2012 Books (kind of)

Yeah.  Totally failed at this.  I have kept a list of all the books I have read for years, but somehow this year it just didn't happen.  Here's a partial list before the lazies took me.

• Starfish, by Peter Watts
• Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
• Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture, by Chuck Klosterman
• Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television, by Chuck Klosterman
• The ABC Murders, by Agatha Christie
• The High Window, by Raymond Chandler
• Poodle Springs, by Raymond Chandler
• Woman in the Dark, by Dashiell Hammett
• The Thin Man. by Dashiell Hammett
• Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold
• Chuck Klosterman on Pop, by Chuck Klosterman
• Neuromancer, by William Gibson
• Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield
• Drakas!, ed. by S.M. Stirling
• The Andromeda Strain, by Michael Crichton
• Searching for the Sound: My Life With the Grateful Dead, by Phil Lesh
• Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind, by Jacob McMurray
• Tanner On Ice, by Lawrence Block
• Pendulum, by A.E. Van Vogt
• Mr. Majestyk, by Elmore Leonard
• Malice Domestic Vol. 6, ed. by Anne Perry
• Globalhead, by Bruce Sterling
• Gladiator at Law, by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth
• This Immortal, by Roger Zelazny
• Holy Fire, by Bruce Sterling
• Islands in the Net, by Bruce Sterling
• The Book of the Dun Cow, by Walter Wangerin Jr.
• Slapstick, by Kurt Vonnegut
• Heart of the Comet, by Gregory Benford and David Brin
• Heavy Weather, by Bruce Sterling
• Null-A Three. by A.E. Van Vogt
• Murasaki, ed. by Robert Silverberg
• Crystal Express, by Bruce Sterling
• A Good Old Fashioned Future, by Bruce Sterling
• Zeitgeist, by Bruce Sterling
• The X Factor, by Andre Norton
• The Wizard of Linn, by A.E. Van Vogt
• Mindship, by Gerard F. Conway
• The Players of Null-A, by A.E. Van Vogt
• Mr. Majestyk, by Elmore Leonard
• The World of Null A, by A.E. Van Vogt
• The Weapon Shops of Isher, by A.E. Van Vogt
• The Changeling, by A.E. Van Vogt
• Nebula Award Stories Nine, ed. by Kate Wilhelm
• The Far-Out Worlds of A.E. Van Vogt, by A.E. Van Vogt
• 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami
• A Dance With Dragons, by George R.R. Martin
• A Feast For Crows, by George R.R. Martin
• Starfish, by Peter Watts
• Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
• Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture, by Chuck Klosterman
• Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television, by Chuck Klosterman
• The ABC Murders, by Agatha Christie

Etch a day 1

Beautiful morning!

Trails

Busy sky

Finally Done!

I finally finished my guitar project.

My friend asked how it sounded, and my response was, "Like cheap parts put together by and amateur." And that's the truth. I tried my best to set it up, but some of the pre drilled holes were off kilter, and the pickup jack was already all bent out of shape. I'm not sure how much more effort I want to put into this, but it gave me a real idea of what it takes to assemble a guitar. Doing a setup is way more fun than building one.

In other news, I have been to some pretty great shows recently: Liturgy, Boombox, Mountain Goats, and Thurston Moore. I think Thurston's show was the best. Emily got me ticks for valentines day. School is going well and I have started recording some stuff on my computer at home. Also I'm taking guitar lessons. So far the status is: I suck. But hopefully I will get better. The End.