DON'T TRY TO SAY TO ME THAT THIS WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE... Alright, Eastern Shore Sinisterites/ines/eens: you might want to sit down for this -- we're going to try a Sinister Picnic! I know, I know -- IT'LL NEVER WORK! But hold off on the verbal flogging -- Apparently, these Midatlantic Pinic Attempts have a piss-poor history, but all the more reason to try again! (I am by nature NOT that optimistic, by the way, so typing such a sentiment actually made me throw up a bit. OK, not really. Ewwww.) Now that I know there are at least six or seven people interested (and that's not counting my fellow lurkers) and the idea hasn't completely flatlined yet, I feel courageous (or naive) enough to say, "So Fancypants, what weekend is good for you?" ("Fancypants" being plural and inclusive of all who live in the tristate area). And thusly I have said it. Anyone who's interested in attending what will be the grandest time to be had in downtown DC should e-mail me, even those with questions about transportation and places to crash if necessity dictates. Some fabulous list individuals have offered their time and presence and planning capabilities (as I have none) so it's not to be missed if you're within a reasonable driving distance. Speaking of said individuals, thank you for the response to my first post. :) Every email made me all squishy inside. Which is a good way to stave off scleroderma. Probably the best way, in fact. So drop me some concrete suggestions if you so wish. I'll do the detail work, but am very bad at making aesthetic choices, even as it pertains to my leisure time. And might I add that I'm ridiculously joyful at the thought of a picnic? Even if I might NOT add it, there it is. Also, this is in extreme advance, but Ted Leo's coming back to the Black Cat after having to cancel his latest DC show due to throat injury. September 10, backstage, 9 PM. I'll be there, so if anyone else is interested, perhaps we could have a mini-meetup there? Or if anyone else wants to suggest shows (sorry I'll miss the Aisler's Set!) for meet-ups, I'm all ears. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BRILLIANT CAREER Non-sequitir: It seems to me a good indication of a bad day at work when the most heated discussion is about whether or not "awhile" is always one word, or if a space can be placed between the A and the W. Turns out you CAN use "a while," but it has to be used as a noun. And "awhile" must be used as an adverb in order to be considered correct. Also, I hate my job. Since I stupidly graduated and they consequently booted me from college, I've aged three psychological years for every one Roman-calendar year. I'm not liking the math. That being said, I will take my leave. Mostly because it's time to go home from work. Hopefully, I will hear from some of you soon. Till then and then some --- Kim _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+