I'm all for new experiences; Experiences like getting drunk at frat parties are new. So that's precisely why I went frat hopping last night; Something new. Everything must be experienced at least once (except perhaps eating sauerkraut, I know without having tried it that it can't be enjoyable). For someone who never drinks, I was remarkably able to consume. 2 beers, a Zima, and 5 straight alcohol shots (does anyone really drink tequila straight? I wouldn't recommend it). It didn't make me feel adult, but it did make me feel like I'm living up (or down) to society's expectations of me as a teenager. And a Uni student. No hangover, but no sleep + 2 shots of espresso in the morning made for an interesting philosophy lecture, especially given as how the prof kept using the phrase "The state that I am in" ; "The state that it is in" ; "The state that you are in". Understandably I was in a state of semi-dazed Belle & Sebastian reflectionism. I can heartily endorse it as a nice state of consciousness to be in. Fodor & Belle & Sebastian. Who wouldve thought? I must agree that crushes are wonderful things, even when they hurt. Its a sort of revitalizing pain. Sometimes I forget that I exist and need that pain or that passion to reaffirm my humanity. Sinister crushes must be some of the best; I have never had a boy who understood Belle & Sebastian, no matter how many mix tapes I made. I still send tapes to the one I left, but he still listens to his trip-hop and cannot understand The State That I Am In. Being the most prosaically mundane and un-hipster Belle & Sebastian fan out there, I can probably assume I wont ever have a boy who understands that aspect of me (admittedly a very big & important aspect), or am I wrong to assume that all other B&S fans are terminally cooler than I am? It usually feels that way. (No worries, though, I am perfectly comfortable with my terminal unhip-ness). I havent managed yet to ascertain if there are any other Sinisterians in the pacific northwest. There must be; now who are you? Peace, Love and Poptarts! erin _____________________________________________________________ Are you lazy? Get your Free E-mail at http://www.Lazymail.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+