Sinister: The year is going, let him go

[Laura Llew]

Ring out, wild bells to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light.
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

Ahh, thanks for indulging me in some Alfred Tennyson. I thought it was 
rather fitting for this time and season. Though personally, my year ended 
more like the world in TS Eliot's The Hollow Men, "Not with a bang but a 
whimper."  No wild parties or kisses for Laura Llew. In fact, I was even 
sleeping when the new year arrived. Boring me but happy me because I am now 
the proud owner of a new pair of narrow New Balances. Perfection in a shoe.

I was able to usher the New Year in nicely by having Belle and Sebastian be 
the masterminds behind the music I listened to first this Millennium. It was 
quite nice really. I was wondering though. Does anyone else have a tendency 
to hook up the characters of their songs together?  I just think that String 
Bean Jean and Lord Anthony would be great together. And the Boy with the 
Arab Strap would compliment Lazy Line Painter Jane most perfectly. Perhaps 
it's just me.

I apologize if this has already been mentioned, but has anyone else heard 
the Looper song on the commercial for MyFamily.com.  Oh yes, the David's are 
supporting family values AND health AND using the Internet (as long as it 
ain't "freaky") AND being Up A Tree - where you will inevitably loose your 
footing and plummet to the ground. But not before your leg catches on a 
nail, your skin shreds and you need 20 stitches. Which will still leave a 
scar shaped like an arrow on your right thigh even years later as a 22 year 
old. And the only real memory of you have of the incident is the red helium 
balloon that you had that you accidentally let go off and watched sadly as 
it floated off into the night sky when you go home. Not that I'm in anyway 
stuck in the past here.

So, does anyone have any lofty New Year's resolutions, such as to quit 
biting your nails, lose weight, or to stop setting yourself on fire while 
exclaiming to your friends that you *are* going to get a spot on David 
Letterman this year.  I've always been much better at coming up with 
resolutions for other people than actually thinking of changing myself. So 
far, I have that -

1. Belle and Sebastian resolves to come up with a new album by March (hey 
it's a leap year.. I even gave them one extra day to work in February. Talk 
about generosity here).
2. That all drivers on the road will let me in when I'm trying to get into a 
lane of traffic. AND that the others will remember that they do indeed have 
a turn signal. They can even agree to actually USE it once in a while.
C. Stuart Murdoch shall fall madly in love with me.*
4. We shall have more classy boy photos on the body part page. Such as 
Jygsaw Dave's knees, Jim Bob Gilmer's ears, Rupert Everett's stomach (a long 
shot but hey so is Stu falling for me), and GEORGE DICKIE's ummm, erh, well, 
whatever he wants to show... But please show discretion O'Henry
5. That everyone on the sinister list will read at least 5 books from Laura 
Llew's Lovely Literary List of 99' this year. Just because the list is from 
last year, does not mean the recommendations aren't out of date. Don't you 
know that in book time that makes it a "Classic"? (Though I've noticed the 
list is severely lacking in recommendations for Stuart David's book and for 
The Loneliness of the Middle Distance Runner. Is there a reason for this? I 
haven't read them yet and I was just wondering.)
6. The witty, intelligent, book adoring, dark haired, pixies and b&s loving 
lad who was suppose to be under the tree on Christmas Day with all of the 
Belle and Sebastian singles on CD will inform of exactly where he fell of of 
Santa's sleigh at so that I may properly go and rescue him. (I always have 
to do all the work in relationships). Unless, of course, he got distracted 
by the elves and then really just let me live the rest of my life in misery 
never knowing the truth. Really.

jealous of the elves,

Laura
* There is no reason for this symbol. I'm just trying to appear cool as if 
you need to read footnotes to understand the content of my posts.

"Meeting all of your Laura Llew before you even knew you had them"
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