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I ♥ Donna & Sylvia

From the long forgotten 5 things meme. My last batch will mostly likely be posted in 2011. As asked by gregorypeck, my top five Donna moments:

( In which I'm a bit of a Debbie Downer )

Is this because I'm finding Secret Smile and LA Without a Map a wee bit boring? (Granted, I'm only about ten minutes into Secret Smile, but I'm sure I've given LA Without a Map at least half an hour.)

The Catherine Tate and David Tennant radio show was a hoot, but the way he asked, "Do you like the outdoorsy type?" creeped me out. It sounded like that poor woman is going to open her front door one day and find him standing there wielding an axe.

Are you reading my LJ Tennant? It's like you know I'm all grumpy because you're making me buy the specials box set and you've decided to make it up to me by hosting the Jonathan Ross radio show with Catherine with bonus Anthony Stewart Head.

I'm sorry about not wholeheartedly supporting Rex, but the suggestion to come work at Chelsea Piers and Silvercup still stands.

Dear David,

I hate you.

I was perfectly content with not purchasing the Doctor Who specials boxset, but then you had to write to most adorkable self-insert RPF known to man for it. Also, it seems that you know the weakness I have for anything you do with Catherine Tate and your video diaries has the only know footage of your first Radio 2 hosting gig with Catherine. And now I've learned you also recorded a commentary with her for End of Time part 1.

Well played sir. You will be getting your boxset royalties from me.

P.S. Although I would love to see you on US network TV (and deep down, I know it's two different genres and a pickup of Rex would not be what bumps Law & Order off the schedule) please do not put Alana de la Garza out of a job. While I may not love the path L&O is taking at the moment, I am still quite attached to it and she is adorable in interviews.

P.P.S. Come over to the east coast and suppress accents with Ed Westwick and Linus Roache!

So I had the brilliant idea of saving The Nemonite Invasion for after The End of Time so I'd have one last Ten and Donna adventure to look forward to that wasn't going to end with the two being forever separated by regeneration and whatever fate befell Donna.

I was a bit disappointed by Beautiful Chaos after The Doctor Trap and Shining Darkness and so was a bit wary about how The Nemonite Invasion could possibly live up to The Forever Trap (which is my favorite non-episodic Doctor & Donna adventure). Then I figured, "Donna and the Doctor don't even interact in their last episode. This by default has to be better."

( Not quite. Mild spoilers for The Nemonite Invasion ahoy! )

On other ramble-y DW-related notes, I recently re-read The Doctor Trap to kill time and am still improbably in love with it. It's hilarious! In one sentence the author makes the Doctor sound like an overgrown Keebler elf and in the next he has Donna thinking that the Doctor is the second most handsome man in the universe.

Also, played the Top Trumps DS game and there's something wrong when the Doctor has one of the more useless special abilities when playing by Adventure rules. Maybe it's handy for multi-player? Playing as a Dalek is way more fun (especially against the Doctor) and useful. Also, Joan Redfern, why are you less intelligent than the Sonic Screwdriver!?

I don't know what to feel anymore. Honestly, in the lead up to End of Time I came across some spoilers/speculation that made me a less than happy camper. I've pretty much been alternating between apathy and angry ever since.

Then I saw part one. How can one be apathetic or angry when crackfic becomes canon?

( Lots of random spoiler-rific thoughts for The End of Time both parts! )

Sorry for the lack of Merry Christmas! and Happy Holidays! greetings. Spent most of the past week offline, eating, and discovering that the family apparently loves gambling and buffets. The former was a bit surprising, the latter not so much.

I didn't have a chance to post the obligatory OMG!WTF?LOL!RTD! End of Time (part 1) reaction post (I may combine it with the obligatory part 2 reaction post), but it essentially boiled down to: I now know what Catherine Tate was smoking/drinking on Buzzcocks. Whatever the hell RTD was smoking/drinking when he wrote the episode.

Off to catch up on all the Tennant and Tate stuff I missed (and somehow completely forgot about). Happy New Years!

...do not go looking for fanfic based on 90's PBS kids shows. It will not end well. Rewatching 90's PBS kids shows, however, fun times!

Also, shiny snowflake cookie! Thank you hibernate!

Remember that "5 Things Meme" from way back when? Yeah, this isn't it. (Crappy manips take time you know!)

- Leave me a comment saying "Resistance is Futile."
- I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can satisfy my curiosity
- Update your journal with the answers to the questions
- Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions

Qs by hibernate

( Most awesomely bad movie ever? )

( Top three + bottom three Doctor Who episodes? )

( Marry, Shag, Cliff, Tennant's Suits Edition: The Checkered Eye-Boggler, The Red Velour of Rassilon, The Shiny, Synthetic Monstrosity? )

( Five favourite ships? )

( Real or fictional place you would most like to visit? )

Because of various reasons, my family's having Thanksgiving dinner tonight. Also, because of various reasons my brother is not able to cook the turkey. This is important. Ever since we discovered he could cook (and generally likes to), he has been cooking the turkey with great results. This year, I was drafted. I'm not a bad cook, I'm just not great.

And, I'm the only person in the family who has had to break out the fire extinguisher.

( A log of a near culinary disaster )

...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.)