Looking forward to playing two games on the 360 this week: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which unfortunately was ordered last week for $10 more than it is this week, and Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, for which the first expansion hits Wednesday.
Archive of posts filed under the books category.
finally
The A/C seems to be fixed now, just in time for… fall. Anyway. I still haven’t stopped running away from sitting down to write. But I’m enjoying reading to Keisha when she lets me (less often since I started reading Ready Player One to her… she’d prefer to get back to The Dresden Files).
Oops, I forgot the title.
This week I… …finished Persona 3. Started playing “The Answer,” the follow-up in the FES version which I have. I also recently got Persona 4, which I will play at some point after finishing “The Answer.” I really like Persona 3. The social game aspect seems like it could be a game on its own if [...]
Punished by Freakonomics
I just watched Freakonomics on Netflix Instant Watch. There was some really interesting stuff there, like the theory about Roe v. Wade being responsible for most of the 90s’ drop in crime rate. But having read Punished by Rewards, the stuff about incentives was depressing.
Scalzi’s Writing
A while back I started reading John Scalzi’s blog, which has some cool info for writers. I don’t usually read sci-fi, so I hadn’t actually read any of his stuff. Then I read his April Fools’ prologue to the first book of his non-existent fantasy trilogy The Shadow War of the Night Dragons.
Reality is Broken
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Treatise on Consumerism Or: The Joys of Getting New Shit in the Mail
Last week my pre-ordered copy of Wrath of Ashardalon came in. I haven’t had an opportunity to play it, and don’t know when I will, but on seeing that the “CRDB“ is now defunct, I decided to channel my excitement into a form which others can see and benefit from. I spent a lot of the [...]
Punished by Rewards
I’m reading the book Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn, at the suggestion of Jonathan Blow. It’s incredibly interesting, and I think should be required reading for most adults. It is interesting for game design, but also for managers, teachers, parents, and I would think most other people.
Hey, it’s Friday
I watched Timecop last night on Netflix Instant Watch. Wow was it horrible. Though I suppose it was probably a little bit better than The Art of War, since I watched the whole thing rather than stopping it and removing it from my instant queue five minutes in. Hey look at that, IMDb users agree [...]
+1 Brandon Sanderson Fan
Just finished reading the Mistborn trilogy, and I quite enjoyed it. Sanderson is a very talented writer. I’m definitely going to read Warbreaker and the new standalone Mistborn novel (The Alloy of Law) which is coming out this year. I think I’ll probably even start his new 10-part series, The Stormlight Archive, once he’s gotten [...]
Pulled my nose out of the book just long enough to write this half-assed post.
I have been reading the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. I’m about three fourths of the way through the second book now. I’m enjoying them.
