(PTSA is Prelude to a Super Airplane, my book. You can read all about it here, and then you should go and buy it.)
Occasionally I hop on Blackberry IM with Becky, who those of you who were on the last blog will remember is a cool enough girl to warrant the female lead in WSM? being named after her.
Becky also got a previewish copy of PTSA, and has read it. (You can also follow her on Twitter here.)
Keep in mind, Becky knows me really well at this point. We’ve met in person more than once, shared many conversations, and none of my trickery works on her.
Anyway, I’ve posted the entire chat, in order to allow the full context of all statements to be known. We discuss her thoughts on the book, some of the characters, whether I should most the chat to the internet, whether I should be in The Avengers movie, and the scary secret of what happens to me when I get scared.
This also took place during the second half of the Cavs game. As you’ll see, my prediction for the fourth quarter was accurate.
Becky: So
Becky: I finally finished reading that thing you wrote
Brian: What the book?
Becky: That
Becky: Yes
Brian: And…?
Becky: I still like the story
Becky: the ego was a little out of control to the point it passed cute over to irritating
Becky: :)
Becky: And the writing made me want to take a power drill to my forehead
Becky: But
Becky: I think if you tone down the sexy stuff it would make a phenomenal tweener book
Becky: Ala sideways stories from wayside school
Becky: With explosions!
Becky: But overall I like the way the storylines twisted around and tied into each other
Becky: My boones farm review stands
Brian: Will you possibly write these thoughts up in email form?
Brian: Thank you for reading it
Becky: Yes of course
Becky: I hope I was not overly harsh :)
Becky: Can I just copy/paste from here and email
Brian: Yeah sure
Brian: No not harsh – both your criticisms are things I’m aware of
Brian: It’s not like some shocker that they won’t appeal to everyone
Becky: Yeah the difficulty I have with the writing style might be bc I’ve been reading since I was 3 and I’m kind of a book snot
Brian: My biggest concern is always “did the story keep you engaged”
Becky: I tried to put that aside
Becky: And failed
Brian: Yeah this book is not for book snot
Brian: Lol
Becky: I think 5th grade boys would really get a kick out of it though
Becky: And I mean that with all sincerity
Brian: Yeah I wrote it for the people who would like Brad Radby’s movies
Becky: You intend to make what…a brad radby documentary?
Brian: What for the movie version
Becky: I mean you clearly have some further intent with it
Brian: yeah I’m writing Brad Radby’s filmography right now
Becky: And a doozy it shall be
Brian: It’s allegedly written in 2025 so it’s 13 years after the Super Airplane ride
Brian: So it has many hints and clues as to [redacted]
Brian: Are you watching zee game
Becky: Flipping back and forth
Brian: Between what
Becky: The game and some other stuff
Brian: Vague!
Brian: Grey’s Anatomy
Becky: No
Becky: Not that
Brian: Office
Becky: Not yet!
Brian: Hulk
Becky: I wish :(
Becky: Well ed norton wish
Becky: Eric bana not wish
Brian: Eric Bana Hulk is so bad
Brian: I didn’t even understand the end
Becky: Worst comic book movie ever
Becky: And I say that having seen 2 of the 3 punisher flicks
Brian: We should have an entire blog that’s just our nightly chats – I’ll bet people would read that
Brian: It’s so random and easy and they would feel like they are our friends
Becky: I think you tried that once
Becky: People hated it!
Brian: Did they?
Brian: Can I try it tomorrow with this?
Becky: Yes
Brian: Okay so say something funny
Becky: Are you going to censor me if I use salty language
Becky: But I’m not funny
Brian: I will like **** it out
Brian: Like f**k
Becky: How will you *** out something like…
Becky: Ummm
Becky: Cuntbucket
Brian: Cuntb****t
Brian: Oh wait that is not right
Becky: Hee!
Becky: That was a good joke!
Brian: Jokes!
Brian: Boney will comment re: his special insight into our relationship
Becky: Wait this prob shouldn’t go in your blog but I was curious
Becky: If stephanie sanborn is reading your book parts about stephanie piperbraum
Becky: To whom there is no relation
Brian: Stephenie Piperbraum is clearly a Stephenie Meyer avatar
Becky: O RLY
Becky: I thought I had insight
Becky: I do not
Becky: -2 pts for me
Becky: Who’s stephanie meyer
Brian: No Stephanie Sanborn hold no secret love for me believe me lol
Brian: Twilight author
Becky: Your wishful thinking!
Becky: It was a fair leap of logic for me
Becky: I feel
Becky: Since I think all the chicks in the book are chicks you have banged or want to bang or want to bang you in real life, yes?
Brian: Hmm I do hold a special place for Mindy Slanteer but she isn’t based on anyone
Becky: Really?
Brian: Jennifer is based on someone real as is our relationship
Brian: In the book
Becky: You just like 17 yr-olds in general
Becky: Oh yes what did happen with “jennifer”
Becky: I feel the real life story must be entertaining
Brian: I’m doing an interview with her for the site it’s pretty interesting
Brian: That’s why I dedicated the thing to her
Brian: See I have a heart haha
Brian: And I don’t like all 17 year old girls, just hot ones
Becky: Yes but what happened!
Becky: Did true love prevail?
