The Big Think

Just finished Old Man’s War by John Scalzi and The Crucible of Time by John Brunner. I went to Half-Price Books tonight (always a dangerous thing) and walked out with six, count ‘em, six books. The good news was that four of them were on the clearance shelf and I got them for $1.00 each, so very little damage done to the wallet (the others were only $4 and $7). I can’t remember the last time I bought a book from Barnes and Noble, even though I’ve been there dozens of times in the last year. But set me loose in a Half-Price Books and I’m guaranteed to come out of there with something.

I picked up Summerland on the advice of Barry who read it a few years ago. I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s like. I’m way behind in my reading this year, having only finished 10 of the 30 books I want to read. The studio build really set me back, but fortunately I’m back at it, so I should get in the mid-twenties by Christmas (don’t laugh, Scott and Katherine, some of us are slow readers!)

Lego Meister-Master builds 350 pound aircraft carrier from over 200,000 lego bricks.

First light for the Great Canary Telescope in Spain.

The Maker Faire auditions come to Austin. The big weekend is in October, but this was the preliminary gig for staffing up the show. Wish I could have seen it!