Ben Edge

Hey

2007-07-26T18:03:00.001+01:00

Hey, originally uploaded by Ben, Sarah and baby Jacob.

Flickr

2007-07-26T18:01:00.001+01:00

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Meet Jacob

2007-04-10T14:44:00.000+01:00

Born 30.4.07 :)

Greetings fellow STAGS...

2007-01-04T18:35:00.000Z

So further to my last text here are more details...

Meet 4.30 on Saturday at 'The Chandos' Trafalgar Square (29, St. Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4ER [map])

The plan is to move on to a few pubs during the afternoon/evening before going into 'The Comedy Store' at 8.00 for more drinks and the performance. We will stop at one of the pubs along the way for something to eat.

I have booked everyone into the Comedy Store, the cost including booking fee was £18.50 per person, be good if people could give me the cash on the day so that I cover the cost.

Planning a few drinking games along the way... I need someone who can do a good scouser accent, so text me if you think that is you.

Be good if people could get together at 4.30, but if you can't then let me know and then give me a call on the day to find out where we are when you get into town.

Cheers, Ben

Ask a ninja

2006-11-04T11:44:00.000Z

I love this podcast...

Funny Mac Spoof

2006-11-04T11:35:00.000Z

Check out this funny mac spoof...

Baby Breaker

2006-07-24T22:41:00.000+01:00

Havn't posted for a while, but I think that this clip makes up for it...

Radioactive healing pools

2006-06-19T01:36:00.000+01:00

We have had a good couple of days... we have visited some hot spring pools in Radium, they are mildly radio active but we felt quite brave and have spent 2 afternoons swiming in them... They have been developed into quite nice pools, and swiming in the sun in the Rockies is very cool... (I mean hot) the water is about 40 deg C.

We also saw a really cool rainbow the other day driving through kicking horse valley. We could see the whole of the rainbow arch, and drove straight through the end of the rainbow, neadless to say there was no lepracorns or pot of gold.

This morning we did quite a cool hike to Bugaboo water falls, the hike went well even though some of it we acidently went off trail for. Never mind the bears didn't catch us, although we did get eaten by the mosquitos.

Moving on to Banff next, we will probably do the drive to Jasper because it is supposed to be beautiful.

In East Kootneys

2006-06-17T19:29:00.000+01:00

Got here safely and without too many near misses (Steve I am sure you are glad to hear that I haven't killed Sarah yet...) Driven over 1700k and am getting used to driving on the right, cruise control is fun.

We have seen some amazing scenery, millions of mountains, but no bears yet. We did go on a hike yesterday until we saw a bear print in the mud and decided to turn back.

We are staying in little more than a shed at them moment, although it has got satellite TV. I haven't missed an England game yet and have even caught a few of the other games. I can't believe how rubbish England are at the moment...

We are going to stay here for a few days and then find another cabin in Banff which is nearer to Calgary where we fly out of on Thursday.

The weather has been rubbish generally. Loads of rain, but we are more hopefull now that we are slightly more east.

Anyway... Looking forward to catching up with everyone when we get back... (Sorry Diana L, can't catch up with you so easily)

Canada Trip

2006-06-12T20:55:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone,

just a quick entry to let you know what we have been up to so far...

First B&B was really cool, it was in Calgary in the suburbs but only 10 minutes walk to downtown. It rained loads and we got drenched. The first full day was spent exploring the city, we went in quite a few cafes and bars. We also went up the Calgary tower which is over 500 feet high. They have a gallery at the top with a glass floor... Very scary, not for me (Ben) but Sarah was terrified. :)

We then started our road trip, 400k to Fernie. In the rocky mountains... Cool drive and I only nearly killed us once. Head on collisions while over taking up a hill and round a corner are obviously not advised... Learnt lesson.

We are now in a place near Nelson. We have a really cool cabin by a massive lake that dwarfs anything we have in the UK. The sun is out and we are happy.

We have lots of nice pics that we will show you (if you are interested) when we are back...

Oh yeah, got to watch the England game, so am well chuffed.

Ben & Sarah...

More from the "Back Dorm Boys"

2006-05-06T00:44:00.000+01:00

I am a big fan :)

The back dorm boys!!!

2006-05-02T22:51:00.000+01:00

These guys have become quite a phenomenon on the internet over the past few weeks and months… They are really getting their 15 minutes of fame, there are loads of videos of them online, even one where they are on stage doing their routine in front of 10s thousands of people…

I think they are hilarious… :)

For more clips go to google video and do a search for 'back dorm boys'

Fiat Uno

2006-04-26T14:02:00.000+01:00

You have all seen the Citron C4 advert on TV, well this is the Fiat Uno version :)

Top Secret

2006-04-24T18:17:00.000+01:00

The other week I mentioned that I had been working on something at work but it was to early to mention what it was, well its OK to talk about it now. Don't know if anyone has caught the news today but a new Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre was launched today... A kind of FBI style unit that is designed to protect children from paedophiles on the net. We have been working over the last 8 weeks on the branding, website, presentation, and other resources for their main young people's initiative think u know

Here are some links about the project:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4937872.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4937264.stm

Also the Stop the traffik videos are online now so if anyone is interested in what we are up to then check out http://www.stopthetraffik.org.uk (we built the site and made the films)

Annie says that I need to put some links to interesting sites on my blog...

