HI SINISTERINES! I know I just posted a monster of a post yesterday, but today's posts have urged me to post again. Especially Stacey Dahling's post. She wrote: "Am I the only one who thinks this B&S love connection club idea is a bad one? Sinister crushes are evil things, I have determined." I have been burned. The latest one not nearly as bad as the first. The first was years ago, and I got way too carried away in it. And he broke my heart. I nearly moved to Texas to be with him. I am so glad that I didn't. I actually met him whilst following Suede cross-country. he introduced me to the music of b&s and to Sinister. So, at least I was left with something grate. Since then, I have been more careful about how much of myself I give to internet romance. But I am a fan of list crushes despite the fact that I have been "list dumped" recently. I'll tell you why I'm still a fan... When you make a connection with another listee, it is a wonderful feeling to get their e-mails and read all of the sweet things they have to say. I love to feel adored. I love flirting with cute, funny and charming boys who share similar interests. I love letting myself get carried away in the fantasy. But I am trying very hard to keep in mind that the internet is a very sterile environment and that it is very easy to type things that you wouldn't normally say to someone. So, while you're reading the most gorgeous bit about your sparkling eyes and how much he'd like to take you in his arms and run through fields of heather with you, you have to know that he can't see your eyes. And if you tried to run, you'd have an asthma attack straight away because you don't excercise, you sit in front of a computer all day long. But I still love the idea of it. I still love the romance of it. And yes, you will come across people that will jerk you around, but you just have to try to keep perspective. Don't make any promises! Have fun with it! I like list crushes because they make me feel really good, for the most part. And when your crush has run it's course, there is always another lovely out there just *waiting* to exchange some kind words with you! I think predominantly the common thread is that we're hopeless romantics and we're all B&S fans! Having a list crush just makes my day seem a bit more lovely, just like hearing "The Stars of Track & Field" for the first time! I like to smile. I have crushes on a lot of you. But it takes me a while before I will actually send it in "official"-like. I pretty much have permanent list crushes on Ken Chu and Richard Gillanders, and of course Mr. Ryan, who is STILL in the nursery, so I practically have him all to myself, for now. But Mr. Ryan also lives near me, so it's a bit different because I get to see him in person and actually know him. But still. I'd consider him a crush. Also, I'd like to say that if I could, right now, I'd vote a list crush on Elise Spry, Kirsten Kenyon, and Stacey Dahling... They are the bees knees! I adore their personalities that come through in their posts even though they're girls, I'm an equal opportunity crusher! But like I said in my last post, I've got a fire in my heart for Mr. B, so you ladies will just have to wait until Ben moves on to his next crush before I get to you lot! So, watch out! ;) I may vote a "list crush" on you next! You're ALL so adorable! Especially YOU! I see you smiling over there! me love ya long time, Rachel fruitloop p.s. Boo! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+