[Bananafish] Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome...

[Amber B. Raley]

Howdy Cecilia et al.,

Howdy indeed!  You know some (I'm guessing I'm not the only one) of us Texains
(so as not to confuse us with Houston's American Football Teamsters) weren't
born here and don't necessarily cotton to those Southern stereotypes.  Crazy
busy probably describes life for many of us, particularly those who are at the
beginning of another semester.  I’m just starting my third year at graduate
school and by the amount of reading piled next to my desk you would think it
was already mid October (or the middle of the summer, if only it were pleasure
reading).  This brings me to the first general question to ask the new
Bananafish as well as the "old."  I’ve provided my very own answer to get
things moving.
1.	What pleasure reading did you do over the summer?  Anyone reread some JDS? 
Myself, I turned my old roommate on to Franny and Zooey, but I read mostly
young adult fantasy and sci-fi this summer (a very guilty pleasure when I’m
supposed to be working on a thesis!).  I’ve been particularly taken by all
things Phillip Pullman.  I reread the His Dark Materials series for the third
time and looked up some of his older stuff also.
2.	To the Texians, those in Austin in particular, have any of you looked up the
JDS stuff at UT-Austin?  I’ve only made it out to Austin once so far and that
was to see a concert.  I drove out and back on the same day (or 24 hour period
even if it was 3am the next day).  So I haven’t had a chance to look at them,
but it is on my ‘to do’ list for my next trip to Austin.  That and the giant
bat colony.
3.      I know we've done this before, but can we get a new tally of everyone's
location?  I thougt it was a lot of fun before to find out where everyone
lives.
I hope everyone is doing well.  Howdy from Houston!

Swimmingly,

Amber

--
Amber B. Raley
araley at rice.edu
713-348-3902





Quoting Cecilia Baader <ceciliabaader at yahoo.com>:

>
> Don't worry.  I haven't turned into an emcee from a tawdry Berlin club.
> (Not yet, anyway.)  Rather, with the recent introductions, it occurs to me
> that I've been remiss in my duties as list moderator.  I've been insanely
> busy in the last few weeks -- I just relocated again to Chicago.  (NYC,
> how I miss you.)
>
> Quite a few spammers have been looking to contact us.  In perusing that
> list, I thought I'd share the wealth.  One woman cautions us that skinny
> cooks can't be trusted.  We can purchase software, pills, and larger body
> parts from all over the world.  One person promises that we'd need a crane
> to life our collective ... bananafish.  A gentleman from Africa would like
> all of us to send him money.  By the way, does anybody want to buy a
> watch?  Another gentleman would like us to confirm our order for a paddle.
>  (This one gave me pause. Perhaps because I started imagining which one of
> our listmembers actually ordered a paddle.  No need to resort to violence,
> guys.)  Someone else would like us to earn a University degree, but with
> all the PhDs and MAs running around here, I felt that we could offer that
> service ourselves.
>
> I go through that list not only for my own amusement, but also to make a
> quick point:  if you try to post to the list using an email address other
> than the one you used to subscribe, it will get kicked into spam-land.  If
> I'm really up on things, I'll catch it, but often, I'm just not.
>
> Welcome to all the new bananafish members.  Just for kicks, I check out
> the membership enrollment every now and again, and lately, we've had quite
> a few (twelve, actually) silent additions.  For those who haven't sent an
> introductory note to the list, I once again invite you to do so.
>
> On a completely unrelated note, I had no idea we had so many Texans on the
> list.  Why so silent on your country, I mean, state of origin, fellas?
>
> And Valérie?  Why does your boyfriend not guess Holden immediately?  Are
> you certain he's the right man for you?  I mean, a man should know about
> that David Copperfield kind of salade, n'est-ce pas?
>
> By the way, Valérie's recent post brought me to another grand realization.
>  No wonder Woody Allen mentioned *The Catcher in the Rye* in Annie Hall.
> He and Salinger have so much in common: New York, acting, writing,
> Jewishness, and a penchant for much younger women.
>
> tra la,
> Cecilia.
>
>
>
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