I wanted to read Memoirs Found in a Bathtub by Stanislaw Lem because it was the latest selection by The Sword and Laser Podcast. I skipped their last 2 selections and really wanted to try this one. I tried. I tried. I tried. I got about 70 pages into it and quit. I decided to go ahead a finish it, but once I read another 2 or 3 pages I couldn’t do it anymore. I just hated it.
It takes place in 3149 after some kind of plight has destroyed most of the paper in the world. The book is basically somebody’s memoirs that were found preserved in volcanic rock. It’s a lot of gibberish and paranoia crap that I didn’t feel like reading. From what I’ve read, 1 of the Sword and Laser hosts didn’t like this book either.
The next Sword and Laser selection is The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. I’ll be skipping it because I’ve already read it several times. Hoping that I like the next book that I try.
- Serenity Found, Jane Espenson
- On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt
- On Truth, Harry G. Frankfurt
Memoirs Found in a Bathtub, Stanislaw Lem- The Stormcaller, Tom Lloyd
- The Day Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko
- The Twilight Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko
- The Final Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko
- Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin
- Busted Flush, George R.R. Martin
- The Final Crusade, Chaite Naasiri
- The Darker Mask, George Phillips
- Unholy Domain, Dan Ronco
- The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson
- The Well of Ascension, Brandon Sanderson
- The Hero of Ages, Brandon Sanderson
- A Memory of Light, Brandon Sanderson
- Titus Andronicus, William Shakespeare
Like many others I got caught up in all the Obamamania today. For the last few weeks, I haven’t been too excited about the Inauguration itself even though I was excited about Obama’s presidency. It seems like he’s already been President for a while so the swearing in didn’t seem like much. Once I started watching the streaming coverage online, I started getting really pumped again. Too bad that the oath of office got messed up, but I liked the speech he gave. I’m glad that Bush is gone and I’m optimistic about the next 4 years.
I’m getting back into reading again. I slacked off at the end of last year. I think the only books I’ve read since I last made a post like this are Watchmen and Victory of Eagles.
I wanted to try out Watchmen by Alan Moore because I’ve heard so much about it and the movie is coming out soon. The previews for the movie look really good. I liked Watchmen a lot and I see why so many people like it. It truly is a must-read for graphic novel fans. It may have dragged on a little too long at the end, but I didn’t mind it much. I can’t wait to see the movie.
Victory of Eagles is the latest (fifth) book in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series. I don’t know why, but it took me a long time to get into this book. It’s a good continuation of the story once you get going. And it’s barely over 300 pages, so it doesn’t take long to read. One of these days I’m going to do some research to see how closely the books follow actual history. It seems like in the next book the main characters won’t be involved with the war as much. I tend to like the books where they’re fighting against Napoleon better, but I’m sure I’ll still like it.
I started making a list for 2009 months ago and kept adding to it. Once again, I have set my goals pretty high. I copied the ones I didn’t finish in 2008 (may have left some off) and added a bunch of new ones. I want to read the Wild Cards books in which George R.R. Martin serves as the editor. It doesn’t seem like he’ll get any of his own books out anytime soon. I hope the last Wheel of Time book, A Memory of Light, is still on schedule to come out this year. Some of the books on my list were given to me by a friend that works in publicity. Most of them are books that I had never heard and I’m hoping that I find a few gems among them.
- Serenity Found, Jane Espenson
- On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt
- On Truth, Harry G. Frankfurt
- Memoirs Found in a Bathtub, Stanislaw Lem
- The Stormcaller, Tom Lloyd
- The Day Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko
- The Twilight Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko
- The Final Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko
- Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin
- Busted Flush, George R.R. Martin
- The Final Crusade, Chaite Naasiri
- The Darker Mask, George Phillips
- Unholy Domain, Dan Ronco
- The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson
- The Well of Ascension, Brandon Sanderson
- The Hero of Ages, Brandon Sanderson
- A Memory of Light, Brandon Sanderson
- Titus Andronicus, William Shakespeare
I got a gym membership started again. I joined at the Oktibbeha County Hospital HealthPlex. It’s very close to where I live. Once I get home from work, I don’t go back out much and I definitely don’t want to drive back to campus to use the Sanderson Center. I also don’t like making the dog wait longer to be fed and do his business outside, so I go straight home after work. I’ll probably start tomorrow and try to go at least 3 days a week.
I went by there last week to take a look and find out how much it would cost. It costs $50 to start (January special, down from $100) and $29.75 a month. The monthly fee is cheaper than the Sanderson Center rate I believe. That’s a pretty cheap rate, but I still hate how much gym memberships cost. It seems like a deterrent to working out. You would think insurance would help with the cost as long as you visit a certain number of times a month. Working out does decrease your medical costs in the long run, doesn’t it?
The facilities at the HealthPlex aren’t the best in the world, but it is only temporary until I get the hell out of Starkville has everything that I need. One thing I could see was that when I went there were so many elderly people around that I felt like I was surrounded by death. There were 2 old ladies sitting around talking about how they like to cook cornbread. Maybe it’ll be different at the time of day that I do. At least I’ll have my iPod with me when I go.
It’s a new year and a good time to do a lot of things differently. It shouldn’t be too hard to beat 2008.
I hope everyone has a great year.
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