-Wednesday- JONI (4:24pm) Joni TINO (4:24pm) Hey Joni. Im Tino. Where are you? JONI (4:24pm) In regina TINO (4:24pm) Sounds like a blast. Im kicking back with a beer and a book. Vanessa recommended it, otherwise wouldnt bother. Something about a monkey. JONI (4:26pm) Oh? What book TINO (4:26pm) The Monkeys Wrench by a guy called Primo Levi. JONI (4:29pm) I have never read it. Where do you live TINO (4:29pm) Anyway, nice to meet you Joni. Enough txting for now, Ill touch base tomorrow. JONI (4:29pm) Ok see ya -Thursday- TINO (12:16pm) Joni. Im late. Just came in to Saskatchewan- I dont know this part of town. Foreman sent me a txt, but this thing ran out of memory, so I did delete... (12:18pm) Point is, im lost. Not worried though, these things work out. But I need your help. Ok, go past the McCain canvassers or through the nice condo buildings? JONI (12:24pm) what direction are you coming from? TINO (12:24pm) Ill try to get by the pols. Ok, but I dont sign things. No money. Ill pick who I pick. Do I past the graffiti or toward the ATM? JONI (12:24pm) Where are you trying to get to? TINO (12:24pm) Going to check out the graffiti. A cutout of an old lady pasted up. Gorgeous. Must have taken somebody ages. Do I by the starbucks or cross the police line? JONI (12:26pm) You should stop for a coffee. Are you in a rush? TINO (12:26pm) Id get a cup, but it isnt strong enough for me. So now is it stop at the tourist office or follow the rat down the side street? JONI (12:31pm) Tourist office TINO (12:31pm) Ok, buut Im not the asking for directions type. Should I go follow the sound of music or follow the fire truck? JONI (12:35pm) Fire truck! TINO (12:35pm) Doesnt have its siren on, probably just getting food. Good idea. Should I go past the dollar store or toward the big public art thingy? JONI (12:50pm) Public art! What is it TINO (12:50pm) Ok. I'm sure it's worth its weight in gold. Ok, nice. Theres my site. See? Works every time. Catch you later. JONI (12:51pm) ok good luck -Friday- TINO (1:06pm) Sorry for bugging. I need a favor. Something just occurred to me. Ok? Im 65 floors up. You got a second? JONI (1:07pm) Yep what do you need TINO (1:07pm) Construction was delayed for the better part of a year. Beams covered in a fine metallic dust. Kinda mysterious but i have a hunch. (1:09pm) Eugene doesnt believe me. He says its old paint. You at a computer? Google 'meteor dust' for me and let me know what it says. Is it possible? JONI (1:09pm) What hunch? TINO (1:09pm) Ive got an amazing job. Do me one more favor? JONI (1:10pm) I am driving sorry TINO (1:10pm) Take a photo of something at work from outer space. Post it on flickr and put 'tino faussone' in the tags. Its all around us, Joni. Gotta run. -Saturday- TINO (1:42pm) Hey I got this trick I can do. Just five questions and I can guess what your job is. Seriously, its this weird skill. Want to play? JONI (1:43pm) Sure i like games TINO (1:43pm) Ok, first some background. Have you ever had to fire a pregnant or weeping person? JONI (1:44pm) No im a good person TINO (1:44pm) Yikes. Ok, gotta revise my guess just a bit. Are you proficient with Excel? JONI (1:45pm) Nope TINO (1:45pm) Me neither. I let my accountant crunch my numbers. Do you have to wear a uniform? JONI (1:48pm) No TINO (1:48pm) Ok, no uniform. A picture is definitely starting to form here. Do you spend your day in a room where you can see any pictures of animals? JONI (1:48pm) No TINO (1:48pm) Coulda guessed this first thing. Youre obviously a Principles Tester. Am I right? JONI (1:49pm) Nope TINO (1:49pm) Really? Im never wrong. Maybe you should consider a career change. JONI (1:50pm) Im a carpenter how can you go wrong with that -Sunday- TINO (2:21pm) Guess where i am? JONI (2:49pm) Where ? TINO (2:49pm) I wish. Wish I was naked in an Arctic snowstorm at this point. You got anything that really freaks you out? JONI (2:50pm) You do, actually. TINO (2:50pm) Read something somewhere about the place in the brain where fear comes from. Amygdala. Dont know why I remember that. (2:52pm) One more guess - where am I? JONI (2:53pm) you got me. Where? TINO (2:53pm) Im insulating a roof cavity. Only thing in the world makes my knees weak is a closed space, and here I am. All day. Hey you know the symptoms of a panic attack? JONI (2:54pm) No i do not TINO (2:54pm) Palpitations, pounding heart or accelerated heart rate, Sweating, trembling or shaking, Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering, feeling of choking, (2:55pm) nausea or abdominal distress, Feeling dizzy, light headed or faint, derealization(feelings of unreality) or depersonalization (being detached from oneself) (2:56pm) chest pain or discomfort, Fear of losing control or going crazy, Fear of dying, Paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations), Chills or hot flushes. JONI (2:57pm) You getting any of those TINO (2:57pm) You gotta help me out with something, k? Say yes, k? JONI (2:57pm) Ya ok TINO (2:57pm) Do you have any rituals - stupid little things you do to keep yourself calm? JONI (2:58pm) I would think of something nice or maybe sing or talk to a friend. Take deep breathes TINO (2:58pm) If I gotta be in a tight space, I like to call Yellowstone National Park. Find out about road conditions. Its weird, ok, but it helps. (3:00pm) This girl there knows I do it now, tho. Knows my number. So how about you call and tell me what they say? Number is 307-344-2117. JONI (3:01pm) Alright TINO (3:01pm) I feel better knowing that. JONI (3:10pm) She said most the roads are closed and the tourist roads are open -Monday- TINO (12:35pm) Hey Joni whats up. I cant get out of bed this morning; PAIN. That rigging job in india is catching up to me with a vengeance. (12:37pm) Built a massive building for tiny parts. Semi-conductor facility. Theres a certain satisfaction in that. What do you do for work anyway? JONI (12:40pm) And i part time waitress TINO (12:40pm) Are you good at it? Like an expert? JONI (12:40pm) Im actually a student TINO (12:40pm) Grab some object nearby, what is it? JONI (12:41pm) A curling iron TINO (12:41pm) Guy called di staso says that if youre an expert you can see your work in any object. Look at that curling iron, am I right? JONI (12:45pm) Yep i can TINO (12:45pm) Ok, lets not get carried away. But you get what I mean. Ive got the icy hot right here and its pretty straightforward. Definitely pulled something. JONI (12:51pm) Where do you work TINO (12:51pm) You want the long story or the short story? JONI (12:54pm) Short im on my way to class TINO (12:54pm) Bad math, basically. That, some rope, and some real heavy stuff. You know how it goes. JONI (12:55pm) No not really (12:56pm) Why are you talking to me? -Tuesday- TINO (2:54pm) What are you up to Joni? JONI (3:55pm) In art class TINO (3:55pm) U wanna trade? The inspectors here. Puts numbers on things that dont need em. Like how you had 12 characters in that message. You txt normal, QWERTY or T9? JONI (4:10pm) T9 TINO (4:10pm) So 12 max key presses, times 6 muscles of the thumb(s) involved, like the flexor pollicis brevis, and four nerves. Do you use a light pressure or heavy? JONI (4:14pm) Uh. . I would say light TINO (4:14pm) You just took 246 seconds to respond, so we're talking 2.35 neural signals/sec per second on your part. JONI (4:15pm) Hey i can be quicker! TINO (4:15pm) If you were a factory youd get an efficiency rating of 0.05/averg. Notice how you do other basic tasks. Fast or slow? Dont text me now. Itll take too long :-) JONI (4:25pm) Ha ha! Excuse me! My phone is on silent i didnt hear :) TINO (7:15pm) Hey Joni. Think. If you slipped and a friend caught your safety rope, the only thing between you and a 70 story fall, who would you want it to be? JONI (7:19pm) My boyfriend daniel TINO (7:19pm) Ok, now whos the one standing next to Boyfriend, commenting on rope-holding technique? Whats his or her name? JONI (7:23pm) Lee TINO (7:23pm) Yeah, Lee. Whats Lee's phone number? JONI (7:26pm) *** **** TINO (7:26pm) Dont worry. Its cool. Trust me. Whats the number? JONI (7:29pm) *** **** TINO (7:29pm) Ok, nevermind. Ill see ya, Joni. Off to a job in chongqing, china! ALWAYS keep moving. Most peoples problem is getting stuck. JONI (7:31pm) True that. See ya