March 2003 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: you shanked my Jengaship
by Kevin Hyde 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

Hellloooo Sinister, I finished reading Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest" the other day, at 7 in the morning. It was amazing. I was absolutely reminded of something that Michael Chabon said about Gabriel Garcia-Marquez and Love in the Time of Cholera, "that book almost made it so that I would never have to write again. It was so close to perfect." Or something like that. Oh, but I kid. I had the super-urge to write after seeing Idles' post which featured a mysteriously null-setted section on Cankles, which, yeah, I can totally fill you in on, since you're all probably dying to know: Cankles, according to my younger brother, are a rarely seen phenomenon in certain females. The word cankle comes from combining 'calf' and 'ankle', and the actual physical thing is a similar deal- when a girl's calf muscle looks like it goes straight down into her shoe, then she has cankles. I think it's kind of a pejorative term, as it goes that the more slender-type (or muscular at least) ladies usually have a nice sort of reverse circumflex curve that shows where the calf ends and the ankle begins. Anyway, besides that, I have been lately watching the Homestar Runner cartoons, which are hilarious, and on the same reference-per-frame level as maybe Mystery Science Theater 3000, or even the Simpsons (well, not quite, but they are funny). I'm not sure if many of you have heard of it, but it's gaining a wider following here in the states at least, and, uh, they're just great. (www.homestarrunner.com) I had more (and more interesting) things to say, but I'm at work right now, and I get the creepy feeling sometimes that the office is insulated in some kind of synapse-deadening material. Anyway, hope you're all well, Kevin +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The mission statement was abandoned
by Retro^Sec 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

This following post, has been created from suggested topics by members of the list, who were too busy analyising what makes a good post, to actually post. Still, with other people suggesting the topics of posting, it means therefore, that there must be interest in the topics, and this isn't just going to be ignored by the whole list, just most of it. Appealing to the few is ok too. MARILYN MANSON I think Marilyn Manson is actually pretty normal. All this nonsense about him being demonic and whatever else have you. There is nothing alternative about having long hair and wearing make up. I find him less freakish than Robbie Williams. But what is let to rebel against, when you're so popular? The man needs to get over his angsty 15 year old hang ups, and get himself a nice job as an accountant somewhere in Northampton. ICE CREAM VANS Ice Cream Vans = thriller soundtrack style creepy jingles; duty free fags; bad drawings of mikey mouse with "Mind that Child!!" written on them, which as a child I never understood, especially as I ran out from behind the van, never in front of it, so it would be the cars coming towards it that never saw me. Ten pence mix-ups; memories of watching that show with the bloke who was off of Phoenix Nights as a porn loving ice cream van owner. HOT FLAN SEX Now available from the usual outlets in Keith (as in, the place, not the person). CLOTHES I need more. i also need to lose weight, so i can fit into the old ones, and therefore have more clothes that I can wear. I want a new suit. I have this problem with clothes, that when someone else buys something new - usually someone I Know - then I want to buy something new too. Especially for going out in. CANKLES I have no idea what cankles are. There wasn't that the best post you ever read? Cheers idles xx ===== <a href="http://retrosec.blogspot.com/">http://retrosec.blogspot.com/</a> thoughts __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus For a better Internet experience http://www.yahoo.co.uk/btoffer +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: a summer wine tasting
by Kenneth P Y Chu 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

Hey sinister! Wassup. I'm just drinking a bud watchin' the game. True. British Summer Time is the best idea in the world ever. Yes you have to wake up an EXTRA HOUR EARLY for work, but the DAYLIGHT when you leave work more than makes up for it! And what's more, I've just booked my tickets for GLASTONBURY 2003! Oh my god Radiohead REM Dolly Parton all playing... I wonder if B&S will play again. I can't wait. Did you know there is a yahoo group for sinister glasto meetups? (set up by Carsmile Steve?) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/siniglasto/ and that's after B&S + DELGADOS LIVE IN GLASGOW! Glasgow then Glasto, fantastico mucho! Si señor. ------------ Wow, I've been popular once again lately on this Sinister List it seems... my name got dropped in various places there's now a crack where the capital "K" is. And apparently lately I've been....... 1) HELPFUL! Terry Underwear wrote: >>Ken (2003) is a helpful chap isn't he?<< Only when I want people to come drinking with me.. So Helpful is probably not the word. 2) WRONG!! Caitlin Pigtails wrote: >>He got the details wrong, though! If you're going to Finsbury Park >>station, use the Victoria Line.<< I think the word Pigtails was looking for was "different", both ways would get you there innit. 3) VIN DIESEL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Christine Irene wrote: >>Ken Chu....our very own XXX<< I'm not bald yet! (Hello stene btw :)) Haha, just thought I'd clear things up.. don't want people thinking I'm some sort of untouchable celebrity now. Not YET, my band has yet to play a proper gig. It's just occured to me that Mr Casarotto would make a brilliant wine critic with his light but sure touches. :) Love and Red Bulls Ken _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the green felt battlefield, amongst others (hello to sinister)
by Peter Harris 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

