Benjamin Cavanagh Diggles

I am a Channel Sales Manager at Webtrends. I am 30, happily married + living in Portland, Oregon. I don't have many reasons for keeping this blog. I tend to talk about emerging web culture + how ridiculous the media is but the majority of this site consists of stuff that makes me smile. find archives here

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Energy Bar

Energy Bar

2 years ago db clay had a spring cleaning day and we went to the dump. This was the last thing i found.

Drum Machine Watch

Drum Machine Watch

This was a Christmas present from about a decade ago. It really is a drum machine.

Thin Coin

Thin Coin

I have no idea where I found this or what it is.

Drain Tool

Drain Tool

I found this on a walk. Not sure when. I think it is for sprinklers?

Small Net

Small Net

This has somehow been in my trinket box forever.

Gun

Micro Gun

I found this at a Pizza Parlor in Poway, California.

Gun

Space Helmet

This was outside an intense space ride at Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida.

Ammo

Ammo

New Years Eve 2005 we rounded in the new year by shooting firearms. I kept some Ammo.

Black Chili

Black Chili

This is from Chili’s Circa 2001. I don’t think I earned it which makes me wonder how I got it.

The Claw

The Claw

Picked this up off the beach with Tracy about 2 years back.

Mitsubishi Logo

Mitsubishi Emblem

My favorite car growing up was my 1998 Diamante. Now it is gone.

Nike Shoe

Nike Shoe

This fell off of Tracy’s Nike jacket at one point and I liked it. So I kept it.

Pig

Plastic Pig

This came in a box of bacon Band-Aids.

Fake Cockroach

Fake Cockroach

No idea when I got this but I have had it for over a decade. I like to tell people it is real.

Voodoo Doll

Voodoo Doll

Got this at Value Village. It was in a plastic bag hanging on the wall for $.99. Sold.

Free Dollar

Free Dollar

A dollar I won bowling against a friend.

Dammasch Floor

Dammasch Floor

Flooring from Dammasch State Hospital. Taken in 2004 by Mr. Garett Stenson.

Toy Alien

Toy Alien

I think I got this at some family fun center or something.

Bottle Opener

Bottle Opener

A dude that worked at a 7 11 gave me this as a Christmas Gift.

Bow tie

Bow tie

This was mine from when I was a kid. Like 5 or something.

Name Tag

Nicholas Name Tag

I used to work at Langdon Farms when I was 16. However, I was not Nicholas.

Switch Blade Comb

Switch Blade Comb

I have had this since I was about 13. I got it at Seaside, Oregon and I often quote better Off Dead.

Creepy Doll #1

Creepy Doll #1

Yes, I have a few creepy dolls. I have gotten everyone of them from Value Village. I admit, they are weird.

Creepy Doll #2

Creepy Doll #2

This is the most famous doll. I think one of my friends set up an email on the doll’s behalf at one point.

Creepy Doll #3

Creepy Doll #3

This doll sat on my desk for 4 years. It was often the elephant in the room during meetings.

Butterfly

Butterfly

Tracy once did this runway model show 3 years ago and wore this butterfly in her hair.

Lizard

Toy Lizard

I stole this from my nephew last year. I don’t think he misses it.

Turntable Needle

Turntable Needle

I had had this for about 5 years. It usually sits around as a backup since it is pretty shady.

Rosary

Rosary

This was a gift from my close friend Ian Mitchell from about 3 years ago.

Intel Processor

Intel Processor

Garett bought his first computer in 1998 and it’s heart lasted over a decade.

AMD Processor

AMD Processor

This was one of two chips that founded db clay. We pushed these little guys.

Rambo Pin

Rambo Pin

I got this less than 3 months ago with my two friends Christina and Lindsay at Ray’s Rag Time PDX.

Barbie Birthday Candle

Barbie Birthday Candle

My dad put this on my 28th birthday cake and after I blew it out he cleaned it off and gave it to me. He knew.

Recovery Coin

Recovery Coin

I got this from my mom. I was never sure why she had it but she said it would bring me good luck.

Barbie Head

Barbie Head

I found this in the middle of the road while driving. I spotted it and risked my life to fetch it. Bizarre.

Cable Topper

Cable Topper

I have found a ton of these around over the years… I have since found out that they are from Comcast.

Fire Starter

Fire Starter

My friend Chuck makes these and sells them at Portland Saturday Market. I got this one about 4 years ago.

Hard Drive Magnets

Hard Drive Magnets

These magnets are from my first hard drive in 1998.

Rusty Nail

Rusty Nail

I found this on a walk with Garett Stenson in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 2006. Not really sure what it is.

Spray Paint Topper

Spray Paint Topper

This is from the db clay studio. Roughly 2005.

Ceramic Foot

Ceramic

This broke off of an art peice my Uncle Tim Diggles did years back. I plan on someday reattaching it.

Plastic Hand

Plastic Hand

I also spotted this in the road while driving. It was probably around 1999.

Dog Picture

Dog Picture

My friend Rose gave me a few magnets and a picture of her dog once. But that was a long time ago.

Cinque Terra Rocks

Cinque Terra Rocks

I snagged these from the coast of Italy in early November of 2006.

Scorpian

Scorpian

This was a gift for Christmas a couple of years back. I think it is killing my plants.