Seeking something

2011-02-06T11:34:00.001-05:00

Ed took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test!"Needs a peaceful environment. Wants release from s..."Click here to read the rest of the results.

2005-10-04T18:36:00.000-05:00

If you haven't already seen it, if you've seen the commercials and though you should, or thought you shouldn't, if you haven't seen the commercials, or the preveiws, you must see Serenity. If anywhere in your body there is a little voice crying out for science fiction, see this movie. See the movie. It is intense, it is gritty, it gives no appologies to you or it's characters, it just does

2005-09-01T07:59:00.000-05:00

Check it out!Old school cartoony fun, streaming onto your home computer!And surprise! They have the LEGENG OF ZELDA cartoon!A return to my Friday childhood!

2005-08-30T23:35:00.000-05:00

Download this song, now. **EDIT** Here's the page where the song can be D/Led from, Pool of Peace, get it lest ye be cursed for a thousand years! ... or not.Thanks to RPGGamer for inspiring such beauty.

2005-08-16T15:50:00.000-05:00

Interesting shirt here. Current State: Calm before the storm. Current Mood: PlacidCurrent Emote: |,,/ ^o^ \,,|Current Tarot: The Sun, inverted.Current Music: "White Wedding" Billy Idol"The birds have vanished down the sky.Now the last cloud drains away.We sit together, the mountain and I,until only the mountain remains." - Li Po

2005-07-28T17:54:00.000-05:00

UnicornYou scored 40% Esotericism, 28% Power, and 4% Malevolence! The unicorn is a legendary animal. It is usually portrayed as aslender, white horse with a spiraling horn on its forehead, althoughits appearance and behavior differs, depending on the location. In thewest it was usually considered wild and untamable, while in the Orientit was peaceful, meek and thought to be the bringer of

2005-07-28T16:34:00.000-05:00

the Wit(52% dark, 39% spontaneous, 16% vulgar) your humor style:CLEAN | COMPLEX | DARKYou like things edgy, subtle, and smart. I guess that means you'reprobably an intellectual, but don't take that to mean you'repretentious. You realize 'dumb' can be witty--after all isn't that theSimpsons' philosophy?--but rudeness for its own sake, 'gross-out' humorand most other things found in a

2005-07-25T01:42:00.000-05:00

English GeniusYou scored 92% Beginner, 85% Intermediate, 86% Advanced, and 93% Expert! You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope

2005-07-21T23:32:00.000-05:00

To those who know me, is this accurate?

2005-07-11T22:04:00.000-05:00

Complete sincerity: You believe in beingstraightforward with others, and you expect thesame from them. People would consider you agood listener, and one who is calm and mostlyserious. Which Characteristic From the Samurai Code Matches You Best? (You may find out your best trait) brought to you by Quizilla

2005-07-06T00:26:00.000-05:00

And on to something a little less serious.When it comes to Batman, I must admit I have been spoiled rotten. In my childhood, I was initially exposed to Batman in the form of Tim Burton's contribution, Batman. Than I saw Batman Returns, which was an okay sequel as sequels go. But then, then something so wonderful came into the world of Batman, that all other incarnations of Batman would

2005-07-01T22:45:00.000-05:00

"Life is hard,it puts you through changes,and there's no need to take it personally."- someone from Berkley on the three Characteristics of Reality.

2005-06-26T08:02:00.000-05:00

There's been a lot of talk lately.And what I have been reading has mentioned it too.So I am going to quote Leigh Brasington here."No one deserves more love than you."Listen to the whole thing here.

2005-05-18T19:21:00.000-05:00

I suppose I should give SOME explaination as to my previous post. Last night I was following along with a guided meditation on metta. (Guided Metta Meditation, 11/23/04) Somewhere in the middle of the meditation (about 15-20 min. in) I figured I would change the focus of my concentration from the metta phrases to a pleasant feeling somewhere in my body. I found one and let my

2005-05-18T06:39:00.000-05:00

Meditation. All I can say is, cool.

2005-05-05T14:43:00.000-05:00

Hot peppers are cutNow burning juice in my eyeOh! It hurts me soAnd, FYI, milk is not only good for removing the heat from your mouth, but it also works quite nicely when soaked into a paper towel and used as an ocular compress. That is all.

2005-04-25T01:52:00.000-05:00

This certainly qualifies as Advertainment.

2005-04-18T10:06:00.000-05:00

Stolen from Sal,Your Linguistic Profile:55% General American English40% Yankee5% Upper Midwestern0% Dixie0% MidwesternWhat Kind of American English Do You Speak?