Dear Sinister, Gosh, a room full of faces. Most of them look friendly. many of them look quite pretty, too! I've been lurking for a couple of months, just to soak up the atmosphere, and now, with a deep breath... I'm afraid i'm here to bore you with yet another introduction. Hello, I'm peter harris, soon to be a non-teenager as i hit the 20. Unlike when i play darts... Rather than explain myself, i'll tell you my top ten albums. They probably speak volumes. Shack - HMS Fable (1999) Mr Briggs - Landscape And Liability (1999) Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) Pavement - Terror Twilight (1999) Belle And Sebastian - Tigermilk (1997) Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun (2000) Roger Waters - Amused To Death (1992) Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (1994) REM - Automatic For The People (1992) Smashing Pumpkins - Adore (1998) They are only my favourites as I can genuinely say i love each song off them, many have come close, but these ten made it. I have been moved to post by some of your wonderful prose. Is it weird speaking about 1400-odd people as a single entity? So many fractions making up a whole must be almost unique. Anyway, Ken Chu said: 'Ahh, yes, a fellow late night poker enthusiast. The next question for Chris though, should be "Can you explain the dealer button to us?"' "Well, it's a disc which moves one seat round the table each hand. The player to the immediate left posts a compulsory bet known as the small blind, then the player to their left posts double that figure, the big blind. That's what gets the action going. Insofar as i have a profession outside of being a university student (Social Anthropology and Archaeology, sounds swish - isn't), my leading money-making venture is in the world of hold 'em poker (£60 this academic year). Anyone want copies of Late Night Poker series 3,4,5 and 6? (including Beans!)? email me! For those of you not so card-savvy, may i recommend the film 'Rounders', starring Matt Damon, Edward Norton and John Malkovich. Very enjoyable, even if you don't tickle the felt. In reference to the 'war', my grandad taught me that listening to people's opinions is enough. May i be so bold as to direct you to 'Amused to Death' by Roger Waters; he lost his father in world war 2 and i think the album speaks volumes about modern conflict and the nature of "civilised" humanity. I think all the problems in the world stems from one thing - unhappiness. So, i do as much as i can to make people happy - grass roots stuff, just smiling at people, giving unexpected presents, saying nice things at the right time. If you can make others happy, you are doing the most powerful thing possible. Incidentally, i think the happiest spice is cinnamon. I had it for all 3 meals the other day and was super-happy. Is there a greater spice?? Just before i go, i'll drum up some content. I am glad that the band are the reason for so many fine minds existing on sinister. I appreciate the causes that the band support; it says something about a band when they will headline a charity concert. Using music to increase social awareness. It works. Much to my chagrin, i am too poor to afford a concert ticket; i have seen them a couple of times before, so i may just put on a CD and dance around my bedroom that night. Anyway, that's all for now; sorry to those of you who hate these lack-of-content emails, but i suppose if this had been a blistering email, improvement would have been impossible. Much love, Peter x __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus For a better Internet experience http://www.yahoo.co.uk/btoffer +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Ringo Ringo Rosy
by terry underwear 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

