good morning, good midday, good evening lovely listees! hi there...i feel like i haven't posted in quite some time, though i probably wrote something yesterday and just don't remember posting it. i'm quite scatterbrained lately. anyhow, nothing much new to report...i fell asleep on the bus *again* this morning. oh, and i cut my hair off and i'm wearing my 'study at stow' t-shirt under a grey cardie at work today and people keep trying to read what my shirt says while at the same time trying to talk to me, it's very cute. so, some things: 1) cyberfriends/cyberreality: i studied postmodernism extensively (don't worry though, i'm not getting into that!) and cyberreality a bit in college, so i have many opinions on this topic (just ask mark c.). basically, what i want to tell all of you is, as we move into the 21st century, new technologies (oh dear it sounds like i'm writing an essay) will allow us more and more to break away from 'traditional' ways of doing things, and therefore will make new, not necessarily less valid, 'realities' exist in our lives. some people (including myself) have theories that this 'physical' reality, the one we experience with our bodies, our 'physical' identity or what have you, is only another 'version' of 'reality'...cyberrealities (you all know, as we have created a 'virtual community' right here in 'sinsterworld') do exist and just because they aren't 'physical' doesn't mean they are less valid. i know this is a difficult concept to swallow, but i really feel that this is the way things are progressing. in essence, this progression allows us to form 'relationships' that might never manifest in the physical, but can still be as meaningful as the ones we form in 'physical' reality. now, i'm still not convinced that these relationships are as *satisfying* as the ones formed in 'physical' reality, but then again some of you may beg to differ...sometimes i wonder if in years we will not need our 'physical' selves at all...? in any case, i think we've established, making friends in cyberreality is just as legitimate as making friends in 'physical' reality. we're not sad, really! :) a concept like this is difficult for my parents to understand (they think it's creepy) but then again they are not part of this computer generation. this stuff will be second nature to our kids. wow, that was a bit wanky. anyhow... 2) 'velvet goldmine' (for the non-twee among us): PHWOAR! rather, jonathan rhys meyers = PHWOAR!!! with pink hearts and glitter stars and lots of exclamation points. the film wasn't too awful either, if you take it for what it is. though (smut content) i was disappointed that the only naked male we see is ewan mcgregor, whose goods we've already been allowed to peek at in 'trainspotting.' :( now, my real question: is that fab soundtrack available in the states? 3) tiswas in nyc: please come to dance. every saturday night at don hill's. please, the place needs some adorable people, and of course i'm calling on you. 4) list crush: disappointed to see i still hold only one vote. *sigh* well, whoever you are, cheers... and now, for some belle and sebastian content, more or less... 5) what this list is about: i mean, that's for each of us to decide individually, and if what goes on makes you happy, then yay happiness joy. personally, i adore our virtual community, i like being part of a list about belle and sebastian *fans* as well as belle and sebastian themselves, because i think we're all pretty special, don't you? 6) seymour stein: the real man, not the song. i saw him on some vh-1 special, 'before they were famous' or something like that. he was talking about how he discovered *madonna*. oh dear. he is the prototypical 'label exec' and i just...well, i just can't imagine what he and b&s talked about over dinner... 7) 'is it wicked not to care?' video: i didn't see it. :( 8) 'modern rock song' ep: this is a 'david and katrina question' (tm), perhaps...is the ep available in the states *now*? you've probably answered this already and i should just go look in the archives and apologies apologies. 9) mark's ink polaroid of me: cheers luv! that polaroid is all true, it really happened, and it was a really lovely moment. but what was that bit about being 'up honey's bum' all about? 10) 'physical' reality crushes (this *is* related to b&s, sort of): i met this, this...*embodiment* of physical perfection complete with tongue piercing this past weekend, and now he's a bit glam rock, yet when i asked him if he likes belle and sebastian he replied, 'well i think it's good music to listen to when you're going to sleep...' oh dear...should i pursue this relationship? er, right. enough from me. you win the prize if you reached the end of this message. kisses, stasia +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". 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