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Sinister: Danger! High Voltage
by Michael Ashbridge 02 Dec '02

02 Dec '02

** When we touch, when we kiss! ** That's Jack White on vocals, right? I want a copy. I need to Google this. Never will you see a dance floor move into absolute and immediate nuclear meltdown so fast. (Jack White = yes. Band = Electric Six, formerly the Wildbunch. Release date = January. Am I the last to know these things? Jesus. Cracking song, tho.) Ah ha! Those of you in uni/college or otherwise with access to silly bandwidth can download the video in high-res quicktime format (33.9 MB). Rock on, Tommy. http://electric6.com/multimedia/index.shtml ** I can take any kind of criticism, as long as it's unqualified praise ** Mark C. said some very nice things (generally, but specfically) about the nature of all things Sinister. How nice it is to have the freedom to be NICE, to be able tell someone you think they're fab without worrying about having to take out a restraining order later or change your name, move to Bolivia and grow a moustache. Mark C., you're fab. Many of you are extremely fab, and I may have written to tell you so. With most of you, however, I'm just waiting for an excuse. If you can't wait to hear how fab I think you are, write to me and tell me that you're fabulously impatient and I'll probably oblige. (Exceptions apply; no means no; think globally act locally; your home may be at risk if you do not keep up repayments.) ** Eighteen seconds before sunrise ** Much talk/reiteration of Sigur Rós over the weekend. I got () last month, but either it's taking much longer to absorb than did Ágætis Byrjun, where the impact was immediate and lasting, or PitchforkMedia did give a fair review: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/sigur-ros/().shtml Those of you contemplating a trip to the record store, the advice is to seek out Ágætis Byrjun and listen to the first few minutes in the shop. If it doesn't put a gun to your head and demand that you buy it, there's no chance you'll find anything about () to love. If you do own a copy of (), here is something fun to do. Put it in your computer's CD-ROM/cup-holder, fire up your interweb, and go to www.sigur- ros.com. You'll need to click-and-drag the funky banner about for a bit (and hope it doesn't fux0r your computer), and maybe even register, but you get access to more of the site. Extended MP3s etc. Let's hear it for pointlessly complicated web design! (Flash required. You'll need speakers/headphones as well. It's an audio-visual kinda thing.) ** An interesting chord progression, if progression is the right word ** Finally: voting is open for Peel's Festive Fifty, so hie thee to the booth and post your nominations for 2002. Voting for session tracks is allowed, of course, so you might want to pick out your favourite B&S Peel Acres track. Maybe. But only if you really really liked it. And don't get carried away -- only last week Peely got all shirty because someone somewhere was trying to organise a coup for their favourite band. It's an individual thing, got that? Good. Now go vote for B&S (and Ballboy. YES!): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/johnpeel/features/festive_fifty_vote.shtml Millions of everything beautiful - Michael PS. The two of you to whom I owe replies: on their way. Promises, promises. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: I've got my philosophy - it keeps my feet on the ground.
by Sam Walton 02 Dec '02

