Wow, My Book Is Only 99 Cents! What a Deal!!!

Yep, my book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World, is now being sold for only 99 cents. So, for less than a dollar, you can read all my hilarious rants about everything I find annoying in our world, which obviously, is a lot, because I wrote a whole book about it.

Here's the link to the book on Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C

Thanks for your time.

The Awesomely Procrastinating Writer's Post

Has it really been a year since I last posted on my blog? I'd like to say that my life has been such a whirlwind of activity that I simply haven't had the time to post anything here, but that is not the case. I guess the blurb under the title of my blog says it all: "Aaron Schultz writes about what he wants, whenever he wants." I guess "whenever I want" turned out to be nothing for a year.

I could make up a list of excuses of why I haven't posted in a year, and I could promise to write a whole hell of a lot more in the future, but for the millions (or dozens) of people who waited with bated breath in anticipation of any new post from me, all I can say is I probably will write some more fun stuff in the near future, so stay tuned. How's that for making a commitment?

Self-Indulgent Ramblings Post 9 From Outer Space

Because it garnered so much interest the first eight times, here's another set of self-indulgent ramblings of anything that comes to my mind. So with apologies to Ed Wood and Larry King, here's some more self-indulgent ramblings:

If I don't have a new post in months, is my blog really that "self-indulgent?"

After watching Danger 5 on Netflix, I wish I had some of whatever the writers of this show were smoking.

Seriously, that was some f-ed up shit.

I don't know why, since my book is full of f-bombs, but I still feel weird using the f-word in my blog.

My favorite name ever for a baseball player: Doug Fister.

Yes, I am immature.

My unabashed, no holds barred review of The Avengers: Age of Ultron: Just basically more of the same, but that's not a bad thing.

Ever since watching Kingsmen: The Secret Service, whenever I hear the song, "Freebird," I want to pummel everyone around me for the next ten minutes.

How many more new Marvel superhero movies and television shows before they finally get to Namor the Submariner?

Daredevil on Netflix is pretty great, though. Especially the Kingpin, who always sounds angrily constipated to me.

This deflated football scandal doesn't seem to want to go away.

Nope, no more new jokes about "deflated balls." I think they have been all used up.

Kind of like my balls. There, had to squeeze in one more.

Like I said in my last post, I really don't mind that my cover of I Am Annoyed is featured in Kindle Cover Disasters, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit that it's weird to have my book lumped with other titles like Senior Sex Parties 3 and Pounded In the Butt By My Own Butt.

To be fair, Pounded In the Butt By My Own Butt could be the funniest title ever.

I have no idea how that would work, though. And I really don't wish to find out.

And on that note, I must depart, thanks for reading. I'll be back again some time in the future.

My Book Cover is a KINDLE COVER DISASTER!!!

Really? My book is featured in a popular tumblr? Because my cover sucks?!!!

I believe the best way an unknown author can get some great publicity is if a popular website discovers his or her book, loves it, and raves about its astounding brilliance to the eager masses. I wish I could say that happened to my book. Instead, my book cover made the popular tumblr, Kindle Cover Disasters. You can view this tumblr by clicking on this link: kindlecoverdisasters.tumblr.com and check out March 2, 2015, which showcases my cover of I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World.

I don't know if I'm like one of those terribly off key singers who go on American Idol and can't believe it when everyone ridicules their singing, but I don't think my cover is that bad. I'm not saying it's the greatest cover ever, but I don't think it's awful. Or maybe I'm just upset that I didn't come up with the cover of a woman in a passionate embrace with a horse. Actually, it doesn't bother me that my cover is there, I just wish the guy who runs the tumblr put a direct link to my book in there like he did with almost every other book. I figure maybe I could have had some curious people click on the link to the book, read my blurb and sample, laugh their asses off, and promptly buy my book. Or at worst, maybe I'd get a few pity sales.

Anyway, it doesn't matter, because recently, I changed the book cover. Now it is a completely different, vibrant, exciting work of art:

Look at how different and better my cover is!!!

Okay, I just changed the type of font, made the drawing of the annoyed guy larger, and changed the background color from white to black. Still, even at risk of sounding like a delusional moron, I like it.

And for the major reason why I chose to blog about this, here is the link to my book on Amazon: http:www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C

Hey, I'll take any exposure I can get.

Surprise! My Book is on Sale Again!

