One day, people will look back at this very conversation...

...and they will know, without a doubt, that they are witnessing the world's first glimpse at what it means to be a TRUE genius. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a little something I like to call 'The Discovery of the Self-Gchat':

1:30 PM Shinjinee: You've been invited to this chat room!

rs2366@caa.columbia.edu has joined

rs2366@caa.columbia.edu has left

Shinjinee: tee hee

me (@ gmail): what?

ohhhh

Shinjinee: why did you leave?

me: YESSSS

Shinjinee: aah

me (@gmail): i didn't mean to

i don't know what's happening

1:31 PM Shinjinee: you are not currently online

it logged you off?

me (@gmail): no, i logged off

hang on

i'll go baclk

1:32 PM okay, now ask me to join

while i go pee

and live in wonder

will i?

won't i?

it's like dating

...or so i'm told.

1:34 PM rs2366@caa.columbia.edu has joined

Shinjinee: you are here twiceeee

coool

1:36 PM me (@gmail): hahah

1:37 PM me (@caa...): oh holy god

i don't even have the mind power to do all of this

bouncing back and forth

me (@gmail): ahhh

i type it in one place, and it shows up in the other!

hello, self

myyyy, you look LOVELY today

me (@caa...): why, THANK YOU, self!

1:38 PM you do not look so shabby, either!

me (@gmail): well, la dee da!

hellooooooooo, dolly

yes, helloooooooo, dolly

it's so NICE to have you back where you beloooooong...

1:39 PM take it away, self!

me (@caa...): you're looking sweeeeell, dolly

i can teeeeeeell, dolly

you're still glowing!

me (@gmail): you're still growing!

me (@caa...): you're still...

me (@gmail): ...going stroong!

1:42 PM Shinjinee: this is so great