My rats have developed an obsession with pipe cleaners. it's hilarious. do you think it's safe for them to play with them though? i bent the ends round so they wouldn't get poked, but they like to chew them.

Just saw a photo of a bunch of the season 8 top-ten Idol contestants goofing off together, and I got this strange rush of nostalgic warmth. :D I just haven't been following the actual people for a while, you know? :D :D :D

Hey! Looks at me! I is rilly kyute!

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I've wanted a good recipe for this for ages, and tonight I cobbled together one that is just how I like it. Disclaimer: This may or may not be how YOU like it. But everything in it (except white pepper powder) can be got from Safeway and it was relatively easy. I took out the mushrooms, not being a mushroom fan, and stuck in some cabbage and water chestnuts because I thought they were tasty.

( Hot and Sour Soup )

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• Actors and Movies: Empire Magazine Scans Online; Dan Radcliffe Talks Seven Potters Sequence
  
  Videos: Emma Watson Spring/Summer 2010 Burberry shoot images released (Update 4)
  
  
• Archive: Simply Undeniable, a Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione archive, has been updated with new stories.
  
  
• Challenges: hermionesirius announces the 2010 Valentine's Day Challenge.
  
  severus_sighs is having the Severus Sighs Birthday Challenge.
  
  severusbigbang will have a Review Challenge alongside the big bang fest.
  
  
• Communities: remusxsirius has posted its Holiday Fic Fest's Final List Before Reveals.
  
  Nominations are open for hpgw_otp's Best of 2009 Awards.
  
  snarry_swap's Daft Day Snarry Swap has started posting.
  
  
• Discussion: foudebassan has thoughts on racisim on a character developing level for fics featuring the Lucius/Hermione pairing.
  
  
• Hot Art: Let Your Hair Down, Miss Kitty, by Anonymous (Bill/Minerva, R)
  
  Red Wall, by Anonymous (Harry/Draco, PG-13; see warnings)
  
  The Day Before the War, by Anonymous (Harry/Draco, R; see warnings)
  
  
• Hot Recs: An Awkward Path Toward Grace, by Anonymous (Remus/Severus, NC-17; see warnings)
  
  Bungle in the Jungle, by Anonymous (Snape/Lupin, R)
  
  Catch Me If You Can, by Anonymous (Severus/Sirius, NC-17; see warnings)
  
  Chasing Time, by Anonymous (Harry/Draco with other past/side pairings, PG-13; see warnings)
  
  Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me, by Anonymous (Snape/Lupin, R; see warnings)
  
  The Christmas Wish, by Anonymous (Snape/Lupin, NC-17; see warnings)
  
  The Trouble with Good Sense, by Anonymous (Harry/Draco, PG-13)
  
  
• Polls: elyaeru is gauging interest for setting up a possible/potential Draco/Hermione archive.
  
  first_order, a community focused on Order of the Phoenix members, has a poll on canon/fandom perception and challenge preferences.
  
  
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SO FABULOUSLY INSANE IT DESERVES A CATEGORY OF ITS OWN
Gallifrey News Base reports that Russell T Davies was approached to create a musical version of Torchwood with music provided by the godlike geniuses of Abba, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson.

OFF-LJ LINKS
The BBC releases an image showing the transition of David Tennant to Matt Smith | The slightly new look of the official site

END OF TIME REACTIONS
The Yorker says it was a flawed but fitting end
flickfilosopher felt it didn't really come together
If magazine thought it was a fitting end
io9 takes an in-depth look at the questions The End of Time didn't answer
A quick review in The Stage
Inthenews.co.uk reviews the Christmas telly
The Doctor Who News Page reports on EoT ratings after the first showing
Radio Free Skaro podcast discusses EoT

OTHER
Rumours of some *amazing* writers lined up to pen future episodes, pinch of salt required
IGN chooses its 10 favourite Tennant stories
ATV's tribute to the Tenth Doctor
TV Squad says farewell to Ten
Doctor Who is nominated in the National Television Awards
Paste Magazine loved the Tenth Doctor
There will be a new Doctor Who exhibition in Newcastle
FW Daily News says goodbye to Tennant and looks at Matt Smith quizzically
Sneak preview of the DVD packaging for The Complete Specials (May not be available everywhere and certainly is not visible in the arse-end of London)

[News via og_news

DISCUSSION & MISCELLANY
tremas is seeking the Gallifreyan font
hammard calls for comments on the DWM poll-inspired rewatch of The Brain of Morbius
rudebox has new Who characters among 13 favourites
debart has a question about regenerations
the_willows has a theory (season five spoilers)
sparkymark points out a David Tennant canon assertion
gordon_r_d has reviews of several of the Big Finish audios
sue_denimme celebrates Turn Left
clotpoles has a picspam of 'overwhelming cute' to welcome the new Team Tardis
michellemtsu is rewatching the second series, and reviewing
telegram_ asks what do we know about Amy Pond?
pacejunkie posts an adorable picture of Eleven
ren_geek uses the word 'wedding tackle' in relation to Eleven. If you can get past that, it's an interesting query Also LOOOOOOOMS.
lisanaterel on the ginger 'controversy'
cansuralama has some season five set photos
wiseacre asks what you think 2009 should have seen in the world of Doctor Who
katomega is having a Tennantfest and asks what you think
koala_sheep seeks a screensaver
loves_glamour has a Donna Noble picspam

