Aug 29, 2008 12:27
there is this hurricane, gustav, heading our way. i haven't been through a hurricane in years and despite my complete lack of preparations, i am excited. disaster lust.
i'm taking this science fiction class at school and it is fucking awesome. the professor is one of the best i've ever had. he's so good and so popular, that all but maybe five of us students are taking the class solely because he is teaching it. most of my classmates have never read science fiction and couldn't care less about it. i still don't know how i feel about it. on one hand, perhaps these non-readers will develop an appreciation for science fiction. on the other hand, a classful of passionate readers would probably be more interesting for me. i'd like to discuss the stories with others who have a strong background in the field, people who live for science fiction. oh well, the class is still my favorite.