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Sinister: OFFTOPIC: Any listees students at Guy's Hospital and Whipps Cross in London?
by Kin WOO 25 Nov '01

25 Nov '01

heya you crazy kids:) Just a short email imploring (and considering poor response to last email-maybe beggin would be better!:)) to ask if any listees are med students like moi and workin' at Guy's and Whipps Cross in London? Cos I'm gonna be doin' an elective at both hospitals starting from Jan 7 (a month at guy's doing paeds and 2 weeks at whipps cross doing a&e) and would love to know what to expect! I know whipps cross is very busy and err guy's is very erm old but what else?:) It'd be great to meet up with some listees so I don't feel so lost in the hospitals! anyone willing out there? Well hope to hear from some of you soon! later Kin Woo "With a star upon your shoulder Lighting up the path as you walk" Stuart Murdoch +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: i had a window day
by Kirsten Kenyon 25 Nov '01

25 Nov '01

elizabeth were quite collegiate last night. at least, that's what someone said. it didn't last, anyway. we sat down with two boys i sort of know and had a long discussion about milwaukee's public education system. then one of the boys got distracted by elizabeth's exciting new cigarette lighter, and the conversation sort of fizzled into something silly. i mentioned emily and her song about anemia, because one of the boys had played it on a guitar a long time ago, in the same place where we were sitting. one of the boys pointed out that he was wearing the outfit emily said made him look like holden caufield. there was a strange old couple sitting in the corner. the woman was wearing a fringed blanket as a dress and heavy jewelry, and the man was in a flannel shirt. they had their eyes closed, and they weren't talking at all but every few minutes they would both laugh as though one of them had told a joke. they were quite isolated from everyone else, and far enough into the corner that they couldn't well have been laughing at overheard bits of conversations. we decided they must be 'too cool for verbal communication.' and got sort of jealous. so we toyed with the notion that we might be 'too ool for onsonants,' and for several minutes we only used them selectively. but none of us could talk that way with a straight face for long. so i guess we weren't ool enough. i drank six glasses of water at the teahouse before i realized that it was a bit pointless trying to do something healthy in a place so thick with smoke that i was tempted to pour the water into my eyes rather than drink it. my parents have gone to the wisconsin dells for the night. three boys just walked through the front door with beer and guitars. my brother's worried i'm going to blow out a speaker. i think i might. it's quite loud in here...my parents. they said they'd have a lot of time to 'talk' in the car. i can't imagine what else they'd be doing. i would much rather smoke in a car than talk in a car, but my folks probably wouldn't agree. so....yes. today at work, my boss asked me if i'd have trouble telling people what to do. i think that i would..but it means a raise, so i said no. so now i have noodle authority, apparently. officially. rock. love kirsten (who would be 'irsten,' if only....) Care2 make the world greener! http://www.care2.com - Get your Free e-mail account that helps save Wildlife! +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: i'm so vain i probably think this post is about me
by Archel Playforth 25 Nov '01