02 Dec '02

Hello Sinister. My life trundles on, although some people's don't. But that's not important right now. Click delete - these are just some anecdotes from the last coupla weeks. ///SQAURE EYES\\\ It's been quite a week for me. See, I had lots of assignments all due in today at midday, so I've been sat in front of a computer for ages. It wasn't fun. ///THE PERKS OF THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER\\\ So I read "The Perks of being a Wallflower", by Stephen Chbsoky. I didn't much like it, to be honest. I didn't much like Charlie, either; he was like a pathetic version of Holden Caulfield. At least Holden Caulfield was all-mouth-no-trousers - this character didn't even have much mouth. I guess it's just not as good as Catcher In The Rye, and although it's a bit unfair to compare it to a classic, that is something that literature whores like me do. At least I read it. On a more positive note, I read "A Wild Sheep Chase" by Haruki Murakami. You all should, too. It's a brilliant book, but that's just my opinion - what do I know? ///WHEN I WAS A BOY I WAS CONFOUNDED BY YOU\\\ I bumped into a teenage crush of mine the other day, which I must tell you was strange. She's just started at my univeristy, and we just bumped into each other in a bar one night. I still fancy her too, which surprised me, because I've changed quite a lot since I was 17. I suspect that she still doesn't fancy me. It might be time to dig out "The Bends" once again. ///TEXAS HOLD-UP\\\ Ken mentioned the playing cards. I bought mine about five weeks ago, and they still haven't arrived. I emailed Banchory about it but didn't hear back, and the Post Office reckon they're "lost". Great. Ken also mentioned Poker, which is a brilliant game. I'd be up for a Texas Hold-up, Late Night Poker style marathon when I get back to London in a couple of weeks. Anybody else? ///VICTORY ROSE\\\ I'm also among the many who are enjoying the new Sigur Ros album. Recently, however, I've been indulging in a bit of Ben Folds Five nostalgia - they used to be one of my favourite bands. The first two albums are the best, but they so often are, aren't they? You should listen to them. ///THE BEST IMMITATION OF MYSELF\\\ In my last post (http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/200211/msg00086.html) I said that my next post would look like this: http://www.missprint.org/cgi-bin/anylistsearch.cgi?query=asm%3B+top+10&list…, or like this: http://www.missprint.org/cgi-bin/anylistsearch.cgi?query=asm%3B+top+10&list…. But it doesn't. It looks more like this: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/mhonarc/200212/msg00005.html, all of which is highly self-referential, but if I don't quote me, nobody will. With any luck, my *next* post will look as billed. "With any luck"; that's what it so often comes down to. What a load of bollocks. ~, Asm.x ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy" - Mary Cohen _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: He (and she) got a strike at the age of 21
by terry underwear 02 Dec '02

02 Dec '02

hello, i apologise if this comes twice... we had a very sinister weekend here in perth. this is how it unfolded... Jeremy's Party On Friday night Jeremy celebrated his 21st birthday. Although not an officially endorsed Sinister event, 5 people from the list were there. They were the super-duper birthday boy Jeremy, the very funny Jim, the lovely Kate, the heroic Helen, and the complimentary I. There were mini sausage rolls and party pies (and double dipping was allowed!), a bowl full of smarties, the best chocolate brownies ever, cheezels and, of course, copious amounts of beer and wine. Jeremy, Jim and Helen lit up the dancefloor, and I jumped about a lttle too, trying to put the fire out. Pubnic Saturday was going to be a picnic, but due to other commitments it morphed into a pubnic. I arrived at the Moon and Sixpence at 7ish and soon found Helen and Jim. Jeremy arrived shortly after, followed by the charming Katey and the commendable Kin (who owns some of the worlds best t-shirts). The pub was having a St Andrew's Day celebration, which we thought was quite apt, and was also full of English tourists bemoaning the fact that their cricket team is ummm, not particularly good. Much alcohol was downed and many laughs were had, and a great time was had by all. Eastenders, Holly Valance documentaries and gossip filled magazines were discussed, which means it must have been fun. Unfortunately prior commitments meant that the evening had to be cut a little short, but there was bowling to be done.... Bowling Helen, Jim, Jeremy and I arrived at the bowling alley at 10ish, ready to hit some pins. Jeremy dominated the first game, stylishly leaving the rest of us in his wake. I forget who came last. Highlights included strikes from Helen and Jeremy, Helen's hop step and jump technique, I solving his problem of being unable to score on his second bowl by deliberately bowling gutter balls on his first bowl, Helen breaking things and making smoke come out, and Jim's impressively large.....run up. The second game was closely fought between I and Jeremy, with I just getting over the line to win. Highlights included cameo appearances by such luminaries as Lois Lane, David Bowlie and Nabowleon. Future Picnic There may be a picnic this Sunday, in King's Park, starting at around 1 or 2pm. Probably. And there are a few additions to the Australian Listee's List too. There are at least: 9 in Perth (Kin, Jim, Jeremy, Terry, Helen, Michael, Kate, Katey, Katie) 4 in Brisbane (Steven, Grant, Nicholas, Alex) 5 in Melboure (David, Sophia, Neil, Amy, Justin) 1 in Adelaide (Nathan) 1 in Sydney (Chris) 1 in Newcastle (Shellie) 1 in London (Marianna, ex-Perth) 1 in Glasgow (Katrina, ex-Perth) 1 in Manchester (Rachael, ex-Melbourne) And there is Lawrence in NZ too. and that is all i have to say. terry _____________________________________________________________ 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: He (and she) got a strike at the age of 21
by terry underwear 02 Dec '02

