Jordan and Jasper

 Jordan and Jasper (Continued) Chapter 2

text messages conversation

(Jor) Hey, I got your number from John, I hope that's okay. We forgot to exchange numbers before. How was the library?

(Jas) Hey! That's fine! I was actually going to text you too. I found your number in my yearbook-but it's last year's and I didn't know if it was the same or not. Then I thought one of my sisters might know your sister's number and I could get it that way-but yeah, we totally forgot about numbers before! Awkward-sorry this is so long-I can go off on tangents sometimes!

(Jor) 😊Hahaha you're good, no worries! So now you have my number-how was the library? Exciting?

(Jas) Oh yeah, there was a jewel thief, I think one of the ones that hit the Louvre last year, and they were hiding in the mystery section and the librarians had them cornered until the cops got there! You know, usual library stuff.

(Jor) ???

(Jas) It's true!

(Jor) No.

(Jas) Ok, no. You're right. I just returned my theoretical physics and ancient Greek philosophy books. How was your cafe adventure?

(Jor) Really though?

(Jas) Ok, no. I had a book on how to buikd a backyard barbecue and one on birdwatching in the Pacific Northwest. I actually want to buy that one, so I can take it on hikes to the lake. 

(Jor) Birds, huh? That's cool. I like birds. And philosophy and physics would have been cool too. 

(Jas) I know, it's just not light summer reading. 😉

(Jor) Makes sense. And the cafe was peaceful as usual. I always get a lot of reading or writing done when I go there, and I asked about a summer job too, and the manager said they'd let me know if something opened up. So, not as exciting as the library was (jk) but a good afternoon anyway. 😄

(Jas) I was thinking about your speech 👏and everything we were talking about, and I was thinking ... we should make a 'Zine - or a podcast - or both? Something.

(Jor) Really? Like, talking about feminism or history or what?

(Jas) Both. Like just highlight something specific in each episode or issue, and really share some helpful statistics and data to enlighten people. I mean, there's so much I don't know, and I think other people who don't know will want to know, and we can tell them.

(Jor) I'm pretty sure that's already been done ... like a LOT.

(Jas) Yeah of course. BUT, it will be from our own perspective. THAT hasn't been done before, ever. And we can do interviews too. Like with strangers on the street, people we know, and maybe even get a guest speaker with experience teaching or studying the topic. It could be like our summer project.

(Jor) 🕷I think that sounds really interesting. I wouldn't want to do it unless you are going to definitely be a big part of it, and we do it as partners ... it would be really helpful to show a guy's point of view. Especially since you consider yourself a feminist, but like you said before, someone who hasn't always spoken up for women when you wished you had. There are probably a lot of guys who agree with premises of feminism and don't really understand what that means, or they define it themselves to fit a personal narrative. Are you willing to do that? To be that open and honest about what you know or don't know, and how your personal experiences include things you maybe regret, or wish you could do differently?

(Jas) Why the spider? 🤔And yes, I thought about that, though not too deeply yet, when I suggested the idea. Mostly, I want to help bring change, and doing it in a creative way is how I best express myself.

(Jor) Spider was random, but I do like spiders! I was going to put a thinking face emoji and got distracted by the cool spider. So I went with it. 🤔

(Jas) haha, i get it. 🕷🕸❥I like spiders too. Birds eat them too. But, yes, I think I could bare my soul when necessary for an important cause, and we could definitely interview or quote other guys too. Give them a statistic and ask if they were even aware of it. We could do like a point-counterpoint together, except that we are on the same "side," so there's no debate, per se, it's just information, facts, and education.

(Jor) Interpsersed with real stories from real people, not just history (or Herstory). And we can still share our own opinions, from the perspective of our own loves [she mistyped and felt embarrassed for some reason as she corrected it] lives and experiences, as few or as many as there may be so far ...

(Jas) Yeah, totally. I think that's what would make it different and interesting to people. I mean, if we could get anyone to read or listen, but I think we can. And at the very least, it's a project that looks good for college, or whatever future career you might do ... or really, just to know you tried to do something, anything, to make a difference. I don't know. what do you think?

(Jor) I think we should talk abou it more in person. I like it, I like it a lot. I already have ideas for our first topic.

(Jas) What is it?

(Jor) I'll tell you when I come over for lunch. OR dinner. Whatever it was you invited me to.

(Jas) Hah! Okay, deal. I'll text you tomorrow, if that's okay.

(Jor) OK. Goodnight! 🌃

(Jas) Nite! Zzzzz...🌛