Comments | fid_gin: Heh. Nerds in Love.

fid_gin

Heh. Nerds in Love.

Aug 04, 2008 20:40

Conversation between meself and Mr. gin just now, about Sci-fi ( Read more... )

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djarum99 August 5 2008, 05:43:03 UTC

That's a PERFECT analogy!

And you would love both of them, I think - go forth and read the masters, missy! No more sparkly vampires for you! *g*

And can I say, you and mr. gin are adorable ♥

fid_gin August 6 2008, 00:33:11 UTC

Aww, shucks. We do have our moments, I suppose. :)

ascendant_angel August 5 2008, 11:39:10 UTC

Never read Heinlein myself but I read a lot of Asimov stuff and can recommend that.

fid_gin August 6 2008, 00:34:17 UTC

I have trouble with the meatier sci-fi, but I find myself delving into books and subjects I usually avoid as of late (in an attempt to occupy my life in these Who-less times, *sob*) so perhaps I'll give it a go!

papilio_luna August 5 2008, 12:05:47 UTC

I tried to read Heinlein, really I did. And I was forced to read Asimov in middle school (Foundation). The Hubs has read both in great amounts and we have had conversations startlingly similar to that one.

fid_gin August 6 2008, 00:35:20 UTC

Yeah, neither is really my bag honestly. But the boy is following one of my recommendations at the moment, so perhaps I'll have to follow some of his.

(your icon ALWAYS compels me to reply with this one)

mazarin221b August 5 2008, 12:09:00 UTC

Heh. Nerds in love indeed. My husband and I had a definite geek-soul to geek-soul conversation the other night:

Me: You know, we're both Picard people. I don't think we would have lasted if, say, you were a Kirk guy and I was a Picard girl.
Him: Would've gone down in flames.
Me: It's a "relationship to the world and to others" type-question.
Him: It expresses your inner understanding of human nature, and the value you place on peace vs. war.
Me: Plus, Picard's smarter.
Him: Yeah, that too.

fid_gin August 6 2008, 00:38:35 UTC

Oh, but the extra-special Nerdy Moment came earlier at the pub, when I was describing Twilight to the barmaid, and she made a remark that she'd enjoy being a vampire. Mr. gin went off on a long diatribe about what a sad, lonely existance it would be, and how "To quote Doctor Who, eventually you'd just get tired of watching everyone you love die." She wandered off and I was gawking at him, and he was like "WHAT?", and I answered: "It's not enough that you know so much about vampire mythology, or that you're so well-versed in Doctor Who...you just QUOTED Doctor Who while talking about VAMPIRES. YOU ARE THE KING OF THE NERDS!"

Heh. I love 'im.

kalleah August 6 2008, 00:28:04 UTC

AWWWWWW. That does sound a lot like a conversation that could occur in my household.

Incidentally, I'm reading the Dune series now, because somehow I'd never read any Frank Herbert before! Amazing. It totally blew my geek cred.

fid_gin August 6 2008, 00:40:27 UTC

I tried reading Dune once and couldn't make it even a 10th of the way through it, but perhaps I'll give it another go someday!

Actually at the moment I've been toying with the idea of finally giving the Harry Potter books a shot, see what all the fuss is about...

kalleah August 6 2008, 01:17:49 UTC

Dune is a little dense, yes. I'm about 3/4 of the way through the fourth book and I don't know if I'll go further. There's a little too much political philosophy discussion even for me, and I LIKE philosophy.

Now, I'm "reading" them via audiobook, my usual way to read anything that isn't online, and the narration is excellent, so that helps.

As for Harry Potter, they're good and fun. Fairly quick reads. I don't think they're as good as their rep, but I did enjoy them.

However ... I have to put in my plug for my favorite fantasy series, which I must insist you read if you haven't already: The Chronicles of Narnia. Read them in the real order, not the chronological order. :)