hello, I have just spent the last 5 hours writing the reference list (APA format in the unlikely event anyone is interested) for my thesis proposal. I feel ill. In happier new, as if Yellow Submarine, Octopus's Garden, Thomas the Tank Engine and Caveman weren't evidence enough that Ringo is easily the greatest living Beatle, he has now come out (if that sentence ended there it really would be big news) and called Paul stupidhead McCartney underhanded. You can read about it here: http://entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,6211161%255E10431… The fact that the credit for production on his latest album is "Produced by Mark Hudson and Ringo Starr. Produced by Ringo Starr and Mark Hudson." kinds of says it all. Has anyone heard the Mendoza Line or Rasputina versions of Fox in the Snow? Here is what albums they are on: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=10:40:15|PM&sql=H414859 A flick thru the Sinister archives reveals that the Mendoza Line cover is like "early Dylan singing Fox in the Snow" (Whiddon, 1999). And apparently Melora from Rasputina replaced Isobel for some shows on the last US tour (Almeh, 2002; Lisa, 2002; May; 2002). Casarotto (2003) described Eileen (2003) as having "a light but sure touch that attracts and sculpts emotion while never being remotely twee". I agree. Ken (2003) is a helpful chap isn't he? I only wish I could make use of all the helpful information and attend all that bowling, picnic and football action. Have fun everybody. referentially yours, terry References Almeh (2002). Geometries and Orchids That The Sunset Builds. Viewed at: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/200205/msg00100.html Casarotto, M. (2003). Looper? Quoi? Viewed at: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/latest/msg00112.html Chu, K. (2003). London Has Let Me Down a Pint (5th/6th apr London Picnic and Bowling DETAILS). Viewed at: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/latest/msg00115.html Eileen, C. (2003). Expectations. Viewed at: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/latest/msg00111.html Lisa (2002). The Center of My So Called Tweeness. Viewed at: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/200204/msg00247.html May, M. (2002). My friend Krispin Kenyan. Viewed at: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/200204/msg00271.html Whiddon, B. (1999). Dylan in the Snow. Viewed at: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/199912/msg00074.html --- here's what i think: http://naivetysucceeds.blogspot.com caitlin and terry's sinister recipe tree archives: http://www.joannou.net/topofthestairs/sinifood/ _____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS for $19.95/year. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Places I Love (#1)
by MyMomSays＠aol.com 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

People from out-of-town usually go to Pete's Kitchen or the Denver Diner, both of which have convenient downtown locations, mere blocks away from LoDo and east Colfax. Before I lived in Denver, I have to say I preferred the Denver Diner. Just down the street is the exit to I-25 North, so after getting all hyped up on coffee all I had to do was swing down the road a piece and I was on my way back to my cozy little town of Greeley, Colorado--a stinky mid-sized city with no real buildings or excitement, but a lot of feedlots and cowboys. Once a friend and I went to the Denver Diner fairly late (1 a.m. or so) to catch some late-night waffles. A few tables to my left sat two very serious-looking men in black turtlenecks, seemingly involved in a very intense discussion. Soon, their discussion erupted into arguing, then very loud arguing, and then some chair shoving. A waitress showed up and told them to calm down. They sulked in their chairs a bit, then the arguing began again. Then, more chair shoving. The waitress approached them once more, this time with their plates of eggs. They finally settled down together over breakfast and forgot their troubles, angrily forking eggs benedict into their mouths. Breakfast brings us together, isn't that a nice message? I've only gone to Pete's Kitchen a few times before, most of the time I was so sleepily drunk I couldn't eat, or even drink their foul coffee (it's really gross and bitter). A few months ago my boyfriend and I ate breakfast there. I believe we ordered omelettes. We held hands most of the time we were there, but then dropped our hands by our sides everytime the waitress arrived to refill our coffee. She apologized and told us we may hold hands, she didn't mind. The other night I shared a taxi with two of my friends and some extremely drunk out-of-towner who offered to pay for our cab if we'd share it with him. "I have tons of money, money is no problem," He said to the cabbie, "but.. I don't have a girlfriend," he said to me and my friends. The cab driver told us all about his career impersonating Walter Kronkite and how it ruined his life. Apparently he used to work for a radio station doing impressions of Walter Kronkite, where he'd call up radio listeners and tell ! them they'd won some sort of prize, claiming to be ol' Walt. Once he called up a woman doing his schtick. When she found out he wasn't really Walter Kronkite at all, but some goofy DJ, she gave him the "Ukrainian Curse." After that, he lost everything he owned and his partner disappeared. Now he's a cabbie telling his passengers the same story, sort of like the Ancient Mariner. Doomed to tell the same story to people who will never really care, but instead post it to a list where thousands of people will not care, and not even bother to repeat the story (I am not calling you all apathetic--I just think that if I were reading this post right now, I wouldn't bother). Oh yeah, the cabbie also recommended the drunk guy go to Pete's Kitchen to sober up. The real diner gem of Denver, Colorado is the Breakfast King. Unlike the two aforementioned diners, The Breakfast King is located alongside the interstate, right next to a strip club called "The Paper Tiger" (Where the strippers are rumored to be amputees who shimmy around to Whitesnake.. these rumors must be confirmed, or denied. Any takers?). The Breakfast King requires that their waitresses wear starched white dresses with orange aprons. Most of these waitresses accessorize flamboyantly to make up for their plan uniforms. My favorite waitress at the Breakfast King is Roxy, who likes to wear long spangly (and hopefully holiday-themed) earrings. She calls the girls "baby doll"--she calls boys "sweetheart". When Stevie was visiting, she oohed and aahed over his accent (I think she may have had a crush on him), then gave him free pancakes. All the waitresses at the Breakfast King smoke Benson & Hedges 120's, and sit at a table in the very back and smoke and gossip w! hile they work. At the Breakfast King, during any given moment, there is guaranteed to be a family of four or five, all geared up in flannel and mullets, chainsmoking and eating corned beef hash or t-bone steaks and eggs. It's just so B.K. I love that place, and I eat there completely unironically, even though it may seem the opposite. Hint: the e-mail address of MyMomSays(a)aol.com may become invalid on or around the date of April 1, 2003. Please cc: all responses to mandeewright(a)mac.com Flip-flop, Mandee May "inconsolably okay" +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: London has let me down a pint (5th/6th apr London Picnic and Bowling DETAILS)
by Kenneth P Y Chu 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

