Yesterday afternoon, M2 (the MTV channel that actually plays *videos*--novel concept) had a little 80s metal interlude--classics such as Ratt's "Round and Round" and Def Leppard's "Rock of Ages". I was riveted. And then came the Scorpions--"No One Like You," which is, bizarrely, a montage of their shows and wacky exploits during a tour of Japan. Japan??? The Scorpions??? How does that work? Is that like the David Hasselhof/Germany connection--odd, strong, and perhaps never meant to be understood? All very fascinating, I find. Anyhoo, I'm one of those fresh-from-the-nursery kids, difference between me and others being that I never knew I was actually in said nursery since I came to Sinister from another list. It's that ignorance/bliss thing. I now have Peet's (possibly the world's most caffeine-filled coffee) running through my veins and a slightly disturbing medley of "Dylan in the Movies" and "No One Like You" running through my head. Neither is conducive to me getting a good deal of work done anytime in the near future. Perhaps it's time for more M2 (yes, I have a TV on my desk at work--comes with the territory). Bummed that I missed the San Francisco meet-up. Next time around... Enough chatter from me. Oh, except to say that as far as books go, I must give a shout out to Ruth Ozeki's *My Year of Meats*--a funny, sad, brilliantly-written tale of a documentarian's adventures making a meat-based TV show for Japan. Makes me glad I'm a vegetarian. Also, in the film realm, check out *The Dreamlife of Angels*, a beautiful and painful punch in the gut with an amazing song over the closing credits (anyone know what it is?). Really, that's all. Be well, be well. --emily +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+