Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink Drive, by Daniel Pink, is (as its title suggests) a book about what motivates people. Since I’ve read books that mention this book (Better by Mistake) and books that this book uses in its bibliography (Stumbling on Happiness, Outliers) I kept my expectations …
2011 archive
Sep 21
Book Review: Labyrinth
Labyrinth by Kat Richardson I’d heard of this series, and when I had the chance to buy a used copy at the library (cheap books! supporting the library!) I picked it up, glad that I’d have the chance to explore more urban fantasy. Since I write urban fantasy, I’m very picky about others’ novels. I’ve …
Sep 18
Wing Close up
So here’s the detail of the wings that I printed using the photo emulsion technique. I took the silk screen and poured a bead of photo emulsion liquid on it, and used the squeegie to put an even layer on both sides, as it said to in the directions. Then, I put it in a …
Sep 15
Book Review: Better by Mistake
Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong by Alina Tugend Is it a good sign or a bad sign when the author references mostly books that I’ve already read? On one hand, it’s bad because it indicates that maybe this sub-genre (popular science) is panned out for me. On the other hand, the …
Sep 12
Book Review: Open
Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage by Jenny Block Dan Savage had an interesting article the other day about monogamy, speaking out against it, actually, saying (to paraphrase) that insisting on monogamy is basically dooming people to an impossible, unnatural, and not really pleasurable state. Jenny Block has done more than talk …