Books

Well, I finished "Atlas Shrugged" and "Ender's Game" (the latter took about 1/8 of the time to read as the former, no exaggeration). Both were great books. Ayn Rand is smart, and I think Objectivism (her philosophy) is genius and probably the best thing out there if there is no God (her whole formulation sort of rests on atheism, which I obviously do not agree with). It is basically a combination of egoism, existentialism, hedonism, and anti-Communism, stating that a man living, accomplishing, using his mind, and enjoying his life are his highest moral purposes. "Ender's Game" was really good, too, and it only took 3 or 4 hours to read. Next up, the Major and Minor Prophets and some commentaries...