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Ed

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About Me

I believe that life should be simple and spent in the pursuit of happiness--a happiness that derives from experiences and relationships with others, rather than from the things we own.

My Interests

I like to travel, play guitar, sing out of tune to myself, listen to other people sing in tune, relax to my iPod (almost always set to shuffle), ride my bike, read a good book. I have an on-again off-again relationship with running and yoga. I like the outdoors: hiking, canoeing, kayaking. I'm eager to be fluent in spanish and have plans to backpack through South America in the very near future.

Music:

Alicia Keys, Ani Difranco, Badly Drawn Boy, Beck, Ben Folds, Ben Harper, Beth Orton, Bjork, Blind Melon, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bright Eyes, Bruce Springsteen, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buddy Guy, Buena Vista Social Club, Counting Crows, David Bowie, Eels, Emmy Lou Harris, Flaming Lips, Frank Sinatra, G.Love, Gomez, Gov't Mule, The Dead, Hank Williams Jr., Jack Johnson, James, Jamiroquai, Jane's Addiction, Joan Armatrading, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Richman, Keb' Mo', Loretta Lynn, Lou Reed, Martin Sexton, Michelle Shocked, Modest Mouse, Morphine, My Morning Jacket, Nirvana, O.A.R., Ozomatli, Pixies, Prince, Randy Newman, Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ricky Lee Jones, Robert Earl Keen, Rufus Wainwright, Seu Jorge, The Shins, Social Distortion, Sonic Youth, The Specials, The Staple Singers, SRV, Stevie Wonder, Sublime, Taj Mahal, Talking Heads, Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits, Velvet Underground, Violent Femmes, Warren Zevon, Weezer, Wheatus, White Stripes, Wilco, XTC, and much, much more. I also like an occasional Jazz tune from Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, etc.

Movies:

I'm pretty picky and commonly turn off movies half way through. I like movies with good stories and interesting characters.My all-time favorites: The Princess Bride and The Goonies.Worst movie I've ever seen that other people seem to like: The Fast and the Furious

Books:

I read fiction pretty exclusively.Most recently I've been into the works of Orson Scott Card, particularly the "Ender's Game" series. "Ender's Game" is the book I most often recommend to others.My favorite classic book is the "Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" is one of the only books that's ever made me laugh out loud.

My Blog

I´ve moved

Just a quick post to let anyone interested know that I´ve moved my blog to the following spot.  Check it out if you´re interested and bookmark if you´d like to keep tabs. http://aflipflopfuture.b...
Posted by Ed on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:07:00 PST

¡Carnaval!

Although it doesn´t quite rival the spirited madness of a New Orleans´ Mardi Gras and certainly can´t compare to the spectacle of Brazil´s Carnivale, Carnaval in Venezuela has a spirit all it´s own. H...
Posted by Ed on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:52:00 PST

It´s not the disease that will kill you, it´s the traffic

Hola mi amigos.  It looks like my post finally went through so here we go for real now. Some observations I´ve gathered about South America and more specifically Venezuela: ·Most people spend a l...
Posted by Ed on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:27:00 PST

Hola de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Ahh, my first attempt at blogging! (actually, it´s my third.  The first time my carefully constructed post got lost in cyberspace somehow and the second time the computer shut down just before I ...
Posted by Ed on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:02:00 PST