i'll describe the view from my bedroom window. the loch is choppy, and the gulls and cormorants bob like wee boats on the waves. the loch is u-shaped, with the isle of skye further away at the top of the loch. on the opposite side of the loch is a place called badachro, which is visible on the sunniest and clearest of days, and is quite idyllic. the isle of skye is dark and looms on the horizon to the right of my room. on really frosty clear days i can see the cars and buses with their lights driving along the island. the gulls settle on my roof at half past six every evening and squawk for at least an hour before flying back out to sea for a while. the main road of the village (okay, the only road in the village) that runs in front of my house is quiet today. some wee kids from along the street say hello when i gaze out of my window sometimes. it's beautiful in the summer, the beach infront of the house can be quite nice and sandy and when i was little i used to go swimming there. but the view is nicest when it's winter. i mean mid-winter, usually the week or so before christmas, when it's snowy. the torridon hills and beinn eighe to the left of my view are all white with snow and the sunset turns them a dusky shade of pink though which is amazing. to the right, the cuillin hills on skye are the same, though they stay white because they are in front of the sunset. the kids from the summer go sledging down the road, some on sledges but most on black plastic binliners which are always better. the cars drive along the main road slowly, with waves of dirty slush gently pouring out from under their wheels. the loch is calm and still, the gulls shelter on the beach and are quiet. the evenings are clear and icy, and the windows freeze slightly because it is so cold. when it is pitch dark, my sister and myself stay up all night, wrap ourselves in our duvets and sit by the window and watch the snowflakes fall as far as the eye can see. the flakes fall, whirl and fly around like little white fairies under the orange glare of the street lights. we flip the windows over so they're horizontal and let the flakes gather on the window, then flip them back vertical and watch the snow fall to the bottom. then by morning there is a fresh layer of thick fluffy white snow, and the kids go back outside and make snowmen and sledge again. i like it best when it's untouched. i'm gonna miss the winter here. i bet glasgow doesn't get sunsets like we do. joocy loocy's tale of the oxford pic-a-nic is my favourite sini-post in a very very long time. :) i just heard "take on me" by a-ha on telly. morten harket (or however you spell his name) reminds me of roddy woomble from idlewild. "take on me" is a grate song. when i checked my email this morning i saw i got a list crush vote. this made me smile. please, whoever you are, email me, just so i know and don't go mad with curiosity, you wouldn't want that would ya? ;) i'm listening to my sister's "new woman summer 2000" cd. it's, erm, interesting. c**ig d*v*d is on now. hmm.... *however* it does have "say my name" by destiny's child which i love, even though i have major problems with r'n b muzak, that song is grate. as is "dreams" by gabrielle which is one of my all time favourite songs, good memories of when i was younger and i always wanted a cool bejewelled eyepatch like hers, even though i didn't need one. i bought the nicest, koolest coat the other day. it's beige and corduroy and goes down to my knees and i love it. i flip the collar up and i can hide my head in it on the bus and listen to "sleep the clock around" on my headphones and no one can see me and i can't see them so the hard kids stay away. it makes me look like a sweet indiepop kid. which i am anyway, but now it's nice to look like one. i put my belle and seb badges on it (upside down of course) and it looks even better. out of interest, y'know the b&S patches? well, should i sew that on upside down, like a bigger version of the sinister badge thing? i want to put it on my bag that i'll use in glasgow, though i don't actually have one yet..... anyone know where i can get a corduroy rucksack asap?! big brother is getting interesting now. i want anna to win. or darren. or craig. just not mel cos she's a wee tart and she's a cow and i have massive problems with her. grr! and she snogged tom! gorgeous tom!! double grr!!! so all of you phone up and vote her to be evicted cos the look on her face if her name was announced would be tremendous!! and think how much the crowd would boo! and how davina mccall would slag her off, only mel is too thick so she wouldn't notice!!! ~evil laugh~ this is too long. hugs, amy xoxox +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. 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