...for perhaps not taking WoM as seriously as I should. I don't know why, but lately my TV viewing (and life in general) has been through crack-addled goggles.

( Some random Water of Mars thoughts. Spoilers for the episode and minor Chirstmas special spoilers if you haven't watched the trailer. )

So at noon Monday I found the most adorable, well behaved little dog wandering around my backyard. No microchip, no id, no collar. He's clean and doesn't seem to be hungry, thirsty or tired. I figure he's only recently gotten himself lost. On Wednesday, the inevitable "Lost Dog" poster featuring his cute mug finally appears in my mailbox. I call the number and find out where he originally came from.

Now here's the thing: on Tuesday, after getting a proper small dog harness for him, I took him for a walk around the neighborhood to see if he would walk himself home or if anyone recognized him. No one had seen him before and he seemed to know where he was going, but he walked himself up my driveway when we finished the loop. I thought maybe he lived on the other side of the hill that I didn't want to walk to since it was rush hour and I didn't want us to be hit by a car.

So was I right? Did the poor guy have a bit of a journey (well, for his size)? Not exactly. Doggie lived right next door. We walked by his house three times! Once was shortly after I found him to see if anyone was looking for him using a collar MacGyvered from a ferret leash. How do you completely miss your own house Doggie?

Hello world (or at least, the f-list)! I know I'm rather quiet and have been even quieter than usual the past week. Currently reading through all the old posts and hugs and virtual cookies for anyone who needs 'em (or if you just want free hugs and virtual cookies)!

Unfortunately the previous week has not been a bundle of laughs and joy so I've been cheering myself up with the video for What About Us? I don't know why, but the SUPER!ANGST of the video always makes me laugh.

Or, well, at least change on my TV screen.

I have long accepted that Law & Order has a rotating cast and like that other show famous for casting changes, 24, it's the format that's the star. I'm currently working my way through season 18 and love the new characters and dynamics, especially the hilarity (because I am easily amused) that is Cutter and Rubirosa.

( Bitching and moaning about minor things and related photos with Freema Agyeman behind the cut )

I'm so late in my answers to the meme it's not funny, but better late than never, right? Anyhow, here's the first batch of top fives, the next two will hopefully be up a bit sooner because I ran out of Law & Order seasons to watch.

As asked by studyofrunning: Top Five Favorite Characters

( It's hard narrowing down general favorite characters! )

The meme that's been making the rounds: Ask me my fannish Top Five [Whatevers]. Any top fives. Doesn't matter what, really! And I will answer them all in a new post.

I feel like killing some time and you may get a free picspam out of it depending on what you ask, so hit me!

Sent to me by my brother a while ago to make sure that I haven't let my brain turn to mush. Found again as I was moving stuff off the portable HD back on to my computer. I though I'd share in case anyone else out there finds some simple math fun:

( Don’t they teach recreational mathematics any more? )

Also, as I look in my closet, it dawns on me that this Halloween I can totally dress up as Tosh cosplaying Gwen, Martha, or a slightly more emo-ish version of Rose. As I don't actually cosplay, I fear I have snuck too much fandom into my closet.

Spent the last five days mostly offline due to events conspiring to kick me into the 21st century, or drive me insane, it was a close call. Until three days ago, I was still happily running Windows 98 on my main computer. Now as the world waits for Windows 7, I've finally changed over to XP.

Long story short: Need someone to install Windows XP on to your computer while blindfolded? I'm your girl. Also, NYPL, get your act together and get the Telnet version of LEO back in sync! Your new online catalog system makes me want to punch babies! (And nearly caused me to strangle a librarian and a library clerk.)

The short version: I loved it!

( The longer, random thoughts, version (with spoilers) )

This probably is going to be for my own reference because I am one of five people who like Reinette and 'ship Ten/Reinette. But hey, if you come across this because you're looking for Ten/Reinette fic: Hello! You are not alone!

( Parlez-vous français? )

It's official – there is something seriously wrong with my head. No excitement whatsoever about a possible Tennant-led Doctor Who film, but I am totally on board with this!

I haven't seen the first St. Trinians but I am sober enough to know that it's not going to be a hidden gem of modern cinema, I just happen to love my cracktastically bad movies. Also making me laugh while eagerly anticipating this movie? Fenella Woolgar's in it as well!

I've been mainlining Top Gear for the past few days and saw a request by lounge_lily for a Nine picspam. Okay, so it's not quite Nine and more a rough and unretouched photodump than a prettied up picspam, but with all the love for Tennant's drive in a reasonably priced car, there must be some love for Eccleston's go around!

( If I think faster, I'll go faster... )

Also, what the hell? I was looking around for this video months ago to avail. I only got to see it for the first time a few days ago and it's been on the Top Gear site all along? Google, why did you fail me so before?

Actually I wasn't. I'm just very confused. I finished Beautiful Chaos and I'm not sure if I like it or not.

( Mild spoilers for Beautiful Chaos, possible spoilers for Ghosts of India )

Maybe I'll like the audio version more. It annoys me a bit that even though I like Donna so much, out of all her books, episodes and audio adventures, I only really like about half of them. What's up with that?

TL;DR: Did you read Beautiful Chaos? Did you like it? Why or why not? My apathy is confusing me!

Mild spoilers for Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Star Trek ahead!

( I think I'm a terrible Doctor Who and Tennant fan. )

Finally got around to watching and ended up loving Star Trek more than I thought I would. It nearly knocked First Contact from it's perch as my favorite Trek film. This is what Enterprise should've been. ( One thing bugs me though... )

Or, my Tate & Tennant mood theme.



( Never again... )

Not dial up friendly. Mainly unretouched photos (some sharpening and color correction on a few here and there, but no real clean up) that didn't make it into my moodtheme of doom. They were just too cute to delete and I needed to do something relaxing to take my mind off of strangling my hosting provider.

( It feels like chocolate rainbows and jam sandwiches )

There is something obviously broken in my brain. I watched Dragonball: Evolution and kind of liked it. No, it’s not a classic of comic-to-film adaptations, the acting is quite terrible and I still have an irrational dislike for Emmy Rossum, but somehow the movie crosses the line from just plain bad to cracktastically bad. My standards are obviously very low and my tastes abysmally bad.

Further proof that the movie has broken my brain, my "meh" reaction to the recent Who spoiler photos. ( I can't say that I'm terribly suprised )

Also a bit of a plea to Tate & Tennant fans on the flist (or well, anyone who doesn't hate the two of them), any photos of the two together (as themselves, not the Doctor and Donna) that brings to mind the following moods: dirty, horny and/or predatory?

Expressing my love for 'The Forever Trap' in 100 x 100 bite sized pixels, experimenting with animated icons and just playing around with some other things...

Forever Trap x 12 (7 animated) - Might be spoilery?
Time of My Life Comic x 3
Random Doctor & Donna Stuff x 2

( It's not domestic! )