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It was a good joke. 

Now, should I stop and spare a jokester ego from arising, or should I continue on in help of giving your name a little extra credibility? 

  Proud? Oh god no, I’m sure the Reductios ancestors and Monet are all rolling in their graves right now.

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No no, it was good. I feel inferior. 

I think it made it better that it was an art joke, the Reductios ancestors would be proud. Deal, no more bad jokes. Spare us both. 

  Oh god, was it that bad? I mean, there’s a lot more where that came from, but I think we’ve hit bad joke capacity today — or you know, forever. 

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...I-

  Pretty name, Paige. And great to meet ya’, always nice to meet someone with my bad sense of humor. And okay, okay, here’s one: Why was the art dealer in debt?… Because he didn’t have any… Monet. 

Oh jesus, that was terrible I’m so sorry.

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My favorite Olsen.

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I'll be waiting patiently. I'm Paige, by the way. 

Gee, thanks for the support! I'd love to hear some, we'll dwell in our horrible sense of humor together. And your friends aren't invited. 

  It makes it a little better, thanks, but I’ll update you when my name speaks for itself. 

Very bad joke, but those are my favorite anyway. I have a lot of them up my sleeve that my crap friends have groaned at.

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I'm not distracted, just extra focused. I'm thanking you anyway! Friends, of course we are. That's what they say, but I should have my own brushes, I just have to find the time to restock at a supply shop. I'll bring them right back, and whenever you need something, hit me up first thing. 

I'll try my damned hardest. 

  Yep, I know. Sure you aren’t distracted. No! Don’t thank me, we are friends, true? And friends are… are for that. Help. Today for you, tomorrow for me; you know. Here you are, some brushes.

Treat them good!

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'Where are we?' 'In Connecticut.' 'And how far are we?' 'From where?' 'Yesterday.' Elizabeth Olsen and Sarah Paulson in Martha Marcy May Marlene, dir. Sean Durkin, 2011

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I'm sorry. And it is, I'd tell you the reason if I was 100% sure myself.

But hot chocolate is still hot chocolate even if it's cold because the name is hot chocolate, you see? It can't be changed, then it wouldn't be hot chocolate frozen, but just something else frozen. ...What are we talking about? 

The Summer's scenery is going by faster than I thought.

  I was actually kidding, or more like trying to seeing that he will actually do that but see? You didn’t catch the joke. You’re laughing anyway but I think it’s for a different reason than the one I planned.

But the minute you freeze the hot chocolate it stops being hot. Soggy toasts are still toasts even if they’re soggy because their names are toasts, it can’t be helped. 

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Oh my, you're so serious. Oh no, no it's completely understandable. My father's been to therapy. Being social is natural, PK. You're doing it now, just fine. I'm not laughing. 

And how's that going for you? It's an oxymoron, like soggy toast, or something. But it's taking hot chocolate and freezing it so technically it's frozen 'hot chocolate'? Like iced coffee, it's still coffee. It makes sense. 

The Summer's scenery is going by faster than I thought.

  Don’t laugh or he’ll probably make me talk about how I feel about having a student laughing at me for not being very sociable and that’s never fun to anyone. Maybe it’s a bit fun for him, I think he enjoys my suffering.

I try to snowboard yes. Frozen hot chocolate? That can’t be real. Maybe a chocolate drink frozen but not hot. Like how is that even possible?

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Wh-oh.

You snowboard? Well maybe I'll look at it differently this winter. People still drink coffee in the summer. But I like the frozen drinks they make out of hot chocolate, frozen hot chocolate, that's good stuff. 

The Summer's scenery is going by faster than I thought.

  That’s what my therapist said. We’re working on it.

I’m not a big risker on anything but walking on snow, snowboarding, skiing and anything else that involves me being surrounded by the fluffy white dangerous thing makes me very happy. It hurts to fall but when you don’t fall it feels really great.

Who doesn’t love hot chocolate? See? Who would drink hot chocolate in the summer? Winter rocks.

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The need alone to be different and new stresses and stretching the mind, it eats through a bottle of painkillers a day. I won't be hypocritical and say I've never gotten addicted to a Facebook farming game before.

Thanks for the advice.

  It’s a definite challenge, but one that can create beautiful results. Too much technology can dull the mind, but it’s useful for communication. Just all those social networking sites seem wasteful. 

There’s no need. Just remember to never cross me. I think that’s all anyone needs. 

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That doesn't sound very socially healthy. 

That's what they say, it's all about lighting, surroundings, glares, tints, reflections. I don't mind the difficulty of making it look like snow, I mind the snow. It's slippery too, aside from art, it's just dangerous. After five years I'm surprised you're not painting. I-sometimes, I guess. And the hot chocolate, I like that. 

The Summer's scenery is going by faster than I thought.

  I’m an awkward man who struggles with giving and receiving compliments, ops.

And isn’t white the hardest color to paint? Because it’s never really white? I’m the secretary, you’re the painter but I hear stuff now and then. Also don’t you enjoy being able to bury yourself under blankets? It’s the best feeling.

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I'm prying that awkward compliment out of your man hands whether you like it or not. Oh it's lovely, I love the holidays, but when I look outside to paint and all I see is white it's a wee bit frustrating. And it's far too cold to do anything.

The Summer's scenery is going by faster than I thought.

  I agree to disagree. Err, I mean, I doubt it can be that bad. Winter is beautiful, all the snow and the Christmas lights.

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Precisely, which is why they fade so fast, they're quickly replaced with the next idea. But we aren't really capable of that many new ideas after time, which sucks for an artist. I barely use mine, and it's usually on silent because the ring alone is distracting. Remind me to never cross you.

I feel like I should write all of these quirks down for later.

  But if you notice close enough, some trends are just alterations to the past. Updated versions if you will. Cellphones in the classrooms are my biggest peeve, next to sleepers. But I love the kids who bring them in because then they leave my class with a broken phone. 

I can and will. I respect students who show their true colors. Or at least are smart enough to know when to apologize. 

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There's nothing attractive about me in a fluffy quilted coat, PK.

The Summer's scenery is going by faster than I thought.

  There’s a theory that people look more attractive during winter. About how they dress up better and take better care of their skin and all.

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If it makes you feel any better, Cameron is a nice name. Genius? That's something everyone loves to hear, I'm honored to have helped. Congrats!

I recommend staying away from the sculpting department. Their personalities are a little hard. ...Bad joke?

  Well, I was hoping it would work, but your reaction says it doesn’t. I should work on my name’s credibility. Also, wow you’re a genius, I don’t know why I didn’t look in my back pocket before, found it!

Right? I think I should make some new ones.