2005-04-11T00:17:00.000-05:00

Who woulda guessed, eh? Col. O'Neill Congratulations! You scored 97! Congratulations! You have achieved the rank of "Col. O'Neill". You areobviously a true fan, keep watching and maybe you will one day earn therank of "Gen. Hammond"Please don't forget to rate this test! My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:You scored higher than 86% on

2005-04-09T09:46:00.000-05:00

It's official. Sexy Geek Congratulations! You scored 51! Congratulations! You possess that heady combination of intelligence andsocial skills, geekdom and sex appeal. You're probably nowhere near aspopular as you deserve to be, but deep down you know that anyway. Estnevolumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me voleri? Famous sexy geeksinclude Nick Drake, Glenn Gould and Luke Skywalker.

2005-03-30T19:56:00.000-05:00

A survey, stolen and stolen again, now stolen by me.THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:1. Ed2. Edward3. Eddie (Call me this, and I shall kill thee.)THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:1. Edge_A2. RF Edge3. BubbaXTHREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:1. Curiousity2. Compassion3. UnderstandingTHREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:1. My health2. My indesicion3. My anxietyTHREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:1. German2.

2005-03-29T15:53:00.000-05:00

At your own risk.

2005-03-28T23:55:00.000-05:00

Are you ready for a CHALLENGE!!!!

2005-03-28T20:57:00.000-05:00

Interesting article here.Quite an amazing idea, one which I think manufacturers would love for people to laugh at and call silly names.

2005-03-25T01:51:00.000-05:00

How compatable are we? Find out!Go here, and do a multi-user remote test. Enter some e-mail address and some name, but you don't have to enter any friend's email if you don't want to. Then take the test. Then, go back here and click on the compare scores part. Enter my e-mail address as edge_a@yahoo.com, enter yours as whatever you used to take the test to compare our results!Good luck!Share the

2005-03-14T22:12:00.000-05:00

Come get some.You are a true survivor, hellish hoards of zombiesand demonic figures are of no match for you.You are a complete utter savage that will ripof a zombie's head for kicks. You survived thehorror. Can you survive a zombie invasion? brought to you by Quizilla

2005-03-03T20:02:00.000-05:00

Today I link to an article writen by Kurt Vonnegut.In this context, you must read also this article.I question the relevence of the 10 commandments. Commandments 1, 2, 3, and 4 don't really apply to those who do not believe in the God of Abriham. 5 is often interprated as children needing to supplicate themselves to their elders and bend to unquestionable authority. 6 is good, murder is wrong,

2005-02-24T15:00:00.000-05:00

Today, two quotes from Rev. John Dear S.J. "Last September, I spoke to some 2,000 students at a Baptist college in Pennsylvania. After a short prayer service for peace centered on the Beatitudes, I took the stage and got right to the point. "Now let me get this straight," I said. "Jesus says, 'Blessed are the peacemakers,' which means he does not say, 'Blessed are the warmakers,' which means,

2005-02-15T14:34:00.000-05:00

"In opposition to contemporary urban values, Buddhismdoes not measure a person's or nation's worth bymaterial wealth. Nor does it go to the opposite extreme,as do Marxist thinkers, and condemn the accumulation ofwealth as an evil in and of itself. Instead, Buddhismjudges the ethical value of wealth by the ways in whichit is obtained, and the uses to which it is put."- Ven. Payutto, "Buddhist

2005-02-13T15:45:00.000-05:00

Saw Dr. Strangelove last night... definitly a funny movie! The movie also has the thinly veiled social comentary thing going. Definitly a strong critique of American nuclear policies.

2005-02-03T13:36:00.000-05:00

Magical Trevor is BACK! Not as good as the first one.

2005-01-17T01:35:00.000-05:00

Today a section was added to the side bar, "Friends of this Blog." If you would like to be added (or removed) from the list, just e-mail me or comment in this entry! And now I leave you with an inspirational quote, "The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy. When one tree in the garden is sick, you have

2005-01-07T18:53:00.000-05:00

And here's something which I wish I had remembered about, since this actually happend to me recently.

2005-01-07T17:54:00.000-05:00

I don't really know why I update this blog. I do have doubts that any of my friends still actually read this with any regularity, probably due to my sporadic updates and insane ramblings and postings of song lyrics and whatever pops into my mind. So, today, though I am probably speaking to an empty audience, I will write down these thoughts, so in the course of time, I can say, yes, I

2004-12-22T23:37:00.000-05:00

"Its been a long and winding road gotta love it, breaking peoples bones Though supernatural, you dont mind to bleed alone Once there were enemies now friends Takes nothing to realize your Ken Straight uppercut the mounds that brought you, that love again." - Ken Song, Joe Darwish For all you street fighter fans out there. ;)

2004-12-22T23:34:00.000-05:00

What was the unspeakable secret of the sea? Ok... So I watched "Creature from the Haunted Sea" ... It tries to be satirical comedy, which it fails at brilliantly. I really only laughed twice. Once at the American Spy character, and once at the character who makes animal noises. He said something which just clicked... It had comedic timing, it had placement, it was relevant, and it reminded me of

2004-12-13T17:13:00.000-05:00

After wrestling with the Jeep, I have conquered the battery and replaced it with a new one. Hopefully this will amealiorate the issues I was having.

