Brushing my teeth when I noticed this in my eye…. #whaaaa? from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1QQ1HtW

At the #melbournezoo taking a photo of @minilizziebean taking a photo of Harry taking a photo of a bird. #whatanagewelivein from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1TWMkE5

It’s that time of year when Valuations are around the corner and I look to the manual I made for myself last year to find it comes complete with Xzibit memes…. #workLife #itgetslonelyhereinthisoffice #yodawgmeme from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1Syvwl4

I know I risk being transformed into some sort of foodie posting two meals in a row, but this wife of mine keeps making such yum food. #crackedblackpepperrissoleswithsnowpeasavocadoandpeas #bestwife #asahitowashitdown from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1R2odD4

Book 9 for 2016: The Three-Body Problem

This year had almost entirely been physical books, and after reading yesterday’s short bit of Martian fiction on my awesome kindle, I decided to give it some more love with this week’s read: The Three Body Problem.

In accordance with my yearly goal to ‘see what all the fuss is about’ with a bunch of authors/movies/foods, I chose this book by the Chinese author Liu Cixin. I specifically mention that he is Chinese, because this book seems to be at the forefront of a Chinese Science Fiction resurgence at the moment, and the people over at io9 have been raving about it since its translation hit shelves (be they digital or physical) back in 2014. Not to mention that undeniably cool President Obama has been reading it on holidays this year, and Mark Zuckerberg had it as a part of his ‘Year in Books’ last year. Definitely time to see what all the fuss is about.

#2016inbooks #chineseSciFi #LoveMyKindle #ThreeBodyProblemApparentlyDealsWithOrbitalMechanicsAndNotTheLogisticsOfAMénageATrios from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1Qw2Arl

Awesome meal prepared by @minilizziebean #nofilternecessary #cornfritterswithavocadoandchorizo from Instagram: http://ift.tt/21exNCd

#hoops from Instagram: http://ift.tt/21OySTG

Book 8 for 2016: First Grave on Mars

I am a sucker for a good mars book. Ever since reading Kim Stanley Robinsons #MarsTrilogy back in ’97 the red planet has fascinated me. Combine this with a tendency for late night drunken Kindle purchases and you are left with this week’s new read: First Grave on Mars.

As you can tell from the photo, this book doesn’t have much to it. In fact I already finished it before I had a chance to write this post, so need to start thinking of my next read! It was a good little read, and intriguing enough mystery that means I will definitely buy the next in the Martian Murders series, though I do prefer my mars stories to be a bit more rigorous in their handling of the science portion of the story. And while I like the premise of the Martian explorers being along the vein of the current Mars One swindle, the way it was handled didn’t seem realistic enough (no one on earth, or mars, seems to be taking any of this stuff seriously). But that being said, I got what I paid for, and enjoyed myself along the way.

#2016inbooks #WellThatWasAQuickOne #MarsRocks from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1QPyR9Z

Standing desk @minilizziebean and I adapted from a bunch of #ikea components. Still a work in progress, but looking pretty cool so far I think. #standingdesk #ikeahack #milleniumfalcononboard from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1QCTKVR