This is my first post, so I'm a bit nervous. I know that introductions on mailing lists are often boring and self-congratulatory, so I'll try to be brief and not make too much of an ass of myself. My name is Kristi and I am originally from Seattle. Seven years ago, I moved with my boyfriend to New Jersey so he could begin a graduate program in English literature and I could look for a job teaching biology. I still, for better or for worse, live in New Jersey and my boyfriend is now my husband. I also did manage to get a job teaching science to 14 year olds. At the moment, I'm exhausted. It's the end of the school year which is a painful time to be a teacher . There is no air-conditioning in the school where I work and it gets unbearably hot and humid in my classroom. And then there's the kids......as much as I love (some) of my students, I'm ready to see them leave for the summer; there's nothing closer to hell than a bunch of 14 year olds packed into a small room with no air-conditioning. I bought my first Belle and Sebastian CD, 'If You're Feeling Sinister', about 4 years ago after reading about the band in Magnet (an indie music magazine). The first time I played the CD, I fell in love with the lyrics. Not since I discovered the Smiths in junior high had I been so blown away by song lyrics. It's funny because when I was 14, I assumed that by the time I was an "adult" with a job and a husband, I would no longer have to listen to dark, ironic songs for comfort and amusement. The older I get, the more I NEED to listen to dark, ironic songs. To quote Morrissey: "But don't forget the songs that made you cry and the songs that saved your life. Yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine but they were the only ones who ever stood by you." I may indeed be older, but I'm certainly not a clever swine. Kristi _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+