Yesterday I picked up a few books to help me get acquainted with the exhibits at my new job. One of the books is called Northwest Exposures: A Geologic Story of the Northwest. The title of the first chapter is...

Back in the Precambrian

Is that geologist humor? Like, "back in the day"? I sure hope so. Science humor is the best. =)

Have you ever noticed that things in your life seem to be connected in somewhat strange ways?  For example, I've read three books while in Edinburgh so far; Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick, Northern Lights by Philip Pullman, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.  The first two are connected by ( Read more... )

I'm watching a show on understanding the evolution theory and Darwin and there's some guy dressed up as Thomas Huxley singing "Why Didn't I Think of That?!" about Huxley's reaction after reading Darwin's On the Origin of Species. This is the best channel ever!

And now, some random photos...


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The last few days have been spent in relative seclusion from the world. Here's my usual schedule: I get up somewhere between noon and three, read for a while (currently reading Here, There & Everywhere by Chris Roberson and Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder), shower, eat lunch, decide if I'm going to hang out in town, go to town if I feel like ( Read more... )

Just got back from the most wonderful trip to the county library and PSU's library. I got a shit ton of books. I kidd you not, y'all. A shit ton. Well, does 17 count as a shit ton? (I just like how "shit ton" sounds.)

One of the books I got is How Animals Have Sex: A Guide to the Reproductive Habits of Creatures Great and Small by David ( Read more... )

Ever read a book that threatens the way you relate to the world? I'm guessing and hoping that most of you have. Well, I'm reading one that is a posing an imposing threat in such a way that I welcome it with mind wide open. Meet Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea.

This is a book I'm reading for the math class I'm in, Excursions in ( Read more... )

Wish I hadn't finished American Gods. I even read the aknowledgements at the end because I didn't want it to be over. The ending, however, was to my liking. I just didn't want it to be over... I felt like I had a relationship with the book. Sigh. My only successful relationship in recent history and it ends too soon. Such is life, I s'pose.

After nearly 24 hours without internet access, I go down to the front desk to see if it's just me or if other residents are having issues as well. Turns out internet is down for everyone. What a surprise. Worst part is that the guy who usually fixes it (apparently his name is Jake) is on vacation. Until the 4th. Of April. The 4th of April. I ( Read more... )

Why, in my mind, does Sirius Black have a Scottish accent?

All the other characters, for the most part, have British accents. But for some reason, Black is Scottish. 'Tis strange.

I do! Just got back from Night of Literary Feasts at the Governor Hotel and I got books ( Read more... )