Written by one of a generation raised on "choose your own adventures," Sidequests is one person's chosen adventures, a somewhat oxymoronic search for mutual understanding in the confounding world of our time. Though nonlinear in theory, Sidequests is actually more along the lines of a loosely linear hodgepodge of poetry and philosophy, one which vaguely explores the ever blurring line separating man and machine, reality from dreams, past, present, future tenses, the world above, the great beyond, and various random things in between. A nostalgic piece of pop culture analysis, heavily influenced by 70's sci-fi, and which contains a plethora of vastly obscure references, Sidequests is a book written for escapists by an escapist artist, a fugitive from one's generation, fleeing to the sanctuary of an overactive imagination. The author, a self described "bard out of time" somehow finds enough with which he (among other things): -ponders the struggles of what to do with one's life once redemption appears highly unlikely -attempts to reconcile race relations through the "Return to the Planet of the Apes" cartoon series -manages to intertwine states' rights politics with the classic 8-bit Nintendo game, "North And South" -periodically delves into romance, misogyny, and love affairs with humidity. -introduces a new line of cologne called "Despair" -makes the case for considering the remote possibility of intelligent design (while not openly advocating it) -pontificates on the ambiance of illegal immigration and overpopulation -includes a passionate commentary on how The Monkees are "better" than The Beatles. -Uses hamster science experiments as an analogy for long distance relationships.-fantasizes of being able to time travel and live out the remainder of his life in the mod days of the sunset strip in 1966 Los Angeles. -claims to deeply identify with "The Pink Panther" (the cartoon version)