i hope that subject line doesn't cause any raised eyebrows from employers looking over you naughty people's shoulders... but i needed to say it. i have to get the bus to work now and it's always late and full of a) smelly people talking into carrier bags or b) students. (these categories are not mutually exclusive.) also i get sick on them (just check the archives). i know it's b&s fan treason, but i prefer trains. i think that they're psychologically healthier, with more space to escape loonies. where's the buffet car to take a casual walk to on a bus? i liked fiona's post about railtrack bigwigs living in a big train shed. last saturday ( i can't believe i forgot to mention such an important social event in my last post) i went to a model railway exhibition. one of my best friends has been involved with model railways (never ever say toy trains) for as long as i can remember, and i thought it was time i went to see what it's all about. also, i do really like trains (if not in the slightly scary way that everyone else there did, but anyway...) it was quite fun and certainly twee. simon's display had little trams with proper overhead pick-up. someone else had a harbour with real water that went in and out like the tide. and i thought i wasted too much time on sinister... :) i'll stop now, because i don't think we really want a reprise of the old 'hilarious anecdotes about public transport' thread. on the subject of skiving at work (thanks for the tips, 'bone' idle...) i was a bit taken aback to see that some men were installing a tv set on my desk today. it turned out to be for the purpose of spying on students from my all-powerful position on reception. but they reckon it can be wired up to our tv service too... mmm - 'friends' dubbed into french. what a treat. in other news, i've noticed that every sinisterine worth his or her salt seems to be a dj these days. some people sneer at indie djs not being proper djs. where, pray, are the repetitive beats? the seamless mixing? and have you tried scratching over tbwtas lately? not me, however. despite huge quantities of vinyl currently being stored at my house, i don't know one end of a deck from the other (unless i'm on a bloody bus) so i give big props and shout-outs to you all. keepin' it schmindie! luv archel xxx *************************************** archel@iname.com For the best in new writing on the web, visit www.buzzwords.org.uk Contact us on buzzwords@bigfoot.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+