So! I had a really, really busy few weeks. I spent my last week at work before Christmas mostly writing Matlab code - I made a GUI! and then another one! I'm so proud! - and panic clothes shopping - I had not enough clothes for India! And not clothes of the right colours! Etc.! Also, working out how to pack everything needed to visit three parts of ( Read more... )

I don't know what to say about Doctor Who; it is important to me in a ridiculous, complicated way which I don't even understand, and then again, I do: I love it. I loved the special, and the spoof, but most of all, I could watch this clip for hours; it simply breaks my heart with its utter perfection.

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Dear Hairpin's Queer Chick,

I think I want to marry you.

I know that queer and bisexual people in straight-looking relationships often feel pressure (from both the gay and straight sides of the line) to disappear into the mainstream-because it's easier, because you don't have to offer explanations everywhere you go, because it makes everyone ( Read more... )

There are two things which have been in the news today which make me really quite hacked off. If you're in the UK, and have seen the news, you can quite probably guess what they are, if not necessarily why.

I'll give you a cut so you can ( have a guess... )

Hello, hello, flist. It's been a busy few weeks, with LFCC, hayfever, etc.; and this weekend I went down to London (again!) to visit bluebeing - who I have been failing to visit for far too long! - and try to see the Doctor Who prom ( Read more... )

LOOK WHAT THEY HAVE RELEASED. I am very sad that they didn't name poor Bok, though. Poor, terrifying Bok.

Also there is a special convention edition of the DVD; annoyingly, though, they're not saying *how* it's special (other than pretty packaging). So if anyone happens to know, please tell, because it's hands-down my favourite Pertwee story and ( Read more... )

When I got back from Mauritius, I had a letter waiting from Royal Mail, with an apology for completely failing to deliver a parcel I sent - and it would be for something I was selling on Amazon Marketplace, of course, which I got a lot of grief over from the buyer - and an enclosed cheque 'as a goodwill gesture'. (I am convinced it is only called ( Read more... )

I am clearing out some stuff, almost entirely stuff made up of books and DVDs which I enjoyed, but don't particularly want to read/watch again, or didn't particularly enjoy, etc. So. I shall list them here, and if any of you lovely people would like them, you are welcome to them ( Read more... )

*sigh* I have just given the following reason for opting out of the Royal Mail's new 'leave post with neighbour' initiative:

Don't know my neighbours well - rather socially phobic and would rather not have to interact with them.Today my parcel of new work clothes was left with a neighbour; while this has saved me a trip to the delivery office, I ( Read more... )

( It's actually a really insightful and thought-provoking book... )