this was the most amusing conversation i've had in awhile... haha. i'm gonna stick the funny parts (which is most of the conversation) in here...

relientkbandgeek (11:48:21 PM): hey
cowexnihilo (11:48:33 PM): hey there
relientkbandgeek (11:48:50 PM): you owe me a letter
relientkbandgeek (11:48:51 PM): :-)
cowexnihilo (11:49:01 PM): it's in progress...
relientkbandgeek (11:49:34 PM): suuure it is
cowexnihilo (11:50:23 PM): well, I moved your address from a napkin to an envelope anyway...
relientkbandgeek (11:50:36 PM): if you call that progress.....
relientkbandgeek (11:50:38 PM): :-)
relientkbandgeek (11:50:45 PM): just kidding. i don't want to be mean
cowexnihilo (11:50:48 PM): hey I'm getting there..
relientkbandgeek (11:50:49 PM): cuz then you might not write me
relientkbandgeek (11:50:51 PM): and i want mail
relientkbandgeek (11:50:54 PM): i got mail today!!!!
relientkbandgeek (11:50:58 PM): and earlier this week too!
relientkbandgeek (11:51:01 PM): but i paid for one of those....
cowexnihilo (11:51:19 PM): I see... but still, mail is mail
relientkbandgeek (11:51:44 PM): i bought a princess bride mouse pad on ebay :-)
cowexnihilo (11:52:08 PM): nice
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cowexnihilo (12:11:51 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:12:11 AM): no
relientkbandgeek (12:12:13 AM): say somehting else
relientkbandgeek (12:12:13 AM): lol
cowexnihilo (12:13:16 AM): cows?
relientkbandgeek (12:13:26 AM): sure. that works.
relientkbandgeek (12:13:26 AM): :-)
relientkbandgeek (12:13:30 AM): ok i'm not saying that ever again
relientkbandgeek (12:13:31 AM): haha
cowexnihilo (12:13:32 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:13:39 AM): no! pick a new phrase!
cowexnihilo (12:13:53 AM): (I WILL SPREAD IT TO THE WORLD!!!)
cowexnihilo (12:14:01 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:14:12 AM): if i'm talking to someone i don't know, and they say that, i think i'm going to cry
cowexnihilo (12:14:28 AM): I'll work on that....
relientkbandgeek (12:15:43 AM): no... from now on "work" is a swear word and you're not allowed to say it
cowexnihilo (12:15:53 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:15:57 AM): NO
relientkbandgeek (12:16:00 AM): SAY
relientkbandgeek (12:16:02 AM): SOMETHING
relientkbandgeek (12:16:04 AM): ELSE
cowexnihilo (12:16:26 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:16:32 AM): my friend sarah eades.... ahhh... i think i'm gonna die... read this.... she had no idea i was talking to someone, and this is what she just said to me
relientkbandgeek (12:16:37 AM): iwannacLuz (12:15:59 AM): lol ok that works
relientkbandgeek (12:16:41 AM): i think i need to run away now
cowexnihilo (12:16:46 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:16:55 AM): you're swearing!
cowexnihilo (12:17:18 AM): whatever
cowexnihilo (12:17:19 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:17:36 AM): you're laughing at me right now aren't you?
cowexnihilo (12:17:46 AM): um.... yes?
cowexnihilo (12:17:53 AM): works
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cowexnihilo (12:18:07 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:18:08 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:18:08 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:18:08 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:18:09 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:18:09 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:18:09 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:18:10 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:18:19 AM): haha you're over your rate limit now aren't you?
relientkbandgeek (12:18:20 AM): silly boy
relientkbandgeek (12:18:24 AM): i can sit here and type
relientkbandgeek (12:18:26 AM): and you can't respond
relientkbandgeek (12:18:29 AM): don't say that word anymore
relientkbandgeek (12:18:31 AM): its evil
relientkbandgeek (12:18:34 AM): its overrused
relientkbandgeek (12:18:37 AM): but only by you
cowexnihilo (12:18:39 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:18:41 AM): you should say osmething else
cowexnihilo (12:18:43 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:18:45 AM): darn it.. .you're back....
cowexnihilo (12:18:46 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:18:47 AM): haha
cowexnihilo (12:18:48 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:19:12 AM): .........