Yep, my book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World, is on sale for only 99 cents on Amazon from now until the end of Feb. 21! If you enjoyed my blog and want to read all my somewhat profane and hopefully, hilarious rants about everything in this world that annoys me, please click on this link: www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C

Thanks for your time.

Self-Indulgent Ramblings Part VII: Aaron Schultz and the Snarky Hallows Part II (Which Really Makes This Part VIII)

Because it has been such great fun the first seven times, here's some more self-indulgent ramblings on anything that comes to my mind. So, with apologies to Harry Potter (the movie versions) and Larry King, here's some more self-indulgent ramblings:

I've recently discovered the El Rey network (check your local listings). A weekly Lucha wrestling show and tons of classic martial arts movies? I may never leave my house.

Is there such a thing as watching too much football? I don't think I've hit that point yet.

That said, if they start playing the Summer's Eve Douche Bowl, that might be pushing it.

Well, I might have had correctly predicted this season's Super Bowl winner (to see the prediction I made last September, check out Self-Indulgent Ramblings Part VI), except for the ten or so things that went wrong.

Yeah, I'm still bitter about it.

I'm not mature enough to not snicker when sports commentators continue to talk about "deflated balls."

I think out of all the shows that ended last year that I watched regularly, I might miss The Newsroom the most.

Unfortunately, because of my cynicism, I don't believe any of the characters in The Newsroom would really exist in our world.

So, how soon before they remake The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit? I'll say within five years.

After watching Into the Woods, I'd like to spend one day just breaking out into song at random moments.

Or maybe I'll just spend a few days running around frantically in the woods.

Of course, that would probably the final straw that ends up putting me into the nearest mental institution.

Since HBO brought back The Comeback after nine years, how about bringing back Carnivale and Deadwood?

I know I mentioned that in the last ramblings, (which was Part VII Part I), but until they bring these shows back (highly unlikely), I will continue to bitch about it.

I'm even more confused about time travel after watching the trailer for the next Terminator movie.

One thing I've learned in the last year: If you're going to write a satire about a dictator, make him a fictional one.

I think it would have been hilarious if they ended The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I in mid sentence.

It would be kind of like if they

TO BE CONTINUED

Yep, My Book is On Sale Again

My delightful book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World, is once again on sale on the Kindle for only 99 cents from now until the end of Saturday, Nov. 22! So, if you've been entertained by this blog, you'll probably love this book. Here's the link to the book for your convenience:

www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C

Thanks for your time.

Self-Indulgent Ramblings Year VII: Aaron Schultz and the Snarky Hallows

Because it's been such a popular part of my blog, it's time once again for some ramblings on anything that crosses my mind. So, with apologies to Harry Potter and Larry King, here's some more self-indulgent ramblings:

Although Matt Smith is one of my favorite Doctors, I have to say that Peter Capaldi is doing a great job on Dr. Who.

Spoilers alerts on The Walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy: the body counts are getting very, very high.

And on these shows, that's saying something.

Speaking of Sons of Anarchy, I've just found out after watching it for years that the guy that plays Otto is actually the creator of the show.

You know, if I created a show and decided to play one of the characters, I wouldn't choose the one who constantly gets beaten, tortured, and occasionally anal raped.

My unabashed, no holds barred review of A Walk Among the Tombstones: It was decent, but WHY DO THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO CHANGE SO MUCH STUFF FROM THE BOOK? WHY CAN'T THEY KEEP THINGS ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME?

Okay, sorry, I'll calm down a little.

If they ever made a movie version of my book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World, (unlikely, I know), the character based on me would be younger, better looking, have more hair, probably shorter, and would be just slightly irritated instead of annoyed.

So, I thought the series finale of Boardwalk Empire was pretty satisfying, but...
WHY DID HBO CANCEL DEADWOOD AND CARNIVALE BEFORE THEY HAD THE CHANCE TO WRAP THINGS UP???? I KNOW THIS IS YEARS AFTER THE FACT, BUT IT STILL BOTHERS ME!!!

Oh yeah, I was supposed to calm myself down. Sorry.

After you watch Dracula Untold, from then on should you call it Dracula Told?

Speaking of which, here's my unabashed, no holds barred review of Dracula Untold!: Actually, this review will stay untold.

I wouldn't condone it (repeating for emphasis so I don't get into trouble, I wouldn't condone it), but people lurking around in public places dressed as creepy clowns are just asking to be assaulted.

Hell, just seeing anyone walking around dressed as a "normal" clown would freak me out.