25 Nov '01

you know, i try to be a good listee and save up scintillating comments until i have a proper, substantial post, but it takes a long time to build up a sufficiently interesting narrative, and i do worry that people might forget who i am in the meantime. like so many of us here (don't deny it) i am a vain vain person and i like the sound of my own voice (well, the look of my own words...) some people just seem to live in a world of ready-made amusing anecdotes (kirsten, ken chu) whereas i can go for literally days without anything happening. at all. or maybe it's just the way you tell 'em. but i have yet to find a way of making 'i got up, i carried some bookshelves, i ate chocolate, i made a salad' sound quirky. i shook hands with the german ambassador yesterday, which you'd think would form the basis of an anecdote really. but you know, that was it. he came to visit the university, i shook his hand (mine was very cold, as always, and he looked a bit pained), he left. and not a ferrero rocher in sight. the other thing that happened at work was me joining the pension plan (omigod). you have to specify a recipient of a lump sum if you die 'in service' - sounds like the army. also since i have never stayed in any job for longer than a year, i'm not sure that i'll accrue enough contributions for my bereaved ones to even buy a wreath. on thursday i went to the only thing that passes for an indie night in brighton any more. the unsalubrious atmosphere was forgotten as, as if by magic, the opening chords of 'she's losing it' greeted my entrance. how we danced. also got 'legal man', although only after an unfortunate episode involving rage against the machine. the strokes and the white stripes were heavily represented, obviously (and the verdict on the latter from my friend george was 'they sound like early beatles'. hm.) have been watching lots of slightly strange films lately, involving amongst other things superintelligent ex-lab rats (the secret of nimh) and dead david nivens (a matter of life and death). and did you know that the original animated lord of the rings film is out on dvd tomorrow? yay! speaking of films, i recently read this summary of Storytelling: "Storytelling is comprised of two separate stories set against the sadly comical terrain of college and high school, past and present. Following the paths of its young hopeful/ troubled characters, it explores issues of sex, race, celebrity and exploitation." replace the word 'Storytelling' with the word 'Sinister' and 'two' with '1500'... and voila. us in a nutshell. (although as austin powers might say, us in a nutshell would be more like 'help! we're in a nutshell.') <content> i hope that amongst the crazy seasonal covers at the QM Union they do fairy tale of new york. that would be great. and maybe last christmas by george michael as well. right that's IT. better go and live some more so i've got something to write about next time... luv archel xxx *************************************** archel(a)iname.com For the best in new writing on the web, visit www.buzzwords.org.uk Contact us on buzzwords(a)bigfoot.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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: you care, i know.
by Astrid Wiezell 24 Nov '01

24 Nov '01

Hi Sinister, yes i *am* feeling sinister indeed today. I do not really know why. Maybe because I am at my dad´s and I want to be at my mum´s. Maybe because my stomach hurts. Maybe because I am so sick and tired of all my friends and all the boys and everyone else in my town who´s just.. too much at the moment. I do not know. On monday school ends at 12:15 for me, as every monday. Yes. But. This. Won´t. Be. Like. Any. Other. Monday. On this monday, I will take the bus to Stockholm, then the subway to "Medborgarplatsen", then I will walk to my favourite record shop Pet Sounds, and then, I will buy I´m waking up to us. Since B&S aren´t doing any concerts I can go to and my friends don´t care about B&S: this is a grate moment for me. It really is, sorry if I sound too pathetic. I am glad that I haven´t heard any of the tracks yet, that kind of ruin the whole thing if you´re asking me (maybe you don´t, but since you can´t say that whilst I´m writing this, I´ll write it anyway). Ah, I am dead excited. It´s like the one thing that brightens it all at this point in my life. It just feels like it will give me the kind of rescue from this world that I need. Because that´s how it works for me. When I listen to B&S in my discman or freestyle, everything gets nice again, and Stuart avec copains sing me to calmness when I´m excited, makes me happy when I´m feeling rather down, and just makes everything better for me. Oops, going a bit twee there. But B&S are like the older wiser friend that I always wanted. Then I discovered sinister and found out there was about 1499 older wiser friends to be found ;) No, honestly, I do appreciate all the posts, they put a big smile on my face even when I just want to sing the saddest songs. Tons of love and cuddles to you all, Astrid x P.S My bandsite: http://brightenyeah.cjb.net My B&S-site: www.angelfire.com/darling/poetry _________________________________________s_p_r_a_y_ Här börjar Internet! Skaffa gratis e-mail och gratis Internet på http://www.spray.se Ny chatt på Spray! Fartyget M/S Spray har anlänt till http://www.spray.se/ohoj +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: We're a disaster
by dontloveanyone＠netscape.net 24 Nov '01

