get up to get down at discoteca

video remixes

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:14:24 GMT

oh yeah since i bought my mac i have been making video remixes. ie take the video to a pop song and find a hot remix and sync and play with the video. my latest one is LoveGame by Lady Gaga and bloody banging if i do say so.

check them out if you want.

http://www.youtube.com/user/daleboyben

internets is connected again

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:18:32 GMT

the internet is connected again. much love. i never have enough time for LJ anymore what with facebook and twitter.

i just got my geek . i worked out that my internet provider has free internet radio stations which i promptly added to a playlist in itunes - which then in turn can be played on the Tivo in the lounge room.

how awesome for parties. dance dance dance radio. in the lounge room!

crackheads are the people in your neighbourhood

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:00:57 GMT

I just had to call 000 (Australias equivalent to 911 for non-australians)

This heroine junkie just overdosed on the street outside our building and his crackhead friends were trying to revive him to no avail. I called the ambulance they took like 20 mins to get there. I thought for sure the dude was dead.

They got there, gave him a shot of that stuff they give to heroine addicts and then miraculously he got up and walked off with his crackhead friends.

like dude seriously WTF??????

he pissed himself too. lol and to make maters worse people were just walking past pretending it wasnt there issue and even a pizza delivery dude stepped almost over him to get into t he building he was dying in front of.

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:33:11 GMT

So I finally got Tivo HD. Tivo is Love. My work colleagues were at first confused as to what Tivo even was and then now they are even more confused as I talk about it like its a person.

My lower back has been sore for about 2 weeks now which sucks because just as i was getting into the gym it seems injury strikes. I am not loosing the motivation just getting angry at my body. I am praying its a muscle issue but if its not better by Friday i may need to go to a doctor or chiropractor or something. You know your getting old when yout back gives in. I am only 25 an all.

P.S I just saw someone I know on a porn website. Well shameful. haha

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:46:44 GMT

I went on a date tonight with a guy that is funny, hot, cool and just plain great. the date went well.

he is an ex reality tv star and published author. it helps that i didnt watch the show he was on. he has done some follow up to the date with texts. swoon.

being able to google your date is an interesting concept. i havent been stalking i promise.

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:13:02 GMT

im now on twitter - fromthedale

does anyone else use it? add me.

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:29:22 GMT

So the boy situation seems to be coming to its natural conclusion. I again end up with no one. lol

No its all good. Ben can't find work here in sydney so is gonna travel for a bit before going back to work. Graeme also can't find work here but may have secured a job in brisbane. at least he is a cheap jestar flight away if that plays out like that.

something a little less self centered. my heart goes out to the people of victoria. My employer Allianz has announced to us by email today that they will be donating $100,000.00 and that all staff are elligible to donate money through payroll and all monies donated by staff will be matched dollar for dollar. its encouraging when i hear things like that from my employer. we are not an evil insurance company like some may think when i say i work in insurance.

after a bit of a false start due to christmas i have been going to the gym reguarly again. i am feeling fantastic and think i am maybe a little lighter. i really need to buy some scales so i can know how much i am loosing. but yeah for the last 3 weeks i have been going to at least 2-3 clases a week and 4 classes last week. ive set myself the goal to attend 2 body attack classes, and 2 bodypump classes a week. i think 4 hours a week is not much to commit and think i should see results if i eat right.

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:54:17 GMT

So Livejournal seems to have died in the arse since facebook at al.

recessions are cool :P

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:31:47 GMT

Hmmm I have no mortgage or house devaluing as we speak.

I have a stable job with almost 0% chance of being layed off anytime soon.

The cost is living is deflating.

The govt is giving us cash handouts to stimulate the economy

Its all looking pretty sweet right now. haha.

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:39:29 GMT

So i saw Milk on Friday evening. Awesome movie, makes you kinda feel like you wanna get out there and do something to change the world. Found it inspirational but now my general apathy has set back in. haha.

The dates with both boys went excellent. I've never really been in this position before cause usually there is either one boy or no boys as the more usual state of my love life. But as i met them both around the same time i presumed that one would fizzle or one would become clearer that its probably more for me and it hasn't really worked out that way i guess. Oh well we will see.

Went to the beach yesterday and had a lovely swim, summer is so nice and pleasent.