If my life depended on the outcome of a baseball game, Madison Bumgarner would be my pitcher.

Why my life would ever depend on a baseball game, I have no idea, and why Madison Bumgarner would decide to be my pitcher, I don't know.

I enjoy watching Gold Rush even though I would never trust myself to operate any of the machinery they use on the show. #Mechanically Inept

I'm pretty sure if I worked for Tony Beets, he would have me crying within ten seconds.

Adam Copeland, WWE Superstar Edge (greatest billing ever) on Haven is giving one of the best acting performances ever by a pro wrestler.

Still the greatest of all time, though, Rowdy Roddy Piper in They Live.

Baseball season is over, hockey and basketball seasons have already started, and we're already at the halfway point of football season. I think a sign of getting old is how quick the time seems to fly for me on these sports seasons .

However, no matter how old I get, the political campaign season always seems to drag on and on.

There are elections Tuesday, though, and I'd tell everyone to go out and vote, but, really, if you need me to tell you that, there probably is no hope for you.

Daylight savings time is the stupidest idea ever in the Spring, but it's great in the Fall.

And with that, it's time for me to go, thank you for reading.

Things That Annoy Me: Parents Who Call "Timeout"

Hello, it's time once again to mention something else that annoys me that is featured in my book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World. Today, let's talk about parenting. Since I have no children of my own (that I know of), I figure I am the best person to talk about this subject. I have to confess, I am usually very annoyed by children. And nothing annoys me more than a loud, whiny, obnoxious kid causing a scene in public. But what's even worse than that is when a hapless parent is trying very unsuccessfully to get the child to stop by pleading with it (I was debating whether to use him or her, "it" seemed to be the most appropriate), to take a "timeout." Timeouts should only be allowed in sports, never in child raising. Any time I see a parent attempt to use this wimpy method of parenting, it always fails. To read more about this subject, including what evil thought creeps into my head when I, unfortunately, have to witness this annoyance in public, you can purchase my fine book by clicking on this link:

www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C

I should add to anyone with good taste who does click on the link, buys my book, and reads what I wrote about this subject, that this book is obviously satire, and even if this evil thought does creep into my head, I would never act on it. Seriously, I would never. Honestly, really, I wouldn't.

Things That Annoy Me: Overly Cheerful People

It's time once again to highlight yet another thing that annoys me which is also featured in my book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World. This may be sad for me to admit, but I am usually not a cheerful person. I guess it is tough to be cheerful when you're being annoyed most of the time. Despite this, I try not to be annoyed by cheerful people. However, there are people that are so damn cheerful that they become annoying very quickly. It seems to me that they appear almost psychotic in their cheerfulness. It's a very thin line between being overly cheerful and being a total psychopath, in my humble opinion. No one can be that happy without something being wrong with them. So, to read more about these annoyingly cheerful people and other things that annoy me, please check out my book at this link:

www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C

Thanks for your time, and try to be happy. But not too happy, if you get my meaning.

Things That Annoy Me: Prices That End in $.99

Hello, it's time once again to highlight something that annoys me. For shameless self promotional purposes, I must mention that I wrote about this same subject in greater detail in my book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World, which is available on Amazon. Today, I want to talk about how almost everything we buy is priced to end in $.99. The reason for this, of course, is that studies show that psychologically, people are more apt to buy something priced this way. It is weird for me to believe that lowering a price by one cent affects people that much. Really, is everyone that feeble minded? For example, if something is priced $9.99, it is basically ten freaking dollars. In fact, it's even more when you add sales tax. It's just sad and annoying to me that people are such dullards that this actually works. Anyway, to read more on this subject, here's the link to my book on Amazon, which you can purchase for the low price of $2.99:

www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C
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Thanks for your time, and I hope you got the joke.

Self-Indulgent Ramblings VI: The Undiscovered Blogger

Because it was so popular the first five times, it's time once again for some ramblings about anything that comes to my mind. So with apologies to Star Trek and Larry King, here are some more self-indulgent ramblings:

If the studies that say having pessimistic thoughts is actually healthy for you is true, I might live to be 120.

Eva Green is great in every role she's in.

The fact that she's naked in practically every role she's in has no bearing on my opinion.

Honestly.

Seriously, though, she's a great actress.

She does look great nude, though. #Making compliments pervy

My unabashed, no holds barred review of Guardians of the Galaxy: I AM GROOT!!!

