ORP: Latest reading and self study plans, misc. personal

Since I am trying desperately to liquidate my debt in anticipation of near future US economy woes, I cannot take classes at my local college or university. I am engaging in self study of history, literature, and some psychology and science. This has the advantage in that I get to choose some really interesting books that are not normally assigned in a class, and I get to tailor the knowledge acquisition to fill in the specific gaps in my mind. The disadvantage of self study is that all the credential worshipers in our society will have no regard for my efforts, so no credit in university unless I can find a CLEP exam that applies--I'll chronicle this experience when and if I have the opportunity.

Along with the self study plan (organized in a quarter system to mirror the local colleges--also gets me used to study at certain times), I am embarking on a fairly comprehensive survey of science fiction literature in rough chronological order starting with the early twentieth century. I am a fan of Jules Verne, so I'll include some reading from the nineteenth century as well. As I was listing many of the titles in preparation for this survey, I noticed many books that I had read in middle school and high school. I read so many in those years (primarily for escapism) that I had forgotten how many I had consumed. As I make my way through these many works of pulp to space opera to hard s.f. to literary science fiction, I will be experiencing some interesting mental experiences as my current operating memory synchronizes with my sub-conscious.

I will try to make a few blog entries about all this, and I will get back to George Orwell when I get to the twentieth century in my history survey. After a few years of this, I will start taking some accredited classes at the local community college to get my lower division requirements completed. When I get to the science and mathematics, I'll be sure to take the time to make some entries that actually relate to Natural Philosophy.

For now,

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