EPISODE REACTIONS/QUESTIONS
elisi has a detailed analysis of one of the final scenes and why it was perfect
i_17bingo on the Time Lords and their names
azriona reviews EoT I and thinks it was weird
qaffangyrl has a question about the use of 'Geronimo!'
absolutesnark enjoyed it, particularly the ending
auryn29a has a question about the Doctor's actions and Wilf
autumn_whispers has some positive feelings yet must also express rage through the artistic use of .gifs
minerva_fan is hoping someone will be inspired to write about Sarah Jane and the SJA cast
chicklet73 has unspoilery thoughts on EoT
willow_osbourne talks about the Doctor, the Master and hair dye
invaderwitch says haters to the left, with a picspam review
dragonkiss32676 has a question and a request for commentary
csiyiota has a question about Rose
fardell24 thinks it was an excellent send-off
bluerose_buka has a question about the Master's ring
fanbot was pleasantly surprised and defends the Doctor
surliminal has some questions about the Master
emaline5678 has a series of questions (and dislikes)
2cbetter2 points out the difference between conclusion and epilogue
akktri wants to know about the incidental music
chesneyj has a question about the Lady in White and the Confidentials
canadian_turtle has a picspam review of EoT
nytekit thought it was amazing
tommx was pretty pleased overall
songoftenftw has a video reaction
shootingstars88 is hosting a spam post of happy things

COMMUNITIES & CHALLENGES
doctoreleven plans a scrapbook of love to welcome Matt Smith to the role
There's a new round in the Doctor Who World Cup 2010
doctor_donna is holding a friending meme
betterwiththree discusses The End of Time
who_secrets seeks secrets
doctoreleven hosts charity Tuesday

ICONS & GRAPHICS
visualthinker11 has a number of new Who icons in a multifandom post
buckshotwon has six series five set icons
phaust_ has 125 multifandom icons, with an emphasis on the Tennantfest of Christmas '09
couleurverte has 23 new series icons
threeblindmice has a smorgasbord of EoT icons
jkpolk has a large batch of icons from EoT II
ice_lover has icons of the Master.
iluvudrwho has EoT icons and banners/headers
rosetyler_it has 25 new series icons
she_stands has 27 icons and gifs, all new Who or Tennant & Tate
bleeding_muse has 55 new series icons (EoT)
inthe_autumn has a small post of Eleven icons
ivydoor has 60 EoT icons
bunny_icons has 24 icons from The End of Time
renestarko has 24 animated Eleventh Doctor icons
dashafeather has 64 new series icons, with occasional Eleven
amor_fatii has a small number of EoT icons in a wide multifandom post

FANART & CREATIVE ENDEAVOURS
eadesmust draws a splendid cartoon of the Eleventh Doctor
jawberry is seeking ideas for a Miss Hartigan costume
bemkah is seeking a pattern for a knitted Tardis blanket
bacon_fiend cosplays EoT Master
amirthywunsch wants suggestions for a Martha-focused Doctor Who themed party
the_10thdoctor has a sketch of the Tenth Doctor
kgaleway has an Amy Pond costume

FANVIDS
radioactivepiss has an EoT fanvid set to This Is War by 30 Seconds to Mars
londondoctorwho has a tribute vid to Tennant
shadowsyra has a tribute video for Ten (and Wilf) to Season of Love by Shiny Toy Guns

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Discussion & Miscellany

tencrush thinks JB might be too gay to win 'Gay/Bisexual Man of the Decade'
neko_chan42 thinks she found Ianto's coffee
lonelybrit links to the poll mentioned above
dune_drd links and discusses the new info that RTD was approached about a Torchwood musical, and calls for YOUR Torchwood: The Musical playlist of songs. EASILY MY FAVORITE LINK IN THIS ISSUE!
thecoffeeboy9 raises a call to arms/Ianto appeals to the BBC scheduled for Jan 9

Fanfic

COMPLETED
Christmas in Sully by michaelchance (Jack/Ianto | PG13)
Pillow Talk by lindenharp (Jack, Alonso | Teen)
Clueless, or Butt-Crazy in Love by blue_fjords (Jack, Ianto, Tosh, Gwen, Rhys, Owen, Tommy, Martha, Ten, Janet, Myfanwy | PG)
Down the Rabbit Hole by laurab1 (Jack, Team, Rhys | PG)
And They Call Him Santa Claus by fantabumundo (Jack/Ianto | PG)
No More Love at your Convenience by mscatmoon (Team, Alonso | PG13)
The Captain and the Butler 2 by missthingsplace (Jack/Ianto, team | PG13)
One of Those Days by butterflycell (Jack/Ianto | PG13)

