well, but there's nobody that I have much of a reason to dislike.

And that's all for now!

--Ben

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 04:18:56 GMT

I can tell just how popular my LJ is by the INANE amount of comments I've been getting! Like, Jill Urtz left me a comment on July 19th, and that's pretty much it. Maybe I'll be a Myspace whore and beg for comments.

Aug 13th is my move-in day at Utica. Woot for me.

I just played "Under The Sea" to Holly over the phone and she MAY have lost all the respect she had left for me. Or gained like 349754% more. I'll have to ask some time.

Anyways, I'm working at Turning Stone now as a steward. I wash dishes and hold back vomit as I deal with the grossest things imaginable!

WOOOO!

--Ben

Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:24:31 GMT

Sooooo the fireworks were last night. I saw a ton of people that I havent seen in a while, but in a way last night was a way of saying goodbye to many of them. I won't even try to list all the people I saw, but luckily I've kept in touch with a handful, so it wasn't soul-crushingly depressing or anything. Holly couldn't make it because she got caught distributing poisoned milk to school children. THAT'S MY HOLLY! L-O-L!

-Ben

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 03:47:39 GMT

Hey hey.

Fireworks and Jake's grad party tomorrow. That should pretty much wrap up my VVS social life, but I guess I can live with that. I went on a shopping trip all over today with Holly and Stacy. I bought a few things, it was a good time overall.

So i guess i'll update again within the next 25 days, so be on the lookout.

--Ben

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:21:57 GMT

I easily got my license today. Well, that was a nice surprise. No lifting tonight, we might be going to Sherrill to hang out with Noah if he gets back in time. Pretty nice pair of days overall. I'll probably be hanging out with Elise and Holly tomorrow so i can SO add another winning day to the last two.

--Ben

It's time for me to turn 16!

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 04:27:27 GMT

I got a cell phone today. I worked out all the "behind the scenes" payments and got off pretty well, my phone was like $20. I guess I can expect a $85 phone bill for the 1st one, and about a $45 bill every month after. Thats not too bad.

Road test tomorrow. I WILL FINALLY BE LICENSED TO DRIVE. Thats right, 21 months after most kids get their license, it's time for me to take that big step forward. Now only I i'd done that earlier in VVS, the shallower girls may have talked to me more.

--Ben

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:48:39 GMT

Well, I had my Orientation at UC. It was a great time, I met some cool people, talked with Coach Kemp, stayed around over night, and generally got more comfy with the college. I think I'll come in position to make an impact at Punter, but I dont know if i'll be in college-athlete shape. We'll see.

I'm seeing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Holly and some other people. She's looking forward it an insane amount and it seems pretty damn cool anyways, so I'm looking forward to it too.

I went over to Pat's today. Pretty cool time, I got the D-1A Rosters for Ncaa '06 which i now own. The music in that game kicks ass. I'm probably the only one who thinks so, but meh.

--Ben

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:15:21 GMT

Here's my Bi-weekly Livejournal Update!

After graduation, we hit the grad party circuit. We went to like 9 in three days. It's crazy, man. I never had a bad time.

Holly and I are doing just dandy.

I've been getting in alright shape lifting-wise. We've taken a bit of time off of running, but we'll get back to doing that. I dont think I've lost a lot of ground at kicking, and i'll be getting new cleats soon anyway, so meow.

I've done an ok-ish job of keeping in touch with people right off the bat, but at the same time i can list a hundred people that i'll never see/talk to again. Thats certainly not a good thing, but it's something I've been expecting and rationalizing for a long time.

--Ben

Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:29:30 GMT

The Senior Dinner Dance was way awesome. I had more fun than I expected, and Holly did too. It was cool to have one last goodbye-type bash.

We got the Pete and Pete DVD yesterday! It'll double the value of our house and generally make my life worth living. 12 episodes too. Damn.

College starts on August 13th. Thats less than 6 months away!

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 02:28:38 GMT

Well, today was the last day of regular classes at VVS. I've been taking it really well I think, mostly because I've had it in perspective for so long, and I plan on keeping in touch with a good group of people, so I think it'll be alright. Then again, maybe it just hasnt sunk in yet.

We werent able to lift this week because they closed down the weight room early. THOSE BASTARDS. We'll lift with the team (VVS) in the offseason, and I think we'll be more than alright.

I got some Bosstones stuff off of ebay. 737 still lives and gives

--ben

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 01:44:34 GMT

Hey team.

I've been killing the ball down at the field lately, so I have no doubt that i could kick for Utica tomorrow if i needed. Now i just need to focus on getting in shape and shedding some unneeded weight.

I saw Holly this week a couple times. Things are really cool right now.

The Shield is, I think, the best show on television. They might push the envelope a bit too far, but what can you do, thats something you kind of need to do. Plus, Vic looks like Quick, and that adds some humor to it. Pretend Mr Kio is Dutch, and BAM, you've got a remake.

--Ben

Wed, 25 May 2005 02:07:46 GMT

Tom Macrina must've won $2,000 in award money tonight. Going to Penn is expensive, but come on. I won a cool $125 which was nice, but $125 in college can buy you one textbook or MAYBE two, or it can buy me a pair of cleats and NCAA Football 2006 for the Playstation 2. Guess which one I'm doing.

