I suck.

So, when should be have the next meeting? July 31 sounds good for me. I will have my life back and no more traveling on the 28th. Woot!!

Field trip?

June's book

Hi, all!

Thanks to everyone who came last Saturday. We had a great time! I'm glad the weather cooperated.

Anyhow, there was some confusion about the book title that I've straightened out. The name of the book is actually "Touching the Void" by Joe Simpson. I just checked, and there are five copies now available from the Sacramento library (after I requested mine).

Happy reading!

Amy

BBQ/Book Club Meeting

Hey, folks! The next book club meeting is Saturday, June 5th at Trev's and my house. We'll be BBQing chicken and turkey burgers and whatever else catches our fancy. If you'd like to bring a potluck-style dish to share, that would be cool. Maybe salad, veggies, fruit, stuff like that, as it will probably be friggin' hot that day.

We live at 2 Spray Court (corner of Ironwood and Spray) off of Riverside Blvd in the Pocket area (43rd Street exit off of I-5 south). E-mail me if you need further info, or you can call me at 427-1928.

We hope to see you all on the 5th!

Amy

WTH is Steampunk?

Our little group (where was everybody?) chose Boneshaker for the next book. Pete's Pizza at five o'clock on the 24th of April.

It's a steampunk/fantasy/sci-fi novel. Here is the definition from Wikipedia:
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, frequently featuring elements of fantasy, that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used — usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England — but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" of such technology as dirigibles, analog computers, or digital mechanical computers (such as Charles Babbage's Analytical engine); these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or with a presumption of functionality.

time

So, we are all meeting at 5, correct? I don't want anyone sitting there wondering...

March Meeting

March 27th at Pete's. It'd probably be a good idea if a few of us brought suggestions for the next book (says the hypocrite who probably won't).