Alright – so we’re officially back in school. I’ve already been getting feedback from MSU freshman about Double Take, and it sounds like it’s creating some good discussion! So to add fuel to the fire, here is the second set of reading questions from the One Book-One Bozeman website
Hit the jump for the full list of questions, as well as comments and discussion…
Told you I’d be back!
With school starting next week, now is probably the time to post the official convocation reading guide for MSU and One Book, One Bozeman. Now, I don’t know how many freshman or Bozeman readers there are reading this blog, but I wanted to invite anyone interested to post their thoughts or answers to any of these questions in the comments section below. I’m going to be monitoring the conversation, and will be answering questions and contributing some of my own thoughts to the discussion if we manage to get some people involved.
So if you’re a Bozemanite looking to attend one of the upcoming events; a freshman trying to get a jump on discussion; or just an interested web-wanderer wanting to contribute – I’d love to hear your thoughts on some of these questions.
Finally, to keep the discussion manageable, I’ve only posted about have of the total list of questions. The rest I will post sometime next week as a sequel to this post. If you are anxious to see the full list, however, it’s available over at the One Book – One Bozeman website.
Hit the jump for the list of questions as well as the comment box.
Hey there -
So we’re getting close. Next month will kick off the main set of events for the “One Book – One Bozeman” program, and after having seen the schedule, I can definitely tell you that it will be a busy month. I’ll be attending most of the events, so if you’re interested in either the book, me, or social settings – here is the official schedule:
If you would like to see a more comprehensive layout of the schedule, as well as learn a little bit more about the program, head over to the official OBOB website.
Keep checking back here, because this blog is definitely going to be picking up in the next couple weeks. Tonight, I have an interview airing on Yellowstone Public Radio at 7pm. I’ll be posting the interview on here this week, but if you want to catch it live, hit the link.
Next week I’ll be posting some reading questions that I created in conjunction with some of the One Book – One Bozeman people. I’ll only post a few up each day, and I would encourage any readers to discuss their thoughts. I’ll even be jumping into the fray, so hopefully we can get some good online discussion going.
Alright, back soon!
Believe it. It’s true.
A bit on how to play the game:
It is a 2D platformer, inspired in part by Super Metroid, where you must explore a large world, collect powerups and find secrets. The game’s hook comes from the fact that the main character, Jack (READ: Kevin), has no legs. As such, you cannot walk, run, jump or do most things you would want to do in a typical platformer. Instead, the game is entirely controlled with the mouse: you move around by grabbing and dragging yourself forward. As you explore the world, you gain new abilities that give you new moves, such as the ability to launch yourself into the air or to pick up and throw boulders.
Everything in the game can be done with the mouse. If you are worried about wearing out your left mouse button, Z, X and spacebar all perform the same function as the left mouse button.
Pressing R while in-game will reload your last saved game. Pressing S will mute/un-mute sounds and music. Pressing M will open the map, assuming you have a map.
I’m really feeling speechless on this one. I’ll leave it to you to comment…
If you’d like a full-screen version of the game – go here.
If you’d like to learn more about the developers or the game itself, head over here.
Otherwise, hit the jump to play the game right here…
This is definitely the coolest present I’ve ever received from a fan. A gal named JuJu contacted me on facebook a couple of weeks ago from South Korea after having read my book. Having not yet seen the final published product, I was surprised to hear that I even had a fan on the other side of the world – much less one reading my book in a different language. After a bit of pleading and begging, JuJu was generous enough to send me a copy of the book to look at, and it’s been a very surreal experience flipping through the pages of a very different version of my work. Seeing some of the definitions they had to provide for some of my more colloquial words (think “dirtbag” or “49er’s), I have to wonder how the book as a whole came across in the translation.
Also, if you would like a Korean copy of your own, look no further!
More photos to check out after the jump…
