#Lem

[lost-neurons]

If I may chime in 🧍‍♂️ I'm a huge fan of Stanisław Lem's works so I'm happy to see other people interested in his books.

Eden is a great book, I think it's a good one to get familiar with Lem. I like to treat it as some kind of a trilogy along with Solaris and The Invincible. They share themes and motifs, and generally I think they complement each other and allow the reader to fully comprehend and just internalise what Lem wanted to say.

I haven't read everything (yet), but I think I can suggest a few positions apart from these already mentioned books:

The Star Diaries Great book if you want something "light", it's basically a collection of short stories about Ijon Tichy. The second part is better, in my humble opinion. It's about different people (scientists and others) visiting Tichy asking him to sponsor their crazy inventions. I will never forget the story about the wife in the matchbox.

Memoirs Found in a Bathtub Lem but make it slightly Kafka's Process or Orwell's 1984. But it's a secret third way, I can't explain it.

The Hospital of the Transfiguration Is not a sci-fi book, but! It's absolutely great, and I've reread it like thrice already. It's philosophical, it has a relationship between a young, frustrated doctor and un poco loco philosophical poet who is also one of the patients. The atmosphere in the book is great, and Lem really showed off with his medical training there.

Katar (I have no idea if it's been translated to English) Is Lem's attempt at crime story. The book has three parts, and while the first one makes you want to put the book away because of the deepening confusion, I think it's worth staying to the last page.

So these are just a few of his books that I think are worth reading, and allow to see Lem's different faces.

22 November 2024

Studying instrumental analysis in between my measurements in thesis lab this Wednesday. // Reading on the train to my uni city today.

I finished doing all the planned measurements for one of my compounds this week. I've gathered a daunting amount of data that I now have to process and analyze and turn into sections of concise writing... I hope the rest of this academic year won't be just writing - I'd miss my thesis lab an awful lot, boring as it can get sometimes

[chernobog13]

The vehicles used by REAL astronauts, not some rich space tourist wearing a f*****g cowboy hat.

[thirdity]

What was civilization ever, really, but the attempt by man to talk himself into being good? Only good, mind you. The rest had to be shoved somewhere out of sight, under the rug. Which History indeed did, at times politely, at times police-ly, and yet something was always sticking out, breaking loose, overthrowing.

Stanisław Lem, The Futurological Congress

[iwikitty]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 🏳️‍🌈🎉

[cosmerelists]

Cosmere Dads as Stereotypical Things that Dads Do

Last Father's Day I created a Tier List of Cosmere dads. This year I went to a reddit thread about "stereotypical things that dads do" (here), and then thought about which stereotypical dad activity would best suit various Cosmere dads...if those things existed in the Cosmere, ya know.

Here's what I got!

1. Sneeze loudly: Stormfather

Dads are known for their incredibly loud, heart-attack-inducing sudden sneezes. And if the Stormfather COULD sneeze so loudly that everyone in the house jumps, he totally would.

2. Drink Cheap “Dad” Beer: Lem

Cheap beers like Budlite or Coors are the drinks of dads. I think Tess's dad Lem would genuinely like them.

3. Fall Asleep in Front of the TV in an Armchair: Taravangian

Part of it is Taravangian's ploy to seem old and harmless...and part of it is that armchairs in front of the TV are simply the best place to sleep.

4. Stare into Space while Standing Outside: Dalinar

The dad pose: standing outside with the hands tucked behind his back or resting lightly against his hips, staring off into space, contemplating Dad Things. This is Dalinar through-and-through.

5. Turn Off the Lights and Turn Down the Thermostat to Save Electricity: Lirin

Dads are known for wandering through the house and turning off lights and also declaring that no one is allowed to touch the thermostat because we are not made of money. This is Lirin. He's definitely used the "What? Are you trying to heat the whole outdoors" line on Kaladin when he left the front door open too long.

6. Dad Jokes: Rock

"Dad! Please be careful with my art project! It's fragile!" says Cord, and Rock, who has been waiting for his chance, replies, "Do not worry. I am steady...as a Rock!" And then he laughs and laughs while Cord groans.

7. Lightning-Fast Dad Reflexes: Wax

Perhaps you have seen the videos online where a child tries to dive headfirst from the couch and a dad suddenly reacts with superhero speed and precision to, like, catch them by their ankle and save their noggin. This would be Wax. There goes Max, trying to dive headfirst off the coffee table, and there's Wax appearing out of nowhere to catch him.

