After spending twice as long on the freeway this morning as normal (one hour instead of 30 minutes), I was rushed and busy through lots of work. Good thing I left 30 minutes early to get a head start on things.
I left late, after everyone else did. Got most of everything done.
As I’m leaving the [...]
Last night I went down to Newport, saw Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow for free. Fun movie. A few small plot holes, but still fun. Just nice popcorn eating waste of time. But I didn’t have popcorn as I was full.
Got back in, and read through another 50 pages of Turtledove’s latest alternative [...]
I’m almost done with Stephenson’s third book in the Baroque Cycle, System of the World. Only another hundred or so pages to go, then the nearly 2000 page story is complete.
There almost feels like an ending coming on. Not Stephenson’s usual style. His books conclude, but have no real end. It’s usually as sudden [...]
I no sooner get through two pages of
System of the World
, the “what has come before part” and realize a big part of the set up in book one has much to with what happens in book two of the Baroque Cycle. Stephenson has a way of doing that to me. I read and reread [...]
Article: Pretty women scramble men’s ability to assess the future | New Scientist
I would of made this a given, but it’s nice to have some documentation. And I admit to being affected by it from time to time, even if I don’t show it externally.
In part though, it helps show why there are no cheerleaders [...]
The Awful Forums - My tale of pedo-justice
Some of you have heard mention of PedoDave. DuskRequiem finally posted his story about it on SA, and so long as the forums are public, you can read it at the link above. I’ve met Dave, and while a nice charming guy, deserved what he got. I would [...]
I’m avoiding the Dodger game tonight, so as not to jinx anything.
Reread several issues of “Invincible”, “Starman”, and the one shot “Hitman vs Lobo: That Stupid Bastisch”. Finished those off, it’s been awhile since I read any of James Robinson’s “Starman”. I miss that series. I’m satisfied at the fact it ended, and how, but [...]
I finished “The Confusion” a few days ago. Anytime I finish Stephenson I need a break from the headache. I will need to come back to it again, so I can see what I missed the first time. I bet I’ll still find new and interesting even after 30 reads. And then I’ll have to [...]
Finished Farther than any Man. Much fun. Quite enjoyable, if not neccessarily in depth. I found out today that Stephenson’s second book in the Baroque Cycle is out, Confusion. Went to Sam’s Club and Target looking for it, no luck. Tomorrow, I’ll go to Barnes and Noble. I could wait for my birthday, and [...]
I’ve started reading Farther than any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook by Martin Douglas. Good easy reading. Started at lunch, and I am now at page 94 of 287. Right now, Lieutant Cook just landed in Tahiti for the first time.
So far, quite a read. A real adventurer, that likes that [...]
