ey oop! i've been kinda ultra-busy of late and not really been able to keep up with the list, so this morning i sat down and waded through 155 posts AND READ EVERY ONE OF THEM. so i'm going kinda mental now and my eyes are flickering a bit from staring at puter screens, but it was worth it, cause they were all ace, cause you're all such luverly people. etcetera. but having been so busy for these past few weeks, i'm pretty much finished college *forever* now, which can be quite exciting from the point of view that there's a whole big world out there just waiting for me to take it on, but there's also the big temptation of 'hmm, maybe i could just stay in bed...'. so i'm not quite sure what i'm going to do now and there's a big stretch of uncertainty and emptiness ahead i guess. i probably will just stay in bed for a bit. at least i've got the new album to keep me company. unlike a lot of you i hadn't heard it before yesterday, so it was dead exciting. i nearly ran from the record shop to the bus stop to go home, before realising that me running would only slow me down as i'd have to lie on the pavement for a bit to recover...i was a bit apprehensive as well, given what some people had written and the fact that it *only* got four out of five in the sunday herald, but i needn't have worried, cause it really is ace. and i'm pretty sure i'm saying that for real and not just cause i want it to be. it was pretty much on repeat yesterday and listening to it on my walkman on the bus this morning i was still getting goosebumps every two minutes (even with one earphone not working). i think 'there's too much love' got the biggest goosebump rating, although 'woman's realm' and 'i fought in a war' were up there too. but you knew this already. someone said that 'beyond the sunrise' would be most likely to cause list comment and i have to say i could probably have done without it, although it might grow, solely due to its silliness. and what does 'nice day for a sulk' remind me of? good to see a mention of the mightly fall, though (as john peel would say). 'don't leave the light on baby' is GRATE *and* different, so they are moving on, idiot music hacks. i'd luv to be able to get to the edinburgh picnic on saturday, but i'm not sure if i'll make it. my big f-off college leaving thing, with ballgowns, tuxedos and kilts and stuff, is on friday and me hungover is likely to scare the children. i should be looking forward to it, i guess, but i know that a certain person who's going will leave me hurt and disappointed yet again, which is not a nice thing to know or look forward to. so i'll probably spend saturday in bed listening to 'slow graffiti' over and over. not for the first time...but hey! my stoopid problems are *so* boring and maybe going to the picnic will make me feel better. i've never been to one before, and i'd really like to, so i'll try my best. doubt if i'll be eating much, mind... see yah luv ian n ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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 +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+