I've created a new blog called Unsolicited Advice on Demand at
http://benjyfeen.com

The first entry is all about the design and execution of Low-stakes First Dates.

An excerpt:

Picture this: you take a thousand dollars out of the bank and go to Las Vegas. You put on your finest clothes and hit the nearest casino.  You buy a $1000 chip and stride over ( Read more... )

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After eight months of not posting to my livejournal, I'm breaking the silence to mention that I just rediscovered my favorite cookbook ever:

The Impoverished Student's Book of Cookery, Drinkery and Housekeepery by Jay F. RosenbergRead more... )

This is just brilliant. Contains audio. I had to open it in IE.

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/nintendo-themes-p1.php

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2 o'clock and Amnesia, Friends and Family. We'll be arriving on Saturday night... in an RV! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

The Economist's style guide includes a fascinating (to dorks like me) page on the distinctions between British and American usage. I had no idea about a lot of these things. "To host a party" is an Americanism? "To slate" can mean "to abuse" in Britain ( Read more... )

Not safe for work, but often entertaining:
http://images.google.com/images?q=before+after
http://images.google.com/images?q=%22fucked+up%22

Photos from last night's birthday party are up:

http://pics.feen.com/benjamin-bday05

As my friend Jessica loves to say, I love my beautiful life and I love my beautiful friends.

Thanks to all who attended and contributed to the debauchery!