Currently Reading

I recently ordered a few books on freelancing from Amazon, Creative Inc by Joy Cho & Meg Mateo Ilasco, Craft Inc Business Planner by Meg Mateo Ilasco, and the Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines.




Creative Inc. seems to be both helpful and inspiring, featuring lots of Q&A with freelancers in variety of creative fields. I haven't finished reading it, but so far I am enjoying it! Craft Inc. Business Planner is mostly what it's name implies, a planner to help you go through the steps of starting your own crafty (or in my case design) business while keeping you organized and on track. The Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines is mostly for reference. It covers all the bases of various design and illustrator roles, from pricing to sample contracts.

Currently Reading: Eating Animals

If you enjoy eating meat, and don’t want to think about the conditions animals face in factory farms, don’t read this book.

I resisted buying this book for two years because I was disappointed that one of my favorite authors hadn’t written another fiction novel. I finally bought it last week at the bookstore on campus (it was 9$!) after UNC and Duke both announced it as their summer reading selections.

I like to read the reviews at the beginning of books and honestly, when I read Natalie Portman’s review in the front I chuckled. So what if a celebrity was moved to give this book to all of her loved ones?

Currently, I’m 75% of the way through, and I feel guilty for chuckling. I find myself questioning whether or not I should eat meat. I’ve even discussed it with Gannon, asking him to read it after me. After we both read it, we’ll talk about how and if we should change our eating habits.

This book is very hard for me to read, because it makes me feel guilty and a little hopeless. I think he has very powerful and personal messages throughout, and I don’t think I will be able to finish it and not change the way I eat.