Hello dears! This is a special, short version of Dear Lucy, designed to clear out some holiday-related letters now that the holidays are over. If you sent me non-holiday mail I haven't responded to yet, don't worry. I will before long, as a regular version of Dear Lucy is due on Saturday. So here we go! Funny thing about having so many pictures of yourself on the net Lucy, sooner or later somebody is bound to be really bored, looking at one and ask themselves silly questions like... Guess I can never tell you who I am now, right? If any one asks, Fisk made me do it. LOL -Rich, Orlando FL Well, I appreciate the effort that went in to that, so thanks. But I seriously doubt that Fisk made you do that. In fact, I'm gonna ask him... Nope, he didn't. Dear Lucy: As my special gift to you, I have decided not to ask anything. If I were going to ask something, I would probably ask whether you prefer red or green curry in your Thai food or how you feel about Lydia moving in on your territory with her forum gig or whether Orlando's Pilots versus Aeroplanes really was the greatest band ever... but I won't, so I shan't. Nope, can't make me. Parakeet! Love always, Sphynn Thanks! Dear Lucy: What the heck is Boxing Day all about, and why do those naughty little buggers in South Australia celebrate Proclamation Day instead? Danke, Sphynn I thought you said you weren't going to ask me anything. *sigh* Okay. In the British Commonwealth, of which New Talia is a part, Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas (so it's always the day right after Christmas), and is when gifts are traditionally given to service workers like mailmen, and employees. As for South Australia, I have no idea. I've never been there. hihi from england hey there lucy, i was wondering, what's the weather like in new Talia? anything like england's weather? so, got any plans for the new year? parties and the like (no, i'm not trying to hit on you, i've got a girl and am happy... not that there's anything bad about you ;-) ) hope you don't have too much clearing up to do from christmas. i guess christmas clearing up must be a drag... i wouldn't know, i've never had a christmas cos i'm jewish. well, i gotta finish this email now, my grandma's 81 today and we're having a party for her over here ------------------ Ezekel AKA the black-and-white-badger-with-the-funny-ears-and-the-binoculars-that-has-been-"bird watching"-around-new-talia-recently .... heh heh just kidding PS i hate spam mail ... i swear if that stuff could be made real instead of digital then i'd drown from it flying outta my computer *beleates 1,579 spam mails* Ezekel, I say this as someone who was born and raised in the southern United States: New Talia is fucking cold. And rainy. It's a small island in the midst of the Atlantic Ocean, so in that respect, I suppose it is similar to England. I don't know much about meteology or anything, but I think that has something to do with it. I spent the New Year with my mom in Atlanta, and some relatives. My Aunt Bootsie and her husband, and my cousin Persia. I, um.. I like Persia. Now that I'm back home, I see that there is only one thing in the apartment that needs to be cleared out: the box Lydia's Xbox came in. That thing could be our apartment if our fortunes turn for the worse. Happy belated birthday to your grandmother! And yes, I hate spam too. Um...about your relationship with your brother Fisk...Does your mom know about it? Because while the whole incest angle is weird in a kinda kinky way, your mother knowing would be weird in a kinda creepy way. Although not as creepy as having her INVOLVED in some sort of three-way thing...that would be weird in a REALLY creepy way.... --edfromohio P.S. Since you're such a font of cool music knowledge, you get brownie points (redeemable for a pearl-studded, two-headed rechargable vibrator with xtra-long life 24-hour running time) if you can name what band my pseudonymous signature line refers to. Offer void where prohibited. P.S.S. Since it's only 20 minutes into 2004, what is your new year's resolution? I don't think she knows. And she sure as Hell has never joined us. Even I have my limits. I'm afraid I don't recognize the band you're referring to. I assume it's a band that contains a member named Ed that originates from Ohio. Without doing a search on the Internet, the only bands I can think of offhand with members named Ed are Live and Radiohead, and neither of them are from Ohio. The real reson I'm including this letter in this edition of Dear Lucy is the resolution part. The truth is that I don't make resolutions. Rather than set goals for myself, I prefer to take advantage of opportunites as they arise. That's how I got where I am today: living in a new country that I love, making music in a porn studio for a very nice boss. La!