August 4th, 2010 by aarondietz
Sometimes putting a title on a book is more challenging than writing the book itself. Here’s a list of titles that weren’t quite as good as Super. The book is about Superheroes that work for a county agency, so that’s what most of these titles were attempting to express.
Superhero Suckdown
The Right Thing or Whatever
Apocalypse Management
Hostile Work Environment
To Err is Superhuman
Municipal Light and Powers
Superize Me
Rescue This Book
FOIA L-351-ORB-12
Security Blanket
Not a Zombie Book
Super Qualified
I Just Work Here
A Poorly Titled Novel That’s Actually Rather Good
Opportunity Screams
Materials that Stretch
Extra Sensitive
You Are the Hero
July 22nd, 2010 by aarondietz
You learn something every day.
July 7th, 2010 by aarondietz
Perhaps a comforting thought related to people being relatively easy to manipulate is that people can be heavily influenced by an idea, and so if the world seems too commercialized, too homogenized, or just too stupid due to a general lack of independent thought, then take heart in knowing that the right idea could easily catch on at any moment, and transform the world.
May 25th, 2010 by aarondietz
See that? I said “lost” without capitalizing it because I wasn’t talking about the TV show.
It happens.
May 17th, 2010 by aarondietz
So I saw this guy sitting on some steps the other day, and I was like, “Huh. Wonder what he’s doing?”
And then I realized what it was–he was doing nothing!
I totally want to try that someday. It looks awesome!
March 5th, 2010 by aarondietz
Documentarian
Federal Trade Commission
Pilot Books
Narcolepsy
“In fact, as the result plainly proves, he needed the assistance and
support of staunch and true friends, upon whose courage, coolness and
fidelity he could depend in case of an emergency.”
American Junkie
Triangulate
Gazebo
Tom Hansen
P.S. Tom Hansen’s making a rare public appearance tonight at Pilot Books for the release of American Junkie, an excellent, honest, and captivating book. 7pm, for those in Seattle that can make it. I’ll be there!
Here’s what American Junkie is about in Star Wars language: There is no mysterious “Force” in the galaxy (yet Darth Vader is still around, and just as deadly). This book is Luke’s journey toward facing Vader, anyway, without the Force. Or a lightsaber. Also, Luke doesn’t whine all the time.
November 9th, 2009 by aarondietz
Worried? Stressed out? Depressed? Don’t just read the book. You have to buy it.
Creepy!
October 6th, 2009 by aarondietz
Short sentences are good. Short paragraphs are good, too. End them quickly.
August 16th, 2009 by aarondietz
The Obama administration feels it’s necessary to dump the public health care option in an effort to pass the current health care plan.
Perhaps instead they should just tell everyone they’ve removed the Death Panel section, the part about forcing everyone to use the government option, the bit about Soviet-style rationing, the section on cutting Medicare, and the part of the plan that allows tiny ants to control your brain like a video game.
That would make more sense to me.
July 28th, 2009 by aarondietz
That’s all, really. I just liked the title for some reason.
