I'm not all that thrilled about doing space travel either. There's something about the thought of sitting on top of high explosives that's unsettling. And I'd probably get space sick too! (Barfing in 1G is bad enough. I'd hate to think what it would be like in 0G!)
Yes, me too, I guess that goes for all fiction. I'm really an avid reader, but I often find it difficult to find stuff that's any good. I suppose there's plenty of it out there, it's just hidden in the midst of so much stuff that's no good.
I'm going over to the library and try to find some worthwhile art history books, maybe I can figure out some of what the masters were doing. Not the same as good escapist fiction, though.
There was a thread posted on modern art last night that I want to find and read.
I want to go into space more than almost anything... to float weightless, to see the moon and stars without the interference of an atmosphere. I keep rooting for the "space tourists", hoping that by the time I get to be 60 or so the cost of taking a tour in space will have come down enough that I can afford it.
As I type this I'm watching "From the Earth to the Moon" on HBO. For anyone who wants to see science fiction become real, I highly recommend this series (and it's out on video now so you don't have to buy HBO to see it).