STORIES, STORIES

Every once in a while, like the gangsta I am, I drop Gs at the bookstore, and then just hope I got books that are worth it. I got The Holographic Universe for SR 60 at Virgin Megastore (you guyz, remember when a paperback cost SR 39 at most?), and it was well worth the money. I mean Gs. Mr. Shakur!! *shakes fist* My interest in Physics started last year when I found myself constantly surrounded by conversations on the topic, thanks to friends like Omair , Faisal and Squeek .  I then decided to write a novel loosely based on general physics, a ballsy move considering the only background I had on it was 2 years of the high school subject, from which I remember almost nothing.  I read several introductory books on it, like Stephen Hawking's The Grand Design and Michael Brooks' 13 Things That Don't Make Sense , and found it a little fascinating.  Probably like most people who read that Michael Brooks book, I tried to find different ways to explain the ...

What a moment.  Yes, I'm sure the internet's surface is covered in all kinds of #livejump flotsam, but WHAT A MOMENT.  I did get sentimental, because I get super sentimental when I'm stupid and ignorant, just as I was stupid and ignorant while watching Science in Action. OH, THE THINGS ABOUT SCIENCE I DO NOT KNOW.  I wanted to hold someone's hand, just to remind myself that my existence has value, because this is one of those moments that overwhelmingly remind me of how tiny, how minute I am. It's humbling.  Yes, sure, I was a little bit meh against Red Bull for, in Khayra 's words, taking something magical and making it this commercial, but you know what, if this is what commercial has become, WHY FUCKING NOT. I think best of all, the fact that I watched the live jump with a group of people for whom this is just as - if not more - important is what made the moment all the more sentimental to me. Here's Omair's take, posted ...