I had a weird idea for a story yesterday. I went to the library and parked in the underground parking lot of the JFSB, and when the library closed at midnight, I came back and found the garage completely empty. I was on the bottom floor, but forgot that the exit is only on the… Continue reading Trapped in a parking garage and other late night story ideas
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LTUE 2009 mp3s
Alright, like I promised, here are the mp3s of the panels I recorded at Life, the Universe, and Everything 2009. I can’t promise that the sound quality will be perfect, and there might be a few jarring noises when I had to pick up the audio recorder to move it somewhere else, but for the… Continue reading LTUE 2009 mp3s
LTUE 2009
Wow. Life, the Universe, and Everything 2009 is over, and it’s hard to believe that only three days have passed. It feels as if this symposium has been going on for a week, and that’s a good thing. Friday and Saturday, I spent practically every waking moment in the Wilk, the student center where the… Continue reading LTUE 2009
Axis by Robert Charles Wilson
Wow. Wow. WOW. This book was good! I could try to explain the plot of the story to you, but that would ruin the first book of the series, Spin, which I sincerely belive is one of the best science fiction novels I’ve ever read. To do that would be a crime against humanity. You… Continue reading Axis by Robert Charles Wilson
Voyager in Night by C. J. Cherryh
Rafe, Jullian, and Paul are young friends trying to make their way in the universe with nothing but a junk ship on the frontiers of settled space. Rafe and Jullian are brother-sister, and Paul is Jullian’s husband. Despite all the risks, they have high hopes for their life together on the Lindy as they go… Continue reading Voyager in Night by C. J. Cherryh
Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
Bella and Svetlana have both struggled hard to break into leadership positions in DeepShaft, an interstellar mining company that pushes comets to mining platforms back near Earth. Bella is the second in command of the Rockhopper, and Sveta is one of the chief engineers. Both women are the best of friends. While conducting an operation… Continue reading Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
I’m being responsible (for once)
I’ve got this history paper due on Thursday. It’s the big research paper for the semester, and it counts for a large portion of the final grade. Because the deadline is coming up, it’s really pressing on my mind right now. Earlier in the semester, we had smaller assignments related to the paper–for example, we… Continue reading I’m being responsible (for once)
Destiny
A couple of weeks ago, we started learning about the Seljuk Turks in History 240 (History of the Middle East to 1800). This band of rugged, horse-riding nomads went from mercenary warriors of some Persian dynasty to the de facto rulers of nearly half the Muslim world. In an era when radical Shi’ism swept across… Continue reading Destiny
A slow spot
This last week has been somewhat frustrating. Started it off well, with good progress in my story, but early on in the week, all kinds of assignments started piling onto me–stuff that I should have seen coming, but have been putting off ’til the last minute (as usual). It didn’t help that I just discovered… Continue reading A slow spot
He remembered me!
Ok, so it’s 1:40 am right now and I have to be up at 7:00, so this is going to be short. Yesterday was the release party for Brandon Sanderson’s newest book, Hero of Ages. I had to go to work from three to four, but while walking through the bookstore on my way there,… Continue reading He remembered me!