Jessquirrel needed cheering up, so here are some pictures of Oliver.
( Cuteness lies beyond... )

Tonight I watched Stephen Colbert interview the astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis aboard the International Space Station, and I was struck again by the wonder of the fact that this was a live feed from men who left the face of the Earth and were living in a manmade vehicle orbiting the planet. And what really is a bit sad or scary is how ( Read more... )

A couple friends directed me to a group, similar to the Sweet Charity auctions I've participated in previously, that's auctioning fans' skills to raise money for the people of Haiti ( Read more... )

While playing around online, I stumbled across this gem. A vidder, having watched Doctor Who's "Waters of Mars", was inspired to do a video showing the Doctor's mindset in light of recent events via a reading of T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock". The poem is a bizarrely striking fit for The Story So Far, and the video is one of the ( Read more... )

Recently I got back in touch with an old friend and writing partner who very kindly offered to beta for me. I took her up on it and want to thank her for her help and encouragement writing this fic. Thanks, Midge! Great working together again!

Old Acquaintance

Setting: “Last of the Timelords”

Rating: G

Characters: Donna

Spoilers: through the end of ( Read more... )

Took a break from stats and mapping to write up a story that's been rolling around my head since this ep re-aired on BBC America. Hope you enjoy! Off to go dig toad traps tomorrow. The life of a wildlife ecologist is ever so glamorous. :)

Moment of Silence

Setting: Forest of the Dead

Rating: G-PG

Characters: Donna, Doctor, Lux, River (sort of)

Spoilers ( Read more... )

So, I was surfing the BBC website checking out the Doctor Who "Attack of the Graske" game after reading about it (how did I not hear about it sooner?) and I discovered something I am going to enjoy WAY too much: A Doctor Who comic maker. You pick backgrounds, put in characters, props, monsters, talk bubbles, the whole nine, and you can honestly ( Read more... )

Getting another little ficlet out of my head. I hadn't planned to write an 11th Doctor fic so early because we haven't met him yet, but he fit into an idea I'd had some time ago, so I finally wrote it out, using the Confidential interview with Matt Smith (though still winding up with a lot of David Tennant's voice I fear). Anyway, similar idea to ( Read more... )

I've been watching a bunch of people write 11th Doctor stories lately. So, of course, my muse did...something else. :) This story isn't quite what I started out writing, but it's where the characters took me, so there you go. Not sure if it works or not, but I'll let you, the readers be the judge. I've got better stuff in the pipeline.

With that ( Read more... )

Ah, my annual, somewhat corny but fun Christmas fic for whichever show is occupying my mind and muse most at the moment. This year, it's Doctor Who, so here's my short little story to occupy myself, especially since we in the States likely won't get the Christmas special till sometime around July. :P

So! On with the show!

Setting: post-Journey’s End

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