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About Me

Me and Vine, a portrait.Hi, my name is Ben.

Age: 26, at the moment. But not usually.

Location: Somewhere way out in the wilds of upstate New York. Okay, Ithaca, NY.

Occupation: When I’m not (very carefully and thoughtfully) churning out stuff for these pages I’m stuck in lab ripping DNA apart.

History: I was born at a very young age. I lived in London until I was 18, went to college in the charming and gorgey Bristol, then flew over to the states to keep going to school because I apparently wasn’t bored of it yet. Although I sound English I’m really half American and half Dutch. My parents originally met geographically halfway.

Interests: Music, clearly. Running. Learning exciting new skills and forgetting them. Lots of crafty things: sewing, home decorating, etc. Vegetable gardening when it’s the half of the year the ground isn’t covered in snow. Browsing of all kinds. Seasonal borders.

Favorite music: Some of my all-time favorite pieces are:

  • Shostakovich - Symphony No. 13 ‘Babi Yar’
  • Shostakovich - Seven romances on verses by Alexander Blok
  • Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2
  • Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 12
  • Shostakovich - Symphony no. 15
  • Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Prokofiev - Symphony No. 2
  • Prokofiev - Symphony No. 6
  • Beethoven - Grosse Fuge
  • Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32
  • Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No. 4