2006-04-18T22:36:00.000+01:00

I thought that I would start with some cool videos that I have stumbled accross.

This one is of an amazing 12 year old drummer... You should definatly check it out at about 5min 30sec when he is drumming one handed.

This video is great because it is also educational... "Remember, when you put down one mother, you put down mothers all over the world"

The Farting Preacher... (An old one, but I still find it funny)

Greatest week ever...

2006-04-17T11:07:00.000+01:00

Listening to the Amelie sound track at the moment… really like it.

We have had a really amazing week, quite over the top in fact. Tuesday evening we went around to Dave and Katie’s and had a rally nice meal, stayed late and had lots of nice wine and conversations. Wednesday was Sarah’s 28th Birthday and we went out for a meal in London. Really good evening, nice change to go out with just the two of us. Thursday evening we went to the Gowlett to celebrate Sarah’s birthday with a load of friends. Had really nice pizza and beer. Friday was good Friday so we had the day off. We went to an excellent service at Rye lane Baptist chapel and then went out for a walk in the country with Ed, Fuzz,
Barney, Emma, Ant, Annie, Jude, Nicky and Sarah. We went to an amazing pub for dinner. Saturday we went to Sarah’s folks for a meal to celebrate Sarah’s and Steve’s birthday. Sunday lunch went to mums, and today we are going to Ruth’s.

I think that this week will go down as one of the best weeks ever…

No news is good news

2006-04-06T19:28:00.000+01:00

Apple has just announced that you can now install windows XP on a intel based mac… Not too sure why they have done this, some people are predicting the downfall of apple, even joking that MS might even end up buying them. See The Register for a funny article predicting the future.

Working late again today… Not too late, and will go out for a meal with Sarah after so that makes up for it.

Bother Dave has set up his blog, he flew to OZ yesterday. Must keep up with what is going on.

I searched for ‘jack’ in my iTunes library today. I then spent the next 5 hours listening to Jack Johnson, The Sleepy Jacksons, Michael Jackson, and the Jackson Five on random. Certainly was an interesting listen.

Better go, meant to be working.

Got to do some work today

2006-04-05T08:47:00.000+01:00

I really need to stop wasting time at work... Things are begining to build up. Today I will be focused.

The Postal Service

2006-04-01T18:11:00.000+01:00

"Give Up" Brilliant album, bought it today from the iTunes store. I really love this album :) Kind of geeky computer game sounds meets Bell and Sebastian.

Check out The Postal Service

STOP THE TRAFFIK

2006-03-31T17:56:00.000+01:00

Finished the first phase of the new STOP THE TRAFFIK site... bit of a relief, quite a lot of work went into creating this version ready for its launch at Spring Harvest this year. We sponsored this site as part of the mission of our company, hopefully it will help to raise the profile of the campaign. We also sponsored and created 3 videos, although they are top secret. This message will self distruct in 5 seconds.

Stayed late again working with Sarah. Got all our work done though. Most of our work is going into the think u know campaign run by ????Can't say at the moment?????. We are creating the brand, website, presentation, cinema commercial and a whole host of printed resources. It is looking really cool and I can't wait until it is finished. I will upload some of it soon.

Better go.

Dunno what the weather was like...

2006-03-30T22:40:00.000+01:00

because I forgot to look out the window today. I tend to forget important things like eating etc when I am working.

Had a bit of a busy day today. Worked late with Sarah and then went out for a drink and a meal. Turned out to be a good day.

I need to think about a theme or some kind of subject to talk about... hmm

I could always talk about Apple Macs... Got 2 new G5 PowerMacs for work last week. Cool.

Kings

2006-03-29T18:44:00.000+01:00

Spent the afternoon in Kings College Hospital with Barney and Fuzz
today. Barney had his endoscomy and it looks like his esophagus is
opening up.

Had loads of fun playing with Barney and catching up with Fuzz.

I can't believe how tiring it is playing all day. Think I will go
back to work tomorrow for a rest.

Weather widget is predicting sun and a bit of cloud for
tomorrow. I am going to check and see if it is right. Dunno why,
just feel like it.

Nothing profound will ever be written in this blog.

Hello world

2006-03-28T22:47:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone, my name is Ben and I am a blogger. Sounds a bit like an AA meeting, I bet everyone starts their blog like that.

Anyway, my life in short. Live in Peckham London, married to Sarah, am a graphic designer by day and a graphic designer by night.

I am not sure if I will blog often or not... Have to wait and see :)

2006-03-28T22:43:00.000+01:00

I have just downloaded the blogger widget to try it out. Downloaded it in under a second, installed it, entered user details, job done.

Nice and usable. I wonder if I will keep this blog upto date?

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Morning

2005-09-21T11:44:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone, this is my first entry... will add to it soon