Message text written by David/Ruth McCurrypersonthingy
Everyone I knew at university (in Newcastle) had no real desire to study - we were just wasting precious time. Fun, yeah, but a waste of time. Towards the end, I taught groups of first-year students English Lit, and none of them gave a monkey's about reading the books or thinking. <
Thing is, the reason I did take Eng. Lit. was because I always loved the idea of taking a subject that involved reading and thinking about books for 3 or 4 years...maybe I'm just sad, but that kinda thing has always appealed to me- that's why I'm not taking art, cause I don't think i'd learn all that much except how to paint better/differently. Of course, I've always preferred reading the books to actually writing about them, but that's not really the point, is it? Anyway, favourite gigs...um, B&S are/were one of my faves, I'm sure (oh, it seems like so long ago now). Music seems to be the only thing that really makes me happy just now, there's a certain uplifting quality in melancholy that gets me every time. I dunno, for every good point at a gig there usually seems to be a bad one that brings it down (like idiot crowdsurfers landing on my head & nearly breaking my neck. Not fun.) So, yeah, Belle and Sebastian. Because it was so beautiful, and I fell in love with them all over again- just as I did when I received a copy of Tigermilk in the post from the lovely david on Friday...mmm, bliss. Todays favourite B&S songs; 'She's Losing It', and 'I Don't Love Anyone'. Yum. Oh, and would someone be able to tell me the set list from the Embra show last year? Would be ever so grateful. Cheers. luv always, Debbie xxx. PS; here's a wee (ha!) extra bit I just received, recent (and, as far as I can make out, genuine) headlines from U.S. newspapers. This was forwarded to me by a dark figure from my past, but it's still piss-self funny. To be read out loud, slowly and with much gravitas..... 1. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says 2. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers 3. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted 4. Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case 5. Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents 6. Farmer Bill Dies in House 7. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms 8. Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus? 9. Stud Tires Out 10. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope 11. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over 12. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands 13. Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms 14. Eye Drops off Shelf 15. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids 16. Reagan Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead 17. Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim 18. Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66 19. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Axe 20. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told 21. Miners Refuse to Work after Death 22. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant 23. Stolen Painting Found by Tree 24. Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies 25. Two Sisters Reunited after 18 years in Checkout Counter 26. Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years 27. Drunken Drivers Paid $1000 in '84 28. War Dims Hope for Peace 29. If Strike isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last A While 30. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures 31. Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide 32. Include your Children when Baking Cookies 33. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge 34. Deer Kill 17,000 35. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead 36. Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge 37. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group 38. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft 39. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks 40. Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy 41. Arson Suspect is Held in Massachusetts Fire 42. British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short Supply 43. Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood 44. Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees 45. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half 46. New Vaccine May Contain Rabies 47. Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing 48. Deaf College Opens Doors to Hearing 49. Air Head Fired 50. Steals Clock, Faces Time 51. Prosecutor Releases Probe into Undersheriff 52. Old School Pillars are Replaced by Alumni 53. Bank Drive-in Window Blocked by Board 54. Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors 55. Some Pieces of Rock Hudson Sold at Auction 56. Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training 57. Porno videos, Home Secretary to act. Just thought you should know... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------