Instant Message conversation 2

This is an Instant Message conversation with my friend Dylan from Chapel hill, North Carolina. Dmaix17 is Dylan and I am Elbrando12. Dylan goes to school at the University of North Carolina at chapel hill (UNC). This conversation started randomly when I got online to check my email and it happened to be during a very important UNC basketball game, which Dylan was watching. I was not watching the game because I was at the library so he updated me while we talked. Throughout the conversation we also basically update each other on stuff such as how our weekends were, video games, and spring break plans. But consistently me and Dylan touch bases about the score of the game and UNC basketball.

When we talk about Halo with numbers we are talking about our ranks in the game on xbox live. When we mention Rumble pit we are talking about a game type.


elbrando12: whats up dylan

dmaix17: chillin watchin the unc clemson game
what are you doin

elbrando12: oh really whats the score

dmaix17: 80 82 clemson

with 32 seconds left

oh my god
its tied

damn

clemsons pretty good
yea

that duke unc game sucked
yea it was horrible
it was cause we didnt have lawson

yea whats wrong with him

he like sprained his ankle

he'll be better before the tournament wont he

yea he should be

did you get crazy this weekend or what

haha not at all

i had a bunch of tests last week

and smoked so much on friday

and then last night i went to a movie and passed out

jeff and ben came down and chilled sat night was a little out of control
yea i have a test monday

nice
yea i have a physics one next week

but it shouldnt be to hard

i played call of duty on live

im getting pretty sick of school not gonna lie2:

yea it sucks

it was all intense

yea we should play halo its so fun

i kept getting worked

id try to do halo shit and just get run

ive been playing halo lately tho im a 44 in rumble pit now

nice
i went down to a 42

what were you

a 43
so nothing bad

nice

whats the score of the game

84 84

it went into OT

2:45 left

didnt they go into overtime last time they played

i think so
hows north carolina weather

is it still hot

its been so nice
like sunny 60 degrees

its straight freezing here

damn
yea its been getting warmer here

what are you doin for spring break

no idea
whens yours again?

uh hold on let me check

march 17-22
mine starts march 7th

and classes start march 17th

its 90 90 with 30 seconds left

clemson ball

now 2 seconds left UNC ball

well?
UNC timeout

damn

UNC passed it in and called another time out

yea i just checked out my shit and i don't have any tests that week u have spring break but your thinking of coming out here after school right

yea
i might try and go for spring break too
but im like 95% sure im coming after school gets out
it just went into another OT

nice

well not nice i guess

but im gonna go

dmaix17: alright take it easy

Elbrando12: later

Instant message conversation

This is an Instant Message conversation with my friend Dylan from Chapel hill, North Carolina. Dmaix17 is Dylan and I am Elbrando12.


elbrando12: whats up dylan

dmaix17 is online.

dmaix17:

chillin watchin the unc clemson game

dmaix17:

whats are u doin

elbrando12: oh really whats the score

dmaix17:

80 82 clemson

dmaix17:

with 36 secs left

dmaix17:

oh my god

dmaix17:

its tied

elbrando12: damn

elbrando12: clemsons pretty good

dmaix17:

yea

elbrando12: that duke unc game sucked

dmaix17:

yea it was so gay

dmaix17:

it was cause we didnt have lawson

elbrando12: yea whats wrong with him

dmaix17:

he like sprained his ankle

elbrando12: he'll be better before the tournament wont he

dmaix17:

yea he should be

elbrando12: did you get crazy this weekend or what

dmaix17:

haha not at all

dmaix17:

i had a bunch of tests last week

dmaix17:

and smoked so much on friday

dmaix17:

and then last night i went to a movie and passed out

elbrando12: jeff and ben came down and chilled sat night was a little out of controll

elbrando12: yea i have a test monday

dmaix17:

nice

dmaix17:

yea i got a physics one this week

dmaix17:

but it shouldnt be to hard

dmaix17:

i played call of duty on live

elbrando12: im getting pretty sick of school not gonna lie

dmaix17:

yea its gay

dmaix17:

it was all intense

elbrando12: yea we should play its so fun

dmaix17:

i kept getting worked

dmaix17:

id try to do halo shit and just get run

elbrando12: ive been playing halo lately tho im a 44 in rumble pit now

dmaix17:

nice

dmaix17:

i went down to a 42

elbrando12: what were you

dmaix17:

a 43

dmaix17:

so nothing bad

elbrando12: nice

elbrando12: whats the score of the game

dmaix17:

84 84

dmaix17:

it went into ot

dmaix17:

