June 21st, 2010 by aarondietz
My novel, Super, is being published by Emergency Press.
Not only are they incredible to work with, they’re also a participant of the Green Press Initiative, and they’re publishing some of the most exciting authors out there right now.
For example, Tom Hansen, Gina Frangello, and Erika Rae. I’d tell you more about them, but the trailers and excerpts are awesome, so don’t let me keep you.
Tom Hansen’s American Junkie
Trailer: here
Excerpts: here
Gina Frangello’s Slut Lullabies
Trailer: here
Excerpts: here
Erika Rae’s In a Handbasket: Notes from a Recovering Evangelical
Erika Rae’s book isn’t out yet, but you can sample her writing on TheNervousBreakdown.com.
June 15th, 2010 by aarondietz
The good thing about getting older is that there is less weirdness and fewer surprises.
Less Weirdness
You hug a friend in a train station in a city where you’ve never seen each other before. It’s not weird, because heck, by this time, you can’t even remember where you knew each other from anyway.
Fewer Surprises
There are fewer surprises because your memory is absent.
Oil spill? No surprise there–you’re not really sure if it’s a new one or the same one from before.
Ear buds not working in one ear? You’ve probably just gone deaf in one ear and forgot that you went deaf. Clearly nothing to worry about.
Aliens abducting you? For all you know, it happens every night. Why worry?
One Last Unrelated Thing
Go equality.
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!
May 11th, 2010 by aarondietz
I have a novel coming out this fall called Super. It’ll be published by Emergency Press.
Do you want to see the cover? Oh, goodie! It’s a rough cover, and could change, but here it is at the moment.
The cover art and book design is by Charlie Potter. More on him later this month or so.
Oh hey, and you know what? It takes an army for a small press to get a book out. If you want to help or have suggestions, let me know. I have an entire insane plan in the works and there is a lot to do. I mean, I’ve spent over $30 on stickers already.
March 9th, 2010 by aarondietz
I’m walking across the street when a car screeches to a stop, nearly running me over.
“Hey moron,” says the driver out the window. “You need some kind of magical way to tell cars when you’re crossing or you’re going to get flattened!”
I stop in the middle of the road.
“You mean, like a stop sign?” I ask.
I put my hand on my forehead and close my eyes. Concentration! Then, I quickly shoot my other arm in the direction of the corner, where there is a stop sign.
“Better?” I ask.
The driver is not amused.
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.
February 27th, 2010 by aarondietz
Recommended requirements for running Audacity:
Windows 98, ME: 128 MB RAM / 500 MHz
Windows 2000, XP: 512 MB/1 GHz
Windows Vista Home Basic: 2 GB / 1 GHz
Windows Vista Home Premium: 4 GB / 2 GHz
Mac: “Audacity runs best with at least 64 MB RAM and a 300 MHz processor.”
Sources: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows and http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/beta_mac
Alternate title for this blog: “Planned obsolescence” applies to operating systems designed to require a completely new computer purchase.
January 19th, 2010 by aarondietz
An ex-Marine is all trying to figure out what to do with his life when he starts hanging out with a bunch of his deceased brother’s friends.
Unfortunately for the ex-Marine, all of his brother’s friends are into Second Life, so he gets sucked into playing it, too.
He lives on some kind of military base or something where important dramatic things are happening but instead of getting involved, he plays Second Life all day. Then, he moves in to a trailer with his brother’s friends so they can play Second Life without any distractions.
He completes a bunch of awesome quests and stuff and even gets a Second Life girlfriend, though the movie never shows her IRL.
In fact, he gets so good at Second Life that his brother’s friends pretty much sit around and watch him play and feed him when he’s hungry, ’cause he’s a superstar.
Meanwhile, there’s some kind of war on.
The End.
In this breathtaking scene from Avatar, the ex-Marine and his friends watch what’s going on in Second Life.
January 8th, 2010 by aarondietz
Some poops are fast, and almost effortless.
Example: A blink.
Some poops are more moderately paced and need an occasional push to keep them going.
Example: A bus ride.
Some poops need a lot of grunting and sweat to make happen.
Example: Passing true health care reform.
Other poops take their time, and no amount of huffing and puffing or sqealing about it will change their pace.
Example: The changing of the season from winter to spring.
