The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
Thanks to a GQ article, a playthrough of Bioshock, and a giddy Borders salesperson I picked up the Signet version of Rand’s two best known works. One section through the first I relate closely to a lot of the characters, don’t yet fully see her as the article perceived her (elitist jerk), and am enjoying myself.
Can a Smart Person Believe in God, Michael Guillen
My pop got me this book as a birthday gift. Guillen’s main premise of two separate dimensions with respect to knowledge and spirituality resonates thunderously with my personal beliefs. Some of the explicit, rational argumentation doesn’t ring as loudly because it contradicts the whole just-mentioned separation of reasoned articulation and internal spirituality (my brands, not his) but on the whole I feel like a better person having finished this book.
The Nine, Jeffrey Toobin
Not as much of an insider job as The Brethren, The Nine picks up chronologically at the end of the Burger Court and tells of the entire Rehnquist court. The revelation of more justices’ personalities, doctrine, and professional habits has confirmed most of my notions about the court but twisted others. A set of contemporary issues, some newer than those of Woodward’s piece, takes the stage too: the 2000 election, heated Senate confirmations, and religious America’s crusade for the court are all reviewed.
Still love it. Still would love to take part in it.
Dragon Age, Two Badass Doctors who started a small game company
Bioware RPGs have never stuck with me, but because I got this in the $40 pre-holiday rush and because I think their quirkiness is evolving to meet my attraction to mass-produced qualities (ugh, a weakness I might point out) I have gotten into it and resolved to finish. Not an uberfan I will not give it more than one playthrough except possibly to harvest some easy achievements or new key story elements and am playing it on a pretty low difficulty (normal, no FF I think?).
Zenonia, Gamevil
For the $2.99 I paid on the iPhone this Zelda meets Secret of Mana meets Diablo mix of goodness has returned hours of occupation when staring at the drywall of Las Colinas’ McDonald’s was the only otherwise available activity. Still leaves a lot to be desired story and control-wise, but again, for the circumstances this work is great. Picked up HYBRID on $0.99 holiday sale too but I may not get to it for a while.
Cheers.