On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:05 AM, Anna Bohichik <
anna.bohichik@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi bb,
>
> i'm so happy that you agreed to go tomorrow. make sure that you have your
> health insurance information ready. you will need to call your mom and get
> this information from her (you don't need to tell her what it's for, you can
> just say it's for an annual physical or something).
>
> If you don't have a copy of your health insurance card you will need to ask
> you mom for the following:
> -insurance provider's name
> -the member ID number
> -the group number
> -the customer service number on the back of the card if you can get that,
> too. you may also want to ask your mom which type of insurance plan it is,
> EPO or PPO. sometimes it's both. write all this info down on a piece of
> paper to bring with you in case they ask for it tomorrow.
>
> ok, this is great! can't wait to go. call me when you get up. remember that
> this is 100% confidential and that you will need to call InterCare to
> schedule the meeting, (212) 532-0303 talk to Clay at extension x328.
> xo,
> -a bo
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Anna Bohichik <
anna.bohichik@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:05 PM
> Subject: Fwd: coffee tomorrow?
> To: Barrett Brown <
barriticus@gmail.com>
>
>
> 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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