Fwd: coffee tomorrow?

hey, you are right, and you may not have a problem at all. i just really do care about you.
you are a smart, strong, sane and amazing person.
in any case, you mentioned that you were going through some tough times. even minimal drug use could be a problem that leads to other problems. Or it may not. who knows best?

i think you should call this guy Clay at Intercare. He's great. You can just talk to him over the phone and ask for professional advice. it is free to call and he has great advice, you should give him a ring now and tell him your situation (that you have an annoying ex-girlfriend who is over-protective and making you call!):

(212) 532-0303
Clay's extension is #328
Intercare
51 E 25th St # 400 between Madison and Park
New York, NY 10010

Intercare is 100% confidential.
www.inter-care.com

If you would like to schedule an appointment just to get a professional opinion on how to manage stress I can go with you tomorrow to meet with someone there. It couldn't hurt, right? Do you have time to go tomorrow, around 2pm?

Let me know, let's go tomorrow afternoon. You have to call to schedule an appointment though first. Please do this for me. That way we will both know if you have a problem or not, and you probably don't, but it would be best just to get a second opinion so that we can not worry anymore.

Thank you in advance,

-Anna xo

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: coffee tomorrow?
To: Anna Bohichik <anna.bohichik@gmail.com>

I'm not laughing at you, and I appreciate your interest in my
well-being, but you are working off of incomplete data with regards to
what drugs I do and how often I do them, as well as the extent to
which I have done hard drugs in the past without getting addicted to
them or otherwise being foolish. I am not the only writer who
occasionally indulges in this sort of thing; in fact, lots of them do,
and I know this because I know quite a few writers. I wish there was a
way to make you stop worrying about me, but I suppose there's not. At
any rate, try. I am fine, Anna.

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Anna Bohichik <anna.bohichik@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi barrett, thanks for emailing me back. i know you have a shit-load on your
> plate these days. you have to realize though that you are one of my best
> friends and i care about my friends. you and my friends and family are the
> most important thing in my life.
> statistics prove that 78% of occasional use soon turns into dependency and
> 78% of chippers will turn into shooters. that's the hard fact. and the
> statistic of overdosing---um, especially when you are mixing up a lethal
> dose of that with alcohol or coke---HELLO your chances of becoming an addict
> that ODs are high, dude! this is serious. we have all seen this happen in
> real life. i will not sit back and watch while this happens to a friend of
> mine, because i care about you. so boo-ya.
>
> plus, rehab is fun! it's like a bourgeois summer camp. i would totally go
> as a vacation and i think you would too! if you have the money you should
> go there like a glamorous celebrity rockstar and clear your head. you can
> play tennis and do yoga and shit. they have some pretty luxury places like
> this:
> http://www.seabrookhouse.org/
>
> would you please consider getting some professional advise, please? i know
> you will laugh at this email.
> i know you don't think you have a problem, but i do, and i am not saying
> this because i want to attack you and please don't get defensive, it is
> actually the opposite--i really like you and i want you to be happy.
>
> at the least please try to stop using drugs and learn to say no to more
> work.
>
> also, if you stopped doing drugs you would be able handle a bigger work-load
> and focus better. trust me.
>
> do you want to meet for coffee today? i will not pressure you to meet with
> me if you don't want to. i understand. but please, i urge you to try to go
> sober now so that it doesn't become a bigger problem in the future that
> takes over your life and eventually kills you. i'm sure you are laughing at
> this point. i become a better comedian than you now? :P
>
> call me when you get this,
> -anna
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Anna, I'm just trying to avoid any further drama. As I mentioned, I have a
>> lot on my plate right now, and having a long discussion with my
>> ex-girlfriend about the manner in which I conduct my life is not
>> particularly high on my agenda this week. If you'd like to get together
>> sometime and talk about anything else other than my occasional use of
>> narcotics, let me know. I'm not trying to be mean; I just need to keep my
>> mind focused on my work at the moment.
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Anna Bohichik <anna.bohichik@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> yo, i have the week off.
>>> we can meet for coffee around 2pm. there is a great place near my house
>>> called "gimmee coffee".
>>> also this site looks cool:
>>> http://www.freedominstitute.org/
>>> wanna meet up tomorrow? please say yes.
>>> -a bo
>>
>
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