It's nothing life-shattering,
but
on
top
of
all the
FBI
shit, I have to appear in court
in
Austin
on
the
19th
of next month to deal
with a probation violation
charge.
I
used
my
friend
Mirna's car to go get
cigarettes when I was visiting
her
in
2004
after
getting back from Mexico
and heading to New York, and I
hadn't
driven
in a
while, so forgot to turn
the headlights on while driving
back
from
the
7-11
five
blocks her place.
Got pulled over, agreed to do
the
breathalyzer, and
my
alcohol level was a
bit over the limit (Texas has
one
of
lowest
limits
in
U.S.). Managed to do a
gig at Nerve.com in NYC but then
had to
come
back
to
Austin for court, got
put on a really expensive
18-month
probation,
and
then
a few months later
got laid off from my copywriting
gig.
Thus
had no
money
to pay the remaining
"court costs" and monthly
probation
fee,
much
less
the
rent on apartment I'd
sublet. My only good option was
to
take
a
job
as an
office furniture mover
at a weird "company" my dad was
working
for
in
Dallas
(actually
a�Pentecostal�church run by a
former
stockbroker,
long
story). But the
probation office wasn't
interested
in
allowing me
to
change cities, whereas
if I'd stayed I would have ended
up
getting
my
probation revoked and ending
up in a state prison. So I just
"jumped"
probation
and
went to go live on my
dad's floor for about five
months
and
worked
10-hour
days moving metal desks
out of office buildings so I
could
pay
for
the
apartment I wasn't living in
and hopefully save up money. So
a
new
warrant
went
out
for my arrest, except
they never found me (they've got
tons
of
other
probation violators to deal
with aside from me). Eventually
I
managed
to
start
selling articles that I
wrote in the evenings and
weekends
and
got
a
political
analysis gig for an
online outlet and all that, and
finally
moved
back
to
Austin, leaving under
sub-leases so that I wouldn't
get
swept
up
in
warrant
raids, and eventually
moved to New York anyway. Then,
after
the
FBI
raided my
apartment here in
Dallas, they gave the Dallas
Police
my
info,
so I
was
arrested two days
later and spent another day in
city
lockup.
Now
I've
had to pay a lawyer
$3,500 to handle the case,
another
$1,000
for
more
court costs, and
depending on what the judge
thinks
about
my
explanation, I'll either have to
go back on some new probation,
or
end
up
doing half
a
year in county, which
would have a serious impact on
my
ability
to
respond to
the various other
issues, particularly the FBI
investigation
and
whatever
Barr/Ryan/Hoglund
etc have planned for me next.
Possibly
I'll
be able
to
spend any time
incarcerated writing something
of
value,
but
obviously
it's not something I
look forward to. So, long story
short,
it's
impossible
for me to make any
life plans at this point,
between
this
and
the
prospect
of a federal trial
as well.
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 4:01 AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com> wrote:
Aww, Barrett, I really, REALLY
do
like
you,
I hope
I
get
to meet up with you somehow.
This
is
weird
and idk
random but in a good way.
What you say worries me, I am
not
hugely
aware of
what
exactly you are facing. Legally
I
mean. I
mean, I
know
the basic shit
everyone knows but the way you
talk
makes
it
sound
there is something
lurking in the background. Are
you
not
protected
if
it's something you wrote
about?
I can skype with you soon. I
just
have
to
coordinate
it
around the schedule of other
people in
my
house.
Although we are not
together like that it would be
rude of
me
to
to
that.
Maybe tomorrow or
Thurs night. I can figure it
out.
unless u were hella trashed
from
the
bar
in
which
case
disregard lol ;)
<3
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:54
AM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Don't try to be aloof. We like
each
other,
and
have
romantic feelings for each
other,
at
least
based
on
what we've experienced
of each other so far. You're
exactly
who
I
would
want
to be with if I could.
The major problem has to do
with
what's
going to
happen to me legally.
Things are what they are. But
in
terms
of
what
I'm
facing, and what's likely
to happen to me, I really
don't
know
how
to
proceed.
I want to figure
something out in terms of you
and
me,
though.
Talk to
me on Skype when you
can.
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:49
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com> wrote:
i am really good actually,
trying to
stay
away
from
social media for a while as
it's
fucking
killing
my
brain. i have work the
next two days can't be
bothered
with
pointless
stuff.t
i was trying to be aloof and
not
email
earlier
but i
failed. dammit bb.
at least the book is done.
that's
something.
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:35
PM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey. Actually trying not to
think
about
the
book;
it's
all in the hands of the
suits
now
and
I'm
trying to
decide what to do next.
About to go to my little
corner
bar
to
try to
make
that decision; it's $2
pint night, so I'm sure
whatever I
come
up with
be
well thought out. How are
you?
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:45
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
hi there.
hope everything is well w
you
and
that
the
book
hasn't
killed you yet. :)
-j
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at
4:28
AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
a very good idea, imo.
hope
your
weekend is
going
well.
