When I was staying with the parents over Christmas I got my dad's slide scanner working and scanned a few of the millions of slides that my dad has taken over the years. Found some good ones of me and my sister from when we were wee. It takes a while to scan each one, so it would be impossible to scan them all.
Are you digging that top?
and this one too? no wonder I have bad eyesight now.
Here I have the blond hair to fit in in Sweden :-)
hey, those curtains are back in fashion now...
Where can Elsa be....
there she is
Elsa is one today.
Doesn't seem like a year since we were in the hospital. Elsa has changed so much from the "liten prutt"
to the bouncing baby she is today.
Oh and she took her first unaided steps yesterday :-)
Well this may not sound like much of an acheivement but Elsa hsa started to drink out of a cup by herself. Proud dad smile on face as we speak...
Dan Simmons: Ilium (Gollancz S.F.)
A pretty good science fiction take on Homer's Iliad. Definitely worth a read. (****)
John Meaney: Paradox
This was my first book by John Meaney and for most of the book I was pretty happy. It had a lot of interesting ideas about the structure of society and new types of technology. The biggest problem for me was that some of these could have used a lot more fleshing out. I had the feeling that somehow all these things would become clearer as the plot progressed but unfortunately that didnt happen. Still an enjoyable read by a new (to me) author. (***)
Iain M. Banks: Feersum Endjinn
I am a big fan of Iain M Banks and this was the first of his books that I read. Its a pretty unique story and the scale of the environment is a good new slant. When you start reading it takes a bit of time to get used to the parts that are written phonetically. But its worth sticking with it and after a while you almost dont notice :-) (*****)
Neal Stephenson: Cryptonomicon
This is a great book, especially if your even the smallest bit a geek. A good mix of face and fiction that is also humorous. Its not very often you get a blend of those that are as good as this. Big thumbs up. (*****)
