WoodenRobot

user since
Tue May 13 2003 at 11:37:56 (5.5 years ago )
last seen
Tue Oct 2 2007 at 09:27:47 (1.1 years ago )
number of write-ups
47 - View WoodenRobot's writeups (feed)
level / experience
2 (Acolyte) / 1286
mission drive within everything
Well, it was reaching level 3. Now I have, and I see little ways in which this place can expand further than it has. I feel that only finishing touches remain.
specialties
Buddhist philosophy and practice, music, psychology, meditation, religion, films, Forteana, folklore, the paranormal, intellectual property, computers & the internet.
motto
"To be normal is the ideal aim of the unsuccessful"
most recent writeup
Philosophical zombie

Reality is an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Einstein



For all you mothers, and for all you circulators
You astral navigators waiting for permission to land.
From the mothership and the Fatherland.
Tell your unborn sons and daughters, don't believe in earth-bound lies
The stars themselves contain the truth.
The future is written in the skies.
-Coil



Vital Statistics

  • Name: Paul
  • Gender: Male
  • Sexuality: Bisexual (Kinsey of 2 to 3-ish, depending on windspeed and proximity of well sunned surfers)
  • Date of birth: 18th April, 1979
  • Nationality: British
  • Place of birth: Dewsbury, UK
  • Location: Wales
  • Time Zone: UTC
  • Religion: Buddhist, Karma Kagyu lineage.
  • Dharma name: Karma Tselha ("Long Life" in Tibetan)
  • Web site: http://argenteum.blogspot.com
Things I like

Music (a random sample of favourites)
Coil
Biran Eno
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Mazzy Star
Jeff Mills
Godspeed! You Black Emperor
My Bloody Valentine
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Thomas Koner
Dead Can Dance
This Mortal Coil
NEU!
Popul Vuh

Films (again, just a random selection)
The Godfather 1-3 (I liked the last one. Am I a freak?)
Goodfellas
Slacker
Dazed and Confused
Fight Club
The Three Colours Trilogy
The Big Lebowski
Night of the Living Dead

Television
I don't watch TV, but I do have all the Sopranos DVDs and am a huge fan of Spaced. Actually, I do sometimes watch the news on Channel 4, especially when I want to shout sarky comments at politicians.

Books

Anything on Buddhist philosophy - the bigger and more detailed the better. Also, stuff on or by Jung, and books on the occult, both eastern and western.

Things I will eventually node:
  • Madhyamaka
  • The 12 deeds of the Buddha
  • Differences between the Gelug and other Tibetan schools' view of emptiness
  • The Abhidharmakoshabhashyam
(Lists generated Tue May 17 07:07:08 2005 GMT, as of Philosophical zombie writeup, by the Homenode List Generator. Goodness is the percentage of votes that are upvotes.)

5 Most Voted-Upon Writeups
3C! Meditation 1
June 12, 2003 2
June 18, 2003 3
4C! ambient music 4
1C! July 24, 2003 (tied) 5
3C! I Ching (tied) 5

5 Least Voted-Upon Writeups
1 Dream Log: April 19, 2005
2 Consumed
3 Figure Four
4 Dream Log: June 4, 2003
5 (tied) Elemental
5 (tied) Palm Island

5 Highest Goodness Writeups
3C! Meditation (tied) 1
1C! samsara (tied) 1
1C! Mala (tied) 1
The State of the Art (tied) 1
cryotherapy (tied) 1
1C! skandhas (tied) 1
Dhyana (tied) 1
2C! Shoulder throw (tied) 1
2C! mantra (tied) 1
Christmas Humphreys (tied) 1
Palm Island (tied) 1
Figure Four (tied) 1
Dream Log: April 19, 2005 (tied) 1

5 Lowest Goodness Writeups
1 Dream Log: June 4, 2003
2 stupid patents 1C!
3 suxor
4 June 12, 2003
5 Scooby Doo ending

5 Most Reputable Writeups
3C! Meditation 1
4C! ambient music 2
3C! I Ching 3
2C! Buddhas of the past and future 4
1C! April 11, 2005 (tied) 5
2C! Electronic music genre guide (tied) 5

5 Least Reputable Writeups
1 (tied) Dream Log: June 4, 2003
1 (tied) Dream Log: April 19, 2005
3 Consumed
4 (tied) alt.culture
4 (tied) Figure Four