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CLIVE: You ever have that thing where you get mad at someone in a dream and the you’re STILL MAD when you wake up?
Well, I did the OPPOSITE.

CLIVE: Last night I dreamed I had a real heart-to-heart with Arthur from next door.
I felt SILLY for HATING him all these years.
And the weirdest part was–when I woke up, that deep and abiding hatred was LEGITIMATELY GONE!
I don’t hate him anymore!

JULIA: But that was just a dream! In REALITY he’s STILL the same jerk he’s ALWAYS been!
And that ANIMAL of his! UGH!
CLIVE: But I’ve LET GO of my hate! I feel GREAT!
The poor ol’ weirdo is just chronically misunderstood!

JULIA: YOU CANNOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN OR HE WILL SENSE IT
[[ARTHUR suddenly appears, riding his Piranhamoose, FLUFFY. FLUFFY knocks CLIVE down.]]
ARTHUR: OH HEY FLUFFY HERE JUST ATE YOUR DOG I THINK
SORRY ABOUT THAT

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#501; In which the Neighbor visits transcribed by in

CLIVE: You ever have that thing where you get mad at someone in a dream and the you’re STILL MAD when you wake up?
Well, I did the OPPOSITE.

CLIVE: Last night I dreamed I had a real heart-to-heart with Arthur from next door.
I felt SILLY for HATING him all these years.
And the weirdest part was–when I woke up, that deep and abiding hatred was LEGITIMATELY GONE!
I don’t hate him anymore!

JULIA: But that was just a dream! In REALITY he’s STILL the same jerk he’s ALWAYS been!
And that ANIMAL of his! UGH!
CLIVE: But I’ve LET GO of my hate! I feel GREAT!
The poor ol’ weirdo is just chronically misunderstood!

JULIA: YOU CANNOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN OR HE WILL SENSE IT
[[ARTHUR suddenly appears, riding his Piranhamoose, FLUFFY. FLUFFY knocks CLIVE down.]]
ARTHUR: OH HEY FLUFFY HERE JUST ATE YOUR DOG I THINK
SORRY ABOUT THAT

{{Header: listen for WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-Text: OR MAYBE IT WAS A BABY I MEAN IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST}}

#501; In which the Neighbor visits transcribed by in

CLIVE: You ever have that thing where you get mad at someone in a dream and the you're STILL MAD when you wake up?
Well, I did the OPPOSITE.

CLIVE: Last night I dreamed I had a real heart-to-heart with Arthur from next door.
I felt SILLY for HATING him all these years.
And the weirdest part was--when I woke up, that deep and abiding hatred was LEGITIMATELY GONE!
I don't hate him anymore!

JULIA: But that was just a dream! In REALITY he's STILL the same jerk he's ALWAYS been!
And that ANIMAL of his! UGH!
CLIVE: But I've LET GO of my hate! I feel GREAT!
The poor ol' weirdo is just chronically misunderstood!

JULIA: YOU CANNOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN OR HE WILL SENSE IT
[[ARTHUR suddenly appears, riding his Piranhamoose, FLUFFY. FLUFFY knocks CLIVE down.]]
ARTHUR: OH HEY FLUFFY HERE JUST ATE YOUR DOG I THINK
SORRY ABOUT THAT

{{Header: listen for WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-Text: OR MAYBE IT WAS A BABY I MEAN IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST}}

OR MAYBE IT WAS A BABY I MEAN IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST

#501; In which the Neighbor visits

  — March 27th, 2009

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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