Sending an email to a stranger in tech.

(slide reads: “on sending an email to a stranger in tech”)
Kyle

(straight to audience. single light.)

(like an awkward introduction at a job interview. exasperated:)
Hi. I’m Kyle. I’m new here. I want to get better at this technology thing. Can you help me? You seem like you could help me.

(beat.)
’cause I need a lot of help.

(ding sound. beat. overly formal:)
Hello. My name is Kyle R. Conway. I have a PhD … in Fine Arts … and you do art … and so do I … but you also do tech things … tech things with art. I would like to do what you do. May I join you?

(extends hand for handshake. beat. wide eyes. beat. more intense.)

(ding sound. beat. casual:)
Hey, tech blogger. I really liked your post about unpackaged fonts with permissive licenses. I think that’s really cool.

(ding sound. beat. rapid-fire round. cheeky:)
Howdy!

(ding sound. beat. Irish:)
Dia duit!

(ding sound. beat. concerned:)
I promise I’m not a creepy stranger.

(ding sound. beat. intense:)
I. Am. Your. Biggest. Fan.

(gong sound. rubbing eyes. honest:)
This is never going to work.

(quick fade. slide reads: “Kyle’s actual first email to a stranger in tech.”)

Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:36 PM>
Máirín,
Would the “Nina” font meet the criteria for inclusion?
http://www.archive.org/details/NinaPaleyFonts
Thanks,
KYLE

(slide reads: “Thanks for writing back, Máirín”)