That means I really liked it.

Why did The November Man open in August?

So I figured out why new characters keep on popping up on Under the Dome is because the events on the show have only taken place through the course of a few weeks even though the show itself premiered last year.

Okay, I didn't really figure that out. I just finally paid attention to the narration at the beginning of every show.

I'm glad I could clear that up. As far as explaining what else is happening on this show, I can't help you.

The ALS ice bucket challenge is for a good cause and all, but don't you suspect a lot of people are not actually dumping themselves with ice water?

Spoiler Alert! Here's some comments on the series finale of True Blood, don't read the next paragraph if you don't want to know:

Was I the only one who thought Bill was going to somehow turn human and he and Sookie were going to have their happy ever after life with kids and stuff? And instead of Sookie ending up with some random guy whose face we never really get to see, couldn't they have just kept Alcide alive?

So I'm finally catching up on the last season of Sons of Anarchy (thank you FX for the early Thursday morning replays for those of us too cheap to buy episodes on Amazon) but it's weird to watch it since the major events that happened were already spoiled for me (that's what I get for still reading newspapers).

Speaking of Sons of Anarchy, would I'd be a poseur if I wore a Sons of Anarchy t-shirt even though I've never rode a motorcycle in my life?

I guess, by that way of thinking, I shouldn't wear a Breaking Bad shirt either.

I'm really looking forward to the movie adaption of A Walk Among the Tombstones, featuring one of my favorite characters ever, Matt Scudder, from the brilliant mind of Lawrence Block. Now, how about a movie about John Keller?

If you're going to bring back The Tick, bring back the cartoon version!

Speaking of comebacks, it's great that Faith No More is reuniting. In fact, I would say it's "Epic."

I'm allowed one bad pun per post.

Am I becoming a bit of a girlie man if I really like the new Breyers Creamsicle ice cream?

Maybe I am just comfortable enough with my manhood in admitting that I like orange sherbet.

Damn, it's great that football season is starting up again.

My completely biased opinion is another championship for Titletown.

If you don't know where Titletown is, I have nothing more to say to you.

I hate to get all moral on everyone, but I will not look up pictures of naked celebrities if the pictures were released without their consent.

If, however, in the course of browsing the internet, I happen to stumble upon a picture of a naked celebrity, well, I'll look and feel bad about it afterwards.

Okay, that's all I have for now. Thanks for reading!

Things That Annoy Me: The "I Think I'm a Stand-Up Comic" Guy

So, although the primary reason for this blog is to entertain anyone who happens to read it, I have to admit that I also am trying to use it to help promote my books. The theory being that if you are entertained by this blog, maybe you will buy my book. So I figure I should spotlight parts of my first book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World. Not only will this add some more new content in my blog (I have to admit I've been slacking off a bit in adding new posts), plus, maybe it'll have the awesome effect of getting more sales for my book. I am periodically going to mention one thing that annoys me that I elaborate on in more colorful detail in my book. Hopefully, this will still be entertaining if read by itself, and it should be a good tease to all the fun everyone can have if they read my book.

So, for my first annoyance, I thought I would spotlight perhaps the most annoying person ever, the "I think I'm a stand-up comic" guy. This is a guy who cracks jokes constantly. The problem is, all his jokes are so lame that even the most hackneyed comics don't use them. What really makes the guy annoying is that he laughs at his own jokes in that "yuk, yuk" kind of way, and he calls you out when you don't laugh at his awful material. To read more about this annoying guy, here's the link to my book:

www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C

Thanks for your time.

Guess What? My Book is on Sale!

Here's some good news. My book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World, is on sale on Amazon for only 99 cents from now until the end of Sunday, August 24! If you enjoy this blog, maybe you'll enjoy my book. There's a whole lot more swears in the book, if you're into that sort of thing. You can either click on the link below or the picture of the annoyed guy clinching his fists on the side of the blog to get you directly to my book. Thanks for your time.

I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World

Self-Indulgent Ramblings Mania V: The Megablogger Explodes!!!

Hello. Because the first four times had such a great response, it's time for more ramblings on whatever pops in my head. So with apologies to the WWE and Larry King, here are some more self-indulgent ramblings:

Lebron James going back to Cleveland is the greatest heel-to-face turn ever.

Yes, even better than Stone Cold Steve Austin at Wrestlemania XIII.

I'm probably spending too much time with my Talking Tom cat on my tablet.

