John Hodgman finally responds to my rebuttal of Vacationland. In the letter, he uses ‘@‘ instead of ‘at’ every chance he gets. I want to tell him it’s easier and makes more sense to use ‘at’ most of the time, but I don’t want to get too nitpicky.
He and I attend the taping for Maria Bamford’s new special focused on homelessness. The poster is a close up of her face, grimacing and tinted blue [Editor’s note: Similar to the Duluth scenes in Lady Dynamite], on a black background. A homeless Québécois named Bon Chaise, who is bearded and chubby and wearing glasses, is her opener. We join them in their green room, which is on a roof where it’s windy and cold.
We find a hang glider up there and decide to test it out. I want to go tandem, but he wants to go alone. We bought some beef jerky that was on sale, but in order to get the discount we had to buy 30.
Afterwards, I help John update his résumé, which currently says he is a Grooveshark expert.
I advise that he check every now and then to make sure his skills are still relevant. Ultimately, this is how he finds out that Grooveshark is shut down, and let me tell you, he’s not happy about it.