Rad Reading: September

For the month of September, I read the book The Martian, by Andy Weir.

The Martian is a story of a man who got stranded on mars. In the year 2035, Mark Watney is impaled by a spaceship antennae, and is left to die by his crew. Mark watney ends up surviving the injury, because there was no blood loss. The man makes himself a machine for oxygen, finds food and water, and writes down his progress from each day. Satellite images capture his activity and his survival catches the news quickly. Mark ends up surviving 549 Sols (mars days) and gets picked up, leaves back to earth, and becomes a nasa instructor for survival

I liked this book because it reminded me of an end of the world scenario, if you were the last on earth. The book teaches that true independence is difficult to survive in, and that you are provided everything you need around you. I also liked it because of the sarcasm and dry humor the author put into the book, because it is a type of humor I enjoy reading.

My favorite quote from the book was at chapter 21,

“I never realized how utterly silent Mars is. It’s a desert world with practically no atmosphere to convey sound. I could hear my own heartbeat.” -Mark Watney

This quote helps feel the isolation Mark experiences in the book, and another reminder of what it feels like to be alone.

One Piece Universe

If I had the choice to live in any universe, it would be the one from the anime called One Piece. One Piece is a TV show about a world filled with pirates trying to find a treasure left by the king of the pirates before he died. In the One Piece universe, there is a special food called a Devil Fruit, that gives the user specific powers in exchange for their ability to swim. If I lived in this world, I would find and eat the magma fruit and conquer the sea!

I Wish I Could Eat This Text

If I had the choice to eat anything in the world, it would be a Filet Mignon with salted baked potatoes and and salted asparagus. My favorite taste is food that is salty, which makes this meal perfect. Baked potato skin has good texture and the potato stays warm because of the heat absorption. Filet Mignon is a very tender steak, and tastes especially good with plain mushroom sauce. Salted asparagus cooked to the perfect temperature, is great for a vegetable in the meal, and makes you forget that it even is one. The salt crystals are appetizing, the shape of the meat is appetizing, the steaming potato is appetizing; there isn’t anything I could hate about this meal. The tastes of these foods make me forget everything going on around myself, and starves me just thinking about it. My birthday is in a few days so I only need to wait a few more dinners.

The Perfect Home for Me

If I could design a home for myself, it would be in a free space of farmland. I would keep multiple different breeds of chickens and have fences that could hold back predators. The farmland would have fields of corn to feed the chickens and a bed made from fallen feathers. The house would have a theater room to watch TV, and a computer to play video games. Next to the house would be a tennis court, a pool, and a road leading to the city. The shower, washing machine, dryer, and toilet would be in a huge room, with the toilet and shower separated by a curtain. Lastly, the house would be in a shape of a dome to give a better luxury feeling.

Nico’s Travel Destination

If I could travel anywhere in the world, I would go to Japan. Japan has lots of different brands of roasted seaweed, and shops to buy merchandise from anime I like to watch. I would first go to the Toshimaen-No Mori insectarium to see the huge beetles! Then, I would go to a Shabu Shabu bar because those are my favorite restaurants to go to. Lastly, I would to an American restaurant to see what it is like.

All About Me!

Hi, my name is Nico, Welcome to my first blog; let me introduce myself to you. I was born in 2010, in September, in Santa Ana. My mom is from El Salvador and my dad is from Mexico. I love chickens and like to play video games in my free time (especially Roblox and Minecraft) I am skilled In math and got the highest score on lots of tests in my elementary.

Thanks for reading, goodbye.