http://chrisbenard.net Don't tase me, bro! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:46:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Update 2: The local news covered it.  More gross! Update: Kevin Messenger, my coworker, commented and said that they are Mayflies!  Gross! What are all these ugly bugs in Shreveport? They were all over our stairs this morning, completely covering them at work.  Jenny’s girlfriend said ... http://chrisbenard.net/2008/06/23/what-are-these-ugly-bugs-in-shreveport/ Those radio commercials are pretty ubiquitous.  Every car dealership wants to know: Do you have a job??? Do you have $149??? Then you could be approved for a brand new Kia from Elkins Kia! What occurred to me the other day was that a person that doesn't have ... http://chrisbenard.net/2008/06/21/do-you-have-a-job/ It's been 161 days since my last blog post, far too long.  Lots of stuff has happened in my life since then.  The anniversary of my birth has passed once again, and I'm 25 now.  I've loved.  I've lost.  I've been things in between.  I've been sick.  I've had a ... http://chrisbenard.net/2008/06/20/161-days/ MBA Today, I finally was able to register for LSUS' Masters of Business Administration program.  I had to go to a stupid orientation that wasted 30 minutes of my life and then had to go across campus to a computer lab to waste another 30 minutes of my life ... http://chrisbenard.net/2008/01/10/mba-obama-and-water/ After ice skating last week, Chris, Jen, and I were going to go to Dallas to The Galleria to go ice skating there on a better rink.  Jen sent me a link to a nearby place, where you can do all kinds of fun things that involve jumping from high ... http://chrisbenard.net/2008/01/10/zero-gravity/ Today, at 3 PM at the Randle T. Moore Center, Joey and Natalie got married!  I got to witness it all, and it's pretty weird to think about "Natalie Wall", but I'm extremely happy for them both.  I'm sure I'll add pictures to this post later when I have some.  ... http://chrisbenard.net/2008/01/05/wedding-and-ice-skating/ Update: As pointed out by Jen, Q is actually much cooler than Wesley.  I apologize. I love the Emergency Medical Hologram from Star Trek: Voyager.  Played by Robert Picardo, he is probably my favorite Star Trek character from any Star Trek, save possibly Wesley Crusher, played by ... http://chrisbenard.net/2008/01/02/emergency-command-hologram/ My work allowed all employees to sign up for two free tickets for the Independence Bowl.  I'm not normally into football, unless it's LSU playing, but I figured it was free, and I've never actually been to a football game in real life.  It was pretty fun. It ... http://chrisbenard.net/2007/12/30/independence-bowl/ Apparently LSUS doesn't hate me.  They've admitted me into their Masters of Business Administration degree program, not that the requirements are all that stringent. I've just been waiting forever to get something in the mail from them, so this is finally some good news.  Unfortunately, I have to go ... http://chrisbenard.net/2007/12/28/lsus-doesnt-hate-me-and-some-nerdy-updates/ I finally had my graduation ceremony Wednesday, December 19th.  Some friends and family went with me to Buffalo Wild Wings afterward, and that was fun.  I had a lot of leftover wings though, and against Bill's advice, I ate them Saturday for lunch.  I think I might have gotten ... http://chrisbenard.net/2007/12/23/near-death-experience/