Chameleon On a Kaleidoscope (The Oxygen Thief Diaries) (19 page)

hello francoise…. well
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on google this morning
looking up guy bourdin and that book you mentioned, as, no I
haven't read it and hadn't even heard of it. I see what you mean
though, looks pretty heavy and intense (alcoholism, abuse,
photographers assistant etc). Unfortunately it appears to be out of
stock, so I may need to do a bit of digging around to get a
copy.

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uhmmm..I'm a little
confused. You sort of asked me the same thing last week. Did you
get my response ?

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francoise …no, i dont know
that book, looked it up though and it sounds sizzling. is it still
anonymous, or did the author come out? have you been in nyc long?
where are you living? you can email me for real if you
like,

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yeah,
I'm game….
Just picked up the book this evening. Looks like
an easy read. I'll get back to you with my thoughts soon. hope
you're well..

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i will seek out the oxygen
thief book at once, though it seems a difficult tome to locate. i
do love a challenge. your guy bourdain tribute is striking ..are
you a fan of baudelaire?

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hi your
profile is definitely intriguing but hard to see whether you have
only one eye or not (then again one eye might be sexy ummm). Vous
etes francaise? Je suis quebecois mais d'origine italienne allors
je parle francais comme une vache espagnole. Let's talk oh
mysterious stranger.

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Hey I'm
studying to be a pilates instructor and was thinking if you needed
to practice your photography it would be cool to take some shots of
me doing my stretches.

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wow, devoured the book it
in two big, greedy gulps, it's dark, smooth and jagged edged.like a
fresh piece of broken glass that you want to touch even though you
know you shouldn't.

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How come you didn’t answer
any of my emails if your going to hotlist me again? I don’t mind
playing around on here but its more fun if there is a
dialogue.

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francoise, glad you still
have all your limbs.Not that paraplegics can't be sexy too. taking
any good portraits these days? intense book, do you really
recommend that?

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you're
not very good at this, are you..? I see that you're looking for a
girl, not a guy..
So, what's the attraction...? just a
playmate/friend? someone to borrow cool lenses from? (you'd have to
have a canon..) someone to make your current girlfriend
jealous.?
what's the story...? might I say that
your pictures are amazing and I bet you are too? what's your name?
I’m allan …when are you free? today. lunch! 1pm...my
place..?

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you got
"woman" in your "Looking for" section but your copy says you're
looking for a guy. I'm above your age range but you "looked" so I
thought I'd wave and just point out the gender issue. nice
pictures.

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now that you posted
pictures, I think I can fairly speak for all lesbians when I say
that they'd be more than happy to have you playing on their team,
if you ever chose to I‘ll check out that book you
mentioned.

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Eff…
funny you should mention that
book -- someone I met at a party recently suggested I read it. I'm
going to look for it today and will let you know my reactions. Then
you can tell me what it says about me. It will be a good exercise
for both of us.

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hi there
miss francoise, did you hotlist me by accident? Jim (aged
60)

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hi beautifullylit, thanks
for adding me to your hotlist. and thanks for recommending the book
..it looks very interesting you're smashingly cute, though I wish
your face were... um... beautifully lit rather than semi-obscured.
Is being a professional portrait photographer as cool as it
sounds?hope you're having a fun weekend,

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the
minimalist profile. it leaves more to ones imagination, a lost art
really. you've clearly mastered the art of seduction through photos
as well. i have no idea what you look like and my mind will wander
endlessly until i do. nicely done, au bientot

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how's it
going? I'm also a fan of art, culture and sex although not
necessarily in that order and have kind of made a career out of two
of the three. have you seen anything cool recently? your photos are
very intriguing. do you have more? look forward to hearing more
about you, p

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yes I read it….enjoyed
it…in about a day and a half. liked the nyc parts i recognized, and
really felt for guy when he just wanted her to say "yeah, let's get
lunch" but "no, sorry, busy, parents, blah..." ouch. among other
excruciating parts. he certainly did get his, a lot of wincing on
my part...good tour of the inside of his head…

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