Laughin Jude is the pen name of a student/jack of all trades (read: he takes whatever work he can find to pay his tuition) living in Portland, Oregon. He grew up in northern Idaho, where his childhood was defined most by his ownership of a ten speed, an NES and a library card. He doesn’t generally buy into conspiracy theories, but he finds them wildly entertaining, not to mention he doesn’t trust anyone who considers him- or herself an authority figure, and he is completely unrepresented by any party in the modern American political landscape. There are plenty of careers that have appealed to him over the years, but if he had to pick one dream job over any other (besides the obvious “author”), it would be “stand-up philosopher” (with thanks to Mel Brooks).