If you guessed that I get a kick out of having him say dirty and perverted words, you know me well.

Spoiler alert for the Amazing Spider Man 2: (Actually, everyone should have already seen it by now, but I was busy, okay?) I can't believe blank blank dies at the end! Well, blank blank also died in the comic book, so I shouldn't have been so surprised.

C'mon, Packers! Retire Favre's jersey already!

As a self published author, I'm definitely on Amazon's side in the Amazon/Hachette dispute.

On a somewhat related note, I don't know him personally, but J. A. Konrath seems like a cool guy to have a beer with.

Especially if he's buying.

Latest creepy commercial: Those weird Direct TV ones with the puppets. Who are these supposed to appeal to?

Obviously, someone with a weird puppet fetish.

Which definitely isn't me.

My unabashed, no holds barred review of Transformers 4: The metal-on-metal violence is high in this one.

Community is coming back! Hooray!

So, what the f is a Yahoo Screen?

The body count is getting pretty high in the last season of True Blood. At this rate, all that will be left at the end will be a set of fangs.

To be perfectly honest, although I was rooting for the United States, I still have trouble getting into soccer.

I have no idea what it's supposed to be used for, but I'm glad I've never taken Risperdal.

So, if everyone is already trapped Under the Dome, where are all these new characters coming from?

And that's all I have for now. See you next time.

Illogical Commercials

Most TV shows don't follow the rules of logic very well, but commercials are the worst. The things that happen in commercials and the way people behave in them don't make any sense. For example, any beer or soft drink commercial that features someone doing something outlandish so someone will give them a drink instead of just going to the store and buying one for themselves. Since I watch a lot of TV, and have too much time on my hands, I'm going to specifically highlight some commercials where you have to completely suspend your disbelief.

First, there's those Buffalo Wild Wings commercials where referees extend games so customers can presumably stay at Buffalo Wild Wings. There's the obvious flaw in logic where you have to believe that refs will fix a game just so some losers can keep drinking. Unless they're getting paid a lot of dough, why would a ref deliberately fix a game? And if you have enough money and influence to get a ref to fix a game, and you use it so you can stay at Buffalo Wild Wings a little while longer, you may be lacking a little bit upstairs.

Then there's the Wendy's commercials. I've wrote in the past about all the companies that are using a cute girl as their spokesperson. There's the AT&T girl, the T-Mobile girl, the Toyota girl, the Kindle Fire girl, and the Wendy's girl. The difference between the Wendy's girl and all the others is that everyone else is portrayed as working for the company in their commercials. Wendy's girl doesn't, in fact, in some commercials it's portrayed that she works in an office of some sort. So her character doesn't work at Wendy's, though she amazingly resembles the girl in the Wendy's logo. Wendy's girl's role in the commercials basically is to SUGGEST EATING AT WENDY'S EVERY DAMN TIME. If Wendy's girl was real, no matter how cute she is, she would be very annoying. I admit I like Wendy's (I enjoy the baconator, but I'm sure my heart doesn't), but I wouldn't like eating it every day. I would think, after awhile, no one would ask Wendy's girl (by the way, I don't think they ever gave her a name in a commercial, she's just the Wendy's girl) her suggestion on where to eat, because they'd know she's going to say Wendy's every f-ing time! Unless you're Jared from Subway trying to lose weight or Morgan Spurlock doing a documentary, I don't think you're eating at the same fast food joint every day.

Finally, my favorite illogical commercials are the ones where the main character just shows up to talk to total strangers about their product. There's the friendly Phillips lady whose mission in life is to apparently go out in public and ask everyone about any crapping problems they may have. I can't speak for everyone, but if a stranger suddenly started asking me if I had any constipation or diarrhea problems, I would be seriously creeped out. My current favorite person in these type of commercials is Bill Cowher, former coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who, according to the commercials, now spends his time showing up at people's homes to urge everyone to sign up to Time Warner Cable. If we're trying to look at these commercials logically, we can only come up with two plausible scenarios. First scenario is that Bill Cowher is an extremely lonely guy who has nothing better to do with his time than to stalk people until they randomly mention something about their cable, then he jumps into their conversation. Apparently, everyone loves the Steelers and are not freaked out by a guy that suddenly appears in their homes whenever they talk about cable. The other scenario is that Bill Cowher loves his Time Warner Cable so much, and he's saved all the money he's earned by coaching football, that he feels that his life mission is to travel the country and wait in the shadows for people who need guidance in cable selection, and then barge into their homes proclaiming his love for Time Warner Cable. My wish is for one of the characters to say to Bill Cowher: "Man, you're so into Time Warner Cable, it's almost like they're paying you! Now get the F out of my house before I call the police!"

