Tag Archives: Distraction

The Han Solo Factor

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: August 22, 2011

Ah, another Monday is here. Where does the time go? Time passes us by and soon enough, we’ll all be mouldering in our graves. So best make hay while the sun is shining. A stitch in time saves nine. A rolling stone gathers no moss. He who hesitates is lost. And various other cliches that [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Absurdity, Adaptation, Apes, Cliches, Dinosaur, Fantasy Fan, Fictional Characters, Giant Robots, Gorillas, Heartbeat, Laser Guns, Racism, Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss, Silly Ideas, Stitch In Time, Stitch In Time Saves Nine, Time Fantasy, Tragic Moment, Trials And Tribulations | 9 Comments

In Defense of the Internet

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: September 23, 2010

I’m pretty damned sick and tired of people claiming the internet / television / printing press / fill-in-the-blank is making us dumber. It’s a tired old tune, and it’s time we stopped mistaking the end of the world as we knew it with THE end of the world. It’s time to grow up, accept change, [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Class Writer, Common Man, Drawing Rooms, Elite, Everyman, Friends And Family, Internet Philosophy, Internet Television, Invention Of The Printing Press, Listening To Music, Music Man, Pamphlets, Phonograph, Profession, Public Discourse, Radical Shift, Sick People, Singalongs, Time Media | 9 Comments

DC Doesn’t Stand for Diversity Comics

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 22, 2010

Been a while since I’ve blogged. Been busy, but I figured I’d drop by and share some thoughts. So recently Ian Sattler of DC Comics, when confronted with the possibility of racial insentitivity, was quoted as saying something along the lines of: “Well, I just don’t get it because it’s not our intention.” He also [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Aliens, Apparent Reason, Bp, Cold Blooded Murder, Dc Comics, Diversity, Explosion, Heck, Intention, Justice League, Mayhem, Monsters, Random Direction, Reckless Endangerment, Red Herring, Robots, Sattler, Speeding Car, Tanker Truck | 27 Comments

An Obnoxious Rant

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: September 2, 2009

And we’re back…again. Hopefully for good. My buddy and esteemed webmaster, Adam, was having some trouble with his new carrier or server or whatever the hell they call it. Don’t ask me. I’m just the guy who makes stuff up for a living. Anyway, I generally avoid science fiction, so why don’t we say that [...]