And now it's time for a post from Laura Llew. I hope that you find it entertaining, whimsical, and yet relevant, with an underlying visionary tone that belies Laura's emotional attachment to the subject matter...... OR at least something to do with your right finger as you click the delete key. Somehow I just could not resist the temptation of posting on this vapid Valentine's Day (happy sappy day, bitter day, emasculation day, singles awareness day, etc.). Though I have a wealth of friends, I'm really quite single and no matter what the benefits of reciprocal social integrational relationships are - it's just not the same as a boyfriend. Though please spare me the "being single is great" spiel. I just read an interesting analogy of how sex like supermarkets. You know, overrated. Just a lot of pushing and shoving and you still come out with very little at the end. Anyway, my point (which my hair covers nicely) is that I wasn't expecting this Valentines to be a good day. Happily, I was proven wrong. Not only did I get flowers, but I got books and music. What Valentine's Day could go wrong with a book? So, I spent my day happily whiling away the hours on a book that I should have read but never got around to (isn't that the definition of a classic?). I even got a pixies tape that I love today from am/fm digital surround sound John, my popex mentor. Oh the joys of the pixies and of popex. I was quite excited to see that my chums list "Since 1977" was the fourth biggest on popex (i just add everyone on my family tree and who's in sinister. If you want to be added just let me know your #). How BLUDDY GRATE. I remember quite a bit of talk (ok subject lines) of John Updike on the list a few months go. Just a lot of people seemed to be reading Run Rabbit Run. Well, has anyone read his new one "Gertrude and Claudius"? It takes the story of Hamlet before the play begins so that Hamlet's father is still alive. Yes, it even portrays the King as being a piggish man and Hamlet as being foppish (or so I hear from the reviews). I've always found that the different takes on Hamlet are quite interesting. I mean not the stories themselves but the ideas for them. I've always thought that the main idea behind "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" was an intriguing one, even if the actual play does drone on for quite a bit. Has anyone else wonder how Sarah and Leyla type their posts. Do they take turns, does one do all the typing and just gets dictated to for half of the posts, or is one sitting on the other's lap. I think a picture to the sinister page is in order! Don't worry girls, you'll become famous. Wheaties boxes, video games, action figures, and an option in Mark's choose your own adventure posts....- the sky's the limit! Marie Elia wrote about the glories of crocheting again. Yes, we're forming a crocheting possee, gang, milk maid union, or something of the violent and ruffian nature. Down with the knitters! (Don't take that literally Ree). I was quite relieved to see that Marie didn't take offense to what I said about her in my last post. In fact, she was delighted to finally be "revealed" to the public. Of course, I don't dare say it would have been the first time for that. Well, I guess that I missed Valentine's day with this post. Oh well. A friend just reminded me in an e-mail of all these Peanuts memories. 'Snoopy once called February 15th "Gloat Day", since that's when you gloat over all the valentines you got the day before. Another Peanuts V-day memory - Charlie Brown rehearsing, over and over again, how he's going to present a valentine to Violet, as he's walking her way. Each time, he ends with "Happy Valentine's Day." But when he hands her the card, he says, "Merry Christmas." (Gary Larson would do a Far Side cartoon on this same theme - do you remember its closing line?)' I better stop now before I have to lean on Steve C's shoulder and cry. Love and Woodstock Laura ***************Laura Llew's Favorite New Listee********************* This goes out to the most charming Welsh boy who has quite endeared himself to me as my new younger brother. Not only does he have a great name but he's quite amusing and light hearted. So, please everyone be nice to the lovely.......... Llywelyn............ (or else). PS- notice that there was no bitterness at all in this? I'm quite impressed with myself. Nor did I make any disparaging remarks about boys like that they should just draw yellow lines down their back so girls don't collide when we walk all over them. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. 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