Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Books I haven't read in forever

So, this is kind of exciting, and kind of funny. I remember in jr and sr high being very fascinated with science and physics and trying to understand how it all worked. I loved reading about this, but I hated the math part and it made it tough to really grasp the topic. But I tried. My son is getting fascinated by it now too, his science class is beginning to talk about physics and he is so gung ho, he says he just wants to move on and learn all he can about it. I read some great books at his age, I especially liked reading about Richard Feynman, very funny person, very interesting writer, I loved looking at MC Escher, I would spend hours tracing around his little labyrinths and designs. I remember one book called godel escher bach, but it was one that I had to wade through a bunch of times, it was tougher to chew, not soft and springy like a twinkie. I ordered my son some of the feynman books I enjoyed, and one called flat land, to help him understand dimensional space, and godel escher bcah, well, just because the kid is a little cocky, and either it'll give him a headache or he'll get it and explain it to me. It is just really cool to see him getting so excited about things, and I remember feeling like that too. This kid is the one who is most like me, I understand what he is thinking and I just get him. He likes the things I like although he can talk my ears off about gaming and stuff I don't care about. He really enjoys having these deep philosophical discussions, great for a 12 year old. I wonder if he will go through the same trouble I did, wanting to fit it but knowing I didn't really. Noone else wanted to talk about that stuff when I was his age, and it made boys look at you funny. No that he cares how boys look at him. I think he will be ok, he seems pretty ok with himself, comfortable in his own skin, he doesn't seem bothered by anyone's opinion of him, except of course for us, his parents. Never has been, either.

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