that's TOTALLY cosmic, dude!

[helenmelon]

have you seen the movie before sunrise? if you haven't, you should. unless you don't like talking movies. it's entirely talking. but one of my very very all-time favorites

Comments

[fred_smith]

I love that book, although its still on my shelf half read because up until the beginning of this year I was basically incapable of reading extended works of non-fiction. I should get back to it. It brings science to a level that is easily understandable to people who don't usually show an interest in the area, which is impressive.

[helenmelon]

i love bill bryson. i need to read more of his stuff, like a walk in the woods, which is about minnesota, which is practically my backyard. he's from des moines, which is about two hours from here, where i'm from, so i like to think of him as a hometown guy:) have you read notes from a small island? i just went nuts that he wrote a bunch about morecombe (which i've forgotten how to spell), because i was in lancaster, you know, so saw movies and things in morecombe.

[patrick___]

That's awesome stuff. Now I see why you want me to read that book.

[helenmelon]

seriously, tricky. i am totally convinced you'd love this book. i was just thinking that again yesterday while reading about volcanoes and meteorites.

[helenmelon]

like a dog returning to eat its own vomit:) that's what your going back to your old lj made me think of. at least, the way you described it. funny.

yeah, i really loved that book. it had a lot of moment that gave me perspective and made me think. i grew up hearing about this stuff from my dad (the science teacher), but bryson is just so funny:) yeah, good reading. worth getting.