Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Forthcoming Websites from Zac & Christian
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Christian & Zac, Another Textual Conversation

Z Chast: I didn't watch LOST last night. Should i prepare for heartache ?
C Gonz: Eh. There was some cool stuff. I just wish they would quit this flashsideways nonsense. I don't see how it could possibly lead anywhere I'm interested. If they just stuck with what's going on with the people on the Island, we would be halfway through the season.
Z Chast: Balls. Just balls. Also, I wish I could write like a poet, just for one day. I've been thinking a lot about the term "chesticles" lately and I don't know why.
C Gonz: You totally are a poet, dude. Good call on chesticles. It's an important concept that isn't explored with enough enthusiasm.
Z Chast: I tend to agree - further study is no doubt needed, especially in light of the increasing importance of Queer Theory and feminism.
C Gonz: Queer Theory for the Straight Theorist could be a television series. I mean, I'd watch it.
Z Chast: Perhaps with a sister book for group discussions called, "Chesticles and Man Boobs: Dangerous Conflations of the Modern Body" ?
C Gonz: Yes. Perfect. We could make millions.
Z Chast: Or, for the middle school classroom: "Lumps and Bumps: What Happened to My Old Body?"
C Gonz: Please tell me that's your next assignment for the information books you've written. I would be a fulfilled man, if so.
Z Chast: Or the more harrowing edition for unruly teens: "You Can't Go Back: How Your Choices Impact Your Body"
C Gonz: Or the one for just young teen boys. "Better Get Used to it, Pal. It's Like That Every Morning"
Z Chast: or "IF YOU TOUCH IT IT'LL EXPLODE ... and other myths"
C Gonz: And for girls: "Don't Worry! It Doesn't Mean You're Dying!"
Z Chast: "On Your Own Now: Why Changes in Your Body Make You Irreversibly Different"
C Gonz: "Masturbation: Filthy Foe or Misunderstood Friend?"
Z Chast: "Cleaning Up the Mess: 50 Lessons You'll Need to Learn to Hide the New You"
C Gonz: "50 Things Childhood Didn't Prepare You For: The Truth About You"
C Gonz: "Parents Really Don't Understand: The Importance Of Friends As Wounded Healers"
Z Chast: "Strike First: How Aggressive and Demeaning Language Can Keep You Safe"
C Gonz: "Getting Even: Sorting Through the Lie of The High-Road and 10 Other Things Adults Made Up To Keep You Down"
C Gonz: "'This Isn't Even Fun Anymore': How To Handle the Responsibility and Disappointing HJs Like a Grown Ass Man"
Z Chast: "Living in Abject Terror: It IS the Size of the Ship, and It Doesn't Make it Easier Even if You Really Do Think She Loves You"
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Zac & Christian; Another Conversation Via Text Message
Friday, December 4, 2009
Zac & Christian, a conversation via text messaging
C. Gonz: Plus. If one day it were to be published, I might get to meet him [Ben Gibbard], which would really just be a ploy to steal Zooey back. Seriously. I mean. Come on. We're in love with the same woman, for crying out loud! Also. I'm really sad that I burned my tongue on my coffee this morning. :( In the words of Michael Scott, mo' money, mo' problems.
Z. Chast: Is the lesson here that sometimes the early bird doesn't get the worm? Also, I just got 3 texts, one you just sent and two from earlier, re: Meeting Gib and stealing back Zooey. I no longer trust my phone.
C. Gonz: It's tough when the things you used to think were true no longer are.
Z. Chast: Suddenly you look at your mom and think, "Maybe you are nurturer. But maybe you're not."
C. Gonz: That's when you know you've arrived at agnosticism, and you have no choice but to become a vegetarian just in case cows really did create the world.
Z. Chast: And as you're sitting on the toilet after your 3rd bowl of vegetarian chili, you think to yourself, "This isn't the life I imagined."
C. Gonz: Except for maybe the diarrhea. You really should have seen that coming give the bowel loosener supplement that you used to swear by.
Z. Chast: And that's just the problem, isn't it? When you began, science was your savior, but now she's your wife. And she is a fickle, tempestuous whore.
C. Gonz: Now all you want is death, death for your birthday.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Fatty Writes Santa a Letter
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Walla World

This is Christopher Walla, producer and guitarist for the now-famous Indie-Allstar outfit Death Cab for Cutie.
This photo was taken shortly after Ben Gibbard "jokingly" smacked Chris in the head for suggesting that maybe Ben could go shopping for new sneakers later and lay down a rhythm guitar part now.
"OK, Ben, just try to keep it to two hours this time... Or three.... three is fine."
Later that night, Chris calls a meeting with other D-Cab members Nick and Jason to discuss the band's future.