relientkbandgeek (12:19:16 AM): (thats me not talking to you anymore)
cowexnihilo (12:19:20 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:19:25 AM):
cowexnihilo (12:19:29 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:20:06 AM): will you respond with that phrase to everything that i say?
cowexnihilo (12:20:20 AM): mabye.... that works
relientkbandgeek (12:20:31 AM): you have to write me a letter tomorrow
cowexnihilo (12:20:55 AM): hmmm..... fair enough. that works
relientkbandgeek (12:21:06 AM): and you have to mail it tomorrow too
cowexnihilo (12:21:39 AM): if I say "that works " it means I might not send it.....that works
relientkbandgeek (12:21:50 AM): no!! liar!!
relientkbandgeek (12:21:54 AM): you have to!
cowexnihilo (12:22:07 AM): same meaning - that works
relientkbandgeek (12:22:35 AM): you're almost unbeatable
relientkbandgeek (12:22:38 AM): but i'll prevail
relientkbandgeek (12:22:39 AM): i'll win
relientkbandgeek (12:22:43 AM): one of these times
cowexnihilo (12:23:04 AM): never! if I say "that works " it means you never will
cowexnihilo (12:23:05 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:23:09 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:23:10 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:23:12 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:23:14 AM): that works
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cowexnihilo (12:23:20 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:23:24 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:23:36 AM): ha!! rate limit?? soon you have to get to the rate limit!
cowexnihilo (12:23:37 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:23:43 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:23:44 AM): so therefore, whenever you do, I WIN
relientkbandgeek (12:23:51 AM): no fair pausing
relientkbandgeek (12:23:56 AM): cuz then it restores itself
relientkbandgeek (12:23:56 AM): haha
cowexnihilo (12:24:04 AM): nope, not the way it WORKS...
cowexnihilo (12:24:31 AM): that works
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relientkbandgeek (12:24:46 AM): i'm going to rip up all the pictures i have of you
cowexnihilo (12:24:51 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:25:08 AM): (I don't like pictures of me anyway)
cowexnihilo (12:25:12 AM): that works
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cowexnihilo (12:25:42 AM): that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works
relientkbandgeek (12:25:53 AM): i'm glad you're enjoying yourself so much....
cowexnihilo (12:26:02 AM): I am thank you
cowexnihilo (12:26:10 AM): that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works
relientkbandgeek (12:26:14 AM): STOP!!!!!!!!
relientkbandgeek (12:26:16 AM):
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cowexnihilo (12:26:26 AM): that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:26:32 AM): that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works
relientkbandgeek (12:26:44 AM): pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease? say something new?
relientkbandgeek (12:26:46 AM): if i beg?
relientkbandgeek (12:26:59 AM): NO!!!! now my roommate's doing it!!
cowexnihilo (12:27:00 AM): something new that works?
relientkbandgeek (12:27:02 AM): its all your fault!!!!!
cowexnihilo (12:27:21 AM): bwa haha! BWA HAA HAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cowexnihilo (12:27:29 AM): (evil tone)
relientkbandgeek (12:27:53 AM): you're taking over the world... one person at a time. but i'll stop your evilness
cowexnihilo (12:28:10 AM): never
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cowexnihilo (12:28:43 AM): that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works that works
relientkbandgeek (12:29:35 AM): what if i said i'd never talk to you again if you didn't stop saying it?
cowexnihilo (12:29:49 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:30:05 AM): saying what?
relientkbandgeek (12:30:13 AM): you know what i'm talking about
relientkbandgeek (12:30:18 AM): and that was mean, by the way
relientkbandgeek (12:30:23 AM): i should test you and not talk to you
cowexnihilo (12:30:29 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:30:43 AM): (remember, I always win)
relientkbandgeek (12:31:04 AM): fine. i'm not talking starting now. no matter what you say.
cowexnihilo (12:31:24 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:31:34 AM):
cowexnihilo (12:31:34 AM): then you won't get the letter
relientkbandgeek (12:31:41 AM):
relientkbandgeek (12:31:41 AM):
relientkbandgeek (12:31:43 AM):
cowexnihilo (12:32:09 AM): that works

Auto response from cowexnihilo (12:32:09 AM): going to the bathroom.. NOT TALKING TO JIMOTHY!! stuff like that :-)

cowexnihilo (12:32:24 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:34:27 AM): If you do not give a response that I deam valid in the next minute, you agree to not hold me to my agreement to send you a letter
relientkbandgeek (12:35:05 AM): i was in the bathroom!!!!
