Subject: Chat with Mark Cohen
From: Mark Cohen <mark.simon.cohen@gmail.com>
To: barriticus@gmail.com

1:17 PM me: sup g
1:18 PM got Michael Hastings officially joined up, was Newsweek's Baghdad correspondent
  later quit Newsweek out of disgust and wrote an article about how much it sucks
 Mark: that must be satisfying
 me: even told him about long-term plan for Project PM
1:19 PM decline of nation-states and whatnot
  plus Juan Cole got back to me
  says for me to send him info against next week when things are less busy
1:20 PM do me a solid
  if you know of any academic types who might be interested in joining up
  have them contact me
1:21 PM America is exceptional! It’s not her politicians that make her so; it’s her everyday people and the values Americans hold so dear. During this special week let’s take time to honor some exceptional citizens who may have felt ordinary, but by acting on opportunities in front of them, they’ve accomplished some extraordinary things and have made this world a better place.
  from Palin's facebook regarding her Fox show
1:24 PM Mark: uhhh, right
  by the way
 me: I just like the first sentence
 Mark: i'm having a party next saturday
 me: sweeeeet
 Mark: up in washington height
  s
1:25 PM me: I'll try and bring TED girlfriend
  if not her, then Catalina
 Mark: deciding must be hard
 me: not really, there's a chance that one will be busy
 Mark: you can tell andrew and josh, and your current roommate too if you like
1:26 PM me: will do
  my current roommate, meanwhile
  Mirna
  went to a Tracy Morgan show the other night
 Mark: you mean stand up?
 me: started messaging me about how he was making homophobic jokes and she was all mad and recording it
  yeah
  and then
1:27 PM I get messages about how she was making out with his friend Dot Com, who is apparently also on 30 Rock
  and then they're going clubbing with both Tracy Morgan and Dot Com
  funny how she corked her objections
1:28 PM and then she hit it off with Dot Com, who invited her to his birthday party
  I'm going to try to get some comedy connex
  out of her starfucking
1:29 PM Mark: that's the way to make good of it
 me: I finally got an advance check today
  got me some jingle jingle
  also
 Mark: for your book?
 me: yeah
  word to the wie
  wise
  get Freedom Force for $5
  off Steam
1:30 PM which you must also download
  Silver-Age comic book tactical strategy game
  customize your own characters
  with ridicuous number of possibilities
  attributes, powers
  I'm going to go play it right now lololol
1:31 PM Mark: man, a video game is the last thing i need to waste time on right
  no
  w
  but anyways, i'll remind you about the party next week
 me: word, do that