Random Thoughts, Ideas and Things I find interesting. Mostly pertaining to Design, Photography, Video, Music and/or Beer. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-11180436-4"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @shutupben)http://www.shutupben.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s4tr94zH1qb7530o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cone of Shame. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Petsmart)</p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/22745610393http://www.shutupben.com/post/22745610393Wed, 09 May 2012 18:49:02 -0500<p><a href="http://www.beardsaremanly.com" title="Beards Are Manly" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3rp5srFPX1qal8sf.png"/></a></p> <p>I created a new website, &#8220;Beards Are Manly&#8221; over the weekend. Enjoy.</p> <p><a href="http://www.beardsaremanly.com" title="Beards Are Manly" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.beardsaremanly.com" target="_blank">www.beardsaremanly.com</a></a></p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/22724323892http://www.shutupben.com/post/22724323892Wed, 09 May 2012 13:11:58 -0500beardsmanlywebsitenew<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ffleUd7n1qb7530o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Florence and The Machine (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Bayou Music Center)</p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/22301533881http://www.shutupben.com/post/22301533881Wed, 02 May 2012 22:12:50 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3fdd4oBCp1qb7530o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Florence and The Machine (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Bayou Music Center)</p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/22298169097http://www.shutupben.com/post/22298169097Wed, 02 May 2012 21:24:39 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3fb5wazc21qb7530o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Florence and The Machine. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/22294437147http://www.shutupben.com/post/22294437147Wed, 02 May 2012 20:37:08 -0500<a href="http://www.nowness.com/">Cool Blog With Cool Things</a>http://www.shutupben.com/post/21398534449http://www.shutupben.com/post/21398534449Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:40:04 -0500<a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/">New Favorite Art & Design Blog</a>http://www.shutupben.com/post/21398513098http://www.shutupben.com/post/21398513098Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:39:41 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lUZ-e2SkeMI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I want to blow things up and video tape it in slow motion.</p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/21383928156http://www.shutupben.com/post/21383928156Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:08:48 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0cjwpjlMu1qb7530o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Radiohead (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Toyota Center)</p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/18712973639http://www.shutupben.com/post/18712973639Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:12:24 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi83lrprW1qb7530o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Wrong on so many levels.</p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/17725536963http://www.shutupben.com/post/17725536963Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:09:21 -0600lube<a href="http://envexlabs.com/2011/07/wordpress-custom-post-types/">WordPress Custom Post Types – Envex Labs</a>http://www.shutupben.com/post/17655009743http://www.shutupben.com/post/17655009743Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:55:48 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytqvuS3op1r9d2h7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thequotecollective.com/post/16977328184/winning-is-not-a-sometime-thing-it-is-an-all-the" target="_blank">thequotecollective</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote>Winning is not a sometime thing. It is an all the time thing.</blockquote> <h3>—Vince Lombardi</h3> <p><em>February 3, 2012.</em></p> <p><small>Photo from laffy4k</small></p> </blockquote>http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251969042http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251969042Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:10:19 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz246b6DcH1r9d2h7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thequotecollective.com/post/17249873418/trying-is-just-a-noisier-way-of-not-doing" target="_blank">thequotecollective</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote>Trying is just a noisier way of not doing something.</blockquote> <h3>—Ken Blanchard</h3> <p><em>February 7, 2012.</em></p> </blockquote>http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251965053http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251965053Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:10:13 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzg9jLw7z1r9d2h7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thequotecollective.com/post/17159766695/control-your-own-destiny-or-someone-else" target="_blank">thequotecollective</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote>Control your own destiny or someone else will.</blockquote> <h3>—Jack Welch</h3> <p><em>February 5, 2012.</em></p> </blockquote>http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251960543http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251960543Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:10:07 -0600<a href="http://wpbuild.me/">WPBuild - Automate a Wordpress Theme Framework</a>http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251904196http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251904196Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:08:47 -0600<a href="http://codeclown.net/wp-theme-cheatsheet/">Wordpress Theme Development » Cheatsheet</a>http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251887654http://www.shutupben.com/post/17251887654Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:08:24 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygp0bqn8P1r9d2h7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thequotecollective.com/post/16578411245/always-be-kind-for-everyone-is-fighting-a-hard" target="_blank">thequotecollective</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote>Always be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle.</blockquote> <h3>—Plato</h3> <p><em>January 26, 2012.</em></p> <p><small>Photo from Koshyk</small></p> </blockquote>http://www.shutupben.com/post/16978143817http://www.shutupben.com/post/16978143817Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:23 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybl9w2Cos1qb7530o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span>A new designer marketplace is coming soon. Sign up to be notified/you get free money towards your future purchases. :)</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://creativemarket.com/uCxDRNl" target="_blank">Click here to sign up.</a></span></p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/16420986987http://www.shutupben.com/post/16420986987Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:37:08 -0600Creative MarketDesign Assets<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7y4zxVgh1qb7530o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chillin like a villain. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Canopy)</p>http://www.shutupben.com/post/16309894402http://www.shutupben.com/post/16309894402Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:24:34 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxypznqkFU1rn6vxio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So I made my dog a tumblr. Not sure what that says about me…</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.choluladog.com/post/16023703263/why-did-you-put-this-thing-on-me" target="_blank">choluladog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Why did you put this thing on me?</p> </blockquote>http://www.shutupben.com/post/16159082305http://www.shutupben.com/post/16159082305Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:20:02 -0600