Going To See Iron Man Tonight

So Cooper is dragging me to go with him to see Iron Man tonight. I don't know a whole lot about the superhero, but I was told that it should be entertaining enough. I also heard that there's some commentary on the arms race, which should be interesting. I'm just hoping it's not as bad as Tobey Maguire dancing to avant-garde jazz like in Spider-Man 3. My experience with comic book films hasn't really been good. I think so far, I've only enjoyed the X-Men series since it managed to be action-packed and rich in context as it explored issues like tolerance... But we'll see about Iron Man. It's at least got Robert Downey Jr...

Benjamin Wey at Coachella

So this was my first time going to Coachella, and all I have to say was the experience was amazing! I went on the 26th on Sat, so I got to catch all the cool acts like M.I.A., Rilo Kiley, MGMT, and the return of Portishead. Check out some of the videos below from the event that changed my life.

M.I.A. - Paper Planes



MGMT - Time To Pretend



Rilo Kiley - Ripchord



Portishead - The Rip

Global Warming Affecting Our Wildlife

I recently found this article on Digg, where The National Wildlife Federation identified eights animals that are dramatically being affected by global warming. We cannot go on ignoring that these animals are in danger. What can we exactly do to help this? Is it money? Is it organizing? As just an individual, what power do we truly hold?

Benjamin Wey and Turtle Tales...

As you all know by now, I can be a pretty serious turtle enthusiast. But I think with this new site-- benjaminweyturtletales.com my interest in turtles can now reach people in ways I have never imagined. In my free time, I have been writing these "children's tales" revolving around a certain kind of turtle. Each story somewhat serves as a lesson, but there is for mature subtext and themes in these stories. Think of them as modern tales written in the vain of Alice In Wonderland. Check them out, and let me know what you think. Below you will find the opening paragraph for my first story. Stay tuned, I'll be adding more tales in the weeks to come.


In a dark barren night, Tiona Turtle walked along the sands with her baby Tamika on her shell with the stars guiding her. She had two burdens to worry about: one— not to disturb the only love of her life sleeping peacefully on her shell, and two— getting to their destination safely. However, Tiona Turtle didn’t mind this. She remembered a time when she was on her mother’s shell when they made the journey back to the great green seas. So the burden of having her baby on her and walking for many miles was not a serious burden for Tiona Turtle.

Along the way, Tiona Turtle fell out of her deep thought and was distracted by a woman sobbing. At first she had thought it was a lost ghost, but once she heard the voice speak, “It hurts,” she moved as quickly as she can to the figure that was injured. Not too far from her path, Tiona Turtle came across a young human woman on the sandy floor, with her shoes off.

You can read the rest of story here.

Benjamin Wey Is Back!

I forgot I had this blog! For the past couple of months, I've been sharing all my thoughts and adventures here. So if you want to catch up, check that out. And if you don't want to then just read on to find out what I've been up.

Before I started typing this paragraph, I started thinking exactly what I've been up to. Then I realized, it's all just been same thing, different day. Just school, work, and Cooper. Now I'm worried that my life has gotten too predictable and too static. Have I chosen life?

Welcome to my Blog!

I decided to start a blog about my interests in hopes of finding people out there that share them. I have always been a turtle lover, but many of my friends don't necessarily share that love with me. I am primarily interested in land dwelling turtles, and own several box turtles. Most people I know who own turtles have the red-eared sliders, which are cute, but they're so much effort to care for, due to the need to constantly change the tank water. I'm way too busy for that. Box turtles allow me to be busy but still have pets, because they're relatively low maintenance. Change the substrate every few months, make sure they have a bowl of freshwater to swim in and drink from, and feed them, and they're generally happy. They're also a lot friendlier than red-eared's; much less hissing and snapping.

I am also going to be getting a chameleon very soon. I know a guy who breeds them and I'm just waiting on my hatchling to mature enough to subject it to the trauma of a big move (and a legal sale). I'll keep you posted when he (0r she) finally arrives.