When Jack Kerouac spoke via AIM.
I am writing one of my final papers on Jack Kerouac's "The Dharma Bums" about the idea that 'The real is only real in that in can be erased or destroyed."
And by real I mean, "the real."
If you put anything in quotes, it looks smarter.
Laa13laa (5:03:03 PM): \
JillZawacki (5:03:11 PM): ?
Laa13laa (5:03:32 PM): oh snap Jack Keroauc wrote that when I plopped him down my keyboard haha
Laa13laa (5:03:43 PM): Jack just spoke to you beyond the grave
Laa13laa (5:04:00 PM): and all one of America's greatest writers could say to you was "\"
JillZawacki (5:04:07 PM): oh jack
Laa13laa (5:04:48 PM): indeed
JillZawacki (5:04:50 PM): that is probably representative of so many things
JillZawacki (5:04:55 PM): that i am too dumb to understand
Laa13laa (5:05:33 PM): hahahhaa indeed
Laa13laa (5:05:39 PM): me too
JillZawacki (5:05:45 PM): aw
JillZawacki (5:05:48 PM): poor us
Laa13laa (5:06:06 PM): he could be approving of my paper
Laa13laa (5:06:23 PM): as that slash looks like something you would draw if you were trying to cross something out
JillZawacki (5:06:39 PM): the slash, because it goes from one direction to the other
JillZawacki (5:06:47 PM): makes it seem as though jack is ambivalent about your paper
Laa13laa (5:07:17 PM): i was thinking that if you were slashing something out, it would kind of be like the erasing I was talking about
Laa13laa (5:07:29 PM): more likely it is yours
JillZawacki (5:07:32 PM): ohh, i see
Laa13laa (5:07:32 PM): haha
JillZawacki (5:07:40 PM): we are both thinking of different aspects of the slash
Laa13laa (5:07:43 PM): indeed
Laa13laa (5:07:56 PM): which is probably what Jack wants
Laa13laa (5:08:30 PM): you would also put the slash between two things that are both different and similar
Laa13laa (5:08:34 PM): like and/or
JillZawacki (5:08:35 PM): ah
JillZawacki (5:08:38 PM): the pfaff slash
Laa13laa (5:08:41 PM): exactly
Laa13laa (5:08:47 PM): jack is so wise
Laa13laa (5:09:25 PM): clearly this conversation is going in the Lj
JillZawacki (5:09:47 PM): and tagged as pfaff
Laa13laa (5:09:57 PM): the slash is her signature move
JillZawacki (5:09:59 PM): she would have a lot to say about the slash as representation of things
Laa13laa (5:10:16 PM): I should title this paper "\"
JillZawacki (5:10:23 PM): ahahaha
Laa13laa (5:10:27 PM): thats ridiculously postmodern
Laa13laa (5:10:42 PM): if I was Derrida people would think it was genius
Laa13laa (5:10:51 PM): since its me, my professor will just think I am crazy
JillZawacki (5:10:55 PM): "if i was derrida"
Laa13laa (5:11:08 PM): I would be awesome then
JillZawacki (5:11:30 PM): brother: what is so funny!?!
JillZawacki (5:11:39 PM): jill: nothing, it's over your head
Laa13laa (5:11:44 PM): oh snap
JillZawacki (5:11:45 PM): brother: it is not
JillZawacki (5:11:49 PM): what is so funny
JillZawacki (5:11:54 PM): jill: derrida. do you know who derrida is?
JillZawacki (5:12:03 PM): brother: no. i guess it is over my head.
Laa13laa (5:12:25 PM): well comfort him by telling him at least he knew kanye was a rapper, unlike your mother
JillZawacki (5:14:28 PM): that is not a comfort
JillZawacki (5:14:37 PM): and anyway back to derrida
JillZawacki (5:14:46 PM): you could probably write a whole paper about that sentence
JillZawacki (5:14:49 PM): "if i was derrida"
JillZawacki (5:14:56 PM): because the proper grammatical tense is "if i were"
JillZawacki (5:15:07 PM): so therefore you are deconstructing the subjective
Laa13laa (5:15:11 PM): whoa snap
JillZawacki (5:15:19 PM): *subjunctive
Laa13laa (5:15:25 PM): i am also deconstructing the Self
JillZawacki (5:15:31 PM): yes
Laa13laa (5:15:35 PM): Self/subject
JillZawacki (5:15:35 PM): you are not longer alex
JillZawacki (5:15:40 PM): OH MAN
Laa13laa (5:15:41 PM): I am/was Derrida
Laa13laa (5:15:45 PM): WHAT
JillZawacki (5:15:46 PM): this is what jack is talking about
JillZawacki (5:15:48 PM): with the /
Laa13laa (5:15:54 PM): I AM JACK
Laa13laa (5:16:00 PM): as I have just spoken for jim
Laa13laa (5:16:03 PM): jimk
JillZawacki (5:16:04 PM): jim?
