Year of the Dude is a book about the year between Dave's 29th and 30th birthdays. He gets serious about life and is on a quest to find his dream job and to also find the girl of his dreams.
Life though is never simple and on the lady front he must choose between a co-worker in the video store, his first love who he hasn't seen in ten years and the cute girl in the coffee shop.
Along the way he tries to make it as a Hollywood screenwriter and takes a trip to Los Angeles where he has a date with a Hollywood superstar.
All this while dealing with crazy parents, crazy friends and and self doubt.