Evenin' there, Sinifolks. As I sit here digesting my few meagre scraps of turkey -- there were issues, shall we say, in my getting to the family dinner -- I ruminate. I think to myself, how can I squeeze the most enjoyment of the season? For it is now the Christmas season, officially, as all of us in retail shake our heads and mutter curses to the backs of the slack-jawed customers of the world. I've had ideas, of course. But putting a party hat on Murphy the Wonder Cat and sharing a bottle of champagne with him ended, as they say, in sadness. Murphy, it seems, is a mean drunk. I have the clawmarks to prove it. My other idea has been greeted with at best laxidasical laconicity. Llew all but sneered. Jayward was unmoved. Therefore I bring it to you. Yep. I think there should be a Sinister Southern Seasonal Soiree. Our own little picnic indeed.* I'm more than willing to be the picnic mummy (would that be Maw in these parts?). Anyone who is interested can contact me. So can anyone interested in mocking me. I crave attention. I'd suggest the little burg of Chapel Hill in NC because a) I live there b) Aruni lives close by c) It seems to be the most central point from Georgia to DC and d) Ms Llaura Llew would probably be peeved if I pimped out her household without asking first. So yeah, the point: Festivity: yea or nay? *And oh yeah, babies: There will be sexuality cups. (www.joannou.net/petullant/2002_11.html) -- "The Posby falls into a Trance In which it does a little Dance." Edward Gorey _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+