Brian: Wait for the interview – it needs full context
Becky: Meh
Becky: I have now lost interest in it as a topic
Becky: Moving on
Brian: None of the other girls are based on anyone btw except mom and sister
Becky: Too bad, you could have scored some p***y points out of the “hey baby, I wrote you into a book” line
Brian: I can say that anyway though
Becky: It’s worth a shot
Brian: Michael J. Mikolay is a real person
Becky: Who would win in a fight, Brian Spathe or a choo-choo train?
Brian: Who do you think?
Becky: Probably the choo-choo train
Brian: I want to play Edward Norton in the Avengers movie
Becky: Muscle tissue is definitely no match for speeding steel
Brian: True dat
Becky: Didn’t they already make an avengers movie
Brian: I mean the superhero Avengers
Brian: Hulk Iron Man Captain America and Thor
Becky: Ohhhhh
Becky: Soo
Becky: You would be
Becky: What
Brian: Edward Norton
Becky: David Banner?
Brian: no edward norton
Brian: I want him to play bruce banner and I want them to write edward norton in as a character and I’ll play him
Becky: The dude playing a dude disguised as another dude
Brian: I think that means its meta
Becky: Oh yeah bruce
Becky: Who’s david banner
Brian: They called him that in the tv show
Brian: Bruce was deemed too gay in the 70s or something
Becky: Bc of the monty python sketch
Becky: I bet
Brian: I don’t know that reference
Becky: That’s right
Becky: You hate python
Brian: I don’t hate it it just doesn’t like scream at me
Brian: I did hate Hostiry of the world
Brian: Or meaning of life
Becky: History of the world is mel brooks I think
Brian: Whichever one had them pirating buildings or something
Becky: Meaning of life was different from the rest of their stuff I didn’t much like it myself
Becky: It was too eric idle
Becky: His stuff is so bizarre
Brian: Cavs shooting jumpers gey
Becky: Yeah they blew that lead f’sho!
Becky: Have you seen Brazil?
Brian: No
Brian: Is it like Armageddon
Brian: I liked that movie
Becky: Ummmmm
Becky: Not exactly?
Brian: Would you see Brad Radby’s Peoplebees lol
Becky: Did you see MBV3D yet!?
Brian: Wha is that
Becky: Peoplebees is not my style yo
Becky: Not my style
Becky: My Bloody Valentine
Becky: In 3D!!!
Brian: No I don’t like horror
Brian: Esp blood and gore
Brian: Was it good
Becky: It was in 3D!
Becky: There was a full 5-min scene of some strumpet running around fully nude
Becky: Screaming and jiggling in all her 3D glory
Brian: I don’t like to be scared
Becky: It wasn’t scary!
Becky: It wasn’t really funny enough though
Becky: It was very clearly just “hey let’s cut a bunch of scenes together that are really graphic and therefore would POP in 3D”
Brian: Candyman made me afraid of everything for like 6 years
Brian: And everyone said that was funny too
Becky: Yeah but what year was that movie
Brian: I don’t remember I blacked out for a year afterward
Becky: You were prob like 15
Becky: I think you should watch dead silence like I told you to last spring
Becky: If that one scares you instead of givin you lolz
Becky: Then we know where we’re at
Becky: Dude see the unborn
Becky: The whole theater had lotsa lolz
Becky: And you can bring a girl
Becky: And even if you get scared, you can hold her hand real tight
Brian: No way that looks like a blackout movie for sure
Becky: And she won’t think you’re a p***y, she’ll think you are faking to hold her hand
Becky: Noooo it was hi-larious!
Brian: Can’t I hold her hand at Mall Cop
Becky: You can try
Becky: But most likely will be too busy slapping your knees!
Becky: I hear it is a real knee-slapper, you see
Brian: HAR
Becky: Jerk
Brian: Oh that is not going in the blog post
Becky: What
Becky: Me calling you a jerk?
Brian: Let’s pretend to kiss over chat
Becky: Are we still doing that?
Brian: Yes
Becky: I think this conversation went off the rails about 30 min ago
Brian: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Brian: That’s me giving you a kiss over chat
Becky: Was there tongue?
Brian: No it was sweet and innocent
Becky: Oh ok
Becky: I guess that’s acceptable
Becky: Because *I* am sweet and innocent, you see
Brian: Yes I know – this is how I know you
Brian: LeBron shooting jumpers!
Becky: He loves doing it so much!
Brian: The game is so easy when he lets it be
Brian: They might get blown out in the 4th
Brian: Their defense is terrible tonight
Becky: Can I be honest?
Brian: Yah
Becky: I dislike the “G” campaigne
Brian: Yeah it’s weird
Brian: It’s feels like it’s trying too hard
Brian: And when those Japanese mask guys come out I have a quick blackout because of the scariness
Becky: The jabawockeez!
Brian: What are they – hip hoppers
Becky: Apparently they’re. International dance sensation!
Becky: They’re a
Becky: I meant
Brian: I want to see faces in my dance trios
Becky: They’re very michael myers
Becky: Or meyers
Becky: I can’t remember which spelling
Brian: Cavs are so dumb with their jumpshooting
Becky: But they really like it!
Becky: Ummmmm
Becky: I think LeBron just realized Confessions of a Shopaholic opens tomorrow
Brian: lol
Becky: Sorry bout your team, guy
Becky: Still way better than mine!
Brian: Thanks
Brian: I think Z is back tomorrow
