Great way to start a birthday

I turn 24 years old today. I'm not a huge fan of birthdays and not because it means I'm getting one year older, but because people feel obligated to say something and call you out and bring attention to you in a somewhat awkward way that makes everyone else around them feel obliged to do the same thing. Awkward! Getting messages on Facebook from people who didn't like me in high school and who I will most likely never see in person again is awkward. AWKWARD!! They are for me at least.

But since there seems to be a universal acceptance that it's okay to take your birthday for yourself, I'm taking advantage of today. This morning I woke up a little later than usual (7am) and instead of getting straight to work on my thesis proposal or pilot study, I continued to read H.G Wells The Times Machine. I must say I have looked at it before when browsing bookstores but it never struck my fancy. I only started to read it since it was on Nathan's summer reading for his classes. He wanted to make sure there weren't any swears, graphic sex scenes, etc. After realizing it was only 115pgs, I assumed most of his students would probably pick it.
 Here's the description from the back cover of my penguin addition: "When a Victorian scientists propels himself thousands of years into the future, he finds peace and beauty - and the Eloi, a gentle elfin species descended from man who fear the Morlocks, a sinister race living deep in tunnels beneath the earth. When the scientist's time machine vanishes, it becomes clear he must search these tunnels if he is ever to return to his own era."

Wishbone  as the Time Traveler

 I started reading it yesterday afternoon and finished this morning. I remember watching a WishBone Episode for The Time Machine and it was pretty close to the actual book. They left out most of the social commentary but it was a kid's show so that's understandable. I really enjoyed the book. It's prophecy about the future of humanity does have the perspective of 1895, the year the book was first published. Many things have changed and I wonder what Wells would think today.
Enjoyable read and could definitely be done in a day. A good pick for summer reading.