8. Grill-Master: Gavilar

Not in the sense of making delicious grilled food (that's Rock again), but in the sense of "standing-by-the-grill-with-a-beer-in-hand-and-not-allowing-anyone-to-touch-his-precious-burgers-and-oh-you-want-it-rare?-sucks-to-be-you-you-get-what-you-get-and-what-you-get-is-a-lump-of-charcoal" Grill-master dad.

9. Saying "No" to a Pet and Then Bonding Deeply with Said Pet: Elhokar

I can just see Elhokar putting his foot down about how they are NOT getting a cat but then Aesudan takes Gavinor to the pet shop and they get a kitten anyway and now the kitten naps in Elhokar's pocket 100% of the time and Elhokar loves it so much.

10. Scaring Away the Daughter's Boyfriends With a Shotgun: Kelsier

Vin is like "Dad meet my new boyfriend Elend" and Kelsier is already pumping the shotgun threateningly. This one is essentially canon.

[ask-ssec]

Blizz!! what’s your dad like then? :3?

Bolt: ... Did they.... really say that to you...?? Blizz: Yeah, when we were kits. Bolt: ......................a-ah- *It seems like this info is bothering Bolt* Blizz: Sometimes we catch them canoodling in the cupboards Bolt: *spit takes*

[god-mouths]

HEY ME AND ALL OF MY YES MEN SAW YOU FROM ACROSS THE BAR AND WE THINK YOU'D BE GREAT TO FORCE INTO THE ROLE OF MY WIFE

[anthrubi-con-artist]

@purpleminte thankyousomuch for letting me draw them all!! this has been so much fun to draw and it's legitimately been such good art practice!

For those unaware please give Corinna's ocs some love! From left to right: Bit, Pocky, Mana, Lem, Sidney, Corinna!

This is genuinely one of if not THE best thing i've ever drawn so I really cannot express my gratitude enough hdhshsdh

Individual drawings/alts under the cut

[paulsspaceshippictures]

Alternate Histories: A Triptych

The USAF's Project LUNEX, early Grumman LEM concept, and Von Braun's 1952 round-the-moon ship

[jinakadaisy]

A hug for Lem 🤍

[corvidaeconundrum]

Reallyyyy quick Lem sketch I did on stream :D

They're so pretty man, wtf

[ratttgay]

365 phangirl i mean what

[no1-gummyfishlover]

intro post !

rules / dni :

~ don't be a dick !

~ use common sense (↑)

~ don't be weird

~ no nsfw asks ! flirting is okay, but don't go overboard !!!

~ dni if : transphobic, homophobic, xenophobic, etc !!

notes/things to keep in mind !

— im a minor ! please keep that in mind when sending in asks ,,

— (↑) i am still in classes ! i might not respond for a bit due to business or stress ^_^

— Lem is a MAJOR kin for me,, ionno i just thought that'd be mention-worthy here

— i do run a crap ton of other blogs,, if i forget about this one for a bit, don't mind it 😭

— some stuff WILL be ooc, or have hcs applied !

— (↑ following that) hcs ARE gonna be applied! or how i personally view Lem acting or wtv

— tone tags HEAVILY appreciated

‼️ Timeline/AU Notes? ‼️

~ this doesn't take place during a specific time period in the story !

~ if needed, i can make one on the spot, but it won't be stable/canon to any asks

~ probably sometime before the games, though

~ definitely before the ending !

~ eughhh ionno,, dm me if you need anything further on it !!!

Tags/claimed anons !!

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tags :

#Lems notebook ;; asks !!

#Lems interactions ;; any interactions with blogs

#★ Thats not Lem ! / ooc post / ★ Torn notebook ! ;; as it says ... ooc posts

ionno ill prolly make more later

dm me if you want to read Madeleine Phantasms, or have any questions! I'm always glad to tell new ppl about it,, plus i have too much info on it LMAO

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updated: 10/21/24

[thirdity]

The only writers who have any peace are the ones who don't write. And there are some like that. They wallow in a sea of possibilities. To express a thought, you first have to limit it, and that means kill it. Every word I speak robs me of a thousand others, and every line I write means giving up another.

Stanisław Lem, Hospital of the Transfiguration

[romanowork]

[j5daigada]

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