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at
4:58
PM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:
I didn't notice. Let's
gaze
fondly
at
each
other
again some time.
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at
1:04
AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
oh fuck man� i wouldn't
get
the
job.
look
at
that
typo. fuck me i need a
proofreader.
Your.
smh.
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at
8:56
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
i've been applying to
jobs
a
lot
so
here's
a
ty
note:
Dear Barrett,
Your are a great
conversational
person
with
pleasing looks. I give
you
10/10
would
skype
again.
Kind Regards,
Jenna
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at
1:07
AM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:
<3
On Fri, May 18, 2012
at
12:06
AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
<3
On Thu, May 17, 2012
at
9:08
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
ok. i will stay on
talking
to
spektre
anyway
On Thu, May 17, 2012
at
9:07
PM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:
Yeah, that should
work
fine.
On Thu, May 17,
2012
at
8:05
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
ok... eta? like 10
my
time
maybe?
On Thu, May 17,
2012
at
9:04
PM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:
Apparently this
is
going
to
take a
while;
I'll try to reach
you
later
tonight
if
you're still
around.
On Thu, May 17,
2012
at
7:44
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
i'm glad tbh b.c
finally
got
video
to
work.
everytime i
skype i
have
to
fight
with
ubuntu... it's
an
abusive
relationship.
On Thu, May 17,
2012 at
8:34
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
kk np
On Thu, May 17,
2012
at
8:33
PM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hey, I'm on
the
phone
doing
an
interview,
will get back
to
you
a
bit
later.
On Thu, May
17,
2012
at
7:08 PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
gimme like 10
just
got
home.
On Thu, May
17,
2012
at
1:06 AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
:)
On Thu, May
17,
2012
at
12:46
AM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:
It's a
date.
On Wed, May
16,
2012
at
10:28
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
if you
will
be
around
tomorrow
evening
around,
say
8pm
EST?
On Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
10:05
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
oh ok
that's
good.
i'm
glad
you
didn't
mistake
me
for
someone
else.
i would
too,
you
seem
like a
really
cool guy.
:)
On Wed,
May
16,
2012
at 9:39
PM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:
I
actually
just
knew
your
main
FB,
I have a
hard
time
keeping
track of
who
has
what
Twitter
accounts
and
all
that;
I'd
noticed
the
ElviraXMontana
Twitter
but
didn't
realize
that
was you
till
today.
I really
enjoyed
talking
to
you
last
night.
I'd
like
to do
it
again
sometime
soon.
On Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
8:24
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
i hope
i
was
who
you
thought
i
was,
lol.
On Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
5:12
PM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
i know
you
said
you
knew
who
i
was
across
the
net
but
just
in
case:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003816417543
https://www.facebook.com/dormouse.dreams
https://twitter.com/#!/prettykiller82
https://twitter.com/#!/ElviraXMontana
On
Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
5:32
AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
aww
lol
thank
you
that
is
too
kind.
will
have
camera
next
time.
i
never
use
it
first
time
skyping
with
someone
b/c
even
though
it
was
you
i am
paranoid.
if
you
want
me
to
make
another
recording or
something
in
future i
am
usually
around.
-j
On
Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
5:26
AM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:
I'm
just
glad
it's
not
another
disturbing
picture
of
Bill
Gates.
I
don't
need
that
recording,
don't
bother
sending
it.
It's
too
long,
doesn't
cover
the
points
I
needed to
make
regarding
what's
now
known
about
the
FBI
and
HBary
collaboration.
I'm
going
to
handle
it
differently. I
do
need
to
make
a
statement
of
that
sort,
but
it
has
to
be
cleaner,
more
exact.
I
really
just
wanted
an
excuse
to
call
you.
On
Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
4:05
AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
spektre...
i'm
sure
you
know
him,
or
of
him,
and
i
had
been
trading
pictures
and
doing
the
"2/10
would
not
bang"
meme...
anyway
he
made
an
impersonation
of
himself
posing
as
this
picture
of
you.
called
it
"a
bad
bb
impression"
so
i
made
this
one
back,
as
your
response
to
spektre. i
hope
you
lol.
also
the
file
is
fine
will
send
tomorrow
i
accidentally
recorded
the
immediate
start
where
you
said i
thought i
was
cute
which
tbh
is
a
good
mistake to
make.
imo.
anyway,
g'night
On
Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
3:28
AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com>
wrote:
yeah
cool
just
gimme
a
few
On
Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
3:27
AM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
I
could
not,
no.
Contact
me
on
Skype
when
you're
ready.
On
Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
2:26
AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com> wrote:
hold on
you
could
not
hear
me
On
Wed,
May
16,
2012 at
3:25
AM,
Evie
Paradise
<mercerevie@gmail.com> wrote:
accepted
bb
go
ahead
On
Wed,
May
16,
2012
at
3:24
AM,
Barrett
Brown
<barriticus@gmail.com> wrote: