I'm not sure how I feel about this

[avi]

but I guess it was to be expected.

one of the responses from a Swedish guy I met up with last weekend at the showcase show:
"It was great fun to meet you. Everyone have asked me about you. I think everyone thought you were a total nerd or at least crippled most people still don't beleive me when I'm assuring them that you were normal with social skills...."

 

[goatschool]

how was this to be expected?

 

[goatschool]

or is it "why was this to be expected?". wait, "how does this come to be expected?"

goddamnit.

 

[deadair]

avi... i know how you feel. trust me.

 

[TheNewChupe]

were you lit like a torch?

 

[avi]

I am probably referred to as something like "that crazy american dude who's way too into swedish music" over there I figure

and eric, two words for you: open bar

 

[goatschool]

no offense, but this guy sounds rude and he's not fooling anyone. i'm sure those thoughts are entirely self-contained.

biting the hand that feeds you is the new porn.

 

[TheNewChupe]

OH YEAH.

i'm sure after interviewing riddle of steel they refer to me as "that weird guy who asked us what kind of milk we drink and who we'd like to wrestle with in jello"

those questions didn't make the final cut of the interview, and i had hoped they'd put them on their site but no luck.

 

[TheNewChupe]

biting the hand that feeds you is the new porn.

this statement reminds me of an Interpol song. the New York Kid i think?

 

[LoboUivante]

still seinfeld

 

[BigFakeSmile]

i interviewed this swedish guy, mikael akerfeldt, and he called me a whore... during... but i guess that was to be expected. he thought he was right clever though.

 

[0sm0se]

Due to my natural in born hatred of swedes (I'm Norweigan), that's really all you can expect from some no good, god-damned dirty swede. Serves you right for being a swede-lover.

 

[mindspell]

Avi, hate to break it to you:

You're way too into swedish music, and apparently are an American.

Sorry.

 

[minxnim]

seriously who are these mean swedish people? all the ones i know (and i like married one) are really really nice.

 

[BigFakeSmile]

mikael probably called me a whore cuz im friends with greg

 

[avi]

all the ones I meet are either very, very nice or drunk or both

 

[xfer]

well, i think i mentioned my Japanese friend Gaku, who often struggles for the right turn of phrase, and ends up making social missteps more often than not because of it (such as when he jumped up and said, "Oh! Oh! I just farted!" out of the blue, thinking it was the polite thing to do [not trying to be funny]).

once he told me, "Alex, you know, you not look very smart...not smart at all! but when i talk to you, you are smart! i am so surprised!"

 

[avi]

conversation with my friend in Sweden just now:
blithe (01:19 PM) :

never beeen si drunk

Avi (01:19 PM) :

haha

Avi (01:19 PM) :

get off the computer!

Avi (01:19 PM) :

drink some water

blithe (01:19 PM) :

¨throninmg up1

Avi (01:19 PM) :

oh man

blithe (01:20 PM) :

sweeeeet

blithe (01:20 PM) :

30m peoåpåw in the ofice

blithe (01:20 PM) :

wqasted

Avi (01:20 PM) :

haha omg

blithe (01:20 PM) :

i had sex elreadhy

Avi (01:20 PM) :

people are taking pictures right?

blithe (01:21 PM) :

i cant walk

Avi (01:21 PM) :

but you can use ICQ! eek!

blithe (01:21 PM) :

jo4elhjad 2 bow jobsw alkreadyh

blithe (01:21 PM) :

ö have ro throw up now

blithe (01:22 PM) :

ïm not giid

Avi (01:22 PM) :

ok

blithe (01:22 PM) :

kvlr loves AVI

Avi (01:22 PM) :

and I love you guys too!

 

[xfer]

"peoåpåw"

 

[avi]

note that I am being extra kind to the drunk in the above post