I spent my Valentines day reading through old Facebook messages of everyone I've kissed in my life. I went way deep, back to the earliest messages still floating around in Facebook's database. It was a weird experience. I'm not sure how I feel about it. But now I have this poetry book. It's a pretty short book. You can make one just like it! It's easy and fun. Read the back page for more info.

1. The Oldest Recorded
Facebook Messages
Still Available Online
Between Me and
Everyone I’ve Kissed
So Far
As of February 14, 2014
Otis Pig

2. 2014 share-alike attribution license.

3. No results

4. 3/12, 12:19am
speak speak
??
hey
what are you doing
nothing important or fun
will you come spend the night with me
can i finish what i’m doing first?
4

5. how come you didnt respod to my text
messages
i didn’t get them
i mean i haven’t checked my phone
those are all terrible messages
yes
5

6. 3/12, 12:19am
Joel, that picture, yikes. Are you ok?
Do you still believe that?
Have you found a means for it?
Just tell me you were exaggerating please.
Does it hurt much?
I still don’t get it.
6

7. I think the breakdown started when I went to
get my legs waxed because
a.) I was lonely
b.) I didn’t want him to be disappointed
c.) I’m passive aggressively spending money
to hurt him.
[which may also be the reason i am
contacting you]
And I don’t even believe in it, I seriously
think it is morally wrong.
7

8. Mostly I’m glad you’re out there.
He just needs all of my attention right now.
Godspeed to you and yours.
8

9. No results

10. No results

11. 5/19, 12:15pm
You make the sun rise in my heart.
11

12. okay good luck with the rest of your day
12

13. 11/26, 4:55pm
how are you?
good!
how are you?
super duper good
YEAH
coooooool
fuck yeah
this is great
13

14. and i was going to ask
but you’re already here
ha
i was going to ask
but i dont really know
other than it’s great!
ha
14

15. listen i have to go
can i have your
number?
509 280 8964
great! see you!
super! bye!
15

16. 1/1, 7:43pm
just reminding you my boyfriend & i are
coming out to california on the 9th. we would
like to stay with you & emji too if they’re
around. we could cook you dinner. would
you have space on couch/a bed for a day or
two?
let me know.
16

17. You are welcome to stay at our place a night
or two. We have a bed couch thing whatever
those are called. I work on Mondays and
Thursdays.
Let me know which day or days you want
to stay.
17

18. 12/8, 4:51am
hello?
are you there?
you’re the only other one awake
do you have phone?
hi did you get my message?
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19. 1/1, 7:43pm
yr really coming to the bay? That is great!
let’s hang out
Totally. :-)
you’re welcome to stay with me while yr here
Haha that is super nice of you, but I already
have a place to stay
oh ha ok
19

20. 10/10, 8:44am
You are kissing me on the ear
while i write this!
http://open.spotify.com/user/123133782/
playlist/0SkqazsO9R2c6uVnZc3Jk2
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21. 8/17, 2:20pm
:-(
:-/
:-)
:-o
how do we video chat?
21

22. 10/10, 8:44am
ugh why aren’t you in my bed
computer not as good to cuddle with
as person
don’t you remember the sound of music
?
i find you rather un-lame
well...ha. goodnight.
22

23. 10/2, 10:55pm
wait who are steve and lindsey?
poets - steve orth, lindsey boldt
oh
one day i will know about poets
aren’t you one?
yea but i’m more of an impostor
how?
idk u’ll see
23

24. 8/17, 2:20pm
facebook is freaking me out
i hate that i care
maybe its a glitch
anyways i’m feeling better
i want to be friends in real life
i assume you hate all my dog pictures
24

25. 1/21, 12:38pm
hey!! do you want to hang out!
Seen Feb 3
25

26. No results

27. 10/13, 5:10pm
i stopped by your house last night i
thought there was a show but no, i miss
oakland i’m working for a woman now
i need more copies of that book you
showed me do they sell them where you
work i thought there was a show but no,
nothing. hopefully i will be back to 56th
someday! let me know
27

28. 1/28, 5:23pm
the last thing you said to me in person was
“if I don’t come back u know it’s safe”
lol
hahaha
yes
28

29. You can write this book too
It’s super easy and fun. All the words already there. Just
go through your Facebook message history with every
person you’ve kissed so far, and pull lines from the earliest
available chats. If you search for someone you’ve kissed
and no results appear, don’t feel bad. Just write No
Results. Facebook isn’t perfect.
– Be discerning, and sensitive of private information
– Be brief. Treat it like a poem but stay honest
– Make each poem title the time stamp of that message
– Don’t include the names of your sweethearts
– Never indicate who is speaking
Send your text to otis@timelessinfinitelight.com. For the
first 20 responses (or until March 15th, whichever comes
first), I will lay out a book that looks exactly like this book,
except that it will be full of your internet romance memories
instead of mine. You can do whatever you want with it:
print it, share it, disown it. But I won’t lay out anything I
find ignorant or distasteful. Sorry haters. Love is real!

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