The following is an excerpt from a conversation over messenger with my friend Murray tonight. Happy Easter!
Dr. Rock says: Hey Riel
Hahn solo. says: inksta
Dr. Rock says: don't suppose you're blogging are ya?
Hahn solo. says: right now?
Dr. Rock says: since you're online and all
Hahn solo. says: um..nope...why...were you hoping for a new entry?
Dr. Rock says: well, far be it from me to complain. But I always enjoy a new entry
Hahn solo. says: heh. i liked your newest entry a lot.
Dr. Rock says: thank you
Dr. Rock says: It was rattling around in my head for a while
Hahn solo. says: it's only been since march 30th that i wrote one. how often are you hoping i'll write in it?
Dr. Rock says: I know. And your last post explained that it probably wouldn't be that frequent. Like I said, I'm not going to pester you.
Hahn solo. says: that last one was kind of serious, if i recall. i don't think it's a good idea for me to write in it these days....i seem to be writing a lot of, uh, racially, uh, controversial, material right now...
i have dug deep down to my core and found some things that are not that pretty there.
Dr. Rock says: racially?
Hahn solo. says: well, it all started when i saw this yellow mini cooper the other day and noticed that it was an asian guy driving it.
Dr. Rock says: ah
Hahn solo. says: i'm sure you can extrapolate.
then i got myself into a bit of a hole at a party the other day trying to explain why i thought black guys were better at high fiving than white guys.
Dr. Rock says: hahaha
what's wrong with that?
Hahn solo. says: the hole i dug myself into was wrong.
Dr. Rock says: hm
Hahn solo. says: because it was all white guys, so i think they were a bit sensitive about the slight.
Dr. Rock says: oh jeez. give me a break. it's only funny if it's a gross generalization.
besides, it's true
Hahn solo. says: yeah.
or the truth.
exactly!
it was problematic because my supposition was predicated on the theory that eye contact is the key to a solid, consistent high fiving career.
and i think that eye contact is a sign of confidence.
Dr. Rock says: I see
Hahn solo. says: and i think black men are more confident than white men.
but maybe it's a canadian/american thing.
Dr. Rock says: yeah
Hahn solo. says: or east/west.
Dr. Rock says: I did learn a pretty sweet hi-fiving tip though.
Hahn solo. says: but i think white men's liberal guilt has rendered them a bit stymied.
if you say "look at the guy's elbow"...
Dr. Rock says: On this hi-fiving forum I read sometimes
okay, you've heard it
Hahn solo. says: that's what started our whole high fiving discussion.
Dr. Rock says: hm
Dr. Rock says: they must subscribe to the same "Handz Up" newsletter
Hahn solo. says: high fivin' nerds.
Dr. Rock says: seriously, it's bigger than frisbee in some areas
Hahn solo. says: and the injuries are very severe, i've heard, when you are just a fraction of an inch out of alignment.
Dr. Rock says: That's what makes it so "x-treme"
Hahn solo. says: bah, i say, to xtreme. even gum is xtreme now. there has to be a next level. severe.
severe winter sports.
Dr. Rock says: haha
that's true. I remember when gum was this underground thing
Hahn solo. says: i know.
i hate the new gum.
it was so much better when it first came out.
Dr. Rock says: haha
totally
Hahn solo. says: i don't even chew it anymore. i'm that bored of it.
but i guess that's because i knew about gum before anyone.
i dated the guy who's dad invented gum, so we got to try it before it even came out.
bootleg gum sessions.
Dr. Rock says: haha. "gum sessions"
Dr. Rock says: that's funny
Hahn solo. says: i'm fuckin' on fire lately.
Hahn solo. says: would you mind if i reproduced word for word our conversation as a blog entry?
Dr. Rock says: no, not at all
Hahn solo. says: cause i think it's funny.
this conversation.
Dr. Rock says: i've been laughing
Hahn solo. says: yeah, me too.
or, rather, me, too. to get the punctuation correct.
Dr. Rock says: is this part going in too?
Hahn solo. says: only up to this point, because now you know you're being published everything will change.
Dr. Rock says: yeah, its not pure art anymore
Hahn solo. says: exactly.
it's severe art now.
Dr. Rock says: nice!
Hahn solo. says: thank you.
Hahn solo. says: little bow.
Dr. Rock says: hehe
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3 comments:
http://www.gcastrategies.com/books_articles/article_008_nc.php
Has some stuff about eye contact (I remember someone once telling me that staring at someone's RIGHT eye was aggressive).
I just like that there's a manual for the NIMBY people out there.
Just as long as it's not being used against *ME*.
I *always* leave schmucks hanging with the high-five.
Of course, I once sorta panicked when this DJ friend of mine (he's this HUGELY-muscled black guy) wished me a Merry Xmas, and then pulled me into a half-hug thing, and I managed to throw an arm up, and over his shoulder.
I ended up kinda hugging him, the way you would with a mother-in-law or something, and now my face was WAY too close to his.
Comedy. Gold.
i know the elbow rule...
and i'm an idiot.
g.
wgzauojthe gum thing... well you know farmers in Saskatchewan and for all we know, farmers the whole world over, take the wheat kernels when the field is just swaying with ripe, sweet-smelling grain, before the plant is harvested and rub the husk off them. Then you take the smooth ripe wheat kernel, well several of them, and pop them in your mouth and begin a-chewin. It lasts longer than the gumballs from the video store, that's a sure thing. Was it one of them or theirs that took you out that time?
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