Books!

I have overwhelmed myself. Here is a list (in no particular order) of what I have committed myself to:

1) Watchmen: I saw the movie with Allison, et al. when it came out and was supposed to have read the graphic novel beforehand. Instead, I am reading it afterhand and finding that I like it better. No big surprise; good choice (credit to Richard)

2) Atlas Shrugged: I have been curious about this book for years, so as I hear more about it from friends, I get more intrigued by it. My motivation to read it came originally from these conversations but finding out that there is an annual scholarship out there for a sweet essay on the book has encouraged me to start it now rather than to wait for the summer. Should be a quick read...

3) The Constitution of the United States: The actual document. With a new president and a new Congress bringing "change" to the country, I think now is a good time to reacquaint myself with the foundation.

4) On Space and Time: My parents gave me this book for Christmas and it looks really interesting. Now I just have to crack it open and find out how interesting it is.

5) div grad curl and all that: This borders on textbook status - those books are needless to list because obvi I'm reading them all the time - but it is explicitly marketed as "an informal text on vector calculus" and may therefore be listed here as a book that I  choose to read. I hear only praise from physicists for this book and I think that now (before the heavy calculus starts) is a good time to dive into it.

And there you have them: five great reasons to quite Friday's!