Agirlyfriend was my rl best friend who I got hooked on ffxi the first two years of it's existence in NA. He took so much flak for being my friend, he would get invites to parties, and he would dread the question "Do you know Agirlyman?", he was hesitant to answer because there was a 50/50 chance of being booted from the party. He quit after two years, to concentrate on getting his masters, but he always missed ffxi, and the friends he made playin on shiva.
He died the same day "Heath Ledger" died, which was funny because I had a missed call on my cell that night, thought it was him calling me to tell me about it, he was really looking forward to seeing the new Batman film.
Ben was really more like a brother to me, we met while we where going to computer school in Detroit back in 1990, he was studying to be a "Tech", and I was trying my hand at "Programming", he was boasting about his skills in "Tecmo football" on the Nes, that got my attention, that stopped me dead in my path, I joined into the conversation, that was all it took. We have been laughing, and gaming it up ever since.
Pizza, hotdogs smothered in onions, Madden, and all the best videogames we enjoyed over the years. He was uncle to my children, always had the time to sit down with them, about life, and help keep them on the right path. He was a great guy, with a great heart, whom I hope I didn't taint too much with my "jaded", and "Dark" sense of humor.
I know when he got to heaven the first thing God asked him was "Do you know Agirlyman?"
Edited, Apr 16th 2008 7:12am by agirlyman