Hello there, It has been a while. Xmas came and went*, and it is almost 2 months in the new year. My God, time flies. Well actually it hasn't exactly be flying at work these days; it has been pretty slow actually. So slow and so depressing I had to take a day off last week, just to do nothing. I did nothing very well, the day including sleeping, a visit to the hairdresser, a visit to the cinema, and more sleeping. How good sleeping can get? I still don't know even with lots of practice. I went to London recently for the weekend; it was lovely, with this "good to be back home" feeling you have when you get back to places you have been loving and living in. I will not make a list of all the people who offered me time, drinks, interest and pleasant conversation, but thanks to all of you (although a special mention to Gingerfox for the very organised organisation). I had a curry and lots of beer, and I was offered a new frog to take back home. For people who don't understand what I am on about, I already own a pet frog called Larry. He now has a new friend called Henry, and the two of them are getting along fine (even if the flat is a mess now with the two of them around). Congratulations to the reporters selected: reporting back will be highly needed, obviously. Music-related: I am rediscovering French pop these days. Thanks to a new radio station I found and a new music magazine, I have heard lots of new things recently, and I got all excited about bands and singers I didn't know about. It's good to be excited about music, it has been a while since last time I was amazed, amused, or surprised by a record. Recently there are at least 3 or 4 that had some effect on me. Wooh. On this note of hope, I shall leave you. Elena * I didn't hear from my Xmas angels, so there: I want to thank Kate for the great parcel (the purse hasn't left my bag since i got it!), and I hope that my parcel got in OK to the person who was supposed to get it. _________________________________________________________________ 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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+