Thanks Auri for the Cafe, and the invitel. Im curious where you found these days, which site? (I usually end up using
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2021/03/01/ but it doesnt mention a lot of these)
(1) Read Across America Day : What's a book you'd recommend? What are you reading right now?
Depends on the person.
For easy reading: The "Space Team" book series. by Barry J. Hutchison
- Aliens try to make a Suicide Squad of sorts of the universe's greatest bad buys and end up abducting an epically annoying con-man from earth instead of the prolific cannibal they were after, Now his only choice for survival is to play along and hope they find out. Oh, and save the universe of course.
For Cognitive Sci Fi: "We are Legion (We are Bob)" by Dennis E. Taylor (and the rest of the Bobbiverse series)
A Sci Fi nerd dies just after signing up from cryogenics, then his personality gets revived far in the future as a computer program and asked to explore the galaxy as a self replicating probe.
For a curious look into Autism, "Rubberneckers" by Belinda Bauer
A kid with aspergers (on the heavy side of the spectrum) trains to become a coroner in his efforts to understand the process of death, specifically what is lost when a person dies and becomes a body. Whilst in med school he discovers his first cadavar didnt die of natural causes at all, but was murdered, and people he does not know are moving to make sure he doesnt spread this secret.
For Zombie Lovers, or jus those who like a good societal critique: "The Girl with all the Gifts" By Mike Carey (Do NOT watch the film!)
Genuinely creepy, thrilling, heart-warming and more, this book explores what it means to be human, from the perspective of a little girl attending a school where all the kids wear chains and muzzles, and all the teachers look scared.
Seriously I have so many more, if you want a recommendation for any of the following, let me know:
- Gritty Crime story about magic (The Dresden Files series)
- Gritty Crime story about Toytown (Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse)
- Story about an astronaut stranded on mars (The Martian) (also one of the only ones where the film did the book justice)
- Story about what it means to be human, and what it means to be not. with a zombie ISH twist to it. (Parasitology series)
- War for the survival of earth with some EPIC fucking characters! (The Expeditionary Force series)
- Post Apocalpse in Russia (Metro series)
- Post Apocalypse in Britain (End of the world Running Club)
- Post Apocalypse in Bunkers (Wool series) This one is really good, no really.
- A story about death and paperwork (You are Dead, Sign Here Please series)
- Book about a kid who is NOT (yet) a serial killer who finds a REAL monster to hunt (The John Cleaver Series)
- Trek Spoof story about how Star Trek stories NEVER make sense (Redshirts)
Seriously. Too many good books, but I am DEFINITELY going to be looking out for some other people's answers on this question
(2) Old Stuff Day : Anything that's been gathering dust that you need to get rid of? Why do you keep it? Will you keep it after answering this question? Any old but significant belongings?
Im a bit of a hoarder, not terribly so, but just a little, so I still have all my old trophies, my shirt from primary school on my last day (not sure if this is common, but in my primary school we all sign each other's shirts with messages on our last day), old tech that Im convinced will still have a use, my notes from university... and no, I dont think I can throw these out (especially my notes, I paid tends of thousands and opened myself up to depression to take those notes damn it!)
(3) Fun Facts About Names Day : What are your favourite names? I love names! If you're willing to share, what's the etymology behind yours? or a fun fact about your name?
I like names with great levels of variation and personalisation, that way whoever has them can simply choose the one which fist the best:
Katherine > Katy > Kat > Kathy > Rina
William > Will > Willy > Bill > Billy
Names like that, I think it allows a person to let their name reflect them without having to abandon their own name.
(4)
Women in Construction Week : I have no question about that, but I wanted to point it out cause it's awesome.
Women can work in construction sure, if they can work in construction. If a woman can keep up, she has every right to be there, if a man cant keep up, he has no right to be there, Meritocracy, best person for the job.
(5)
Procrastination Week : Any advice for us all procrastinators?
Hold on, I posted this in chat...
1. Dont focus on doing a task, focus on the physical movements involved. Dont clean the dishes, extend your arm and close your hand around the sponge, then extend the other arm and close your hand to grip a plate, then bring the two together and start scrubbing. It helps.
2. Avoid doing something by doing something ELSE productive, that way the 2nd productive thing doesnt feel like youre doing something but AVOIDING doing something, which is MUCH easier, then if you can just use your momentum to slowly shift what you are doing to include the task you originally avoided doing.
3. Set ultimatums, dont let yourself do something you enjoy until you have done the thing you are avoiding and STICK to it.
4. Call someone who will do you a favour, tell then you are struggling with procrastination and that it is serious, and that you are going to do task XXX now and you will be finished by a certain time, ask the person you called to call back then and check on you.
5. Fins someone who doesnt mind being domineering and get them to tell you off and MAKE you do your work :P
(6) Universal Human Beings Week : What's the most beautiful thing about humanity?
The truly broken people, they tend to be the kindest and most considerate of all. It is hard to bear causing pain or allowing pain to be caused to others when you are all too familiar with pain yourself. Thats why I like it here on SF so much.
(7)
Self-care Day : Okay, that's not true... but I needed a 7th one and I wanted you to do something positive for yourself today, so what is it you plan on doing?
If you need ideas, it's also "Banana Cream Pie Day", "Read an E-book Week", "Write a Letter Appreciation Week" and "British Pie Week". Have fun!
It IS world compliment day... just saying... oh wait, that as yesterday.
Join us for a morning coffee or tea. What are you up to today?
So today is :
