This morning (yesterday morning now; I’ve been working on this post all day) I followed a link shared on Twitter by Jamie Madigan and Brenda Brathwaite to read an article entitled “I Don’t Want to be a Superhero.” Having read through almost all of Alfie Kohn’s Punished by Rewards by now, it got me thinking [...]
Archive of entries posted on March 2011
Eating Veggies
I’ve been moving toward vegetarianism and veganism this year. I recently saw an RSA interview with Jonathan Safran Foer about his book Eating Animals, and I’m looking forward to reading it. Then over the weekend saw the segment with Kathy Freston, author of Veganist. I’ve also read probably almost half of Becoming Vegan, but have [...]
Synology
Got a really nice NAS this week. Time Machine backup created, finally. That makes creating on my computer a little bit more comfortable.
Self Worth
Stories are aggregations. In any given moment, there isn’t much of a story to be told. There is only what is. Stories are accounts of change, and change is not something that exists in a frozen moment.
XBLA
I guess PAX East went well (I didn’t attend). I just read about a new game called Bastion coming to XBLA this year which I’m really looking forward to now. The art looks incredible, and the premise sounds interesting.
Creative Tension
It’s easy, once I’ve started a project, to get discouraged when I figure out how much work it will actually take to complete. This goes for writing novels, creating games, and any other similarly large tasks.
Hmm
The further I get from The Wise Man’s Fear, the more I like it. And the more I’m looking forward to the conclusion.
Read the Kingkiller Chronicle
Another missed Friday blog post. This time it was Pat’s fault.
