Subject: Chat with Catalina Saldaña
From: "Catalina Saldaña" <cat.salda@gmail.com>
To: barriticus@gmail.com

me: so what's happenin, yo?
Catalina: not much yo
Catalina: whats happening with you?
me: suffering from withdrawal, trying to work anyway. actually managed to write an article today.
me: now I
Catalina: why are you getting clean?
me: 'm drinking a beer and shivering
me: just need to for a little while
Catalina: not that you shouldnt
Catalina: good
me: meet your roommate yet?
Catalina: yes
Catalina: shes nice
me: very good, nice change of pace
Catalina: dorky, chubby white girl, into sports
me: I see
Catalina: do you?
me: no
Catalina: what are you up to tonight?
me: pain
Catalina: sorry
me: I'm fine, just whiny
Catalina: drinkning will help
Catalina: you got any benzo?
me: nope
me: those would change everything
Catalina: i wish i had some for you
me: you got any plans?
Catalina: i did
Catalina: not sure if theyre still going to work out
Catalina: what are your plans tonight?
Catalina: getting clean?
me: nothing, wanna hang out over here, get drunk on liquor?
me: I'
me: I'
me: fucking keyboard
Catalina: well, it depends
me: I will smash everything
Catalina: i do
me: anywho
Catalina: but i already had plans
Catalina: and cant get hold of the old man at the moment
Catalina: hes at a wake
Catalina: this guy i knew, pretty shocking
me: well, let me know, I'll be around, won't be making any other plans
Catalina: was dx w/ leukemia 1yr ago
Catalina: and now hes dead
me: that's a shame, old friend of mine has cancer in brain and spine for no good reason
me: doesn
me: t even smoke
me: I should have cancer
Catalina: me too
Catalina: we should be dead
Catalina: but we know that
me: also, I should have infections all over my arm
me: but I have nothing
Catalina: were weeds
me: back with the old man then?
Catalina: no
me: I know, we live charmed lives
Catalina: not back with him
Catalina: i just need him a little longer
Catalina: im in control now
me: BOYS CALL ME WHEN THEY FEEL FREAKY HOT
me: very good
Catalina: i need him to pay for my laptop
Catalina: which i get back tomorrow
me: sweet
Catalina: i need him to get me my iphone
Catalina: yes i am turning into a gold digger
Catalina: but its not even that much money
Catalina: and i have earned it
Catalina: being his fucking secretary for the past 5 yrs
me: true dat
me: also, he broke your corneas, lol
Catalina: haha
Catalina: anyway ill let you know in an hour or so
me: groovy
Catalina: i have a few more things to do here at work
Catalina: and if i dont here from him ill just head to brooklyn
me: awesome
Catalina: hear
Catalina: ugghhh
Catalina: i hate it when people use here instead of hear
Catalina: and i just did
me: I didn't even notice, you could have gotten away with it
Catalina: i noticed and i care
Catalina: are you at joshs?
me: yep indeed
me: he's got a date tonight
me: A SEX DATE
Catalina: i thought he had a girlfriend
me: yep
Catalina: gross
me: he cheats on her
Catalina: why you always trying to gross me out
Catalina: oh. well thats to be expected
Catalina: see this is exactly why im celibate
Catalina: you guys put me off sex
me: you know, that thing that I also do
Catalina: what do you also do?
Catalina: sex?
me: cheat on girlfriends
Catalina: oh yes
Catalina: well ive been making out with someone
Catalina: not sex though i think he expects it to go there
me: another negro?
Catalina: but its not
Catalina: yes
Catalina: same one as a couple of years ago
Catalina: Nonso
me: Christ, you really corner the black market
Catalina: the nigerian
me: lol Nigerians
Catalina: hes a prince
Catalina: he sent me an email
Catalina: kidding
me: anyway, I refuse to take responsibility for your sudden sex aversion
Catalina: you are solely responsible
Catalina: haha
me: THEN I GET UP AND EAT BRUNCH I DON
T CARE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ME

me: MIAMI
me: SEX
me: SEX MIAMI CHAMPAGNE
Catalina: better watch out
Catalina: my Klan gets vicious