About Mongibeddu  

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ABOUT BEN: I
Am an individual.

I love being
Me. I am
Outspoken, silly, emotional,

Sensitive, obsessive, extravagant,
Vulgar, loud and
Kind. I am

More than just
A pretty face!
NICKNAMES: Freeloader, Buzz,

Professor, Queen of
Cute, Green Eyes,
Beddu. DREAMS IN

LIFE: To speak
Italian, to sing
In tune, to

Move to Rome
With Carla and
Become a famous

Expatriate. To make
The world a
Better place. I

May not have
Zillions of buddies
But I do

Have good friends
I love dearly. You
Guys mean the

World to me,
Even if we
Never see each

Other any more.
GRADE IN SCHOOL:
I am back

To being on
The bottom rung
Again. I have

Just started my
First teaching job.
WHAT I LOVE:

Rental cars, snow
Days, snuggling in
Bed, gel pens,

Flannel sheets, popcorn,
Soccer, the Internet,
’70s stuff (punk

Rock, disco, language
Poetry, the whole
Deal), my wife

Carla, my cat
Domenico, Teletubbies, slippers,
The I Ching,

Talking on the
Phone, sitting by
The sea with

A fat book,
Sunshine, butterflies, glitter,
“Star Trek Voyager,”

Deconstruction, cool hats,
My school, soul
Music…and loads

More! WHAT A
SURPRISE, MORE ABOUT
ME! Fave celebs:

Robert Creeley, Val
Kilmer, Alanis Morissette,
The Olson twins,

Placido Domingo, Mary
J. Blige, Hannah
Ashrawi and Leonard

Peltier. Fave foods:
Pasta, sardines, Ben
& Jerry's "Chunkie

Monkey" ice cream,
Compari, pears, polenta,
Eggplant, and asparagus.

STUFF I HATE
WITH A PASSION!
Snobby people, annoying

Jingles, bugs (except
Ladybugs and butterflies),
Lacan, nasty people

Who can't mind
Their own damn
Business! spam mail,

Gooey price tags
On books, the
Sight of blood,

Religious freaks, being
Short on cash,
Rejection letters, bottled

Salad dressing, slow
Computers, crowded malls.
STUFF THAT WILL

ALWAYS BE COOL!
Italian food, summers
By the sea,

My wife, smileys,
For Better or
For Worse, secular

Humanism, sex, color
Plates in art
Books, E. E.

Cummings, road trips,
Shopping, licorice, candles,
Champagne, Italy, individuality,

Web pages like
This one…and
Me!

(written in 2000)





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