Sinister: summer vacation lasts forever

[. alex .]

Hello Sinister,

I am listening to the All Girl Summer Fun Band as I type this - sunny girlie 
american pop songs, apt for the summery weather that I'm in the midst of 
here. No cute girls in winter clothes here, I'm afraid.

Last night I went to a friend's 18th birthday, a fancy dress party. Failing 
to find anything "fancy" or "dress" in my wardrobe, I decided to go as a 
schoolgirl (with regulation knee-length skirt, of course!). Two other girls 
stole my idea: I wasn't impressed. One boy came as The Phantom, another as a 
race car driver, some girls as 60s mod girls. There was one boy there who 
came as a punk circa 1985. It was the most impressive dress-up effort I'd 
seen, right down to the fingerless studded leather gloves and godawful wig. 
So I decided to talk to him only to discover his penchant for bad American 
emo bands like Saves The Day and Alkaline Trio. But even so, that was 
comparatively better than the musical tastes of the majority of other people 
at the party.

So here I was, drunken and rambling, writing him a list of all these bands 
he should listen to. Then I asked him the magical question: "Do you like 
Belle & Sebastian?", to which he answered, "yes, I have 'If You're Feeling 
Sinister'" :) It made my night. Now I want to try and convert the emo boy to 
lots of good bands...

xox Alex (who is sitting at home on a saturday night and not entirely 
feeling sorry for herself for a change)

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I took your advice and fixed my radio
But I can't find anything that sounds good anymore
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http://darlingalex.diaryland.com/

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