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[Reading makes my speaking English good]

Dec 10, 2014
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I'm quite liking this year so far, I've taken up reading again!

I love the smell that books have, I love kindles because you can store ALL THE BOOKS on one, but they don't smell...? A dilemma, for sure.

I actually started reading Jurassic Park. It's one of my all time favourite films, I was like 10 when it came out in '92. I've been into dinosaurs ever since, but never read the book! and I call myself a fan? pfft

I've been reading a lot of scientific papers a lot recently, too. Whenever I've got downtime at work I've been reading up on 'microscopic, chemical, and molecular methods for examining fossil specimens'

I watched a documentary about a scientist who managed to get soft tissue, including cell proteins, from a 68 million year old fossil and that got me hooked into reading more about it. Weirdly, it kinda ties into the work I do. Part of my job is the preparation of aircraft parts to be cut up and processed, where I'll then microscopically analyse them and prepare a report on them. Who knew that aircraft composites and 68 million year old bones would have so much in common? :D

I'm considering a career change in a few years time, this could be the start :p

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trills:
@8bit_jesus This 'un http://bit.ly/1utEtfU :)
Dec 11, 2014
glass42:
@trills  @8bit_jesus  I don't enjoy reading books on a screen.  I like to hold a book, physically turn the pages etc.  Actually, audio books are what I really enjoy.  In high school and college I competed in speech, primarily in the various oral interpretation events.  Later, as a college instructor, I coached a speech team and also taught courses in oral interpretation.  I really love the performance aspects of a well read book (fiction and nonfiction alike).  Of course, on this site, "oral interpretation" likely spins minds into lord knows what all sniggering mental images.  "Sorry folks, nothing to see here.  I'm speaking about the dramatic reading of literature. I know . . . I know,  you're disappointed. Now move along."
Dec 18, 2014

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