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Modern times
So, I now own my very first device: A Samsung tab3. Oooh, shiny. (Our family desktop and my very simple cell phone do not count--well, maybe the iPod nano Michelle had--as a grad present from us--then passed back to me a few years ago, does count ( Read more... ) -
February?
How did that happen ( Read more... ) -
Where is it from?
While marathoning "Call the Midwife" series 2 yesterday, I was suddenly reminded of a quote from some other British TV show. One that I must have seen several times, for the line to stick in my brain ( Read more... ) -
Help!
Suggestions please ( Read more... ) -
Merry Happy Joyous Peaceful
Be kind, be happy, enjoy this day of days! -
I liked his hat
So, I embarked on a little farewell tour for Eleven, watching "The Eleventh Hour" and "The Beast Below" today. I'll run through some more of my favorite episodes, so I'll be really properly sad by Christmas night. (I'm sad, but not terribly upset, that Matt's leaving the show, because I am looking forward to Peter Capaldi stepping into the role.) ( Read more... ) -
It's that time of year...
...to remember when we were all trepadatious about the fate of our beloved show.
Oh, yeah, and it's almost Christmas. So I took the plunge and posted my Firefly Christmas novella to AO3.
A captain, his crew, shoreleave and a holiday. That's a fun mix. Oh yeah, this is going to go great.
All Is Bright(I can't tell you how much I still love this ( Read more... ) -
Ah-ha!
"The Day of the Doctor."
Another Old Skool/New Series connection:
[Spoiler (click to open)]Yes, the Space-Time Telegraph(also known as the psionic beam) was given by the Fourth Doctor to the Brigadier (and of course that end of it wound up in the Black Archive). And it made its first appearance at the end of "The Revenge of the Cybermen," leading right into..."Terror of ( Read more... ) -
The Moment
Some thoughts before I see the special again...
[Spoiler (click to open)]The Moment. Consider that it's Time Lord technology, and therefore must have some basis in temporal mechanics. A weapon that became aware, became self-aware, and developed a conscience. Something like the sentience of a TARDIS? So I see The Moment's interface as very akin to the Doctor's Wife. To ( Read more... )