Ahh. Thank God it's Friday. Actually, I'm glad that I'm not as stressed now, but I digress.
Science Fiction, the class, has been a positive experience so far. One of the projects we did was the creation of this very Weebly site where we post our various works. The 'defining sci-fi' segment on the homepage, however, hit me with a sledgehammer of panic. I'd never thought that deeply about my reasoning to be in this class. It's science fiction; lasers, robots, clones, cool gadgets, mutants, aliens, and time travel. I just assumed that it would be cool.
Fortunately, with help from my mom, I eventually came up with something to type. Yeah! I am still curious about the other tabs though. What will those entail? There will be multi-media, from what I know.
For my independent reading book, I chose The Quantum Rose. The protagonist Kamoj (ka-moge) Argali is the governor of a struggling province on the planet Balumil. To ensure the welfare of her people, she must marry Jax of Ironbridge but then Havyrl Lionstar, the mysterious lodger of the Quartz Palace, decides to tie the knot with her. Where I last read, Kamoj is at the palace and getting to know Vyrl.
The technology and the world building in this novel is excellent. However, they are slightly overshadowed by certain other elements. I won't give any details, though I consider said elements to be amusing. I had to bite my tongue at one part to keep from busting out laughing. In the back of my mind I wonder just how 'educational' this novel is as far as science fiction goes.
Before I end this post, I would like to share The Animatrix trailer with you. The film contains a series of animated shorts based upon the Matrix trilogy. One of the shorts, Matriculated was directed and written by Peter Chung, the creator of Aeon Flux, one of my favourite shows. However, since Aeon Flux is not school appropriate, I believe The Animatrix is a better substitute. The link to the trailer is at the bottom of this post.
What will the next week bring? What tales will we read or watch? To what places will we embark? Only time can tell.
Science Fiction, the class, has been a positive experience so far. One of the projects we did was the creation of this very Weebly site where we post our various works. The 'defining sci-fi' segment on the homepage, however, hit me with a sledgehammer of panic. I'd never thought that deeply about my reasoning to be in this class. It's science fiction; lasers, robots, clones, cool gadgets, mutants, aliens, and time travel. I just assumed that it would be cool.
Fortunately, with help from my mom, I eventually came up with something to type. Yeah! I am still curious about the other tabs though. What will those entail? There will be multi-media, from what I know.
For my independent reading book, I chose The Quantum Rose. The protagonist Kamoj (ka-moge) Argali is the governor of a struggling province on the planet Balumil. To ensure the welfare of her people, she must marry Jax of Ironbridge but then Havyrl Lionstar, the mysterious lodger of the Quartz Palace, decides to tie the knot with her. Where I last read, Kamoj is at the palace and getting to know Vyrl.
The technology and the world building in this novel is excellent. However, they are slightly overshadowed by certain other elements. I won't give any details, though I consider said elements to be amusing. I had to bite my tongue at one part to keep from busting out laughing. In the back of my mind I wonder just how 'educational' this novel is as far as science fiction goes.
Before I end this post, I would like to share The Animatrix trailer with you. The film contains a series of animated shorts based upon the Matrix trilogy. One of the shorts, Matriculated was directed and written by Peter Chung, the creator of Aeon Flux, one of my favourite shows. However, since Aeon Flux is not school appropriate, I believe The Animatrix is a better substitute. The link to the trailer is at the bottom of this post.
What will the next week bring? What tales will we read or watch? To what places will we embark? Only time can tell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94fPVqJqBGA