245 left

elbrando12: didnt they go into overtime last time they played

dmaix17:

i think so

dmaix17:

elbrando12: hows north carolina weather

elbrando12: is it still hot

dmaix17:

its been so nice

dmaix17:

like sunny 60 degrees

elbrando12: its straight freezing here

dmaix17:

damn

dmaix17:

yea its been getting warmer here

elbrando12: what are you doin for spring break

dmaix17:

no idea

dmaix17:

whens urs again

elbrando12: uh hold on let me check

elbrando12: march 17-22

dmaix17:

mine starts march 7

dmaix17:

and classes start march 17

dmaix17:

its 90 90 with 30 secs left

dmaix17:

clemson ball

dmaix17:

now 2 seconds left unc ball

elbrando12: well?

dmaix17:

unc timeout

elbrando12: damn

dmaix17:

unc passed it in an called another timeout

dmaix17:

with 1.2 secs left

elbrando12: yea i just checked out my shit and i don't have any tests that week u have spring break but your thinking of coming out here after school right

dmaix17:

yea

dmaix17:

i might try to go for spring break to

dmaix17:

but im like 95 percent sure im coming after school

dmaix17:

it went into another ot

elbrando12: nice

elbrando12: well not nice i guess

elbrando12: but im gonna go

dmaix17:

alright take it easy

elbrando12: later

observation revision

Time: Thursday night around 6:00pm

Location: At my house observing subjects A and B for around 10-15 minutes playing Call of duty 4

Subjects A and B sit down to play Call of duty 4 on x-box live. We have two LCD TV's with two x-box 360's set up in a small room. The room has light peach walls with white carpet but it is hardly noticed because the lights are dim. Massive poster maps of the world decorate the walls. There are two computer chairs that the subjects sit on. Subject A is a smaller sized guy wearing gray sweatpants and a Utah sweatshirt. He has very short light brown hair with a scruffy beard. Subject B is large in size and height. B is clothed in red gym shorts and a white t-shirt. He has very long bushy dark brown sideburns and is wearing a blue wool beanie. Both subjects are Caucasian and both have controllers in hand.

The game starts and subject B asks subject A "what gun is good for this level." "The shotgun will tear it up, just use flash bang grenades" says A. The game is a first person shooter where all you can see is "your hands" holding a gun. The mission is to kill more enemies then the amount of times you are killed. The subjects run around in a war zone atmosphere trying to kill the other team. As I watch subject A's face his expression changes constantly. His eyes widen and he bites his lower lip. Subject A has a firm grasp on the controller and his thumbs are moving with amazing speed hitting the buttons. They both are leaning forward at the very edge of their chairs and are close to the screens. "Damn," says A as he leans back quick to relax his posture after he is killed in the game. Subject A leans forward again bites down on his lip and lowers his eyebrows. His eyes stay peeled open and he doesn't blink until he is killed. As I start watching subject B he has a smile unlike A. B turns to A and says while chuckling "The shotgun is so tight." A doesn't reply and is still rapidly firing buttons. Subject B grabs some baked lays shuvs them into his smiling mouth. He wipes his hand vigorously on his jeans and grasps the controller. The chips crunch loudly over the war zone sounds of bombs going off and guns firing constantly in the background. Both subjects lean back in their chairs as the noise comes to silence and the game ends.

observation

Time: Thursday night

Location: At my house observing subjects A and B playing Call of duty 4

Subjects A and B sit down to play Call of duty 4 on xbox live. We have two lcd tv's with two xbox 360's set up in a small room. The game starts and subject B asks subject A "what gun is good for this level." "The shotgun will tear it up, just use flashbang grenades" says A. As I watch subject A's face his expression changes constantly. His eyes widen and he bites his lower lip. Subject A has a firm grasp on the controller and his thumbs are moving with amazing speed hitting the buttons. They both are leaning forward at the very edge of their chairs and are close to the screens. "Damn," says A as he leans back quick to relax his posture after he is killed in the game. Subject A leans forward again bites down on his lip and lowers his eyebrows. His eyes stay peeled open and he doesn't blink until he is killed. As I start watching subject B he has a smile unlike A. B turns to A and says while chuckling "The shotgun is so tight." A doesn't reply and is still rapidly firing buttons. Subject B grabs some baked lays shuvs them into his smiling mouth. He wipes his hand vigerously on his jeans and grasps the controller. The chips crunch loudly over the warzone sounds of bombs going off and guns firing constantly in the background. Both subjects lean back in their chairs as the noise comes to silence and the game ends.