Dec 18
Yesterday before Pizza Night, I finished reading “King Rat” by China Miéville. This the second book of his that I have read in the last 6 months. It was also his first novel.
Miéville’s strength and one reason for his quick rise to popularity is his writing style. His prose is amazing for someone that has written things that can be seen as science fiction. Sci-fi authors are usually scientists by profession or at heart, and sometimes lack strong writing skills. It doesn’t take long in reading “Perdido Street Station” before you realize how good Miéville is. With “King Rat” that skill is there, but not...
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Dec 18
On Friday night, per usual, we had Pizza Night. It was hosted by Shannon and Ed. But it was a special Pizza Night, since we exchange gifts. We do two rounds.
First is the White Elephant, which was introduced to us last year by John and Kathleen. For those of you that don’t know what this is, is you find something around your house that you don’t really want anymore, wrap it up as a present, and throw it into the pile. (You are not to buy anything “new” for this game.) We all draw numbers, and the person with number 1 picks something from the pile. They open it. Then the next person has the choice of stealing the gift from the first person, or choosing something from the pile. The third person then has...
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