Dawn Foster tagged me a while ago to tell 8 things that you may not know about me:
- I love to garden, but I tend to kill houseplants.
- My favorite wines tend to be from the Rhône region of France.
- I played the violin for 11 years and had a senior recital where I played a few Bach sonatas, Czardas (V. Monti), Praludium and Allegro (Fritz Kreisler), and a Mozart violin concerto. My hometown orchestra once played all of the Vivaldi Four Seasons, and I was the soloist for Spring.
- The smell of bananas makes me gag. I ate my first whole, raw banana in 15 years after my second leg in a the Hood to Coast race three years ago.
- I was vegetarian for about 13 years, the last four of which I practiced veganism. I am no longer vegetarian. I broke my veganism with a homemade hamburger.
- I’m an avid reader, and particularly enjoy science fiction (I know, what nerd doesn’t). I started reading Asimov as a pre-teen (Foundation series, I, Robot series) because it was around the house. I read Heinlein, Herbert, and Philip K. Dick as a teen. I’ve recently read from the Ender series (Orson Scott Card), and I’m always looking for suggestions.
- My cat’s name is Beda (really, it’s Беда) which is Russian for ‘trouble’. I am teased about this constantly. Typical responses when I say her name are ‘bidet’, ‘dog’, ‘belie’, ‘be-what?’, and most commonly: ‘that’s a name?’
- I have a BA, not a BS. I think I had to decide between taking some additional silly 100 or 200 level pre-reqs, or starting Russian. The choice was pretty easy.
I’ve been working my way through the Ender series recently, too. I’m reading some of the later Bean books now – currently Shadow of the Giant. 🙂
I have one thing to say about #5 and that is: bacon.
I studied Russian for two years in High School and a year and a half in College.
@Dawn Foster: Tell me what you think. I’m about to get the fourth book, but trying to pace myself.
@Gabrielle: bacon and code?
@Carlos: Maybe I knew that, but totally forgot. How awesome.
You mentioned that you are looking for reading material ideas… A series that I’ve been reading recently is “Malazen Book of the Fallen” by Steven Erikson. The eight that are out are fantastic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen
Sorry, 7 books out, not 8, and it is “Malazan”, not “Malazen”
some suggestions for reading:
Douglas Adams – The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (5 Volumes)
Stanislaw Lem – All of Lems books (probably the most famous is “Solaris” but it’s not necessary the best)
Arkadi and Boris Strugazki – all of their books (especially “Hard to be a God” – in English they are written: Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky)
…hope you will have fun