So yes, this is a REMINDER of the bowling and picnicking FUN that is going to be happening this weekend 5th/6th April! How exciting! Here are the details for both events. SINISTER BOWLING WEEKENDER (AKA APRIL SINISTER FEST aka All Both Today And Tomorrow's Parties) BOWLING Sat 5th Apr ------------------- Take the sin-heads bowling take them bowling. Yup we are off bowling again this Saturday 5th Apr at Rowens Entertainment, Finsbury Park, at 2pm! The bowling place is right outside the Finsbury Park tube station, so it would make sense to meet there! There are two (i think) different exits, I will be waiting from 2pm-2:15pm, at the exit that's nearest to the bowling (so if you don't see me in one, then try the other exit), it is the exit where you can buy train tickets from. TRAVELLERS FROM OUTSIDE LONDON When you get to London (if you're taking the train/coach) you'd probably end up at one of these places, to get to finsbury park... Euston - Take the victoria Line Northbound to Finsbury Park. Kings Cross - Take the Picadilly Line Northbound to Finsbury Park. Victoria - Take the (er) Victoria Line Northbound to Finsbury Park. London Bridge - Take the Northern Line Northbound to Kings Cross, then change to the Picadilly Line Northbound to Finsbury Park. If you plan to STAY IN LONDON for the PICNIC the next day, you can get yourself a "Weekend Travelcard zone 1+2" that enables you unlimited Tube and Bus travels for the whole weekend. PICNIC Sun 6th Apr ------------------ On 6th Apr we will be having a fun ol' picnic on top of Primrose Hill in Camden, at about 2:30pm, cos it's nice there. Primrose Hill can be a bit tricky to find, but basically you travel to Camden Town tube station, and walk up a road called "Parkway" and then when there is a big split junction thing you take the road that points to the 2 o'clock direction. To make it easier, we will be meeting up at the Odeon cinema that's on "Parkway" at 2pm-2:15pm, and then we can all go up the hill together, and also buy booze from the Off License on the way up. Bring food and drinks and fun stuff! Apparently another Belle and Sebastian internet group (sponsored by the Dirty Vicar) wants to CHALLENGE US AT FOOTBALL too, on that hill that day at some point. Yeah, so join in the footballing fun. TRAVELLERS FROM OUTSIDE LONDON When you get to London (if you're taking the train/coach) you'd probably end up at one of these places, to get to Camden Town... Euston - Take the Northern Line (either branch) Northbound to Camden Town. Kings Cross - Take the Northern Line Northbound to Camden Town. Victoria - Take the (er) Victoria Line Northbound to Euston, then change to Northern Line (either branch) Northbound to Camden Town. London Bridge - Take the Northern Line Northbound to Camden Town. Get yerself a zone 1-2 one day travelcard. -------------------------- SUMMARY ------- Sat 5th Bowling, Finsbury Park - meet 2pm-2:15pm Finsbury Tube Station Sun 6th Picnic, Primrose Hill - meet 2pm-2:15pm Odeon Cinema Camden Town Any problems e-mail me. If you get lost on the day call me on 07967 755446. That's it! (Thank fuck for that) See you all soon. Ken _________________________________________________________________ Surf together with new Shared Browsing http://join.msn.com/?page=features/browse&pgmarket=en-gb&XAPID=74&DI=1059 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Testing
by MRissbrook＠aol.com 30 Mar '03

