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technicat

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Left goodreads a while back, nice to get organized with my reading again, especially as part of the #fediverse. Links to my other accounts and sites at philipchu.com/

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In San Francisco, I was an extra in a Japanese film. I was walking by, the director liked the way I looked and had me walk through the back of a scene. I didn't speak any Japanese so I don't know what film it was. The scene was at the bottom of Lombard Street. A young woman in a white sweater was standing by a blue Volkswagen talking to a man on a motorcycle. This was 91-92. I was a big guy with green hair in a brightly painted leather jacket. Anyone know this film?

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June 2 🏳️‍🌈📖

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is perhaps the most original SciFi book I've read in a long time. Fascinating characters, incredibly funny dialog, creative magic system* and mythos, and great world building. The story takes a few chapters to find its legs -- I was uncertain if I liked the book until after the second chapter -- but it builds up steam all the way until the end.

And bonus the strong female -- and queer -- protagonists!

* magic in a SciFi book? Yes!

reviewed The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge (Zones of thought series)

Vernor Vinge: The Children of the Sky (2011, Tor Books)

"Ten years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human …

closure and non closure for A Fire Upon the Deep, and of course, puppies!

Although technically the third of a trilogy (but the end leaves plenty of room for more), this is really a direct sequel to the first book, A Fire Upon the Deep, which was somewhat hazy in my memory. So at the very least, this installment provides a valuable service in reminding me of the cool worldbuilding - all three stories are based in the clever Zones of Thought universe, but the first two books have different sets of aliens. Or rather, humans are the aliens, since they're the ones who drop out of the sky on these worlds. The native species here are the warm fuzzy doggy telepathic group intelligence type, which I might have found a bit confusing if I hadn't read the first book, and it's hard to read without constantly thinking "puppy! puppy!" but just like my neighbor dog who's always trying to take a bite out …

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You've heard Gen-X drank water from garden hoses in Summer. Did you know Boomers did it naked‽ 😳

5/27/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.

NATO meeting has left Dayton & Riverscape fountain is on. It's still chilly but, parks are open for picnics & disc golf, patios are already partying, drive-ins & pools are ramping up, & convention/vacation season is right around the corner. What'll you find exploring ?

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reviewed Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #1)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time (Paperback, 2016, Pan Books)

The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a …

The centuries fly by

Some fairly standard scifi suspension of disbelief is required, but the story rewards it. A noticeable lack of diversity in the humans is made up for in other species. The different perspectives are great, conflict is so much more engaging when you understand the different sides.

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Friday fun & fact books!

5/23/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks please.

As a kid I read and enjoyed Babar books. This one's from 1965. Now fairly hard to find & a bit collectable. I think he had a cartoon, too.

And who doesn't like Pyramids?

What other groovy goodies can you find. Stop in to see!