Books of 2014

1-3. Gormanghast Trilogy - Mervyn Peake
         - Titus Groan
         - Gormenghast
         - Titus Alone
4. The Martian - Andy Weir
5. A Short Stay in Hell - Steven Peck
6. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson
7. Letters to a Young Mormon - Adam Miller
8. I am not a Serial Killer - Dan Wells
9. Mr. Monster - Dan Wells
10. I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells
11. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
12. Partials - Dan Wells
13. Fragments - Dan Wells
14. Ruins - Dan Wells
15. Watership Down - Richard Adams
16. The Princess Bride - William Goldman
17. At the Mountains of Madness - H. P. Lovecraft
18. Rereading Job: Understanding the Ancient World's Greatest Poem - Micheal Austin
19. Hyperion  - Dan Simmons
20. The Fall of Hyperion - Dan Simmons
21. Endymion - Dan Simmons

Books of 2013

The books I have read in 2013:

1. Dracula by Bram Stoker
2. Sherlock Holmes: The Hounds of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
3. Sherlock Holmes: The valley of fear by Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Dispirited by Louisa Perkins
5. A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck
6. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
7. Star Ship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien
11. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
12. The Space Chronicles by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
13. The Ocean at the end of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
14. Sherlock Holmes: His Last bow by Arthur Conan Doyle
15. Sherlock Holmes: Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
16. Truth, Lies, and O-rings by Allan MacDonald
17. Ringworld by Larry Niven

Books of 2012

These are all the book I have read this last year. Not quite as many as I would like but still a good amount.

1. Warbreaker -Brandon Sanderson
2-6. Sherlock Holmes  - Sir Author Conan Doyle
         - A Study in Scarlet
         - The Sign of Four
         - The Adventures of
         - The memoirs of
         - The Return of
7. The Allow of Law - Brandon Sanderson
8. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas
9-15. The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
16. The Illustrated Man - Ray Bradbury
17. The Road - Cormac McCarthy
18. A Demon Haunted World - Carl Sagan
19. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
20. The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
21. Neverwhere -Neil Gaiman

I've been trying to read more classic books and I have enjoyed each book quite a lot. If I had to recommend one, it would be Sherlock Holmes. They are simply fun to read. Right now I am reading Dracula. Another really good one, but haven't finished it yet.

Robot

Well I've got another semester down. That means I'm one year into the engineering program and just three more to go. I did pretty well, got a lot of B's. This semester I got to build a robot that's actually powered by electricity! It had to travel around a track shooting three zombie targets and then whack a zombie with a hammer, which we did flawlessly. In the competition we got disqualified because it didn't stop at the end so we lost. I felt our robot was under appreciated. here are some pictures of the robot.

I'm an Uncle again

My first niece was born earlier this week on February 1st. Her name is Darci Avenlea. It's very exciting, I can't wait to go to California to meet her. Congrats Time and Jess and welcome to the family Darci!

My Zombie Survival Kit

A Year of Reading

It's that time once again to reminisce upon the many books I have read this year. I hope I can remember them all.

The Name of the Wind-Patrick Rothfuss
The Wise Man's Fear-Patrick Rothfuss
Billions and Billions-Carl Sagan
Wingnuts-John Avlon (for an English paper)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone-J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets-J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azcaban-J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix-J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince-J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-J. K. Rowling
Pillar of Salt-Chris Peck
Slaughterhouse Five-Kurt Vonnegut
Leviathan-Scott Westerfeld
Behemoth-Scott Westerfeld
Goliath-Scott Westerfeld
Mistborn- Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension-Brandon Sanderson
The Hero of Ages-Brandon Sanderson
A Short Stay in Hell-Steven Peck (coming soon March 2012)
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians -Brandon Sanderson
Myst: The Book of Atrus-Rand and Robyn Miller
The Scholar of Moab-Steven Peck

I very much enjoyed reading all the Harry Potters again one after the other. I had forgot how good they were. I'm tempted to read them again this year. My Dad's new book was also one of my favorite's. it's very creative and a fun read. All the books I've read this year were good reads and I would recommend them all!