#The Dude
[Interview] Gregory Peterson – Ex Umbris: Step into the Light
A few days ago, while intoxicated on cough syrup and jalapeno flavored cheese doodles, I ran across a novel on Amazon’s kindle app. For a paltry two dollars American I downloaded it and immediately began reading it. The novel is Ex Umbris: Step into the Light by Gregory Peterson. (You can get it right here by the way).
Greg has chosen the ballsy move of self-publishing. As someone who is also interested in publishing works and getting cashy money for it, I decided to try to get in touch with him. I searched high and low for literally minutes before finding his email address and firing off a few questions. Immediately I was met with a response and a picture of him in nothing but a bathrobe (Which I’m keeping by the way).
Initially I was just going to keep the interview secret and read it to myself whilst giggling like a pubescent teenager getting a note from their crush/obsession. After all, I did all the leg work, why should I have to share? Well, I suppose it will help both Greg and me if I posted the interview. So hit the jump for some good ol’ fashioned Q&A.
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Mutual Understanding: T*rash Metal
Hello there ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to rock? It’s time for me trolling yet another thing that I don’t quite understand. Look on the bright side however. I’m actually searching for enlightenment rather than just petty name calling or pigeonholing. So hit the jump and enlighten my ignorant ass.
OL Original Story: The Sad and Short Earthbound Life of Tom Marshall [Part I]
Hello there my friends. I hope your weekend is starting off great. Today you’re in for a treat. I am posting the first part of an original story. I wrote this because my life can be dreadfully boring sometimes. So to fill the void I pass the time by inventing stories and playing them in my head like movies. If I’m lucky, I can translate them into words. So sit back, relax, and enjoy.
Mutual Understanding: Episode VI: Return of the Plot Holes
Welcome to the inaugural Mutual Understanding. What I hope to accomplish with this column is just that, mutual understanding. I learned over doing a year of High 5s that I can be a very negative person when it comes to pop culture. So each week I will pick a topic that either I don’t understand and ask for clarity, or a topic that I know to be misunderstood and defend it. So hit the jump and get ready for a fight … or get ready to agree. You people are hard to gauge.
The Dude’s High 5s: Top 5 High 5s
So here we are, at the end. We made it. I mean, I did all the hard work and you totally just stood there and made snide remarks. However, I am willing to put the discrepancy over the division of labor aside. You see, this was as much my journey as it was yours. What good are my words on the screen if there is no one to read them? What good are my thoughts and opinions if I don’t get to discuss them with intelligent people? The answer is that they are nothing. Just as the gladiators of old fought for the cheers of the mob of Rome, so too do we write for adulation of the invisible specters of the internet. I want to thank you all for taking this trip with me. I wouldn’t have made it without you. So without further ado I present for the approval of the midnight society, my final scheduled High 5 … My top 5 top 5s.
The Dude’s High 5s: Dream Jobs
There’s a lot of folk out there, and in the OL community, looking for jobs. Part of the challenge of finding one is finding one that you won’t want to murder things at. So in my second to last High 5 I’m going to pose a question. That question is, what job(s), training and skill aside, would you dream about having? Here’s mine, feel free to share yours.
The Dude’s High 5s: Movie Couples
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. That is if you consider midnight a corner. So today’s High 5 will deal with movie couples. The problem is, most movies that I watch and enjoy have very little to do with the courting process. So from my “Dude-Bro” point of view, these are the movie couples that I root for.
The Dude’s High 5s: Board Games
I don’t want to alarm anyone, but it’s time we had a serious talk. Climb on up on ol’ Uncle Dude’s lap. It’s time to hit you with some reality. Everyone dies and no one will ever love you, they will just pretend because they are afraid to be alone. Wait, no, that’s not what I wanted to say. I know what it was, I’m quitting. In one month’s time I will have done 1 year of High 5s. So starting in March I will be leaving the High 5 game behind me and doing a new weekly column, and hopefully I will keep that one up for a year as well. I now return you to your regularly scheduled High 5.
One thing about the Dude you might not know is that I LOVE board games. One of my closest friends has a weekly scheduled game night where we play a variety of board games. We’ve been doing it for years. Because of this, I have played more board games than most of you probably thought existed. I am cocky about a lot of things, and my knowledge of board games is no exception. So here we are, my favorite board games.
(Side Note: I’m not counting CCGs like Magic or Pokémon)
BOWSER is PEACHY [Inky Charland]
Need that perfect Valentine’s Day gift? How about matching Bowser and Peach tattoos. Fellas, nothing says I love you like ghosts, fireballs, and castles. Ladies, there’s nothing that gets out fires lit like old 8-bit nostalgia.
WEEKEND OPEN BAR: soup or bowl?
[WEEKEND OPEN BAR: The one-stop ramble-about-anything weekend post at OL. Comment on the topic at hand. Tell us how drunk you are. Describe a comic you bought. This is your chance to bring the party.]
The day is almost upon us my friends. Here we have two juggernaut titans ready to do battle on the gridiron. You know what, I can’t do it. I can’t fake it. I just don’t give a shit about this Sunday’s game. Sure, you can say that because my team got eliminated a fortnight ago that I’m bitter. And maybe I am a little. But I have a reason to be. It’s not my fault that my team’s legendary quarterback (Who shall remain Bradyless … I mean nameless) can no longer function in the second half of big games. And I don’t see why I shouldn’t be bitter that my amazing head coach (Who’s Belickick I won’t mention … I mean name) can no longer design a defense to fool a mouth breather like Joe Flacco.
Anyway, I digress. That’s not why we’re here today. I don’t want to talk about real sports.
I don’t give a shit what that groundhog says, winter is almost over. Soon we’ll all be thrust from our cozy dwellings to enjoy the world once more. What will we do for fun then? My question this Open Bar is what is your favorite fake sport? What is a fake sport? Well it’s one of those sports that people will mention when mentioning sports they like, but it’s not actually a real sport. It’s in that in-between category. Not as stationary as a hobby, and more skill than an activity.
So I ask, what is your favorite fake sport?
