today has been somewhat busy, as have the days before it. tomorrow i get on the plane for moscow, flying to visit my family something like santa claus, as my relatives have laden me with gifts for others that displace my clothing a bit. but i'll get to see realminky tomorrow (please refer to the mummy page, off the picture page) and sleep for long amounts of time and read and be lazy and whatnot. which i haven't really had a chance to do properly in a little while. i've been out all morning and afternoon, shopping and looking at stores and picking up my visa and whatnot. i went to fao schwartz and saw the giant furby, rach and beth can both drool over that one for a bit. ;) uptown it's nice, people seem nicer and busy and bustling around and there are lovely decorations everywhere. downtown, we're too cool for that nonesense, or something liek that cause it's fairly bare, except for those horrible santas that wiggle their little animatronic butts. they disturb me, what sort of message is taht supposed to give to children? a bad one i can only assume. sigh. anyway, there is no particular point. this list is about discussing a band we love. everyone likes different songs best or whatnot, it's interesting but doesn't really mark some sort of international conspiracy or anything. it just means that the sort of person who uses the voting booth is more likely to be the sort of person who likes whatever song is #1 right now best. and it's been one of many things, so i shouldn't worry about it too much. and for a newcomer, mr. phil "philly" is pretty much right on. it's for talking about the band, and our lives when the two intertwine in some ways. most people who write write with humor, sometimes with naivite, sometimes with b.o. (though luckily we're unaware of those) and most often with their heart held out to us in some way shape or form, basically asking to be accepted. we used to do that unconditionally, before fly-by-nights began coming in and basically insulting the makeup of the list before running back to wherever they came from. so i guess what i'm saying is that there are some new people who are sweet and docile and lovely, please don't feel hurt if we don't adore you immediately, it takes time to fall in love. and older list people will begin to notice your wit and sweetness, but remember that we've had some disappointments in the past. and just because a lot of us have met in real life doesn't mean that we're a clique, or that we don't want to meet you. i'm sorry if i'm speaking for too many people, i should only be speaking for myself. i just want happy bunnies to hum happy bunny tunes. in fact, doesn't all the dissent stem from the loss of the beloved sig line? paul, make it come back, make it come back!!!! xoxoxoxoxo (shivery hugs and ice kisses) megan mkl206@is8.nyu.edu visit the magnetic fields web page at: http://www.dissemination.com/megan/magneticfields/ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+