pushing ice

that is the name of the book that has sucked me in. the 580 page book that will not let me go. it is about a comet mining spaceship (the rockhopper) in the year 2057 that is trailing the saturian moon janus on its journey to the star spica. i received the book from an editor who i met through work. i installed a fountain for him and his wife at their tubac home. as a thank you, i was allowed to go through boxes of books in the couples garage and take as many as i wanted. they said they usually donate them to many various institutions. i like some sci fi stuff. i love star wars and the matrix, and everyone knew better than to call me when the x-files were on. but when it comes to books, i usually only read non-fiction. i have all my magazines, so book time is rare to begin with. the main reasons i picked up this book: it was free, it involved janus, and i had thought of an idea to write a book regarding asteroid miners. comet miners, asteroid miners. po-ta-toes, po-tat-toes. the concept is pretty much the same. i almost completed a chapter before petering out and forgetting about it. actually, i probably only got in a few long handwritten paragraphs. anyway,this book is great. and the greatest thing: it has not killed my idea. it actually has resuscitated and given me some fresh thoughts to possibly carry on with my 'book'.

i had other stuff to say. but i still have to pot up my water lilies i brought home, and put away my new state quarters that i obtained today from both the roll of quarters i got at the bank and from going through the change drawer (with permission and assistance, of course) at the liquor store near my apartment.