Mark: so you don't like Dostoyevsky eh? me: No, I do me: you misread Mark: ah, i'm wont to do that these days. i'm pretty sure my work is slowly (or perhaps quickly) making me very stupid me: could be worse, you could be focusing on the U.S. instead of Russia Mark: eh, i barely even get a chance to read much about rusia these days Mark: every now and then i see something particularly retarded about the START treaty Mark: but hey, Glenn Greenwald thinks I'm funny, so I've got that going for me me: really? Mark: haha, yeah he recommended me on twitter Mark: said i was "smart funny observant and cynical" me: that's really the best guy you can get a recommendation from Mark: i was pretty proud of myself