Well, I got home from Greece today at about 3 in the afternoon, went to sleep, hung around a bit, finally got round to dragging my computer into the shed (where it habitually resides) from the house where it had been left to stop it being nicked.Now it is about 5:20, realise that I have got 201 e-mails and I finish downloading them all at about 5:30. Then realise there was a picnic earlier that very day and feel all unhappy, especially as I have got Flu and if I was there would simply sneeze and moan all over the lot of you. Also, have been on move across continents for a little while and thus deprived of any cockroach free washing facilities and apparently smell like municipal tip, although due to blocked nose cannot smell anything. Cannot have bath/shower here as boiler is bust and water v.cold. Must admit to having morbid fear of cockroaches. More about lovely holiday later. Hope there will be a picnic in about September as that is when I will next be in London. Between now and then, I will be dragged around the country by my various parents. One will take me to Yorkshire (v.g.) and possibly to Edinb (v.v.g.) as my Step-mother went to Uni there and we sometimes stay with people. My mother, on the other hand will drive me to swansea and pack me off on a ferry to Ireland which is nice but where I will be going it is v.boring unless you have an affinity to sheep and my mother's ghastly friends who will surely be torturing me with their endless questions. I know I shouldn't moan but there you go. Now, lovely holiday time. Went to Athens on 9th (I think) and stayed there with my father for 2 days. Had a look at Acropolis which was v.nice but covered with Tourists. Had a look at Battleship Averov which was v.old and completely deserted apart from crew of about 6. Step-Mother arrived with little sister and all got on 11-hour Ferry to tiny Cycladian Island called Sikinos. Sikinos has v.few tourists and no rain for 3 years so water has to be tanked in twice a week. Spent whole time lazing around or walking. Got up at 8 every morning, 9-o'clock bus to Ano Pronia, where the beach is, went swimming until about 10:30, had iced coffee in same cafe at same table and got 11:15 bus back up to Horia where was staying. Had early lunch and would read before playing Monopoly with 5-year-old sister who would get all tired and disinterested before it really got interesting. Then would read my book for a while. Read Bridget Jones, which was funny. Read White Teeth, on Recommendation from Sinister, and thought was very good, although somewhat conrtived towards the end. Still really amazing book, though. Tried to read Ulysees but gave up. Tried to read Proust but couldn't be bothered. Read P.G. Wodehouse instead. Read Something by JorgeLouis Borges which was OK. Then Got Flu and had to stay in bed, listening to 1 song at a time on my walkman with 1 hour gaps as batteries ran out on first day in Sikinos where getting more was impossible. Spent 4 days in Bed and sent postcards. Felt better on last day and went on long walk to site of Archeological importance. Felt terrible afterwards. Went back to Athens on over-night ferry next day. Now am back here and there you go. Thankyou to all those people who mentioned me in their posts or who sent me lovely e-mails in regard to my last post. I am presently in the process of writing back to you all. Somebody has probably mentioned this before but in 'Creeque Alley' by The Mamas and The Papas it mentions "In a coffee house Sebastian sat". A great prophecy perhaps? I've nothing else to say in my ears-still-haven't-popped-after-the-flight-yet-due-to-blocked-nose state. Hope Picnic is going well, but I'm sure I'll hear about it whatever, Joe +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+