02.27.2008/AIM: My charisma, it seems, is strongest behind the veil of 1's and 0's
- [Internet Girl]: are you from illinois?
- Dave Green: yeah, up around chicago
- Dave Green: how about you, originally from new york?
- [Internet Girl]: yup
- [Internet Girl]: long island
- Dave Green: very cool. haven't been out to new york city in forever.
- Dave Green: must have been 12 or so...
- [Internet Girl]: i don't go as often as i should being that its a 40 minute train ride
- Dave Green: yeah, i know the feeling. same thing with chicago for me most of my life.
- Dave Green: probably go there as much now as i did when i lived 15 minutes away.
- [Internet Girl]: i've only been to chicago once when i was 8ish
- Dave Green: hah.
- Dave Green: well, here's to worthwhile cities we probably can't get a good picture of in our heads.
- Dave Green: also, here's to awkward cheers.
- [Internet Girl]: indeed
- Dave Green: so what kind of art do you work on?
- [Internet Girl]: you are much better at this internet conversating than i am
- Dave Green: hah
- Dave Green: howso?
- (Throughout this entire conversation she has been doing this little thing where for easily 30 seconds before each of her responses she would start and stop typing, erasing and starting over—showing up for me as a rapidly appearing and disappearing thought bubble. It's pretty tough to be cute online. For some reason, this was adorable to me.)
- Dave Green: hahaha
- [Internet Girl]: lol
- [Internet Girl]: because of that
- Dave Green: i can see the little thought bubble
- Dave Green: it's going crazy.
- [Internet Girl]: i keep typing and then erasing
- [Internet Girl]: haha
- Dave Green: just type it, i will not be offended
- Dave Green: and then, you know, if you say something dumb just undercut yourself immediately afterward like i do.
- Dave Green: trust me, it's solid gold.
- [Internet Girl]: i feel like i'm in 5th grade again going into chatrooms behind my parents back
- Dave Green: hahaha
- [Internet Girl]: except then iwas 10 saying i was 20
- [Internet Girl]: now i'm 50 saying i'm 20
- Dave Green: well, at least i know you've always been a liar
- Dave Green: so, consistency at least.
- [Internet Girl]: you've got to have some constants in your life
- Dave Green: absolutely.
- Dave Green: mine is that i only talk to people online.
- Dave Green: that and that i never leave my apartment.
- [Internet Girl]: why is that?
- Dave Green: fear of the outside
- Dave Green: i'm sorry, i think i'm veering into that awkward, "can't tell if he's being serious" tone
- Dave Green: so, you know...
- Dave Green: i leave my house.
- [Internet Girl]: i made my roommate read that
- [Internet Girl]: i was a little concerned
- Dave Green: haha
- Dave Green: i'm glad i'm being watched.
- Dave Green: allllright...
- Dave Green: another time i should have just erased.
- [Internet Girl]: i laughed
