Your Christmas cards just arrived - and the only way they could have made me happier would have been if you'd included a sermon for me to preach tomorrow.

As it is, they've provided me with joy in the midst of Christmas-preparation craziness, so thank you both so much!

Taking a break from preparing Christmas services, I watched Doctor Who 4.10: "Midnight". It's bloody scary. Serious watching-from-behind-the-couch stuff. So it was nice to be distracted by the utter familiarity of the actor playing young Jethro Cane. I checked and, yes, it was Merlin: Colin Morgan!

I went to check Russell T. Davies' The Writer's ( Read more... )

Greed:Very Low
 Gluttony:Very Low
 Wrath:Very Low
 Sloth:Very Low
 Envy:Very Low
 Lust:Very Low
 Pride:Medium

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After watching Glee last night I seriously want to ignore chronology and write a Glee/SPN crossover in which Sam Winchester protects Kurt Hummel from bullying.

If I get through Sunday's service and after-church meeting intact it might happen.

Title: Taking Care of Sam
Author: charis_kalos 
Words: 945
Spoilers: Up to 6.06 and the preview for 6.07
Rating: PG
Warnings: I'm pretty sure this is going to become AU within 24 hours; theological themes
Disclaimer: Not mine
Characters: Gabriel, G-d, Sam Winchester
Pairings: None
Summary: G-d has a job for Gabriel

( Story here )

Happy birthday to you.

I hope that this coming year is a GOOD one for you, filled with the love of family and friends, rewarding work, and lots of fandom fun.

I really enjoy our friendship and hope that we have many more years of watching TV together ahead of us. At some point we might even do that while in the same city!

Stephen Fry

I've just finished the second volume of his autobiography: The Fry Chronicles. I love Mr Fry. I love his erudition; his interest in everything; his history of celibacy; his openness about his sexuality - as well, of course, as his acting and his comedy. If you like Stephen Fry, then I urge you to read this book, which covers his twenties ( Read more... )

Winding country roads; torrential rain; excessive speed for the conditions - I ran my car off the road yesterday. I took a bend too fast, last control, hit the barrier, bounced across to the other side of the road, and ended up halfway up an embankment. At one point during the embankment climb I was sure the car was going to flip, but it was a very ( Read more... )

A meme grabbed from yasminke, who got it from gaelicspirit:

Leave me a comment by saying "Beam Me Up, Scotty!" I'll respond by asking you five completely random questions. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions. Include this explanation and offer to ask other people questions.

The questions yasminke asked, with answers, are

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