Sinister: You know this world was made for men, not for us.

[Will Salt]

I was riding on a bus on Saturday, through bucolic West Lothian.  We
passed a field of sheep, all laid on their sides with their legs
outstreched, and my automatic reaction was that they had all been killed.
I have been watching the news too much; although i've been trying not to
because it's depressing.  All those dead animals being forklifted about
and burned.

Today, i went to get groceries.  I walked past the meat counter in
Safeway, and saw all the packets of "fresh" meat -- mince, chops, etc --
were a horrible brown-grey colour.  The lamb chops were a shiny green.
i'm sure this isn't right.

Later on Saturday I hit myself on the forehead with a spanner, but that's
entirely incidental.  I have a lovely scab, though.

I was down the local bookshop the other day, and noticed a
wonderful-looking book of cartoons by a chap called Peter Blegvad.  Not
quite the E. Gorey of the new century, but near enough for my taste.
According to a recent copy of the Guardian, he's a musician as well
(although they filed him under "crossover" rather than "P!O!P!").  His
main cartoon character is a little baby rather like the one on the front
of Fairy Liquid bottles.

I go through phases of liking cartoonists, actually. I used to think
Stephen Appleby was great, but now he grates a little.

Incidentally (again), the Guardian was what inspired me to buy my first
B&S record, with its review of IYFS.  They said it sounded as if they had
spent too long without leaving their bedsit; i wonder sometimes if Sturan
was thinking of that when writing I Fought In A War.

i was going to say how my bum is all bruised still from when i kept
falling over on the ice a few weeks back, but then i realised that i'd
infringe the Body Parts Rule.  so i won't.

Re: Ribena:  my flatmate likes it.  but she leaves empty cartons all over
the place for me to clean up.  grrr.

Re: CarsmileSteve: i thought i was the only person who fantasised about
getting on Who Wants To Be A Whatsit, only for question 15 to be "Who won
the best newcomer brit award in 1999?"  i bet chris tarrant would insist
on me pretending i didn't know it instantly, just for the drama of the
moment.  (for the us readers: chris tarrant is the bloke that regis
thingy stole his catchphrases from.  is that your final answer? yes, just
give me the bloody cash!)

anyway, i'm going.  g'night for today.

x
will

-- 
"it would be nice if god is mauve" -- Ken Chu


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