30 Mar '03

I am keeping this post very short, as thus far the kind folk of AOL have deemed it impossible for me to post messages to the Sinister board. They must think we're commies or something. If this has worked.....hello! If not, bugger! Cheers Risso +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: my twentieth century
by Christine Irene 30 Mar '03

30 Mar '03

>From baptism to alcohol hi everyone. here i am, at my very favourite of all places: the library. What is usually a pleasurable experience has me riddled with irritation. On my quest for the collected plays of samuel beckett, i have searched the library in a wild goose chase for said collection. i thought that i was just missing some call number that was visible only to those patient enough to see it. nah. i finally asked a librarian for assistance. much to my delight, she couldn't find the bloody thing either. i was delighted in knowing that i wasn't being some aggrevated crack head, it really was a devil of a thing to find. finally, we found it mixed in with the movie section, not in the literary 800's as logic would think it to be. weird. at least i wasn't the only one who found it boggling. now if only i can find Casete/410/CHO. grrr. in spite of all of that, i really do love the library. so i am back in chicagoish now. my travels to minnesota were nice, though i felt really ill yesterday, so i returned a day sooner than anticipated. i wouldn't mind being sick in minnesota, per se, i just didn't want to occupy the couch of my cousin and his flat mate. i didn't want to be in the way so i thought it best to hop in the car, sing silly songs, and head on home. i didn't speed or anything, i was so proud. i tend to go a bit fast, esp on the highways and biways of america. I have heard many a horror story about Wisconsin police though. If you don't pay the $200 speeding ticket on site, you are taken into custody. can you imagine, me being arrested? though were i to be arrested, it would be for something lame like that. Inmate #1: I am in for murdering my husband and his 9 gay lovers with a spoon, I'm innocent though, I swear! Inmate #2: I am in for selling heroin to 6 year olds, I'm innocent though, I swear! Me: Um, I'm in for.....going 73 in a 65...guilty as charged. see, lame. ah well. i s'pose i should go and search for noam chomsky now. grrr. sodding dewey and his fucking decimals...or lack thereof in this case. irritating. kevin, you are a library science major...help me!!! jay with an e....you work in a law library, any advice? oh yes. to clarify something. in my last post, the really angry one (as my posts go anyway), i mentioned writing a dissertation. i used dissertation in a "lengthy paper often assigned to college or university student" way more than a doctoral thesis kind of way. no graduate school yet i'm afraid. ah well. i must go, it's someone else's turn i gather from the evil stare from this girl next to me. love and decimals ~stine __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Looper? Quoi?
by Mark Casarotto 30 Mar '03

30 Mar '03

Chippy Eileen does, indeed, rule. I hope the other Sinister storysmiths read her carefully - she has a light but sure touch that attracts and sculpts emotion while never being remotely twee. This is a good thing. IMHO. She doesn't half name-check Looper a lot, though. So, (some) Americans. You don't think it matters who you vote for. You're wrong. Politics concerns almost everything we do and even think - it is our responsibility to vote for the people we hope will do the doing and thinking on our behalf well, honestly and with strong belief. If George W Bush is that man to you, Christine, then I applaud your proactive consideration. But the moment you get apathetic, then you are handing the baton directly to people whose views oppose your own and their ambitions may well create a worse situation for you. Each non-vote is implicitly a vote for the worse, and each non-voter may well be adding to their own suffering and the suffering of everyone around them. A vote for Nader was not a wasted vote. But a vote for no-one was. It's far too early on a Sunday morning to be even thinking about politics. Mark xxx __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus For a better Internet experience http://www.yahoo.co.uk/btoffer +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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