I read my ARC of Famous Men Who Never Lived

Not much plot, lots of character development - just the way I like it!

Of course, it took me a while because I kept thinking of what crucial parts of our culture I'd regret not bringing with me in this scenario and also my chronic daydream of what I'd love to read if I could hop over to other universes on day trips. (Honestly, I'm so backlogged in THIS universe I don't know why I keep thinking about reading in other ones, but there you go.) Which got me wondering about the feasibility of putting my entire personal library on microfilm (microfiche?) in case I suddenly have to evacuate to a parallel universe or another planet or just another city and god forbid I wouldn't have it with me. Sure, I'd need a reader for maximum use, but the tech isn't that hard to obtain, and a magnifying glass would do in a pinch if I was desperate. (I would be.) There are no compatibility issues like with computers, and it lasts forever. Sure, people might think it odd that I showed up to my evacuation point or whatever with an already prepped bag of carefully stored microfiche, but they'd thank me later. Better to have it and not need it, right?

The real question is the feasibility of doing this at home. I may need to find a wealthy eccentric to do it for me, or at least fund it, an extreme prepper type, but, you know, "cultural" and "philanthropic". They'd probably want to save their home library first, though. God, so selfish!

(Now, how can I compatibility-proof store popular music and movies and tv shows? I guess sheet music and scripts will have to suffice.)

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ART AND DESIGN

This was her first choice, and as it's a screened school (and much in demand!) I wasn't feeling too sanguine, but here it is!

What kills me is that her art has improved even in the past few months

She drew some mice in Greek-style tunics the other day that were really good. (I mean, she was trying for togas, but she doesn't know what togas really look like and, in her defense, neither does anybody else. Togas go from the shoulder all the way down, and they're every bit as impractical as you think. There is a reason frat boys wear mocked up tunics instead.)

Have now finished the 4th Temeraire book

I actually have found my own inaccuracy that caused me to roll my eyes, and this in a book with dragons! All the way in the appendix, so it shouldn't be a spoiler - the appendix discusses the domestication and breeding of elephants to become bigger. First, there is a reason we don't breed elephants despite the fact that they're extremely useful, and secondly I can't think of any megafauna we've bred to become bigger. They all become smaller. If this was a plausible thing, I think somebody in the real world would've tried it by now.

But then, in this series they also breed dragons, which you'd think would have the same problems but eversomuch moreso, so I'll just forget it. This book is much better than the last, you all were right on that front.

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