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Exactly. But sometimes people want the obvious.

Well, I think my main beef was that the question was "Is Joseph Conrad a racist?" and not "Is the character Marlow in the Joseph Conrad novel racist?" Cus frankly, who gives a damn whether JC was a racist? You separate the work from the man, like Nietzsche says, cus mostly men are the shit out of which great things blossom. But yeah, I think the novel's "racist" wording and talk is either a) a product of the times (which is not to say it ain't racist, just that those ideas were considered normal in 1898) or b) actually being ridiculed by Marlow or, if not Marlow, then our shadowy narrator. Why the heck else would he have used the other narrator, anyway?

Gah. Stupid class discussions.

Just do what feels right. That's usually my plan.

Yeah, except you'll have to take the bus TO COME HAVE COFFEE WITH ME!!! Sucka!

I can lend you my dying-battery iPod 'til yours gets back, if you like, cus I have a new iPod shuffle I've been listening to, and my bus ride ain't all that long. Of course, there's lots of embarrassing musical selections on it that you might not enjoy, but the offer still stands.

I know, you're not really a sucker. But you do have to take the bus on your day off, which is sucky. But Eurodeli has good coffee, so at least there's that.

Aiight, I'll put one of each aside for ya, so your total is $6 cus I give people a special deal when they buy 2 issues. Which means I get to keep your buck.

So, when do you want 'em delivered? And where?

Merci beaucoup!

yeah I hate that not a lot of anglophones speak french... I mean come on, it's a national language!

I'm still not sure what our paper's policy is on French articles, mainly cus we don't have a ton of people who actually read or write French on staff, but if we ever figure it out I'll let you know.

As for how not to get stuck with girls, just tell them you have something important to do that would definitely not allow them to come with you. Like: writing an article for the paper, or going to work, or something incredibly boring like you need to wash your hair.

Well, if it moves copy, then I'll keep doing it. I.E. BUY ONE NOW!!!

Oh, I wasn't really looking for someone to pay me for my body. It was just a question I had thinking about prostitution. How do you decide what the going rate is? It's probably based more on supposed skill in certain areas than looks or brains, but it was interesting to think about.

Okay, but I may need subtitles at first...

That is pretty weird. Maybe we should watch that one first?

I think my problem is I've been in university for way too long, so while everyone else my age should be settling into a career, I'm still doing these stupid entry-level jobs instead of concentrating on my career, which is already hard to do when it's writing and no one takes it seriously (like... "Oh, everyone can write, what makes you think you're so special?").

Gah!

Anyway, what video store do you work in?

True, it's hard not to judge him. But yeah, he was posing with his semi-automatic rifles, it seems pretty obvious that people don't buy those because they like going hunting; they buy them cus they're starting a militia or are otherwise unstable.

Haha. I love making the paper pay for things.