02 Dec '02

hello, we had a very sinister weekend here in perth. this is how it unfolded... Jeremy's Party On Friday night Jeremy celebrated his 21st birthday. Although not an officially endorsed Sinister event, 5 people from the list were there. They were the super-duper birthday boy Jeremy, the very funny Jim, the lovely Kate, the heroic Helen, and the complimentary I. There were mini sausage rolls and party pies (and double dipping was allowed!), a bowl full of smarties, the best chocolate brownies ever, cheezels and, of course, copious amounts of beer and wine. Jeremy, Jim and Helen lit up the dancefloor, and I jumped about a lttle too, trying to put the fire out. Pubnic Saturday was going to be a picnic, but due to other commitments it morphed into a pubnic. I arrived at the Moon and Sixpence at 7ish and soon found Helen and Jim. Jeremy arrived shortly after, followed by the charming Katey and the commendable Kin (who owns some of the worlds best t-shirts). The pub was having a St Andrew's Day celebration, which we thought was quite apt, and was also full of English tourists bemoaning the fact that their cricket team is ummm, not particularly good. Much alcohol was downed and many laughs were had, and a great time was had by all. Eastenders, Holly Valance documentaries and gossip filled magazines were discussed, which means it must have been fun. Unfortunately prior commitments meant that the evening had to be cut a little short, but there was bowling to be done.... Bowling Helen, Jim, Jeremy and I arrived at the bowling alley at 10ish, ready to hit some pins. Jeremy dominated the first game, stylishly leaving the rest of us in his wake. I forget who came last. Highlights included strikes from Helen and Jeremy, Helen's hop step and jump technique, I solving his problem of being unable to score on his second bowl by deliberately bowling gutter balls on his first bowl, Helen breaking things and making smoke come out, and Jim's impressively large.....run up. The second game was closely fought between I and Jeremy, with I just getting over the line to win. Highlights included cameo appearances by such luminaries as Lois Lane, David Bowlie and Nabowleon. Future Picnic There may be a picnic this Sunday, in King's Park, starting at around 1 or 2pm. Probably. And there are a few additions to the Australian Listee's List too. There are at least: 9 in Perth (Kin, Jim, Jeremy, Terry, Helen, Michael, Kate, Katey, Katie) 4 in Brisbane (Steven, Grant, Nicholas, Alex) 5 in Melboure (David, Sophia, Neil, Amy, Justin) 1 in Adelaide (Nathan) 1 in Sydney (Chris) 1 in Newcastle (Shellie) 1 in London (Marianna, ex-Perth) 1 in Glasgow (Katrina, ex-Perth) 1 in Manchester (Rachael, ex-Melbourne) And there is Lawrence in NZ too. and that is all i have to say. terry _____________________________________________________________ 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: the buoy with the crab trap
by Kenneth P Y Chu 02 Dec '02

02 Dec '02

Hey kids, How are we all? Good, I hope. I just bought myself a new DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION game for my playstation today and it is great! You can dance to classics such as "Don't Stop moving" by S Club 7 and "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound gang and "Can't get you out of my head" by Kylie Minogue/Stefano (Steady State)! And of course also "My Favourite Game" by the Cardigans, how apt! It IS my favourite game. I have been on a haze of consumerism actually, recent purchases include: - a new Bookshelf (I can now put my books back on the shelf)! - a new Mobile Phone (It's full of silicon chips)! - new Recording Equipments (not just for playyying guitar)! - a tube travel card that doesn't expire until next year! (it states the destination but it doesn't mean that it will show)! - a crack ho from soho (she was doing it with business ken on the piano belle, oh she thought it was a living hell)!** Yeeeh, shopping crazy! B&S Style, too. And of course I got the BELLE AND SEBASTIAN PLAYING CARDS! There has been preciously little talk about the B+S Playing Cards, no? Aren't they great? They are! Late night poker has never been so much fun! I have to be careful not to mix them up with my UNO cards though because they look quite similar. Has anyone actually played with them yet? I haven't yet.. I wanna do that thing where you hold all the cards in one hand and bend it, and then let go and all the cards jump over to the other hand! But they costed a tenner so I thought I'd actually keep them nice and straight for a while yet. How many sinisters are in London nowadays? E-mail me yeah? Go out for a pint innit. Anyone in London like Poker? We need to have a game one day, mmm yeah with B&S Playing Cards and all. Texas River Holdem No Limit oh yes. A PUBNIC one day, maybe? Poker in a pub! Loser buys the rounds. What does the dealer button do? Personally I use my BSPD badge as the dealer button. My favourite card is Queen of Diamonds*. Aww bless. I need a snog. Oops thought out loud. Ken * Although 10 of Spades almost edged it what with SNOGGING (almost) in it! Hubba Hubba! ** I didn't really do it with a crack ho on a piano*** *** it was a glockenspiel _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Winning a battle, losing the war.
by sinkingpie 01 Dec '02

