The Martian Chronicles is a book I have heard about several times, including my science fiction Great Course, and I LOVE the short story from it, “Dark They Were and Golden Eyed,” but I have never actually read the whole thing. While this is very light on the ‘science,’ the writing style sings lyrically about what humans do when faced with a totally new world. I have taken a short break from it, but look forward to finishing this classic.
For my album, I decided to indulge in some light pop with Be Okay by Ingrid Michaelson. I had first head the title song in The Decoy Bride, and decided it was a nice bit of fluff for the holiday. I enjoyed this album; not wild about her cover of “Over the Rainbow,” but it’s totally listen-toable.
Since school is starting soon, I have started and will be doing some reading on our history topic of ancient Greece both for me personally and as potential child fodder. I have a book coming out, Children of the Fox that I am excited to read, and I’m trying Mary Renult on more time with The Mask of Apollo. There is already some light references to male-male romance; hoping we can stay focused on Greek theater! What is it with Greek historical fiction?
In my ‘other’ splurge this month, I did two things. First, I bought this shirt because it is too good of a book reference, and because it is totally true:
I also bought some specialty fabric to make some geeky projects bags when I’m home. The fandoms represented are Doctor Who and Star Trek; you’ll just have to wait and see the bags!
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