Earlier this evening I received an interesting illustration of my own (for lack of a better phrase) dual nature.  I was on amazon.com buying birthday gifts for a couple of friends when I happened upon a book entitled "Master Of The Blade: Secrets Of The Deadly Art Of Knife Fighting".  At the time, this book looked quite intriguing (I collect knives and swords) so I bought it.  A few minutes later I was randomly surfing the net and decided to do some research on akido(http://www.aikidojournal.com/new/encyclopedia.asp?entryID=18).  Shortly thereafter, I found myself back at amazon buying another book on that subject.  Now, being a zen buddhist, the interest in aikido is perfectly normal but, this aggressive streak kind of concerns me a bit.  But, then again, I've only been in one physical altercation in my (almost) 31 years so, I guess it can't be that much of a problem.

Oh, quick game recommendation before I go:

Jennifer Government Nationstates

http://nationstates.net

You get to run your own country.  Very simple, not very time consuming and extremely addictive.  See the FAQ for more details.

By the way, this would be the babblings portion of the title. :P