24 Nov '01

Hey everyone, I have a small request: does anyone have a saved copy of Stuart Murdoch's old entry on the www.myspace.co.uk/belleandsebastian site, where he was talking about his teacher and the fact that they almost got to perform "Eric The Half A Bee" for school? I've been searching for it like crazy and I just can't find it. In fact, while searching I stumbled into this... http://www.michael.phatcatz.net/awtv/Comedy/YoungOnes/yo-summer.html Now, being from the sunny shores of Brazil, I have absolutely no idea who The Young Ones were, or what this show was on about, but if you scroll down to the very end, you can see our dearest Struan was once an actor, too. Okay, so probably not, but it was worth a laugh. Last thing: if any of you are dying to hear the new single, Belle & Sebastian's record label here in Brazil, Trama, has full streams of all three songs (in Real Audio, Windows Media, and Quicktime formats, no less...) so check out http://moe.trama.com.br/trama/rock_js/rock_not.html and click on "Belle & Sebastian" at the top, and then choose your song and format, and wonderful music shall ooze from your speakers. Unless, like me, you forget to turn them on the first time. By the way, the new single is GRATE (or is "grate" out of style now?) Hugs, Mike -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: On the factory floor
by JENOWL22＠aol.com 24 Nov '01

24 Nov '01

Hewwo, How's tricks everyone? I am in receipt of the heavenly album Le Jardin De Heavenly. It's perfect. Watch me become obsessed with Amelia Fletcher. Speaking of obsessions and names that sound a bit like each other: Amelie. I beed sad and joined the mailing list even though it's in French and I don't really speak French. I did it in standard grade though. But you can get a one in standard grade french without being able to speak it at all. Me and the Lieutenant have a long running debate about whether france is part of britain. My side of the argument is that it is, and that the english channel is just a little stream, and you can walk over it and little kids skim stones over it. And to support these claims i have been drawn into a web of deceit and corruption. Because now I invented the european union and i own europe and there are only 200 people in japan because it's actually a village and if more than 200 people go into it at any one time then it will blow up so they all went to edinburgh instead. Except for a couple, they went to ireland. I'm glad i don't share a flat with anyone. Once, when I was younger, I had this grate idea for breeding dwarves. I know two dwarves and they're male and female, and I thought wouldn't it be swell if they mated, because their babies would be like thumbalina except really strong and with bigger heads. Because the dwarves I know can lift really heavy stuff that normal people can't. But I gave up on that plan a long time ago. I'm not sure if it's politically correct. I did a talk on political correctness for school. It was more why you should see the funny side in tragedies and things because it's healthy or something. Basically I quoted a lot of stuff from the Viz and everyone laughed except the posse. Does anyone remember Tv Offal? With the gay daleks? Roberto said: When the show started, a guy on the left start yellin' the lyrics in > Sepultura style, guturally. He didn't care about the melody at all, and > cared a few about metrics: he just wanted to prove to everyone around that, > although he had a terrible lack of musical talent, had spent about 20 hours > a day in front of the stereo, so he could memorize every single line of > every single song. I hate it when people have fun too. We should all sit about drinking cappuccinos writing bad poetry and savouring the philosophical message of the lyrics and pretending to be shy. And for good measure we could grow a beard and wear a beret and look down on good old fashioned P!O!P! like s club seven. And get drunk, except when we get drunk we're only allowed to moan about some indie girl who doesn't requite our love, or how no one understands us because we act like prats and be pretentious and how we live in a bedsit with an artist who expresses his feelings through stick people. Oh and completely neglect the fact that the best smiths songs were the poppy ones. And use the world "gutturally" (ps it's got two t's). And generally be art fags. Sorry, that turned into a rant. I wasn't trying to be mean, I just hate it when people dissaprove. Hugs, Jen +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: I'll never understand the Sinister list
by David Moore 24 Nov '01

