Sinister: I wanna be ignorant on my own

Wed Feb 19 15:54:45 GMT 2003

Dearest Sinister,

This is a tribute to thou. 

Ive come to realize what Ive always known, but yet
kept quiet with. I really love sinister. I do. I know
its supposed to be this place where cool people hang
and all, and I dont think that it is meant for sixteen
year old girls to love it. But I do. Youre all so
wonderful and funny. Just when Im about to give up on
everything and go hide under my duvet for the rest of
my life, only coming out once in a while to get more
chocolate, you cheer me up again and its all so lovely.

Im not trying to kiss some twee arses here, this is
just how I feel. Ah. I hope you dont think Im too
pathetic. 

But yesterday, after a horrendously bad hair day (that
really ruins my entire day, I know its superficial,
but when my hair is really bad I feel really bad too.
Not that I care much about it usually, but, er, yes. I
dont know. Its just how it is), I came home. I was
hoping for a letter from Miss Alex in Australia. But
no, just boring mail for my mum. But then I went into
the kitchen, and there, on the table, there it was!

A lovely little parcel, with nice little stickers on
it! For me! Hurrah! It contained a nice letter, a GREAT
mixtape and Miss Alexs zine Unintentionally Lo-Fi. It
totally made my day! Hurrah again for Miss Alex! Shes
the queen of  Indie Cool. Yay for her!

Today, I am at home again. Im wearing my black cords
and my pink baseball-shirt or what the hell theyre
called. Its nice, because the main part on it is
pastel pink with deep pink stars, and the sleeves are
just deep pink. I feel sort of pretty, except that I
look like Id been hiding in a closet for 300 years or
something. 

Shall we say I look tired. Ok.

I love this Swedish cereal called Kalaspuffar. Thats
like, er, PartyPuffs in English. Its such a god name
for cereal. At least the Swedish version. PartyPuffs
sounds like something that has to do with drugs. Maybe
youve got something similar. But still, it is Gods
creation. Sugary, good as snacks and actual cereal.
YUM. Im looking at the box right now, therefore I felt
the need to tell you.

Does anyone else have a fascination for daytime
television? 
I love it.
First, theres the sort of stuff like Days of Our
Lives, ah, how wonderfully crap! Always someone
possessed by the devil, or you think that youre
watching a normal conversation between two of the lousy
actors, until you see the supposed-to-be red scary eyes
in the tree or something. Always really weird
supernatural things. But I cant stand watching more
than a minute of it, though. Because it truly is awful.

Then theres stuff like Full House, Blossom and Step by
Step. AH. So cheesy, and not even funny. And in Step by
Step, theres the Pervs also known as the Parents who
are always talking about sex. They sort of scare me,
because they keep talking about nurse outfits and stuff
like that. Eeeeew! Leave me out of it you devil family! 

Dawsons Creek has to get its space in this post too.
Dawson and his family is my favourite thing to hate
about the series. Really, have you ever seen anyone
with such an asymmetric face? Its been bugging me
since it started here, when I was twelve. Hes weirdly
ugly, as if thats his excuse for being sensitive or
something, and then he had this freaky dad, who thank
God died. The dad was the worst part. Always,
especially in the beginning, a typical conversation
between them would go like this:

The dad enters Dawsons room.
Dad: Hello Dawson, what are you doing?
Dawson: Oh, Im just editing my new movie.
Dad: You know, son, making love to a woman is something
special. Like me and your mother, for example, we made
love on the living room table yesterday. But a woman is
something special Dawson. Always be gentle to her
[insert cliché talk]
Dawson: Wow, thanks for your great advice dad!

Ok. Im not even going to start on this one. But what
the hell?! Father and son talking, not even slightly
bothered, about sex? Dawson not being disturbed by the
fact that his dad tells him that he and his mother has
sex? ON THE GOD DAMN LIVING ROOM TABLE?

Last week, I brought up the topic of the fact that
parents have sex and how you really dont want to think
about that, amongst my friends, which resulted in us
all laughing panicky screaming AHHHH MENTAL PICTURES
MENTAL PICTURES MENTAL PICTURES!. 

Oh, when browsing through old posts, I found this from
a post by Toy Stephen:

Perhaps you're Astrid and you've been dancing with the
Belles
Your star so lovely, that your age they cannot tell
Your obsessions get you known throughout Sinister for
being strange
Crushing Bobby, and whispering him 'Jag älskar dig.'

Thats very funny and very sweet. It was from the post
called sexpecations, and that was like a verse of it.
Im impressed with the Swedish though!

But dear sinister, am I known throughout sinister for
being strange..?

Oh.

Well, take care all of you, 
I love you all.
(Ah, cheesy.)
Sorry for this v. long post.

Handclaps and tambourines and love
Astrid x

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Ted Danson.

Fab: Oh, Danson.

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