Sophren: why are you going up (to New York)?
Alan: job interview
Alan: they want “superstar” programmers
Alan: im nowhere close
Alan: im like subpar
Sophren: superstar? sounds like you should bust in the office like american idol
Sophren: instantly hired!

SophrenX: just sending him a “meh” won’t do–he’ll think you’re all emo and sad and stuff
SoAL Gilder: its like elmo
SoAL Gilder: tickle me emo
SoAL Gilder: O.o holy crap i want to make that now
SophrenX: I thought about that the other day, ironically enough 😛
SoAL Gilder: take a tickle me elmo, dye its fur black, give it gothy makeup…
SophrenX: and everytime you tickle it, it can be all like “my life is a dark abyss”
SophrenX: or it cries instead of laugh 😛