Happy Samhain everyone! And Day of the Dead. And Diwali. All the fall holidays! Plus some politics and dont forget to change your clocks on Saturday.

In which I share a moment with my cat and relate some links I found interesting.

Here are all the finalists in the NPR Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote for 2011. As I finish them I’ll put a ✔ next to them along with the date I finished. If I write a review, I’ll link to it. If you’re curious which ones I’ll be reading for a second (or more) time, I’ll indicate that with a ☞. 1632, by Eric Flint✔Started August 13, 2011 Finished August 15, 2011 ☞1984, by George Orwell ☞2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne The Acts Of Caine Series, by Matthew Woodring Stover The Algebraist, by Iain M. Banks ☞Altered Carbon, by Richard K. Morgan ☞American Gods, by Neil Gaiman ☞Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman Anathem, by Neal Stephenson Started August 15, 2011 ☞Animal Farm, by George Orwell The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers Armor, by John Steakley ☞The Baroque Cycle, by Neal Stephenson Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard ☞Beggars In Spain, by Nancy Kress ☞The Belgariad, by David Eddings The Black Company Series, by Glen Cook The Black Jewels Series, by Anne Bishop ☞The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe ☞Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley Bridge Of…