24 Nov '01

Hi All, Richard Gillanders said that I "once succinctly described how 'byzantine' worked to a mister shearer and myself. we had an idea. I don't think david moore had any idea. who he was describing to. me. I mean. not the mister shearer. umm. more what?" & I curled up with embarrassment as I bet I looked a right arse whilst doing that. And he's correct. I didn't know. Who he was. But I will. Next time. I visit. Glasgow. That is. Cos I got tickets to see Belle And Sebastian once again this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'm just a little excited. Thank you Mr Robertson for telling us here about it, its very kind of you to remember us, especially when often we don't appear to remember you. I'm Waking Up To Us must have a doggy style theme, as there was an advert in the nme the other day featuring Stevie also with man's best friend. Did I ever tell anyone here about Sodastream? I can't remember. In any case they have just released a four track ep which is pretty. I don't know whether its easy to get in the UK, but try www.acuareladiscos.com or www.candlerecords.com.au for further details. Standout moment so far is Karl decrying "I won't be this happy again" in his trademark mournful voice. Licksy Wipes. Remember, you heard about them here first. Love, David Moore Chelmsford, UK +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the concept of family
by lindsey baker 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

hello sinister. someone once told me i was like a smurf: such a big person in such a small package. this week, i wanted to be a big person in a big package with big arms i could wrap around all of sinister. thank you. so much. you all have made this time easier with your thoughts and prayers and words of support. ulla, you are a doll, and i am still weepy over the picture. i love it. :) but. i do feel that i should say something of this: death is a precursor and period -- life rests in between. and i know it is for living that we are here. to make the most out of the time in between the brackets. don't waste it on petty somethings. for everyone, misslindseylou ______________________________________________________________________________ Send a friend your Buddy Card and stay in contact always with Excite Messenger http://messenger.excite.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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: B&S brazilian gig, as a first message... and, in the end, a "I am really sorry" message.
by arlequim＠osite.com.br 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

I am from Brazil. Precisely from Rio de Janeiro. And, of course, I was there at the Belle & Sebastian gig at Free Jazz Festival (although I must admit there was almost nothing could be precisely nominated as "jazz" in the cast). After a short Sygur Rós presentation, after which the brains of the audience felt confortably melted, everyone started singing "The State I Am In" as if it was the national anthem, with hands on chest. I thought B&S fans in Brazil were, as I am, a little more discreet and introspective. When the show started, a guy on the left start yellin' the lyrics in Sepultura style, guturally. He didn't care about the melody at all, and cared a few about metrics: he just wanted to prove to everyone around that, although he had a terrible lack of musical talent, had spent about 20 hours a day in front of the stereo, so he could memorize every single line of every single song. When Steve started playing the horn, so that we all realized that "Me and the Major" was on its way, I had to run away, because the same guy started jumping like a monkey. Uau, he was in a speed metal gig in his mind!... I squeezed myself through the crowd, so I reached the other side, we're I would be safe. At this point, I saw a group of girls who, on the other hand, didn't know anything of what was happening on stage. They were just glancing aroung, adjusting their tight skirts and heavy make-up, looking for true love, I guess. By the time "Don't Leave the Light on Baby" begun, they were flirting with a group of sympathetic guys, including me. I was too much focused to pay attention to them, but I have to admit they were preety beautiful! I simply wasn't in the mood for any extra activity: just watching the show carefully, so I could always make a mind visitation to that moment of my life and experiment that feelings all over again: the excitation, the groove, the anxiety for not knowing what could come next in the setlist. I had to keep'em, because there is a strong possibilty the band will never come to my country again. When I turned back to the girls, "The Boy with the Arab Strap" was in the middle, and they were dancing with their brand new pairs. I felt a sincere happiness: they were not there for a B&S show at all, but, even then, the reached their objective. Touching... "Fox in the Snow" was the emotional peak of the night. There were other highlights. The girls-who-found-love in front of me loved when the band covered Caetano Veloso's "Baby" in a perfect arrangement and "Minha Menina", a classic with Os Mutantes. Finally something they could sing aloud!! By the way, does anyone know if Sarah Martin has ever spoken portuguese before??? She sang amazingly well! After the show, headed home. It was thursday, and the office was waiting for me the following day. What else could I do? But I confess I hardly slept that night... Uff!! HOw hard it is to write the first text to a list! I felt obliged to say something about B&S. Promise I will be more original and personal on next messages. * * * * another thing * * * * I am sorry for the "test message" that went before this one. My younger brother was on command of the computer and I asked him to send a message for the list, saying something nice, in order to test my inclusion in it. He just perpetrated this bad, bad, bad joke and didn't think about the consequences it could have for me and my reception, as a foreing element, in Sinister. So sorry, sorry and sorry again. As someone said to me sooner, as a comment, "we take the list we make" - or something similar. I belive that too. Roberto +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Once there was a scientist with a nose made of silver
by Will Salt 23 Nov '01

