I was gonna say. Brian Greene's books set the standard. They're very readable.

Yeah, I mentioned that one to him.

Allyson, convince him! I'm a broken record on the need for scientists to be good at communicating science to a general audience. It's important, damnit!

Plus general relativity is cool!

Brian Greene did a pretty decent overview of quantum mechanics

I read this as Brian Austin Green and it made me laugh and laugh and laugh!

I feel like unto I am going to die. I payed hooky, and have been cleaning my apartment. Since 7:30 am with little break. I am no where near finished. My bedroom was already done. I have cleaned most of the livingrroom and most of the kitchen, but a lot of this was by moving 3 million things into the hall. It is very discouraging. I am doing things like cleaning the radiators and steaming spots out of my carpet, and washing the kitchen floor that is a) huge and b) probably was not washed in a year. But still, I wish I was further along.

Corwood! (links fingers): Weng mai, bunk. Sorry about all that. You know, I bet we could talk for an hour without being comprehensible to anyone else..

I know! There's great anecdotes in his blog that I think melt easily into explanation, like how he went to an ESPN sports pub to watch a game, ended up in a conversation with a group of women celebrating a birthday. Asked what he does, he explains he's a theoretical physicist, and tries to explain what his job means to them...Not really working out, but one of the women, a high school science teacher leans in and says, "Because the world is not magic." And it described in such a succinct way what a gaggle of physicists weren't able to descibe without employing thousands of words in a mess of jargon.

Which to me, screamed the beginning of a title essay. It's a gorgeous and elegant explanation.

But then, I'm an essay fan, so I could be pushing in a foolish direction.

Trying to convince Sean Carroll to write a book explaining things like GR and why an assload of physicists don't believe in God to a general audience through essays.

IMO, GR has a lot of theological implications that get overlooked.

As of 9 minutes ago, I have an interview tomorrow morning.

Good luck!

I payed hooky, and have been cleaning my apartment. Since 7:30 am with little break.

Wow. Go you with the cleaning greatness!

erika and Corwood-- I just started watching Deadwood Season 1! I have watched 2 episodes and I do like it, but, and I never thought I'd say this-- the swearing puts me right off. Even though I know it is there to put me off. But I will continue. I also think I have too much slash syndrome, because every time the two hardware men are talking about being "partners" I keep thinking they are lovers.

Also, last night I had a Veronics Mars dream. Kristen Bell was playing Meg (I think) and I was Veronica. We were away from Neptune doing theatre and were very busy. Logan and Duncan came to visit us, and I almost killed Logan because he was not at all understanding of how much time I had to spend at the theatre. He was irritated because the Hotel room was messy and small. And I was all like "Look, Dude, I told you not to visit because I would be really busy!" and Kristen/Meg/Veronics alter-ego was all accomodating and cleaned the hotel room. Also, Logan was shirtless, which was nice, but unfortunately, I spent all my time yelling at him

Of course, I didn't PAY hooky, I PLAYED hooky.