March ‘26 Sunday Funday book Club Follow Up
Hey y’all!
Thanks to all who came out even with the threat of an Easter bunny.
Nikki’s Pairings—
Cosmic Juice and Cosmic Cranberry Kombucha (themed!)
Our next Sunday Funday Book Club meetup is April 26 at 10-noon at Great South Bay Brewery (Bay Shore). We are reading Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome by Aparna Nancherla. (Skip around and read whatever parts you want).
Side hustle read: “I Tried to Write a Poem Called ‘Imposter Syndrome’ and Failed” by Emilia Phillips
Side hustle watch: Parasite (2019)
Wrap-up of your discussion of Project Hail Mary
Science! An alien that’s not a typical alien is the new alien. The ending is great and also not great. Is the movie worth it? Yes. Is the movie better? No. Also, more science!
Base 10 Math:
Horseshoe Crab:
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains Time Dilation:
Alvarez Hypothesis:
What If Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct:
Quote of the Discussion
“How much did Andy Weir rip off from Stargate and Sponge Bob?”
Game of the Month:
We played Rock The Blank – you get song lyrics from songs with Rock in the title, and you fill in the blank, state the title, and then state the artist. Or you sing, which was not part of the game until people started singing and got points.
Here’s a bit:
Put your glad _______ on and join me hon' We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one
I’ll have whatever you have Come on just give it a ______
So rock me ____ like a wagon wheel
Here's the soundtrack you created:
Reading Recs
Artemis by Andy Weir (or not)
3 Body Problem by Liu Cixin
The Expanse by James S. A. Corey
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
“Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang (short story)
The Invasion of Mars by Hadley Cantril
One More Good Flight by Ric Gillespie
The Murderbot Series by Martha Wells
Watching Recs
Blackholes: The Edge of All We Know (Netflix)
Interstellar (2014)
Star Trek Devil in the Dark (1967)
The Neverending Story (1984)
Stargate (1994)
3 Body Problem (The Chinese version if you like fast subtitles and the Netflix version)
Sunshine (2007)
Arrival (2016)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Moon (1997)John Carter (2012) [not to be confused with John Carter, the accountant from down the street]
Interested in Book of the Month Club? Use Shelby's link to check it out.
Interested in buying book club books from Bookstore.org to support independent bookstores? Use my book club shelf
Other places where you can find me:
I’m still teaching yoga on Tuesdays at 7:15-8:15 at Sukha Studio. Then in June I’m co-teaching a writing workshop at Cedarmere. Details here.
Our Future Meetups
Everything is here.
Of course, if you have book suggestions, send them my way. Yup, you can share this email and/or the links. Yes, invite whomever you wish to book club. No one needs to finish the book. Hope to see you at our future book chats. Bring your appetite for snacks, sips, and conversation.
All good things,
Christina