01 Dec '02

Well, hasn't this weekend been fun. Exactly what I did on Friday escapes me, but I'm assured by my subconcious it was reasonably enjoyable. Saturday presumably followed this, and was also nice, especially as the first round of the skiing world cup was on. Today I unfortunately had to write quite a bit on the not-so-interesting topic of "Determining the Activation Enthalpy of an Iodine Clock Reaction." But after the (undefined) joys of the previous days this hasn't been too bad. Still, Christmas approaches, perhaps some sort of Christmas shopping may be in order at some point. Luckily I don't take long over it; I am competent, not merely adaquete. OK, that was possibly forcing a lyric a little too much. My brother came up with an interesting, but entirely wrong, description of Belle and Sebastian yesterday. It was something along the lines of "Imagine the most boring acoustic guitar possible, play two notes on it for a whole song, and sing lalalala over the top." However, he is a Bon Jovi fan, so what can we expect? I did, of course, point out the greatness of B&S to him, but he was having none of it. Anyway, I think that should suffice for today, lets hope the week continues in the enjoyable fashion of the past few days. Perhaps the war can be won yet. sinkingpie P.S. Any sinister people in Northampton (UK)? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.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: Sigur Ros
by Javier Garcia 30 Nov '02

30 Nov '02

Hi dear Sinisters, I just wanted to make a short post. I agree with Nathan: Sigur Ros is my last musical discovery at the moment. I was introduced to them by Gummi, a nice icelandic sinister. They really rock, theis sound is special, different, ... you have to listen to them, I am amazed by their sound, and words can hardly explain the feelings I get when I listen to that marvellous music. By the way, they have recently released an album named ( ), with no lyrics in it, as long as the singer uses his voice as another instrument. Great, none of you should miss it! Well, I think I'll go now and take a walk in the park (Parque de Maria Luisa, have you heard of?). The sun is shining, it's a beautiful day, 20 degrees in Sevilla, and I don't want to spend it in front of the screen. Have a nice day and enjoy your weekend. Yeah, yeah, of course...I'll take my Discman and listen to Sigur Ros ;-) Best wishes!! //Javier _________________________________________________________________ MSN Fotos: la forma más fácil de compartir e imprimir fotos. http://photos.msn.es/support/worldwide.aspx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: pish
by Christopher Johnson 30 Nov '02

30 Nov '02

i was never much part of the list but im leaving and wanting to go controversially: Belle and sebastian have become utter shite. i just read the q&a section on the web and i dont remember stuart ever being so twee and self absorbed. i dont remeber sarah ever talking before and now i realise how great that was! so many people have labelled them twee theyve actually become it. I will not be attending their jolly christmas party. nor will i listen to their pretty little christmas peel set. what a waste. i wish theyd split before this ever happened. then they could have released 'lord anthony' post humously and been legendary. now theyll be a wash out that im afraid i might end up embarrased to have ever listened to. Stuart said he got bored of morrissey after viva hate. well i got bored of him just there. at least morrissey observes a considered silence and spares us all from him being a bloody pansy. farewell. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Baby you can drive my car
by elenita 99 29 Nov '02

