Sinister: don't feed the ducks meat!

[Amy Bancroft]

hi,
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<br>the great lakes picnic was a very great time, indeed.  no doubts that there will be another one.  shawn picked a great park in south bend where there were swing sets and lots of things to climb on, like a big cEment toilet.  and it was a nice sized group, not too big, and i could remember everyonesnames.
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<br>everyone was really nice.  and michelle was especially glad that we weren't scary freaks.
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<br>colin, thomas, and i had running races.  it had been awhile since i'd been running; they stopped for me to catch up - which was thoughtful.  running after drinking is hard to do.  thomas ran with gabe!  and the old people talked about the state fair.
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<br>i couldn't stay to camp b/c i had to drop off the kitties in cincinnati the next morning.  and i was bummed b/c i like to do naturY things.  it was a long 12 hour trip to cincinnati and back, punctuated by only one exciting moment.  i found that cincinnati has a very good indie rock station (97.7), or at least better than anything i've come across while traveling.  as i was leaving town, i decided to stop and get some caffeine since i was worn out from the picnic and the past week, in general.  when i got back in my car and turned the radio on, the dj was saying 'and that was the boy with arab strap by belle & sebastian.'  ahhhh!! *jumping up and down in my seat* - i couldn't believe it.  i've never heard b&s on the radio (and i still haven't).  the pain of missing them by mere seconds took about a hundred miles of driving to truly recover from.
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<br>i spent today moving all my belongings out of my apartment and into storage.  i think that i finally realized how horrible moving is.  i just spent a day of my life just transferring stuff from one place to another.  and once i decide where to move to (i.e. where the job is), then i have to do it again.  alas.
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<br>i didn't get to say bye to kirsten at the picnic, but i hope she will set aside some rainbow leg warmers at her store so i can buy them when i am in milwaukee in a few weeks.  and maybe one day, i will get my rainbow house to match.
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<br>i have only one question, where was everyone from illinois this weekend??  i hope you will come to the next one b/c we aren't scary freaks at all - its a proven fact.  plus, emily makes really great black bean hummus in the middle of night.
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<br>picnics should be everyday
<br>luv,
<br>amy b.
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<br>ps - listen to the SHINS, the SHINS (for colin)
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<br>pss - go see shawn's exhibition in minneapolis/st.paul, if you're close-ish.  his art is good art.
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