Laa13laa (5:16:05 PM): wtf
Laa13laa (5:16:13 PM): supposed to be "him"
JillZawacki (5:16:18 PM): jimk
Laa13laa (5:16:20 PM): hush
JillZawacki (5:16:24 PM): that is now jack's new name
Laa13laa (5:16:48 PM): but anyway, was that what you thought Jack/Jim was trying to say?
Laa13laa (5:16:55 PM): [clearly he needs the slash in his name]
JillZawacki (5:17:03 PM): good god
Laa13laa (5:17:49 PM): we've just had a 10 minute conversation about a slash
JillZawacki (5:18:00 PM): i think jack is trying to tell you that you need to deconstruct/reconstruct yourself
JillZawacki (5:18:10 PM): that after that paper you will be a history student again
JillZawacki (5:18:21 PM): but you will always be english/history
Laa13laa (5:18:29 PM): I should have the slash myself!!
JillZawacki (5:18:41 PM): which are two separate and different entities, but they are very interconnected
JillZawacki (5:18:42 PM): hence
JillZawacki (5:18:47 PM): SLASH = ALEX
Laa13laa (5:18:52 PM): yessssssssssss
JillZawacki (5:19:00 PM): just what you always wanted
JillZawacki (5:19:34 PM): you ARE a piece of td
Laa13laa (5:19:37 PM): I am glad the dead, pedophilic rappers, Jessica Fletcher and God are speaking to me about this
JillZawacki (5:20:40 PM): all because your book was set on the keyboard
Laa13laa (5:20:45 PM): thanks Jack
And by real I mean, "the real."
If you put anything in quotes, it looks smarter.
Laa13laa (5:03:03 PM): \
JillZawacki (5:03:11 PM): ?
Laa13laa (5:03:32 PM): oh snap Jack Keroauc wrote that when I plopped him down my keyboard haha
Laa13laa (5:03:43 PM): Jack just spoke to you beyond the grave
Laa13laa (5:04:00 PM): and all one of America's greatest writers could say to you was "\"
JillZawacki (5:04:07 PM): oh jack
Laa13laa (5:04:48 PM): indeed
JillZawacki (5:04:50 PM): that is probably representative of so many things
JillZawacki (5:04:55 PM): that i am too dumb to understand
Laa13laa (5:05:33 PM): hahahhaa indeed
Laa13laa (5:05:39 PM): me too
JillZawacki (5:05:45 PM): aw
JillZawacki (5:05:48 PM): poor us
Laa13laa (5:06:06 PM): he could be approving of my paper
Laa13laa (5:06:23 PM): as that slash looks like something you would draw if you were trying to cross something out
JillZawacki (5:06:39 PM): the slash, because it goes from one direction to the other
JillZawacki (5:06:47 PM): makes it seem as though jack is ambivalent about your paper
Laa13laa (5:07:17 PM): i was thinking that if you were slashing something out, it would kind of be like the erasing I was talking about
Laa13laa (5:07:29 PM): more likely it is yours
JillZawacki (5:07:32 PM): ohh, i see
Laa13laa (5:07:32 PM): haha
JillZawacki (5:07:40 PM): we are both thinking of different aspects of the slash
Laa13laa (5:07:43 PM): indeed
Laa13laa (5:07:56 PM): which is probably what Jack wants
Laa13laa (5:08:30 PM): you would also put the slash between two things that are both different and similar
Laa13laa (5:08:34 PM): like and/or
JillZawacki (5:08:35 PM): ah
JillZawacki (5:08:38 PM): the pfaff slash
Laa13laa (5:08:41 PM): exactly
Laa13laa (5:08:47 PM): jack is so wise
Laa13laa (5:09:25 PM): clearly this conversation is going in the Lj
JillZawacki (5:09:47 PM): and tagged as pfaff
Laa13laa (5:09:57 PM): the slash is her signature move
JillZawacki (5:09:59 PM): she would have a lot to say about the slash as representation of things
Laa13laa (5:10:16 PM): I should title this paper "\"
JillZawacki (5:10:23 PM): ahahaha
Laa13laa (5:10:27 PM): thats ridiculously postmodern
Laa13laa (5:10:42 PM): if I was Derrida people would think it was genius
Laa13laa (5:10:51 PM): since its me, my professor will just think I am crazy
JillZawacki (5:10:55 PM): "if i was derrida"
Laa13laa (5:11:08 PM): I would be awesome then
JillZawacki (5:11:30 PM): brother: what is so funny!?!