2004-12-08T06:46:00.000-05:00

You Are a Retrospective SoulThe most misunderstood of all the soul signs.Sometimes you even have difficulty seeing yourself as who you are.You are intense and desire perfection in every facet of your life.You're best described as extremely idealistic, hardworking, and a survivor. Great moments of insight and sensitivity come to you easily.But if you aren't careful, you'll ignore these moments and

2004-11-28T01:53:00.000-05:00

Just got back from seeing The Incredibles. Pixar really out did themselves. That is all.

2004-11-10T06:54:00.000-05:00

Is 7 AM really that early? No? Yes? Maybe? somewhere between writing and volenteering and class, there is sleep. I hate it when I am writing and writing and writing, and as the hour grows later and later, all of the great ideas that I had and all the nifty research I had gleaned alls seems like some fancy hallucination. The paper is done, but it is missing some key citations that I can no

2004-10-30T00:03:00.000-05:00

And it makes me wonder. It really makes me wonder.

2004-10-11T22:57:00.000-05:00

The following list/rant was inspired by my reading of a Religious Satanist website discussing the "true" faith of the real Satanists. Now, I don't want any Satanists to feel singled out, because my rant applies to a lot of different religions that I have read about and have subsequently annoyed me. Religions that engage in, Observational selection, reductionism, exclusionary practices,

2004-10-11T19:42:00.000-05:00

For those people who would like a little bit more insight into my spirituality, 1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (94%) 3. Unitarian Universalism (93%) 4. Liberal Quakers (86%) 5. New Age (85%) 6. Hinduism (81%) 7. Theravada Buddhism (80%) 8. Taoism (74%) 9. Sikhism (73%) 10. Jainism (71%) 11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%) 12. Secular Humanism (59%)

2004-09-30T00:03:00.000-05:00

Do you love the chocolate? I bet you do. I haven't really had much to update about recently. Classes are going well this semester and I am finding the both of them to be quite applicable and observable. Have I mentioned that children are amazing little things? Well, they are, and somewhere in-between whining and crying, they are quite profound. Oh yes, GURPS 4th Edition was unleashed upon the

2004-09-17T14:47:00.000-05:00

Everyone loves Magical Trevor. Just be careful not to watch for too long, lest ye go insane! 0_O

2004-09-05T14:51:00.000-05:00

The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to the First Level of Hell - Limbo!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)Very LowLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)Very HighLevel 2 (Lustful)LowLevel 3 (Gluttonous)LowLevel 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)Very LowLevel 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)Very LowLevel 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)Very LowLevel 7 (

2004-09-01T15:22:00.000-05:00

Here is an article by Garrison Keillor regarding the state of affairs in politics within the United States. Interesting read. I wonder if I would be considered a hippy?

2004-08-27T21:21:00.000-05:00

More from the Dhammapada! I have no idea which verses these are or how the stanzas go because I got this in an e-mail and the formatting didn't carry over. Master your senses, What you taste and smell, What you see, what you hear. In all things be a master Of what you do and say and think. Be free. Are you quiet? Quieten your body. Quieten your mind. By your own efforts Waken yourself, watch

2004-08-26T16:11:00.000-05:00

Here I will post the first two verses of the Dhammapada, comments and interpretations are welcome. 1 Phenomena are preceded by the heart, ruled by the heart, made of the heart. If you speak or act with a corrupted heart, then suffering follows you -- as the wheel of the cart, the track of the ox that pulls it. 2 Phenomena are preceded by the heart, ruled by the

2004-08-26T00:35:00.000-05:00

Along with the previous post: "When this is, that is. From the arising of this comes the arising of that. When this isn't, that isn't. From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that." - Buddha, on the nature of cause-effect.

2004-08-22T13:20:00.000-05:00

Neither from itself nor from another, Nor from both, Nor without a cause, Does anything whatever, anywhere arise. -Nagarjuna, Mulamadhyamaka-Karika From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations"

2004-08-14T22:40:00.000-05:00

Today I played my first game of Croquet and it was strangely fun. I guess if you can hit little balls around on a felt table, you can hit bigger balls around on some grass. So today was the BBQ. Fun was had. It is always interesting to hear what the adults like to talk about. Since I didn't really know many of the people at the party, I just kinda hung back and skulked around.

