-
These Were the Voyages...
I'll make my final post, and then turn out the lights when I leave. It's been an interesting semester, to say the least. But now, Look to Windward ( Read more... ) -
This could be the end of the World...of Warcraft
After Thursday's class, I am not sure really sure where I should begin. Honestly, I spent half the class amazed we were actually playing World of Warcraft and doing geometric problems in an International Relations class and the other half trying to keep up with the rapidly developing discussion. Because this is my last offical entry in this blog ( ( Read more... ) -
Science!
Something which Professor Jackson asked before the break which we never got back to for some reason: Is the decision to call something a religion a political decision?
My mind, as it so often will, went to one of my favorite hobbies, slamming my head into a brick wall arguing with creationists, many of whom will claim that evolution is a religious ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
It's difficult to figure out where to start. Thinking of the geometry puzzle, we recently went through a series of difficult problems in my psychology research class which were similar to puzzles and entirely about critical thinking. Our professor sent us this link and asked us to figure it out. It's not that hard, but fun nonetheless and seems ( Read more... ) -
Sleep Beckons Me To Blog
I have reached the point of the night when Iain Banks words are beginning to melt together into one amorphous blob of text so I had better stop reading Look to Windward and try to get some sleep. I regret not being able to finish this book because, echoing Alden, Banks has introduced many ideas that seem to be part of a larger recurring theme ( Read more... ) -
Utopia
I want to join the Culture.
Let's be honest: There is no real reason why one wouldn't want to join the Culture. No scarcity, no restriction, no death, and an apparent list of things you can do even longer than the one we have. I mean, lava rafting. Lava rafting.
Sure, life isn't perfect, because apparently the Culture is elitist and thinks they're ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Now, as for Look to Windward ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
When I came here to post on Look to Windward, I noticed that I had forgotten to put down my thoughts on Watchmen. I'll do those first, since they sort of lead into what I felt about Look to Windward ( Read more... ) -
Watchmen (After Class Comments)
I would first like to comment about Kate's question about whether or not Dan and Laurie should have accepted Veidt's reasoning and allowed him to continue his plan to prevent the world from falling into nuclear war. I do not think Dan or Laurie had much of a choice in the matter about whether or not they should have challenged what he did. They ( Read more... ) -
Watchmen (Before the Class Impressions)
I know this blog is late, but I still want to tell you my first impressions about the Watchmen before I go into my reflections about the class discussion and add to your discussion questions from your blogs. First, I would like to echo everyone's other blogs by saying the Watchmen was an incredible read. This was my first graphic novel and I have ( Read more... )