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:16:35 GMT

So i have not one but two boys on the go at the moment. Which is good in theory. lol.

one is english and irish and both new to australia. its hard to remember what conversations i have already had cause they are similar in that respect.

the english one i have met on 3 occasions with but not slept with. the irish one i have slept with but only met once. but for some reason i kinda feel the irish one is "winning". not because of the shag either. but i think we fit better. the english guy is a bit all over the shop and i cant read, wheras the irish is a bit more straight forward.

i have a dinner date tomorrow with the english boy before he goes to melbourne for pride or whatever gay thing they have for the weekend and then on friday i am going to the movies with the irish boy to see milk. he doesnt seem keen on the movie but i think it looks brilliant and have heard good things. so hopefully im right and he likes it.

wish me luck that my pots on the stove dont boil over.

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:21:13 GMT

Went to James birthday last night was awesome. got so drunk. haha.

Then today we went to clovelly beach and had a great day escaping the 40 degree summer heat.

just sipping a champagne with phil and Jarrod is quite nice. on account of the storm thats brewing we are giving symphony in the domain a miss.

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:58:31 GMT

as battyboy put so ellgantly once, my little gay posts are back.

yes my peeps, i have a new computer (imac - so pretty and shiny) and so that means reliable consistent internet. which means my random gay posts are back.

i am refusing to catch up on previous posts, but i am gonna read my friends list reguarly from now on.

long time no post

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:54:37 GMT

so yeah im still alive.

My profound thought and why i needed to update is this...

There is a very big difference from being able to have sex with someone and wanting to have sex with someone.

Not dead yet..

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:27:32 GMT

As Pink said, i am not dead yet!!!

No boyfriend anymore as of last weekend. whatever.

Loving my single self.

Loves my job.

Music = everything.

drinking numbs it all.

my computer died like a bitch in the arse. ugh. i expect to have a new computer by the end of the year. i know know long time, but i wants an iMac and gonna save for that shiz rather than an $500 crapbox.

Dina Lohan

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:48:44 GMT

Tracy Ulman is fricking funny. This is her sketch routine of Dina Lohan, Lindsay's mother. Cannot wait to see the show when it airs here.

Welcome little Ellie.

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:26:12 GMT

I have just become an Uncle for the first time. My sister just had her first child, little Ellie who came in at just 7 pounds 5 ounces. So tiny, so precious.

Uncle Ben. That sounds so fucking weird when i say it but seems so right. Cannot wait to see her for myself, will be in a few months time until i can get away.

All by myself....... (Bridget Jones Style Singing)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:10:03 GMT

So my boy has gone to Thailand for a much deserved break before he starts his new job (recent promotion) and my other friends have gone to New Zealand or Darwin so I find myself home alone on Friday night. It's not so bad really, but im kinda in the mood to be social. I am so dependant on my friends and boyfriend for company these days i find myself kinda bored when by myself.

TV Shows

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:03:00 GMT

Empire Magazine's list of the "50 Greatest TV Shows" ever.

1. Bold the shows you love
2. Strike the ones you hate
3. Italicise the ones you have at least scene before

50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex And The City
~~45. Farscape~~
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools And Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life On Mars
39. Monty Python's Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
~~36. Father Ted~~
35. Alias
34. Frasier
~~33. CSI: Las Vegas~~
~~32. Babylon 5~~
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
~~26. Red Dwarf~~
25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office UK
~~22. The Shield~~
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who (new version)
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
~~13. Battlestar Galactica~~
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends
~~06. 24~~
05. Lost
~~04. The West Wing~~
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons

Celine Cuisine

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:20:35 GMT

The ~~Amazing~~ CRAZY Celine Dion

In honur of my good friend philbert83 who is committed to the cause that is Celine.

a bit of an update for you skanks

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:28:26 GMT

So I just got back from a fantastic weekend in Canberra where I got to see philbert83 and the rest of the Canberra crew. Spent good Friday at Cube and saw Tina Cousins perform. She is such a scrubber, loves it. She dropped an F-Bomb on stage which had all my friends laughing because I had told them about the last time i saw her perform at Shift and she came out and said "C'mon M'night Shift make sum fuckin noise" - yes its written like that because she has a rough slapper english accent.

