Today is the 3rd anniversary of my Mum's death. I think of her every day - when someone is so entwined in your soul there are resonances everywhere. I miss her for my own sake, but what tears me apart is that she didn't have the chance to see blinky grow up. She would have been delighted by her and so proud of her. She would probably have been a ( Read more... )

Thanks to all for their concern. I had a big shock but need to come to terms with it and move on. It doesn't involve anyone in fandom, btw.

Well, it's been an awful 24 hours, so 3 good things sounds like a fine idea ( Read more... )

1. Blinky has moved onto chapter books for her school reader. We are very proud and I am very proud of her Daddy for all the hard work he has put in with her ( Read more... )

I very much enjoyed the episode, particularly the tone and atmosphere. I thought the pacing was off, particularly at the climax. And even I could drive through the plot holes.

[Spoiler (click to open)]There is absolutely no reason that Amy and Rory could not have been rescued, transport in and out of NY did exist. It made as much sense as the inability to rescue Adric. I ( Read more... )

This is the speech I gave at a wedding on Sunday ( Read more... )

Astronomy photos of the year. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/gallery/2012/sep/20/astronomy-photography

Tee hee. Love this! http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=KIePsbJSS04&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKIePsbJSS04

And have you met Henri, the existential cat? Leave a comment

At the request of a friend, here are some positives ( Read more... )

Does anyone else get porn solicitation pages appear when they navigate between pages on lj? I have an unpaid account, btw.