hiya everybody, i'm one of the offending lower-case shift key shirking shy telephobic types. but hey, that's just the way i am. one thing: to be *this* shy is not fun. i can't speak for anybody else, but i would give anything to be able to assert myself a bit more. i can't, and it's not affectation, it's something that's wrong with me and it's scary. honey, in his infinite wisdom, remarked: Can we just say that the Church of Sinister is like the Church of England, a broad church, but without the laughable costumes? aw, let us have laughable costumes, go on. i quite fancy a kind blue velour and silk catsuit/robe combination with added crinkly bits and a top hat for extra height. or a pointy hat, if you're a narrow wizard. on the subject of noise pollution, which someone was, but i can't remember who or be arsed to dig out the quote, my next-door neighbour is an old lady. every so often, thudding, bass-heavy techno (of the sort that we used to call "boom-boom bollocks", sulkily, when the buzzin' kids had taken charge of the sixth form common room stereo), comes pounding through the dividing walls. only when she's on her own, though. i think she must be honing her mixing skills to supplement her pension. DJ Vera in da HOUSE. i found a story on the wibblywobblyweb that caught my eye the other day. it's called "The Rabbits That Caused All The Trouble", and it's by James Thurber. i was immediately interested, because i have always had a sneaking suspicion that it is indeed rabbits who cause ALL the trouble, and not footballers/the government/satan. just you keep an eye on them, that's all i'm saying. they know more than they'd like you to think. sitting there with their twitchy noses, pretending they're not LISTENING TO EVERY WORD YOU SAY. and scheming. big eared little rodent hitlers. i can say no more, abi (who's glad the poetry parrot's out and about again. mondays just didn't feel right without a poem)x +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+