hello.... goodness, i have been waiting for several weeks now to have a voice, and now that i do i am finding that i am a little intimidated and unsure what to write, which is ridiculous because you all seem like such lovely people... so i suppose i will just introduce myself...i am kirsten and i live in the glorious, shiny metropolis of milwaukee, wisconsin. it's cold and full of beer and sausages, but i live near the lake and it's pretty, and i do enjoy a good ale now and then. anyway, it was only just over one year ago that introduced to the wonder that is belle and sebastian, and i am in *love.* so while i know that i am not as knowledgeable as most of you as far as that goes (and i am greatly looking forward to learning from you), i do know that i simply adore the music. the first b&s song i ever heard was "expectations," and i was drawn in immediately. as a girl, i always hated school, sat alone drawing all day....and while i was never technically "jabbed with a fork," i do recall being jabbed by some number of elbows, knees, and other appendages. now i am in college and everyone is far too hip to go about jabbing anyone with anything. anyway, the only difference between "expectations" and me is that the girl in the song is actually cool, and i am a gigantic geek. well, this is getting to be pretty long, but i am glad to be able to write now and i hope you all have a marvelous weekend. love kirsten Care2 make the world greener! http://www.care2.com - Get your Free e-mail account that helps save Wildlife! +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+