relientkbandgeek (12:35:22 AM): ok now i have to think of a response
cowexnihilo (12:35:28 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:35:42 AM): hmmmmm..... ohhh i know! although you probly won't remember this... "what happened to the field?" "jimothy farted!!!"
cowexnihilo (12:36:26 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:36:30 AM): ()
relientkbandgeek (12:36:50 AM): so i get my letter?
cowexnihilo (12:37:04 AM): probably yes
relientkbandgeek (12:37:17 AM): when?
relientkbandgeek (12:37:18 AM): :-)
cowexnihilo (12:38:23 AM): sorry, that information is classified
relientkbandgeek (12:38:38 AM): you won't... you'll never get around to it
cowexnihilo (12:39:45 AM): that what you think
cowexnihilo (12:40:08 AM): you may be 98.837 years old when it arrives, but you'll get it..
relientkbandgeek (12:40:17 AM): NO!!! i want it soon!
cowexnihilo (12:40:56 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:41:05 AM): you never defined soon
relientkbandgeek (12:41:17 AM): i want it before christmas break
cowexnihilo (12:41:19 AM): my soon might not be your soon...
cowexnihilo (12:41:33 AM): you didn't specify a year...
relientkbandgeek (12:42:01 AM): i could hit you right now. except you're like 4 hours away
cowexnihilo (12:42:22 AM): I dare you
cowexnihilo (12:42:30 AM): I double dare you
relientkbandgeek (12:43:20 AM): hmmm....the weekend is coming.... haha i wish
cowexnihilo (12:43:35 AM): you're just chicken...
relientkbandgeek (12:44:20 AM): it costs money! don't tempt me!
cowexnihilo (12:44:47 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:44:48 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:44:49 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:44:52 AM): that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:44:56 AM): that works that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:44:58 AM): that works that works that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:45:00 AM): that works that works that works that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:45:02 AM): that works that works that works that works
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cowexnihilo (12:45:04 AM): that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:45:05 AM): that works
relientkbandgeek (12:45:05 AM): stop! i can't come!! i'm broke!! i can't afford the gas!!!
relientkbandgeek (12:45:07 AM): STOP!!!!!!!
cowexnihilo (12:45:17 AM): that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:45:18 AM): that works that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:45:19 AM): that works that works that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:45:21 AM): that works that works that works that works that works
cowexnihilo (12:45:22 AM): that works that works that works that works
relientkbandgeek (12:45:57 AM): i can't. but you could always drive up here if you really wanted me to hit you..... i'm real close to ali. 15-20 minutes away!
cowexnihilo (12:46:24 AM): I have finals monday, or I probably would
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cowexnihilo (12:56:26 AM): well, I need to go read a couple of books/write a couple of papers for class tomorrow, so I should probably go
relientkbandgeek (12:56:45 AM): yeah i should get some sleep too
cowexnihilo (12:56:54 AM): have fun with that
cowexnihilo (12:57:03 AM): good night
relientkbandgeek (12:57:11 AM): well my roomie and i always watch tv for awhile, so i won't sleep.. haha
relientkbandgeek (12:57:13 AM): good night
relientkbandgeek (12:57:16 AM): WRITE A LETTER
relientkbandgeek (12:57:17 AM): TO ME
relientkbandgeek (12:57:23 AM): AND MAIL IT
relientkbandgeek (12:57:24 AM): :-)
cowexnihilo (12:57:34 AM): hope you have sweet dreams of "that works"
relientkbandgeek (12:57:48 AM): nightmares is more like it
cowexnihilo (12:57:58 AM): that works
cowexnihilo (12:58:00 AM): : )
cowexnihilo (12:58:03 AM): bye bye
relientkbandgeek (12:58:11 AM): bye
cowexnihilo signed off at 12:58:12 AM

he makes me laugh. i'm going to make him come visit me soon :) the fact that ali is so close will help :)