29 Nov '02

Hello lovelies, The very wise Mark C. wrote about giving blood saying it was a good thing to do. I do agree on this. Although last time I tried to give blood it ended up in a disaster (sensitive people skip this bit). I went to London centre, in a decided mood (doing a good thing blabla). First of all they took a little sample from my finger to test it for iron and other stuff. Apparently it was not really good, as the guy asked me if I was a veggie. So I said no (but my flatmates are, does it count?). In the end the guy said it was ok so I went next door and laid down on a bed-type thing. The nurse tried to find a vein in my left arm and gave up after three attempts, living my arm with a bruise the size of an egg and a big plaster. Next try on the right arm, after two attempts she managed to get the needle through. After 10 minutes of waiting for the bag to fill up, she told me she was sorry but my blood wasn't going down quick enough so it would be no good. So I left there with a big wrapped plaster on each arm (in the middle of July, only wearing a girlie top with no sleeves, obviously), and Mrs Trousers and Captain Robbo can confirm I looked like a drug addict who shot herself the wrong way. But yes, giving your blood is good, if your veins are better and bigger than mine then do it. I turned 23 last week. I had a big party in a bar on the right day, and it was fun and I ended up a bit drunk and everybody was happy and dancing and all. Then on Saturday some of my friends organised a "surprise birthday thing", meaning I had to be at home all ready and dressed up for 7 and wait for someone to pick me up. Scary and excited. The big surprise was that my best friend, who lives in Germany and has been telling me for a month that she couldn't be there, was sitting at the restaurant table when I came in. So I looked like an idiot for 5 minutes saying "you stupid woman I can't believe you did this I can' believe it" but I was good ad didn't cry. So it was a good birthday, and I don't really feel old or anything so that's good. I am starting to get excited about Xmas; well about Xmas shopping more exactly. I shouldn't spend lots of money but I have decided to do so anyway. I like buying presents for people, it's fun. And also I am going skiing for New Year and that is also very exciting. And I should come to London in January, more excitment. Next weeks should be very exciting! OK I'll stop being excited and go back to work. Have a lovely weekend all of you Elenaxx _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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: Such a shame that I'm no longer young and carefree...
by Belle The Confused Dog 29 Nov '02

29 Nov '02

The girl tells me it almost Christmas. I?m quite happy about that because last Christmas I got a bone and then a few days later it was my birthday and I got a football and then a few days later I burst the football and I was able to tear it to pieces for the rest of the year. It?s quite amazing how many pieces I tore it into would you believe me? 346! The girl says she felt like she had to clear up a million pieces but she does exaggerate sometimes! The girl hid the rest of my football in a big black bag and I haven?t been able to find it since. I really hope that my birthday is near to Christmas again this year because I really miss my football! Excuse me one moment that bird is squawking again? Sorry about that but I?ve just about had it up to here with that bird! Since it has found out about the band that I got my name from it starts sing as soon as the girl puts on some music by them just try to impress her. Don?t think it has worked though she still hasn?t started to call it Sebastian. Anyway back to Birthdays? I think it must be almost my birthday because a little while ago the girl said: ?you are almost two Belle it is time you started to earn your keep? I suggested I could be a model. She seemed to think that this wasn?t a bad idea until I came in from the garden one day after rolling around in the mud. She said ?I don?t think models ever look quite that messy Belle? I went off the idea of becoming a model very quickly after that because rolling around in the mud had been great fun. Then she suggested that I become a writer. Well not exactly suggested more nagged me senseless until I wrote something. I did write something and she put it on a website, which apparently has nothing to do with the spider that can walk up walls, but is something a bit like emails so you can write to lots of people at once. I wrote a few stories: http://www.friendsoftheheroes.co.uk The girl says they are still there somewhere now, but hidden away a bit. Her and the girl who brought the chocolates and some other people have been writing things every week. The girl gets quite excited about it. Maybe even more excited than she did at Christmas when she woke me up TOO early. When I ask her why she keeps writing every week she looks a bit puzzled then seems to forget my question before getting excited again. I should go before the girl catches me writing or she will be nagging me to write for that website again. If I was you I would keep out of her way too. She is always looking for people to write things or to draw things or to photograph things. Maybe that bird is lucky that he isn?t called Sebastian after all otherwise I?m sure she would nag him to write! Love and Kisses Belle x ********** "good grief belle! Even your tongue has sand on it" I could tell she was impressed with my disguise. http://www.friendsoftheheroes.co.uk *********** _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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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