{"id":778,"date":"2011-02-17T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/17\/giving-up-on-a-book-and-on-zinc\/"},"modified":"2011-02-17T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-17T13:06:00","slug":"giving-up-on-a-book-and-on-zinc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/17\/giving-up-on-a-book-and-on-zinc\/","title":{"rendered":"giving up on a book and on zinc"},"content":{"rendered":"

Given any kind of downtime and I’m likely to be found with my nose in a book. I love to read and the shelves in my own library at home are full to overflowing. So, it’s pretty rare for me to “give up” on a book – that is, start and then not finish.<\/p>\n

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I’ve been reading Engineman by Eric Brown. It started off pretty good and I enjoyed the first half – then I realized that the plot…<\/div>\n
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“Down on his luck spaceman falls for the token sci-fi chick and together they fight alongside the quasi-mystical aliens against an evil corporation that is destroying the environment”<\/div>\n
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…is the same as every single “grade B sci-fi movie” of the past 20 years. Even freaking Avatar had the same plot. Once the big reveal of the environmental damage showed up, I pulled my bookmark out and closed the book. Enough of that mess. Apparently, Paris gets destroyed later on, but I really can’t be bothered.<\/div>\n
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I’m starting to feel that way about the TV show “V”. The plot is so freaking transparent – I know how each episode is going to end in the first 5 minutes. And the big reveal of a character from the original series was marred – she just sits in the basement of the starship and has made a lifestyle out of being cranky. Really, Diana? That’s all you’re going to do? <\/div>\n
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I find myself almost rooting for the bad guys – at least they have a semblance of a plan.<\/div>\n
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In other news, I’m still sick. Bubonic Halitosis, I think. This stupid cough just won’t quite go away. I read yesterday on the internet (so you know it’s true) that Zinc is awesome for halting cold symptoms. I bought and tried some last night and discovered:<\/div>\n
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1. It tastes like cherry flavored crap.<\/div>\n
2. The taste lingers.<\/div>\n
3. It doesn’t do anything.<\/div>\n
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Now, I guess you’re supposed to take this when you first get sick – but I was still expecting more than just a bad taste.<\/div>\n
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So, I’m at work – and wearing a tie – already counting down the hours until I get to go home for the day. Not a good sign.<\/div>\n
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