“One of my real aspirations… is I wanna see interstellar wars between Care Bears and Klingons.”
– Will Wright at SXSW discussing his motivations for making Spore.
Care Bears vs. Klingons
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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Steak and BJ Day
Annie was unimpressed when I mentioned this holiday to her last year, and given the tiny parasite adorable baby girl she’s caring for 24-hours-a-day right now, this year will probably be no different, but here’s a reminder for the rest of you:
March 14th is Steak and Blowjob Day.
Peek-a-boo
I had my first day back at work today after two weeks at home with the ladies. I’ve got a lot to talk about, but I’m too tired to type it out right now, so I’m just going to share two of my favorite photos from the last few days. Both of them were taken on my cell phone. Every time I snap a photo like this, I’m glad that I put the time into comparison shopping camera phones – especially when you compare it to the photos that Annie’s camera takes. Anyways, lots of content coming very soon, in the meantime, enjoy these photos (and there’s plenty more where they came from).
Top 50 Science Fiction Books
Michael Heilemann of Binary Bonsai posted a list of The 50 Most Significant Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, as compiled by the Science Fiction Book Club. Following his example, I’ve put the books that I’ve read in bold, and italicized the ones that are still on my to-read list. Nice to see that I’ve got six out of the top ten.
- The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
- Dune, Frank Herbert
- Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
- A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
- Neuromancer, William Gibson
- Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
- The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
- The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
- A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
- The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
- Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
- Cities in Flight, James Blish
- The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
- Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
- Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
- The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
- Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
- Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
- Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card
- The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
- The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
- Gateway, Frederik Pohl
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K. Rowling
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
- I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
- Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
- The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
- Little, Big, John Crowley
- Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
- The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
- Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
- More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
- The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
- On the Beach, Nevil Shute
- Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
- Ringworld, Larry Niven
- Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
- The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
- Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
- Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
- Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
- The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
- Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
- Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
- The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
- Timescape, Gregory Benford
- To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
Birth Stories and More
Annie and I both wrote up our birth stories, and since no one really knows where Annie’s blog is yet, I figured I would link to it and all the other baby-related content in one place. You can also find these links on baby.spaceninja.com, which will be the main spot to find this kind of thing in the future.
- Annie’s Birth Story
- Scott’s Birth Story
- Posts about Zoe on Space Ninja
- Posts about Zoe on Strawberry Studios
- Photos of Zoe on Flickr
- Movies of Zoe on Vimeo
Note that some of those links are blank right now (like Strawberry Studios and Vimeo) but there will be content at those locations very soon.