I prepared for the big hurricane by watching Gone With the Wind.  I had never seen it before and was surprised that it was rather different from what I had assumed it to be. 

Once I post this, I'll be all caught up.

Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi - SF space adventure - I am not sure Little Fuzzy needed a reboot, especially one that bade Halloway much more unlikable. I think the original was better.

The Black Prism by Brent Weeks - Fantasy epic - I was caught by the Prism's secret and Kip's mix of self-doubt/loathing and the ( Read more... )

I'm almost caught up with posting my readings.  Here is August.

The Skies of Pern by Anne McCaffrey. SF. I had stopped reading the series after Dolphins of Pern and this book shows I made the right decision. Basically in this volume of the long running series, the people of Pern grow concerned about asteroids (despite being on the planet for ( Read more... )

Continuing my overdue postings of my readings. Here is July.

Hugo nominees - As a Hugo voter, I received a packet of stories, novellas, and novelettes.  (count as magazine)

WSFA Small Press Award nominees - As a member of WSFA, I get to vote on the club's Small Press Award after reading the nominees. count as magazine)

The Making of Americans: ( Read more... )

I'm catching up on my listings of reading using information I've been putting into Goodreads.  My use of Goodreads is probably why I've fallen down on the job here, but it does help in catching up.

Coming Apart by Charles Murray- Nonfiction/political.  I need to re-read this before making any judgment.  I found it thought provoking enough to ( Read more... )

I'm still way behind in posting my readings.  Here is May

The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World by Jeremy Rifkin.  The book is focused on five pillars - "five pillars:" (1) renewable energy (2) Micro-generation of energy (3) Hydrogen storage (4) smart energy grid (5) Move from fossil ( Read more... )

Happy 5773 everyone. I am with my father for the holiday. He gave me an extra Jewish calendar, thanks to the Lubavitch. Chanukah starts Dec 9, Purim Feb 24, and Passover March 26.

Today I took an historical boat ride on the lake and river. I looked at some outdoor sculpture including the Bean. I went to the convention and got a couple of books signed. For first night Chicago opened up the planetarium to worldcon fans. I saw the craters of the moon.

Did much of the Field museum but one day is not enough to do it all. The aquarium was having a jazz night so I did that too. My feet hurt.

Museum of science and industry was mostly for kids but still interesting. The recreated moon landing was touching and the storm chasers movie fun. I went to the second city comedy club and laughed a lot.

Tomorrow I transfer to the worldcon hotel.