Self-Indulgent Ramblings Part IV: The Final Chapter (Not Really)

Well, since I apparently can't stop doing this, and because it was so much fun the first three times, it's time once again for some more self-indulgent ramblings about anything that comes to my mind. So with apologies to Jason Voorhees and Larry King, here I go:

If you laugh every time that guy in the Arby's commercial says, "That's longer than I smoke my meat!" you are immature.

I am immature.

OhmygodIcan'tbelieveGeorgeClooneyisengagedIt'sthefirstsignoftheapoclyspe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, if you really care about this and you don't know Mr. Clooney or his fiancee personally, it may be time to reassess the priorities in your life.

Or you could write about it in your blog.

My unabashed, no holds barred review of Godzilla: It was okay, I guess. Matthew Broderick tried his best... Oops, wrong Godzilla. I haven't seen the new one yet.

Spoiler alert on the new Godzilla even though I haven't seen it yet: Godzilla destroys a lot of shit.

If you have the time, go back to Self-Indulgent Ramblings Part II and check out my predictions for the four teams in the NBA conference finals. It did get a little dicey at times, but even without the benefit of the Sports Almanac, I did get everything right. Unfortunately, I didn't put any money on it.

I have to admit that I'm usually only interested in golf when Tiger Woods is playing.

Do you ever wonder why each season of Game of Thrones only has ten episodes?

So, it was recently the 10th anniversary of the end of the best sitcom ever. I can't believe it's been that long.

Of course, I'm talking about Frasier.

I still ship Niles and Daphne, even after all these years.

Speaking of anniversaries, it's the 40th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube, and I still haven't solved the damn thing.

So, do they have to be in their fifties before Mayweather and Pacquiao fight?

If that happens, I'll bet on the guy that doesn't have a hip replacement.

Any hologram of a deceased celebrity is creepy, no matter who it is.

I've just read the first 48 issues of The Walking Dead comic book, and all I can say is that it is definitely more f-ed up than the TV show.

I don't know about horses, but a breathe right strip doesn't make me run any faster.

So, NBC, you couldn't renew Community for just one more year? I hope your headquarters gets struck by an asteroid.

Okay, I'm so paranoid nowadays that I feel that I better retract my last statement. I don't really wish asteroid strikes on anyone.

So, before I say anything else that may get me into trouble, I better go. Thanks for reading.

Self-Indulgent Blog Tinkerings

So, I thought I would change the look of my blog a bit. I figured this would take a few minutes, and I could go back to actually posting something here. Of course, I ended up spending way too much time tinkering with everything. You know, there is such a thing as having too many options. I ended up using something from the "Awesome Inc." template, which is sort of appropriate since "Awesomely" is in my title. The idea is to make the blog look more visually appealing to anyone who checks it out. I like the look of it, but I have been accused occasionally of having poor taste. Well, my self-indulgence is suppose to pertain to my writing, not to my admittedly limited art skills, so this will have to do for now. I hope everyone likes it.

Selling a Book is Pretty Cool

Hello. For a chance of pace, I thought I'd write a quick paragraph on something that's one hundred percent positive. I just published my first book about five months ago, and although I have yet to set the book world on fire, I have sold a few, and every time I sell another, it still feels great. The fact that someone actually spent their money, even when it's only 99 cents, on something that I wrote is pretty damn awesome. The whole journey of coming up with an idea, writing it all down, revising and fine-tuning it, publishing it, and someone buying it, reading it, and hopefully enjoying it, has been a great experience. I hope I never become too jaded where I treat this as nothing special. People are actually paying money to read my stuff. I know that my book is just all about everything that annoys me, but having people read it is definitely not annoying.

Hey! My Book is on Sale!!!

Since self-indulgent is in the title of this blog, I have to mention that my book, I Am Annoyed: One Man's Rants Against This Annoying World, is on sale for only 99 cents on the Amazon Kindle from now until the end of Sunday, May 4th. If you enjoy reading this blog, you should love the book, especially since I swear a lot more in it. You can always click on the book's image on the right side of my blog to get to the Amazon store, but you can also click on this link to get you there:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GZO198C

Thanks for your time.