Sorry about that long post about Twilight. It just all came spilling out and I didn't quite manage it very well.
Anyway. Ryan gave me a book called Old Man's War. I'm reading the sequel right now too. It's a very interesting book. Essentially in the future to keep up with the advancements of other species and their military humans require new, young, genetically enhanced bodies. Once normal people reach the age of 75 they can opt in for the procedure to replace their old, weak, and frail bodies with new younger ones. Only once you do, you're in the army to serve 10 years (if you survive, with 75% of which don't). Then they can recreate your normal body, but younger, and you can colonize another planet. While all the details of the future are decently fleshed out what's really fascinating is the ideas he explores about being a human conscience in an almost human body. The real interesting idea comes in when his wife, who died before she could sign up with him (obviously in a new body as well, they appear to be 19 or 20 years old), shows up. The army took her DNA and created a new person with it... only she's only technically a few years old and has no memory of her previous life. Pretty good book, I enjoyed it a lot.
I have started in on Eclipse. I think I'm mostly waiting for the 4th one, I'm hearing it's different, and good. And maybe then I can resolve some of my issues.
Anyway, had a late night with friends... good times. Sleep is overrated when good times are to be had.
