Ben (he/him)
@classicsftw.bsky.social
Personal blog of a gaymer, music lover, reader, and nerd (especially about hormones). Husband to Stephen, father of Athena and Persephone 😻😻
📍Philly #TransLivesMatter
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Ben (he/him)
@classicsftw.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hey y’all, it’s been a while! I’ll be working on engaging more, and I want to learn more about you! I’ll introduce myself:
Name: Ben (he/him)
Spouse: @talltbh.bsky.social
Cats: Athena and Persephone (see header, also love dogs!)
Hobbies: video games, books, kickball, vball, lifting (beginner!)
Name: Ben (he/him)
Spouse: @talltbh.bsky.social
Cats: Athena and Persephone (see header, also love dogs!)
Hobbies: video games, books, kickball, vball, lifting (beginner!)
If she’s gonna live in this house, she has GOT to know this video!!
“We have to improve your education by having you watch the 360 video. So this is Rachel Sennott…” - my husband to our youngest cat
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If she’s gonna live in this house, she has GOT to know this video!!
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I’m gonna go ahead and guess that no one else had Rebecca Black’s Pride 2025 DJ Mix as their top Apple Music album of the year (results biased by the fact that I switched about two months ago)
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I’m gonna go ahead and guess that no one else had Rebecca Black’s Pride 2025 DJ Mix as their top Apple Music album of the year (results biased by the fact that I switched about two months ago)
I bet you can’t guess my album of the year in Apple Music (but you’re welcome to try)
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I bet you can’t guess my album of the year in Apple Music (but you’re welcome to try)
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PSA: tomorrow is tummy trouble Tuesday. Don’t forget to toss your refrigerated Thanksgiving leftovers today
December 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
PSA: tomorrow is tummy trouble Tuesday. Don’t forget to toss your refrigerated Thanksgiving leftovers today
Love coincidental matching @phillytoy.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Love coincidental matching @phillytoy.bsky.social
So thankful for meeting so many wonderful, fun people from here in-person this year! Looking forward to meeting even more folks next year! (I gotta be better about getting pictures for the folks missing from these!)
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So thankful for meeting so many wonderful, fun people from here in-person this year! Looking forward to meeting even more folks next year! (I gotta be better about getting pictures for the folks missing from these!)
Quick reminder that if your doctor is a little short with you, they might have just spent an hour (60 minutes) trying troubleshoot diabetes technology over the phone with an elderly couple who tried very hard but ultimately software errors made the entire effort unsuccessful
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Quick reminder that if your doctor is a little short with you, they might have just spent an hour (60 minutes) trying troubleshoot diabetes technology over the phone with an elderly couple who tried very hard but ultimately software errors made the entire effort unsuccessful
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Bloomfies in town for the holidays! @viennabeef.social @thomcb88.bsky.social @classicsftw.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Bloomfies in town for the holidays! @viennabeef.social @thomcb88.bsky.social @classicsftw.bsky.social
Heading to a ball
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Heading to a ball
Am I actually gonna reread Wuthering Heights because Charli did the soundtrack?
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Am I actually gonna reread Wuthering Heights because Charli did the soundtrack?
So everyone has a gym crush that’s probably straight, right?
two drag queens on a green screen with one wearing pink and the other blonde
Alt: two drag queens on a green screen with one wearing pink and the other blonde
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
So everyone has a gym crush that’s probably straight, right?
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Gotta say there is something so beautiful and heartwarming about being in another room reading, hearing a cat mew, and listening to @talltbh.bsky.social go “what??” in a cute parental voice. Like how’d I get so lucky??
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Gotta say there is something so beautiful and heartwarming about being in another room reading, hearing a cat mew, and listening to @talltbh.bsky.social go “what??” in a cute parental voice. Like how’d I get so lucky??
Good morning, Sunday morning
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Good morning, Sunday morning
It’s even earlier starting tomorrow
As we get into the part of the year with less daylight, I’d just like to say: fuck
November 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It’s even earlier starting tomorrow
Ready for a (gay) wedding ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ready for a (gay) wedding ❤️
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many of you in sexy Halloween costumes and
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
many of you in sexy Halloween costumes and
dressing up as law enforcement on halloween is cringe
October 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
dressing up as law enforcement on halloween is cringe
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i hate how people and even literature sometimes reduces the concept of an unreliable narrator to 'the book lying to you', not 'you are viewing the world through the eyes of someone who does not see an absolute truth'
October 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
i hate how people and even literature sometimes reduces the concept of an unreliable narrator to 'the book lying to you', not 'you are viewing the world through the eyes of someone who does not see an absolute truth'
he kisses me, it feels like cannibalism
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
he kisses me, it feels like cannibalism
Hello and good morning to the little girl leaning out of a car in a DMV parking lot making bird call noises
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hello and good morning to the little girl leaning out of a car in a DMV parking lot making bird call noises
Oh Demi this song is FIRE music.apple.com/us/album/fre...
Frequency by Demi Lovato on Apple Music
music.apple.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Oh Demi this song is FIRE music.apple.com/us/album/fre...
I resisted these ephemeral goodies last week but my willpower is just not that strong today (I don’t have photographic evidence bc then I would miss the eating window)
you have five seconds to eat the Dunkin hashbrowns or they turn to rubbery trash
October 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I resisted these ephemeral goodies last week but my willpower is just not that strong today (I don’t have photographic evidence bc then I would miss the eating window)