Maybe they'll be giving out some more rockin scholarships, which means another $15 in the bank! CAN YOU SAY 3 NOTEBOOKS FOR BEN? WOOO!

-Me

Fri, 13 May 2005 22:52:03 GMT

Its my obligated by-weekly update!

Mike's still not penned to go to Utica like me, officially he is still down to 2 between Utica and Alfred, and once he gets back his aid package we can finalize it. He almost certainly is going to UC with me. I'll probably end up changing my SN once I get into college, but i have no idea what it'll be.

I saw Holly yesterday. We went over to OHS where they had this car crash scene. Why doesnt VVS ever do cool shit like that? Graduation is a little over a month away.

I just got my Dave Brown jersey off of ebay, easily making me the best and coolest person in VVS.

--Ben

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:21:47 GMT

I officially committed to Utica College today. Everything about it is just too good to pass up. The location couldn't be better, the degree will land me employment in the future, a handful of great people that i know are going (Joe,Jen,Zaunkley, Nate,John and some others maybe) and I love the direction of the football team. They're rebuilding, yeah, but Utica has a great coaching staff with good facilities, I couldn't be more excited about suiting up for Utica.

--Ben

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 15:55:03 GMT

Nothing new to report college-wise. Mike took a while to apply to Utica and Alfred, so we're waiting for his aid to come back from there. We have a few more days until we have to decide anyway. I'm going out with Holly again which is pretty awesome. I figure that most people knew that by now, but its been a little over a week and I figured I'd put it out there.

The NFL Draft was on over the weekend. talk about entertainment. MAN. The Giants did alright, picking a D-end, a Corner, and a Halfback. Not bad overall.

--Ben

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:44:02 GMT

Success!

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:32:41 GMT

Holly came over on Sunday with Stacy and we watched a few episodes of Family Guy. I'm seeing a lot more of Holly lately and I let Stacy borrow my PS2 copy of Half-Life. Elise is having another campfire on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to it, it was a lot of fun last time.

I should have my college decision made by Thursday.

--Ben

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 17:12:31 GMT

I will more than likely have my college decision made up by Thursday, and it will most likely be SUNY Brockport. I screwed up on the Wilkes Aid, because I counted loans as money off the sticker price on accident. So I'll have a list made up from best to worst, and I'll probably put it up on LJ pretty soon.

I saw Holly on Friday, and me and her saw The Amityville Horror with Jessica on Saturday. It got a bad rap from critics because of its generic scare tactics, but as long as you dont watch 10 horror movies a week, I think you'll find it pretty scary.

--Ben

Sat, 09 Apr 2005 23:33:01 GMT

I got my Wilkes University Financial Aid package back today, and they have mike paying less than FIVE THOUSAND, and me at less than 7. If thats 4-years assured and no other school comes within distance, we may have found a 4 year home.

The talent show was fine, most of you reading this saw it, those who didn't missed out on VVS Free T-Shirt Night!

Campfire tonight with Holly and Elise and some other guys. So you KNOW this weekend turned out pretty alright.

--Ben

Sat, 02 Apr 2005 21:37:03 GMT

My visit to Utica was pretty kickass. I got a good host for once. It was full of some dead-time here and there, but overall it was nice. I really like their Head Coach and the promising look of their program. I can see myself in Utica next year.

Then again, I can see myself in a lot of places. Meh, i still have a month to decide.

We had talent show rehearsals today. Not too many people showed up to try out, but from what i did see, it should be more than alright. Mike and I have enough stuff to keep the show going.

I just fixed my FAFSA to include some more schools, like Wilkes, Utica, and Alfred. I took off Muhlenberg, St. John Fisher, and W+J. I still have some interest in Fisher, though.

--Ben

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:30:54 GMT

Here's what I like to call the "VVS Character."

I saw a girl today list "Special Olympics" as one of her extra-curricular activities. Hey, great. You've worked the Special Olympics, so you must really care, right?

Uh-No.

Earlier in that day, I saw a special-ed kid say hello to her, and she stared right at him, made no acknowledgment, and kept walking. Yup, using the handicapped to make yourself look better on paper! Thats the VVS character!

Lucky Ben, I'll have the VVS Character graduated out of me in less than 3 months.

:)

--Ben

Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:56:14 GMT

Well, its starting to get closer to that time when Ben picks his college. As of right now, Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio has given me the best aid, and since i liked it a lot there, they are my number one right now. But I havent gotten my aid packages from everywhere yet, so my decision is still very much in the air. Still, I have been VERY fortunate to have received the recruiting attention that I have.

I made today into a half day over the religious observance of Good Friday, and yes, I did make it to church today. I didnt want to miss another day, I've already missed two for Alfred and Hartwick. Both of those visits went great.

right now, the colleges that i've eliminated are Muhlenberg, Wesleyan, Beloit, Sterling, Allegheny, and a few others.

Happy Easter to all!

Except for Terri Schiavo, apparently she deserves to starve to death. I love America.

--Ben