Reading List

So, I was reading Selja's blog, and she said in this post that she thought it'd be cool to have a soundtrack to your life. I dunno. I think that'd get really annoying sometimes. If everyone you knew was a little radio station, broadcasting their music to the world, you'd get some mixture of Taylor Swift, Yellowcard, Fictionist, Muse, MCR, and just all sorts of general cacophany. I've heard the idea before, and I still think it'd be annoying.

On a different note, I think I'd like to tell the world about some interesting websites that I've been following/reading. First of all, MakeUseOf. It's a pretty legit website with all sorts of nerdy articles about how to get cool free apps for your computer. It also talks about other weird computerey things. One of the other sites I'll mention, I found through one of their articles.

I found MIT's OpenCourseWare through MakeUseOf. It's a bunch of MIT courses, with videos and lecture notes and homework for almost all of the courses they offer there. I'm currently listening to/watching a lecture from their Intro to Computer Science class. I figure that computer programming is interesting enough to learn, and a useful skill.

Next, I use Google Reader to read all my friend's blogs, and to read MakeUseOf and the news. It's well laid out, and I in general like it.

I'm reading a book called The Next 100 Years by George Friedman. It suggests a very interesting future for the world. I'm also reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a parody of Pride and Prejudice, rewritten by Alexander Grahme-Smith. It's pretty hilarious.

I recently read Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, a intriguing book inspired by 1984. I highly suggest it. You can find it online for free here.

I am also, preparing for my mission to Milan, Italy, by reading Preach My Gospel and the Standard Works. I'm currently in the middle of Isaiah. It's terribly interesting.

Out of curiosity, what books have YOU read recently? Comment with your suggestions!