Saturday spent most of it shopping with my boy. Yes the weekend was a sort of mini-break for us. He had a wedding to attend and i had friends to visit so it worked well. We are going really strong and i am loving it.

Sunday was spent at Kingo's and then dinner then to Cube again. I was so hungover on Monday but then slept a good 11 hours last night so all is fantastic in the world.

Work is choice i got a payrise last week and they back dated to 1/1/08 so i got a bonus of sorts. I am apparently getting another payrise hopefully by next pay cycle cause ive been there 6 months now but won't be back dated but thats ok. Leaving my old employer was really the best thing i could have done.

She is looking damn fine!

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:17:16 GMT

Dear Haters,

Look how great Britney is doing now. She is bringing back the fierceness and will soon again be the raining princess of pop.

For those out there that thought it would never happen, NER NER NER!

Forever Britney's Biggest Fanboy,
Ben xx

music

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:13:14 GMT

This list was taken from the SMH website here and is the top selling albums since 1995 in Australia based on charts since 1995 from the Australian Record Industry Association. I thought i would bold the albums which i purchased (or in some cases ripped from friends or download, hehe)

The top selling albums of the past 12 years
1 Come On Over (Shania Twain)
2 Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette)
3 Innocent Eyes (Delta Goodrem)
4 Savage Garden (Savage Garden)
5 Falling Into You (Celine Dion)
6 Abba Gold (Abba)
7 Immaculate Collection (Madonna)
8 Recurring Dream (Crowded House)
9 Come Away With Me (Norah Jones)
10 Forgiven Not Forgotten (The Corrs)
11 Yourself or Someone Like You (Matchbox 20)
12 Forrest Gump (Soundtrack)
13 The Very Best of (The Eagles)
14 1 (The Beatles)
15 Affirmation (Savage Garden)
16 The Eminem Show (Eminem)
17 Live (Throwing Copper)
18 HIStory (Michael Jackson)

19 Don't Ask (Tina Arena)
20 The Sound of White (Missy Higgins)
21 Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes)
22 Get Born (Jet)
23 Unplugged (Eric Clapton)
24 Let Go (Avril Lavigne)
25 Barricades and Brickwalls (Kasey Chambers)
26 Fever (Kylie Minogue)
27 Odyssey No 5 (Powderfinger)
28 Remasters (Led Zeppelin)
29 Symbols (Led Zeppelin)
30 The Best of 1980-1990 (U2)
31 The Ultimate Collection (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
32 No Angel (Dido)
33 Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams)
34 Back To Bedlam (James Blunt)
35 Just As I Am (Guy Sebastian)
36 Fallen (Evanescence)
37 That's What I'm Talking About (Shannon Noll)
38 Feeler (Pete Murray)
39 Life For Rent (Dido)
40 I'm Not Dead (Pink)
41 Michael Buble (Michael Buble)
42 Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson)
43 Songs About Jane (Maroon 5)
44 Mistaken Identity (Delta Goodrem)
45 American Idiot (Green Day)
46 It's Time (Michael Buble)
47 Love Angel Music Baby (Gwen Stefani)
48 Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas)

The top selling albums of 2007
1 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE Michael Buble
2 I'M NOT DEAD P!nk
3 FUTURE SEX/LOVE SOUNDS Justin Timberlake
4 ON A CLEAR NIGHT Missy Higgins
5 THE DUTCHESS Fergie
6 DREAM DAYS AT THE HOTEL EXISTENCE Powderfinger
7 GRAND NATIONAL The John Butler Trio
8 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN Eagles
9 YOUNG MODERN Silverchair
10 TIMBALAND PRESENTS: SHOCK VALUE Timbaland

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:06:02 GMT

Last night I got to see Margaret Cho live and she did not dissapoint at all. I haven't laughed so hard in a very long time. She didn't do many impressions of her mother though :(

I am so looking forward to getting my arse on the dancefloor this weekend. It's gonna be trashtastic. It's been a while since this manky mole went out and partied.

Another gay SYTYCDA

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:28:50 GMT

I was just checking out the New Mardi Gras website and notice this video they have on youtube.

Notice at 11 seconds into this promo video for the 2008 party they show a dancer. It looks a lot like Anthony from So You Think You Can dance. I picked him for being a homo too. Funny that dancers being gay and all, haha.