JillZawacki (5:11:39 PM): jill: nothing, it's over your head
Laa13laa (5:11:44 PM): oh snap
JillZawacki (5:11:45 PM): brother: it is not
JillZawacki (5:11:49 PM): what is so funny
JillZawacki (5:11:54 PM): jill: derrida. do you know who derrida is?
JillZawacki (5:12:03 PM): brother: no. i guess it is over my head.
Laa13laa (5:12:25 PM): well comfort him by telling him at least he knew kanye was a rapper, unlike your mother
JillZawacki (5:14:28 PM): that is not a comfort
JillZawacki (5:14:37 PM): and anyway back to derrida
JillZawacki (5:14:46 PM): you could probably write a whole paper about that sentence
JillZawacki (5:14:49 PM): "if i was derrida"
JillZawacki (5:14:56 PM): because the proper grammatical tense is "if i were"
JillZawacki (5:15:07 PM): so therefore you are deconstructing the subjective
Laa13laa (5:15:11 PM): whoa snap
JillZawacki (5:15:19 PM): *subjunctive
Laa13laa (5:15:25 PM): i am also deconstructing the Self
JillZawacki (5:15:31 PM): yes
Laa13laa (5:15:35 PM): Self/subject
JillZawacki (5:15:35 PM): you are not longer alex
JillZawacki (5:15:40 PM): OH MAN
Laa13laa (5:15:41 PM): I am/was Derrida
Laa13laa (5:15:45 PM): WHAT
JillZawacki (5:15:46 PM): this is what jack is talking about
JillZawacki (5:15:48 PM): with the /
Laa13laa (5:15:54 PM): I AM JACK
Laa13laa (5:16:00 PM): as I have just spoken for jim
Laa13laa (5:16:03 PM): jimk
JillZawacki (5:16:04 PM): jim?
Laa13laa (5:16:05 PM): wtf
Laa13laa (5:16:13 PM): supposed to be "him"
JillZawacki (5:16:18 PM): jimk
Laa13laa (5:16:20 PM): hush
JillZawacki (5:16:24 PM): that is now jack's new name
Laa13laa (5:16:48 PM): but anyway, was that what you thought Jack/Jim was trying to say?
Laa13laa (5:16:55 PM): [clearly he needs the slash in his name]
JillZawacki (5:17:03 PM): good god
Laa13laa (5:17:49 PM): we've just had a 10 minute conversation about a slash
JillZawacki (5:18:00 PM): i think jack is trying to tell you that you need to deconstruct/reconstruct yourself
JillZawacki (5:18:10 PM): that after that paper you will be a history student again
JillZawacki (5:18:21 PM): but you will always be english/history
Laa13laa (5:18:29 PM): I should have the slash myself!!
JillZawacki (5:18:41 PM): which are two separate and different entities, but they are very interconnected
JillZawacki (5:18:42 PM): hence
JillZawacki (5:18:47 PM): SLASH = ALEX
Laa13laa (5:18:52 PM): yessssssssssss
JillZawacki (5:19:00 PM): just what you always wanted
JillZawacki (5:19:34 PM): you ARE a piece of td
Laa13laa (5:19:37 PM): I am glad the dead, pedophilic rappers, Jessica Fletcher and God are speaking to me about this
JillZawacki (5:20:40 PM): all because your book was set on the keyboard
Laa13laa (5:20:45 PM): thanks Jack