Tons of fascinating stuff and yet another reminder to watch The Expanse, but I'm ashamed to confess my takeaway image is that after learning it's theoretically possible to breathe through one's rectum, I'm picturing little old ladies walking around pulling tanks of oxygen that rather than plug into their noses, snake up their dresses and, well, you get the picture.
Loved this—thank you! Had to read it aloud to the Hubs. It’s been too long since we’ve seen The Abyss (EH and MEM are SO good), and The Expanse is AMAZING! We also have scarred fingers from crossing. ;)
All righty then! I'll have to get after it this summer. I'm a grizzled veteran of "The Wire" so dense, involved narratives are right up my alley! And I love sci-fi, though for whatever reason I haven't watched much sci-fi TV since STNG; there are some sci-fi movies on my all-time list, and my career makes it a natural fit, so I really should have seen more.
I'd completely forgotten about Abyss, to be honest. And as with so much of The Expanse, there are things I hadn't noticed until you pointed them out (though to be fair I found the books so painful at times that I might have blocked a lot of details out), like the Laconians in fluid, which I honestly don't even remember. I really really really want to see them do something great with those last three books but that's not news to you!
My first kid was a premature baby. At first reading that part I thought, hm, maybe that could really change things for preemies! But then I wondered about lung development. One of their top issues is that their lungs are fragile like soap bubbles and don't have a chance to expand before having to breathe air. Any fixes would have to help with that, too.
Thanks for reminding me of The Abyss, Mike. It was a favorite of mine and I think I'll dig it up for another watch. That breathing scene is gut-wrenching and Ed nailed it perfectly.
I must admit that I gave a happy squeal at the mention of The Expanse. I only recently watched it and was amazed at how excellent it was; it more than exceeds everything I had heard about it from others. I'm now reading the books and, like so many others, have my fingers tightly crossed for a renewal of the show.
This is really something, Mike. (Although it started to make me feel a little panicky watching Ed in the suit 😱 😂) Thanks for another fascinating read.
Tons of fascinating stuff and yet another reminder to watch The Expanse, but I'm ashamed to confess my takeaway image is that after learning it's theoretically possible to breathe through one's rectum, I'm picturing little old ladies walking around pulling tanks of oxygen that rather than plug into their noses, snake up their dresses and, well, you get the picture.
And probably want to block me now. :-)
Loved this—thank you! Had to read it aloud to the Hubs. It’s been too long since we’ve seen The Abyss (EH and MEM are SO good), and The Expanse is AMAZING! We also have scarred fingers from crossing. ;)
All righty then! I'll have to get after it this summer. I'm a grizzled veteran of "The Wire" so dense, involved narratives are right up my alley! And I love sci-fi, though for whatever reason I haven't watched much sci-fi TV since STNG; there are some sci-fi movies on my all-time list, and my career makes it a natural fit, so I really should have seen more.
You had me at "Expanse" 😂
I'd completely forgotten about Abyss, to be honest. And as with so much of The Expanse, there are things I hadn't noticed until you pointed them out (though to be fair I found the books so painful at times that I might have blocked a lot of details out), like the Laconians in fluid, which I honestly don't even remember. I really really really want to see them do something great with those last three books but that's not news to you!
My first kid was a premature baby. At first reading that part I thought, hm, maybe that could really change things for preemies! But then I wondered about lung development. One of their top issues is that their lungs are fragile like soap bubbles and don't have a chance to expand before having to breathe air. Any fixes would have to help with that, too.
Thanks for reminding me of The Abyss, Mike. It was a favorite of mine and I think I'll dig it up for another watch. That breathing scene is gut-wrenching and Ed nailed it perfectly.
I must admit that I gave a happy squeal at the mention of The Expanse. I only recently watched it and was amazed at how excellent it was; it more than exceeds everything I had heard about it from others. I'm now reading the books and, like so many others, have my fingers tightly crossed for a renewal of the show.
Oh, thanks for the trip back to The Abyss! One of my faves... Ok, so maybe I'll have to give The Expanse a try?
Well you are just feeding my fantasy novel here.....
Hahahaha OMG that's something i thought i'd never see. "‘breathe’ through their rectums."
This is really something, Mike. (Although it started to make me feel a little panicky watching Ed in the suit 😱 😂) Thanks for another fascinating read.