Given how, in the The Name of the Doctor ( spoilers for the end of Series 7 )

A wolf walked right by my house yesterday! I was at work and did not see it (though others did) but thanks to snow I got to see the tracks! And, wow, what tracks! The only other wolf tracks I've seen were about a week old and had thawed a bit, so I didn't realise they really were that big from the start!

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I have now watched The Hobbit twice (I almost did not make it the first time because of weather, but luckily got there in the end nonetheless) and having thereby reached the minimum number of times that I usually need to watch something before being able to form coherent thoughts about it, I will put some of those down here
( SPOILERY but mostly happy musings )

While looking for presents for my nieces a few days ago I suddenly remembered how much I wanted a kaleidoscope when I was a kid (after having seen one at a friend's house.) So I bought a "make your own!" kit from a toy shop -- for myself. Now I've put one together (exchanging boring plastic beads for various bits and pieces found at home) and now I ( Read more... )

Vila, Gan and Avon riding a three-seater tandem bicycle. In space.

Vila was at the front, Gan hunched over in the middle, and Avon was in the back seat, studying the "readout" of something that looked suspiciously like a small vintage transistor radio.

Sometimes Avon would forget to pedal.

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The Blake's 7 rewatch is attempting a new round! ...But it's been feeling a bit lonely so far. :-( ...Come join us? There are spoiler free posts for first-timers and amnesiacs, and we're still only on the third episode - so still easy to catch up! :-)

( Vila thinks you should pull up the next slightly-disturbingly-shaped-but-actually-quite-comfy plastic chair and watch this show with him. Great drama! Ludicrous leather outfits! Locks being expertly picked! He could hold your hand during the scary bits if you like. No charge. (In fact, there might be one or two episodes where he'd like you to hold his.) See? Much nicer to watch together with someone, isn't it? There's even some wine! (All of two days old!) So, anyway... This thief character... There are those that would say he's a coward (huh! healthily cautious is what I call it) and bit useless (Harmless was the word. HARMless)... But what I want to know is... *hands you your glass* ...what do YOU think? )

My inability to forget this (and related issues such as the fact that you are sharing the road with unknown people in exactly the same situation, not to mention the surprise obstacles in the form of moose or, increasingly, wild boars) is why I do not consider my fear of driving to be a phobia.

Because phobias are supposed to be irrational, yes?

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Someone uploaded a clip of Blake's 7 interviews and trailers from the 1994 reruns. Among other things, it has Gareth Thomas talking about how Blake dealt with Avon:

( scary, scary Blake: a short quote and a long reaction )

Oh, look, three vaguely related fannish things finally made it into a post!

( B7 and Sherlock; the Hobbit and B7 again... )

About ten centimetres that fell yesterday and that is still there on the ground. It really does transform things. It's like being allowed back to a land from which you have been exiled for all these months, never sure when or if you can return... Narnia, maybe ( Read more... )