Holy Cow ‼️

My Amazon Ranking is now in the top #100 in Science Humour‼️

I was just checking the page and my eyes yelled “wow”… well I guess that’s not exactly right, my mouth, my mouth yelled wow after my eyes 👀 noticed it! #proudMEmoment

I started writing The Ridiculous Adventures of Serbinand when I was in my mid teens. I had just finished reading the entire Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series and wanted more. Those books were so funny, and when I read them in class (well, isn’t that the perfect time to read them lol) I would laugh out loud 🤪

So I began my quest to create my own ridiculous adventures. At first it was just for me and my friends to enjoy and based on people’s reaction, and my own, I envisioned it being much, much bigger!

Then life happened, school, work, relationships, work, more school, more work and wow, tons and tons of years passed by. I always came back to it though whenever I would have a chance or was inspired. When I needed my own “pick-me-up” I would read it, laugh, add some pages, change up some words, laugh and then somehow life would get in the way again…

… then the world 🌍 pushed me forward… well, the thing that was happening all around the world. With a lockdown happening, work “closed down” and nothing really interesting to watch on TV 📺 my wife challenged me.

“Go back to a passion project that you loved and finish it!!!” she said. So… I did! She motived and inspired me to finally get this project finished after so many years. How many, well, lots! And so, I dove right in.

Writing, re-writing, editing, re-editing (my wife was amazing as a cheerleader and editor, and intuitive helping to guide the story and helping to embed deeper meanings too!).

With more years under my belt, and a ton of experiences in between, I was able to add a whole other reality to the story based around empowerment too!

What was I doing in the “in-between” period?

Well, during university where I studied philosohy and creative writing, I jumped into my other passion is to make a difference in the world. In 1990, I took the initiative to start Canada's first environmental magazine, Recover. Its tagline was Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover. That was an awesome experience… Farley Mowat contributed to the opening editorial and I got permission from Calvin & Hobbes to use a cartoon!

In 1997, my wife, Mindy and I embarked on a journey to help pioneer the natural bodybuilding and fitness model movements. We produced the World Natural Sports Organization (WNSO) & the FAME World Tour, hosting hundreds of events globally, producing top rated television shows, publishing magazines and providing pathways and platforms for wellness enthusiasts around the world to transform into their own visual superhero. By 2008, Mindy and I conceptualized the bodyproud term to convey that beyond strength and appearance, to truly be one's own superhero you must take action to uplevel your personal mental, emotional, functional and spiritual wellness too.

Ever since 2008 I have mentored under experts in all areas of business, empowerment, nutrition, wellness and mental health -- I was even ordained as a Metaphysical Minister -- and developed a gamified initiative to Rethink FIT where people have the ability to access coaching, attend workshops, host retreats, and participate in social media challenges to love better how they think, feel, act, look, function and dream. #rethinkFIT

* So what’s the book about?

Well it’s a break, an escape from it all with a comedy… well a laugh out loud sci-fi comedy book & audibook 😉 It’s called The Ridiculous Adventures of Serbinand and it’s a true case of humour, escapism and an anything goes kinda of trip to another world. It’s also about self discovery and growth with a bunch of laugh out loud moments in between.

If you are into, heard of, or enjoyed Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Family Guy or even Star Wars this is something you will enjoy!

Here is a little excerpt from the opening chapter:

CHAPTER ONE: SREEFS & RHINOKICKERS

From the distant star of Placellner he travelled.

Why? Who knows…? But that’s not the point. At least not right now. For three billion galactic years and nine point two mega seconds his ship careened across the somewhat vast universe. Turning left here and right there and looping around deltic spagnoids every so often. But all in all, besides the mishap near the Algernon sector, ahem, which we also won’t get into right now, it was smooth trekking.

His journey would have been a lot shorter had he not stopped at Joe’s Galactic Bar. But who could blame him? With all the advertising that Joe has been doing lately, he wouldn’t be surprised if a Cornsharr actually did stop by. You know the slogan: “No party is complete without a Cornsharr… Why not stop in and try Joe’s Galactic Bar!"

What the hell is a Cornsharr?​, the space traveller thought as he came within a safe distance of the place. I wonder if other beings come by just to see if they can catch a ​​glimpse of a Cornsharr​, he pondered.​

Anyway, he decided why not​​ and stopped in for several sreefs and a shot of his favourite drink, the Rhinokicker. This strange and bizarre sort of alcoholic substance got its name during the Age of Bartenders​​. It is much like one of the Olden Age​​ soft drinks called​ Briozza, which was banned under section 77.56 of the Living Rights Act​ supplement​ 999.887.172.31457---A. Unlike Briozza though, it’s claimed that 3.289 seconds after tasting the rhino kicker, one would kick back their legs in disgust and charge something, usually a brick wall, scream-singing “Rhino, rhino, rhino!” The Rhinokicker has no such effect on Serbinand, although he has claimed to have hallucinated packs of rhinos flying around his head.

With drink in hand, Serbinand was now able to sit back for a moment, finally free to get acquainted with the beverage and get in touch with his feelings, or at least try. He’d been through a lot these last few hours, hmmm, these last few weeks, no- months, no- years, no- ummm, uhhhh... actually, to be safe, these last few decades. But now was the time to set things straight, or at least attain some kind of quasi-entertaining fashion of existence. And if that didn’t work, well... then he’ll have to wreak havoc and disrupt flight service schedules, just to see how quickly he can bring the entire known civilization to a complete halt. Actually, a complete halt begging at his mercy. Or maybe he’ll just go back home. One or the other. Both seem good, he thought.

“Where ya'oftta?” asked something sitting on the bar stool above him.

Serbinand wanted to answer the fuzzy creature, but he couldn’t find its head anywhere. He didn’t want to embarrass it by speaking to the wrong part of its body, so he just ignored it.”

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I hope you enjoyed that little bit… if you want to really dive in pick up a copy!

It is available on Audible, Amazon & Kindle:

https://www.amazon.com/Ridiculous-Adventures-Serbinand-Jeffrey-Kippel-ebook/dp/B08R2ZKVCQ/