Chris: You know, we don't need Ben. He's not the only writer in this band. You guys have been to my myspace. This band goes on, with or without Mr. Benjamin Gibbard! Jason-- you were just telling me yesterday how you wanted to take more chances. And Nick, I love the demos you sent to my gmail. Really fresh sound. Now who's with me??
Nick: We're a fucking joke without Ben.
Jason: Yeah, I think you're tired Chris.
Chris: Just like that, Jay?
Jason: I'm sorry Chris, I understand you have to work with him the most one on one and that can be hard but--
Chris: (interrupting) No yeah shutup shutup shutup. [collects himself] Ok. I didn't want to have to do this, but I will. Jason, Ben fucked your sister.
Jason: What?
Chris: [pointing] Yeah, he did it right there on the soundboard.
Jason: Cathy?
Chris: Ben was blind drunk, he started playing her "I will follow you" and then stopped midway through and just started plowing her, right here, while I was mixing. Like I wasn't even here. Thank God I had just saved the levels.
Jason: [barely comprehending] She's...a...diabetic. I mean, what if she--
Chris: So, re-vote?
Nick: Wait. So you watched them?
Chris: No. Of course I didn't "just" watch them.
Nick: Wait, what?
Jason: Yeah. What?
Chris: What?
Nick: What do you mean "just" watch them?
Chris: I didn't say "just."
Nick: No, yeah. You definitely did.
Chris: No, you said, "You just watched them?" And I said I didn't.
Nick: I never said, "just."
Jason: He never said "just."
Nick: You added "just." I didn't say "just."
Chris: Whatever. I know what you said and I know what I said. Enough.
Nick: You said -
Chris: Look. This isn't the conversation I called you here to have.
Jason: Chris, why are you getting so defensive?
Chris: [responding to Jason's accusation] I'm not gay for Ben.
(silence, everyone, including Chris, baffled)
Nick: Did you just...
Chris: the Myspace page...
Jason: ...on the soundboard?
Nick: I think you just came out.
Jason: Cathy and Ben...
Chris: No, dude.
Jason: ...so fucked up.
Nick: Are you gay for Ben, Chris?
Chris: Nah...nah...no. Ahem. No.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Christian and Zachary Are Different
So, without further ado:
1) Christian is from the West Coast, and Zachary is from the East Coast.
2) Zachary rolls with Biggie, Christian rolls with Tupac.
3) Christian is the son of a male nurse, and Zachary is the son of a male pastor.
4) Zachary is skinny, and Christian is not-so-skinny.
5) Christian likes to be honest with his friends, trusting that their friendship will endure no matter what the topic,
while "Zachary" likes to beat around the bush and usually ends up hurting feelings more often that way.
6) Zachary has never paid for sex.
7) Christian doesn't like to talk about it. Zachary won't let it go.
8) Zachary will worry about a term paper for two weeks only to start it the night before it's due. Christian will not worry about a term paper until the night before it's due.
9) Christian is not afraid to touch you. Zachary is watching you.
10) Zachary's favorite color is green. Christian's favorite color is blue.
11) Christian was a first baseman, and Zachary was a second baseman.
12) Zachary likes a woman who ain't scared to get dirty. Christian wants a girl he can take home to meet mom.
13) Christian finds value in reading children's literature such as Harry Potter. Zachary is an intellectual snob who thinks children are weak-minded.
14) Zachary got an A- in Modern European Literature while Christian only managed to get a B+.
15) Christian wonders why Zachary is so afraid to be equals. Zachary is compensating for something.
16) Zachary would like to uppercut you right out of those Crocs and that Jack Johnson T-Shirt. Christian thought his first CD was okay.
17) Christian wears sandals. Zachary does not like bare male feet.
18) Zachary was born in the Fall, Christian was born in the Summer.
19) Christian thinks that Church and society should learn to openly dialogue with another. Zachary thinks God doesn't see him when defecates on public monuments.
20) Zachary believes that desperate times call for desperate measures; dictators must be overthrown one way or another. Christian will be voting for John McCain.
21) Christian likes to vote with his pants on. Zachary has never made it through an election without getting arrested.
22) Zachary has 99 problems and four of them are bitches. Christian wishes he wasn't a bitch.
23) Christian isn't a bitch.
24) Yeah-huh.
25) When was the last time you were truly vulnerable?
26) I don't remember.
27) I wish I didn't.
28) Zachary drinks to remember. Christian drinks to forget.
29) Christian took the registrar seriously and now has a college degree, unlike Zachary who will never be a competent French speaker.
30) Zachary tries not say hurtful things to his friends which he might regret in the morning. When he's sober.