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THE FIRST GUY: Nuts! I forgot to medicate myself at noon. What time is it now?
BILLY: Dunno! I don’t have a watch.

THE FIRST GUY: Well, check your phone.
BILLY: Don’t have one of those either.

THE FIRST GUY: How do you keep track of time?
BILLY: There’s no place I have to be so precisely.
THE FIRST GUY: How do people get ahold of you?
BILLY: There’s no one I need to talk to so urgently.

THE FIRST GUY: …I don’t know if that’s pathetic or noble!
BILLY [[meekly]]: I just have nothing to do

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{{alt-text: The first guy left his own phone in a swamp. It’s better when he remembers the pills.}}

#694; In which Freedom comes at a Cost transcribed by in

THE FIRST GUY: Nuts! I forgot to medicate myself at noon. What time is it now?
BILLY: Dunno! I don't have a watch.

THE FIRST GUY: Well, check your phone.
BILLY: Don't have one of those either.

THE FIRST GUY: How do you keep track of time?
BILLY: There's no place I have to be so precisely.
THE FIRST GUY: How do people get ahold of you?
BILLY: There's no one I need to talk to so urgently.

THE FIRST GUY: ...I don't know if that's pathetic or noble!
BILLY [[meekly]]: I just have nothing to do

{{header: wait around for WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The first guy left his own phone in a swamp. It's better when he remembers the pills.}}

The first guy left his own phone in a swamp. It's better when he remembers the pills.

#694; In which Freedom comes at a Cost

  — January 18th, 2011

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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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