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Smell the tulips. — over 6 years ago
MY STORY
I changed my name from Erik Benson to Buster McLeod on the flip of a coin in September of 2006. I live in Seattle, WA. I'm co-founder of The Robot Co-op (self-help internet startup) and, recently, McLeod Residence (art gallery and club house — learn about membership). I wrote a book called Man Versus Himself. I believe life is art. I believe in doubling down on big living, big loving, big risk, and big change.
I have a manifesto of 12 things you can do to make your life more interesting. They are:
- You must not dilly-dally.
- You must be your word.
- You must have good intentions.
- You must admit to being the maker of meaning.
- You must not feel sorry for yourself.
- You must have a vision that you are striving for.
- You must tie creativity and experimentation with survival.
- You must be the change.
- You must rally others with your vision.
- You must stake your reputation on your better self.
- You must be responsible for your own failure and success.
- You must be comfortable with big failure.
STATISTICS
| Identifies as: | Male |
| Myers Briggs: | ENTP |
| Relationship: | Engaged to Kellianne Scanlan |
| Birthday: | May 28th, 1976 (Gemini) |
| Smoke/Drink: | No / Yes |
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WHERE I LIVE
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3 Comments
Erik Benson says, “This one,
woman sitting in tulips, is my personal favorite. The mud there was really strange, sort of squishy, but plasticy at the same time. There were cracks in the mud that, if you stepped on them, would open up like cuts, and then when you stepped away the cracks would close back up. It was really gross, actually.”
leanne says, “erik, weren’t you and kharis making fun of me last year for going to see the tulips?! well this year i went one week too late, and the tulips had been “topped”. so needless to say my photos aren’t quite as nice as yours…”
I don’t remember making fun of you Leanne, but I wouldn’t put it past myself. I’m such a hypocrite sometimes. Anyway, last year, the tulips were so in, everyone went, it was cool. This year, it felt sort of ghetto, people were going back, waiting in line for hours, finding almost no joy in the experience. That’s my story, at least.
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