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

me: so
Mark: so?
me: now i'm writing a sex column for New York Press
me: with this Asian girl I'm dating
Mark: that's just weird
Mark: with?
me: we had our first date the other night
me: she had me pretend to rape her
me: on the first date
me: then we asked the editor of NY Press if that would make a good topic for their weekly sex column
me: and he assigned us the piece
me: she had done one the previous week
me: on how she's adverse to anal se
Mark: ha
Mark: so basically she's using you as material
me: we're using each other
Mark: of course
me: plus my girlfriend who broke up with me two weeks ago came crawling back yesterday
me: and now must accept her new role as junior girlfriend to Asian girlfriend
me: not to mention Catalina pseudo-girlfriend
Mark: you've been keeping yourself busy
me: indeedy
me: also, started video blogging today
Mark: i saw the post
Mark: didn't watch the video though
Mark: as much as i'd like to hear about why social conservative are persona non grata
me: can I put you down for the blogger network?
me: no commitment
me: all the cool academics are doing it
me: sorry, not blogger network
Mark: i don't blog
Mark: if that's not a problem . . .
me: legislative network
me: governing body of this entity
Mark: what exactly does it mean for me to be part of it?
me: officially, means you're a member of the Project PM governing network
me: which allows you to propose ideas, "vote" on others by clicking a little button that "pushes" them to everyone to whom you're directly connected
me: thus providing you with the opportunity to influence how this increasingly-powerful entity is run, what it does in particular, etc.
Mark: sure, why not
me: beautiful
me: I'll add you to the list
me: you'll receive an e-mail from Caleb Pritchard next month
me: with a link to a shared Google doc
me: on which members can informally discuss the specifics of how the network should run as well as what tacts it should take in advance of our agenda
me: I might also contact you once in a while to ask for your opinion on various matters, just like I do now
Mark: well, go figure
me: also, going to be staying with various friends next month while I find a new apartment, will be at Catalina's in Harlem for a portion of the time, will have you by if you have time for some drinking
me: and some viewing of documentaries on North Korea
Mark: i'm sure that will be cheerful
me: know anyone who could write a good anthem?
me: keep it in mind
me: need something strong like Soviet anthem
Mark: for project pm?
me: of course
Mark: would that make it the first internet project with an anthem, you think?
me: hmmm
me: well, one girl just sent me a message to the effect that her vagina is exuding more blood than usual during her period
me: so, I'm glad I made plans with other girl
me: one who's not presumably doing that
Mark: they say that when women live together
Mark: their periods synchronize
Mark: i wonder if dating the same guy can have that effect too
Mark: watch out
Mark: i have to get going
Mark: let me know about harlem
me: word