hello all my sins, Tired of watching little white lines on my tv screen due to poor vcr quality (read 1985 vcr quality) and still only getting 13 channels on tv (read 1984 tv set), I accidently went out and bought a new vcr on the weekend with the money I don't have. But it was worth it. Except that I watched tv straight for about 6 hours the day I bought the blessed vcr and ended up having terrible nightmares (which I won't get into b/c no dream analysis book in the world is gonna be able to help me out.) I still can't believe there are over 60 channels on tv. I'm a little overwhelmed, having not had cable for about 6 years and only flipping around a little at friends' houses (no serious remote control control.) And to top it off: that how-soon-is-all-we-cherish-going-to-be-exploited-now car commercial was on - and just who the hell is that aimed at? Certainly not Smiths' listeners - who do you know who wants to (never mind is able to) buy that "luxary" automobile? But then maybe it is aimed at fans who know that it is "how soon is now" and understand the nuances of the song and rush out (like really fast, like now now now) and buy the car. Teenage nostalgia sells middle-aged commodity. Now, would our feelings be different if it were an ad for a gen-xy volkswagon? Um, no, not me. I am in the used bicycle price range. My "one less car" bike sticker is just an environmentalist front for my poverty. Now that no one's listening anymore I will actually talk about B&S. I was in Zulu, a record store here, and they were playing the Bowlie live cd and I couldn't leave the store, all mesmerized and what. The thing is, I didn't buy it, I have no idea why. Perhaps in too much shock. This was all before my b&s gear arrived in the mail the other day! Joy! A stow t-shirt, badges and tijamrs cd. Take that credit card! I am happy. I will have to alter the neck of the shirt though into a v-neck b/c it is way too high and confining. It's doable (gulp. I think it's best to hand over to the mum for that delicate operation.) Very happy that the rest fits well though. Also, played the cd all day at work (yaay for cd rom drives and computer speaker systems!) Well, looking forward to Mogwai in mid-Sept, and, though it's geeky, I will be wearing earplugs as wearing them makes a world of difference and you can actually hear things *better* (during and after). I think I'm on the cusp of tinitis as it is... Places named after people: I have my own refridgerated trucking company called Robyn's. It used to be Robyn's Reefer Service (in bright red on white trucks), but maybe too many people laughed, this being the west coast and all. But it gave me a good rep for a while... Have a lovely weekend all, Robyn === I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything. ~Steven Wright ~~~ Robyn Fadden rfadden@yahoo.com Vancouver, BC __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+