Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier

If you don't know who Sid Meier is, he's a very famous game developer from the 8 and 16-bit era of computing. If not, you still might have heard of the Civilization series of games. They were originally designed and programmed by none other than Sid Meier. As an enjoyer of game-making with dreams of having some kind of success in the field beyond my little home office, I Have done some reading on the subject. How could I not? Sid Meier's story isn't especially unique aside from his eventual success. He got his start making games in contests hosted by small publishers and programming for boring companies until his own game studio took-off. Still I love the magic of game making, how one can take nothing and make something that will bring hundreds of hours of enjoyment to a player's life. I'm inspired by anyone who can achieve such a thing. So are you looking for inspiration? Look no further until you finish this one. 

On Book Reports

Okay friends. It's time to resume my book reporting. Just so you know, I'm not suddenly reading a way more books than normal, though I am reading less than I did in 2021 when I wanted to do a hundred books in one year. So if I schedule one book report per week, I should have enough posts to last for the next forever or at least get through my next lull if there is one. Hopefully there won't be, because I'm trying my best to fight depressive boredom. 

You might be wondering. Why bother writing about a book you read two years ago? Don't you remember what happened in it? While I don't remember everything about everything I've read in the past couple years, I certainly remember more than I will in two more years. Of course I can read a summary on goodreads, but said summary will not contain my personal takeaways and emotional responses. If you don't like me posting book reports, please do comment your feelings and I'll try to focus more on the type of posting you prefer. 

Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey

This book is a collection of editorials by one author, detailing the daily routines of famous, successful artists when they are and are not working on a project. Almost all of these people became rich and famous, giving them freedom pursue other interests while agents and managers set up work for them to do when it was time to do Art. Most of these artists also progressively drank more alcohol until they stopped creating things altogether. So it's not an especially encouraging read for anyone trying to form a strategem for becoming even more creative. Aside from that, you could read it if you want to stuff more information into your head.