2004-08-13T22:58:00.000-05:00

It's raining in Manhatten. Thats what I said when we went over the bridge and I saw the skyline of the city cloaked in grey. It was raining on the bridge too. I am down in NY this weekend for a BBQ with my family and their friends. I wish I could have brought one of my friends down with me but there's really no one who would have been easily contacted on short notice, nor easily picked up

2004-08-01T16:21:00.000-05:00

Just a quickie update. I just got back from seeing The Village. I agree with Leo, the movie is OK. It's certainly better than a lot of what gets pumped out of Hollywood and Mr. Shyamalan shows some superb talant as a director. Some of the scenes in this movie were a little clunky. It was just that early in the movie there were one or two scenes which had some confusing cuts.

2004-07-15T08:20:00.000-05:00

A haiku, Oh, Chili cheese fries Eating you was so awesome, To the bathroom now.

2004-07-13T17:05:00.000-05:00

I would again like to thank Beliefnet.com for the wonderful service they provide in sharing the wisdom of great spiritual leaders from around the world. Here is an exerpt from part of a talk the Dalai Lama gave which can be viewed here. "I think the very nature of our meeting is just meeting another human being. We are the same--the same human beings--physically, mentally, emotionally,

2004-07-12T12:26:00.000-05:00

I can tell by the way that your eyes turn. Here is something for you to ponder. Given the constants Time, Job, and Money. Given that Time = Money If Time - Job = Money Then Job = 0 Think about it.

2004-06-25T01:00:00.000-05:00

And I wonder, does anyone still read this thing? Who knows! So, whats new with Ed these days? Not much. I finally was able to watch the entirety of Band of Brothers. It kicks ass, completely. And though I know none of them read this Weblog, I would like to give a shout out to the people on the 7m3 board who posted the links to the live versons of Break the Spell and Goldfish.

2004-06-11T15:30:00.000-05:00

I am now comment Re-enabled! This time with integrated comments. Although, I did enjoy the third party comment system, it was a hassle.

2004-06-07T18:59:00.000-05:00

Hey, I got a tag board! Tag!

2004-06-07T14:03:00.000-05:00

Here is just a quick little page that I found helpful, just click the "Click here to begin" text and listen. You may need to aquire Flash to play it. Being Peace

2004-05-23T22:20:00.000-05:00

I need a straight away ticket to a southwestern state. Or a job, whichever comes first. So, lets see whats new... Saw a few anime's that were absolutely wacked! My brother's friend Adam is a manga-lovin', subtitle-reading, import-buying Otaku. Has anyone out there heard of Special Combat Unit: Shinesman, or Alien Nine? ... Dear LORD! Shinesman was pretty funny, poking at all the stupid

2004-04-22T16:45:00.000-05:00

I don't feel a thing and I stopped remembering, the days are just like moments turned to hours. So, what to blab about during this installment of the Ed-Not-So-Daily-News. Umm... I know, I will put down my thoughts on the miniseries I watched recently. Band of Brothers is a ten part docu-drama that follows the operations of the 101st Airborn Paratrooper Division, Easy Company. As war

2004-04-20T18:28:00.000-05:00

It's strange, the way life has a way of tugging on your sleeve and reminding you it's there. This news story was brought to my attention by someone who I went to high school with so long ago. I never had Mr. Audibert as a teacher, but I did have Ms. Johnson many times. I wonder how she is doing. I am wondering about a lot of things right now. Current State: Pensive Current Mood: Quiet

2004-04-16T13:03:00.000-05:00

Could it be? Is there hope for the future!? Wil the genre not go quietly into the night at the wimsy of corporate executives?! This, my friends, is the hope for the future. The hope for Fallout 3! Current Music: "Main Galactic Theme 2," Laura Barratt (Sal knows this song well, I imagine, looking over a vast starfield and wondering which world to crush next.)

2004-04-13T12:37:00.000-05:00

Today is most certainly my birthday. In accordance with tradition, my birthday falls on one of the colder, dreary days of April. Current State: 23 Current Mood: Pensive Current Emote: <:-p <--- it's got a party hat on. Current Tarot: Judgement Current Music: "Sunday(The Day Before My Birthday)," Moby "The birds have vanished down the sky. Now the last cloud drains away. We sit

2004-04-01T18:42:00.000-05:00

And I'm sending out an SOS! Save our Strong Bad! Have you seen what has happend to homestarrunner.com!?