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Contact by Carl Sagan

My review

rating: 4 of 5 times I wished I knew whether or not the "science" being referenced was ACTUAL science or the FICTIONAL type
Great read.

Made me wish I was smarter.

I really enjoyed what it had to say about science and religion. numinous

The last page is downright beautiful.


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Adam Savage of Mythbusters

If you have ANY interest in Adam Savage, Mythbusters, obsession:success, OR The Maltese Falcon... you should watch this!

Breaking Bad (season 1)

Awesome tv show, about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to cooking crystal meth when he finds out he has terminal lung cancer. This show is even more fun than it sounds (and contains one of the greatest mormon missionary references I've ever seen in pop culture!)

4 of 5 paranoid meth heads.

p.s. Bryan Cranston won the Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series Emmy for this show... so check it out!

Old Man's War

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

My review

rating: 4 of 5 well recycled scifi ideas.
Big fun. Totally guilty pleasure. This book has pushed me back into an old jr. high school habit that I had of waking up early to read. Back in those days it was all Asimov all the time.



This is really good, escapist (I know I'm stealing your term Mitch) scifi. Reminds me a lot of the Weber stuff that I have read (Empire from the Ashes). It definitely geared toward a grown up audience, so I'm VERY curious to see what the author does in "Zoe's Tale" (which apparently is aimed at young adult readers)


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Stormtrooper driving

Stumbled upon this the other day without any explaination or mention of ownership, but it was too cool to pass up.

Despereaux

It is (as always seems to be the case) "not as good as the book". The unfortunate part is that with the great voice talent, fantastic art, and flawless animation, the weakened story manages to bring the whole thing down a bit. It's a little dark and sometimes complex for it's target audience. In the end both Emmalee and I really enjoyed this one, with the exception of the way the story diverged from the book. And those differences have actually just convinced each of us that we really ought to read the book again for a good Despereaux palette cleansing.


6 out of 10 things that remained (luckily) unchanged from the book... (i.e. a solid rental to watch with the kids, but read them the book first, or instead... either way)

p.s. isn't it odd how much worse "6 out of 10" seems when compared to "3 out of 5"???