23 Nov '01

2pm, and it's already dark enough to light the streetlamps. It must be getting close to winter. I wanted to go out this afternoon and take photographs, but it's too dark to do that now. The film in my camera has pictures of stacey *dahling*, Danny The Champion of West Ayrshire and various other Sinister celebrities, and I want to see what they look like. I'm feeling annoyed today. My mad flatmate concocted a Cunning Plan to move to Wales without me noticing and thus con me out of the £1000 she owes me in rent. She has this marvellous idea of getting a job in a hotel in a small Welsh seaside resort, in the middle of winter, without being able to speak the language. Maybe she will try to persuade them she can speak the language; that would be quite funny. All day I have had phone calls from Welsh hoteliers. I want to tell them all that she is trying to escape her debts, and that she nearly got booted from her last hotel job for sleeping with the guests; but I can't bring myself to do it. It is true, before you ask. On her last day at work she killed a few minutes by shagging a visiting pest controller. I don't think he could bring her under control though. When she has men, she tries to hide me from them. She only brings them over if she's very drunk, or if she thinks I'm going away. Maybe she's worried that I'll tell them what she's like. But that's enough ranting. If anyone is looking for a nice cheap Edinburgh flat, let me know. Even if she doesn't go, I really ought to let the spare room out. I'm probably just jealous because I had a job interview last week and haven't heard anything yet. Smells like doom. Liz Daplyn said I'm very blonde. Only on my head, dear. I get even blonder in summer, though. Something to do with the light. Oooh, yes, there was a picnic. I went down to London specially for it, and it was fun. Lots of frightening people who I didn't know. Lots of drink, too, and not much actual outdoorsness. I tried to persuade a non-sinister friend of mine to come along, but he was too desperate to do his Christmas shopping. I had met some of the people at the picnic before. Big Gay Mark thought I was the epitome of twee, or something. "Every time I see you you have pigtails and makeup," he said. "That's two separate occasions!" I shouted. I didn't have my hair in pigtails this time, and the only makeup was the extremely expensive red stuff that Lucy was putting on everybody. Twenty-three pounds per bottle of crushed rose petal essence. I enjoyed the picnic far too much. It must have been the gin. Rachel and Rachel persuaded me to drink it, along with many many other types of spirit. "it's very small, and made of glass and grossly over-advertised" SCANDINAVIAN TRIVIA MOMENT: Those of you with the Pop Knowledge will have already realised what song (and what band) I stole the subject line from. Those of you who know your bacon will even be able to think of a scientist with a nose made of silver, and those of you who know so much trivia you spend all your days staring up at the sky will be able to name a scientist with a nose made of silver and an extremely tenuous connection to the Sinister list. Answers on a postcard, if you can be bothered. What else happened at the picnic? I don't think I can remember; it was a whole week ago now nearly. I did have a slight idea: in Christmas week, I will be taking fellow listee Dimitra to visit the picturesque former county of Humberside. Does anyone who will be in that area then fancy a small christmas picnic? I know there are (or were) at least three other listees with connections to Grimsby or Hull, and Sheffield isn't too far away either. Let me know if you're interested. Right. That's the post. Should I now a) do my laundry and go hang round bookstores, or b) play 3D Tetris again? It's a difficult decision, you know. Ta-taa, gneissy xx "But I was lying out in the long grass Just watching the clouds pass over the sun And I was dreaming of a journey Down a river, to an ocean. And through the breaks in the waves I could see that we were saved I could see that we were saved From destruction." -- Will Salt ICQ 66321009 http://www.btinternet.com/~wpsalt/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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