hi, you sinister people. my name is alyson, and i've been a lurker for quite some time now. i figured now was a good time for my first post. i am still stumped as to how, exactly, people make their first posts around here. even though i've read a few first posts from others, when it comes to introducing myself, i just want to close the "compose mail" window and put it off another day/week/month. =) ah, well. here i go. i am a terribly shy girl that lives in austin, texas. i first heard belle & sebastian a long time ago because a boy on the bis mailing list mentioned them and i thought i would give them a listen (how different they are from bis, i can't remember why he mentioned b&s... maybe some scottish band conversation). i think the boy's name was ferny. anyway, i loved b&s from the first song i heard... too bad my friends seem to think they are horrible. in fact, i only ever get to listen to them when i'm alone, in order to keep the others from griping about how bad my music is. so, b&s is a very private thing for me... but i suppose that's where you come in. =) some other things i like are sanrio, anime, video games (ddr!), drawing, and being a bad student. i am halfway through my first year of university. i take classes through the ut telecampus, which is a marvelous invention. other bands i like listening to are death cab for cutie, stereolab, pizzicato 5, bis, and grandaddy. i am 20 and my birthday is in july. i have an orange cat. i'd love an email from anyone sinister... and my aim name is xxkeroleenxx. happy holidays and stay warm! love, alyson p.s. i would have to agree with maryam-- i am definitely becoming quite jealous of those who are seeing b&s live... or those who have -ever- seen b&s live, as i fit into neither category. =) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+