hi all, alix's story about her walkman being stolen reminded me of a time when i loaned my cure tape "standing on the beach" to a boy i barely knew (this was about 6 years ago, now...geez, i feel old) and he didn't give it back for ages and ages, and when it was approaching 6 months that he had it, i asked if maybe i could have it back and it turned out that he had been mugged and his walkman had been stolen with my tape in it. and there i was thinking that he had fallen in love with it and just didn't want to give it up. although there are much better cure albums to adore (oh, i should stop myself here, but i still can't get enough of disintegration or wish), i was pleased that he showed some interest in a band that i liked. the cure was really my first big music obsession, i bought one of their albums because a boy i was crushing on at the time liked them, and i ended up getting sucked in and buying album after album and teeshirts and seeing them in concert and tracking down rare recordings...i went a little nutty, and although i've never been that way about any band since (i think everyone is limited to just one obsessive band reaction) b+s gives me that same feeling, of there being a whole world out there that i don't know about that's better than what's here. it's like all of a sudden things were in technicolor from black and white, like the wizard of oz, where you don't really see what's missing and then one thing changes and your whole life seems to have been retouched and misty but clear at the same time. i'm rambling now, but i'm having a slightly sentimental moment after ahren telling me that he'll miss me over new year's, since he's going to montreal and i'm not. <sigh> that boy is just such a cutie. i got the most amazing book for christmas, it's just called 'plastic' and it's about the whole history of plastics and how they're used and they're totally necessary now, and the different people that discovered their different uses by adding camphor and stuff to make them more pliable. i'm such a geek, i know, but it's the coolest thing! and my family was saying, "so you really wanted this book? you weren't just joking?". i also got 'girl goddess #9' by francesca lia block (of weetzie bat fame) and a book about jeopardy! that gives stories about alex trebek and contestants. hey, my mom got it at a library book sale for 50 cents, don't knock it. oh, and an electric toothbrush! whirr, whirr and my teeth are sparkly! that's also been so much fun that i now brush my teeth, like, four times a day. but there's nothing wrong with that. i think this will be my last post of the year, i feel like i should be writing up some sort of "favourite records" list, but for now i'm just going to swoop out of here with an evil "bwa-ha-ha" and a twirl of my cape. every girl needs a cape, i tell ya. even if it's only made from a furry blanket. toodles, jessicaxo ps. i couldn't help but notice that i'm slipping on the list crush poll. that may be because you all didn't see me in my ice princess coat, but come on, people. imagination! just close your eyes and see what happens. and then vote for me and massage my ego. virtually, of course. who knows what sorts of germs you can pick up out there. pps. party like it's 1999! oh, please, you knew you were thinking it. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+