WORKS IN PROGRESS
She Moved Through the Fair (2/?) by sassysailorgirl (Owen/Tosh | R)
Ianto's Journey, Part III, Renewal: Abandoned (47/?) by aviv_b (Ianto, Jack, Gwen, Owen, Tosh | PG13)
Sins of the Father, Part III by samstjames (Gwen/Rhys, Gwen/Jack | R)
Turning Point (1/?) by et_muse (Jack/Ianto, past Ianto/Lisa | PG13)
We Could Be Heroes (6/30) by anduria_trianys (Jack/Ianto, John/Nick, Gwen/Rhys | Adult)
Crossing Back (13/14) by arwen_kenobi (Jack/Ianto | R)
Predation (8/?) by missthingsplace (Jack/Ianto, Gwen, Andy | NC17)

CROSSOVERS
Mirror, Mirror (29/?) by robling_t (TW+DW | Torchwood Team, PC Andy, Doctor, Martha | R)
Golden Ration by angstslashhope (TW+DW | Jack/Ianto, The Doctor | Mature)

Icons and Graphics

seether_79 10 Torchwood Icons of Tosh, Gwen, and Ianto
kel_reiley 12 Tosh icons
mrs_depp009 3 Torchwood Wallpapers
visualthinker11 8 Torchwood Icons


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Ok, unfortunately I can't offer you any fanfic, but I definitely have some thoughts to share.
Actually "thoughts" turned into "thought" because I forgot 2 out of 3.

Yesterday was my first work day after two weeks of vacation. That means on the night from sunday to monday I was unable to sleep and had a lot of time to think about...well anything.
I remember, that one thought was about Rose/Ten and one about Jack/Ten, but for the love of god, I can't remember. Maybe if I write more random stuff I will :D

But what I remember thinking about is this:
In "The end of time Part 1" we see how the Master is resurrected. He looks just like we remembered him, but when we see him later, jumping around, he is blond!
Now, there are possibly a lot of explanations, how that happened, but I stick with my conclusion:
The Master knows, that the Doctor likes blonds, so he dyed his hair to impress Ten.
Now if anyone could write THAT into a fic XD

While writing I still couldn't remember my other two thoughts, but I have a new one.

When the Master showed the Doctor his "Laser Screwdriver"...well...inuendo? Anyone? Sooo...would Captain Jack Harkness really let that one slide? I can just remember how that talk would sound like.

Jack: "Looks like the Master tried to compensate for something."
Ten: "What are you talking about?"
Jack: "Laser screwdriver? Please. Obviously you have the bigger 'screwdriver'" *wink*
Ten: "I'm not having a conversation about this!"
Jack: "Oh, so HE's bigger, then?"
Ten: "No, he's not!"
Jack: *grin*
Ten: *blush*

While I hope/wait for a response, I'm trying to remember my other thoughts.

Podslash
Fanfic Title: Like Thermodynamics
Rating: Gen; Teen for themes
Format: MP3
Fanfic Author: michelel72
Link to Fanfic: Fanfic to be found here
Fandom: SG1/SGA crossover (SG-1 timeline, pre-SGA but draws on SGA)
Read by: sophia_sol
Comments:
Length: 12:41
Timeline/Spoilers: AU of SG-1 5x14 "48 Hours"; includes spoilers for SGA 3x08 "McKay and Mrs. Miller"
Warnings: Major character deaths; a little gore; dark.
Summary: Unlike Sam Carter, Rodney McKay did not rely on luck … and unfortunately for everyone, he was right.

Link: go here to download from sendspace

ETA: Ack, I'm so sorry, that file didn't have any actual audio. The real thing can be downloaded here

ETA 2: and here's a permanent link at the podfic archive

15:32

Have come to the airport to meet 1TL. Sadly, his flight is delayed, so I'm killing time by using the MOST EXPENSIVE INTERNET IN THE WORLD. £1 for ten minutes. I suppose it's to discourage people from hogging it, but still. I could have used the net on my phone, but my battery is flagging (as always, it feels).

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure if I'm in the correct terminal. For reasons that don't need explaining at this juncture, I'm winging it a little. 1TL doesn't actually know I'm going to be here.

14:40

I dreamt last night that I was in Jurassic Park. Not the movie, the place. And I kept getting nibbled on by velociraptors. I remember very clearly in my dream complaining that why didn't they take the killer dinos out after the last disaster, but clearly no one cared.

13:03

By the way, before I forget AGAIN... thanks so much to all the people who gave me snowflake cookies. They warmed my heart as only a snowflake cookie can.

11:35

I feel like I'm wishing my net time away with this countdown thing. Also, the more my minutes go down, the more the flight delay goes up. I hope everyone had a pleasant Christmas. I spent it with my friend E, who is getting married in April in Las Vegas and wants me to go. I'm havering, mostly because of my horrendous fear of flying.

10:13

This may be my most boring journal entry ever. Perhaps the spelling errors will make up for it. There are interesting people using the computers beside me. One man is just tapping the keyboard. Not hitting keys, just tapping it. Another is swinging in his chair. I'm not sure I'd pay 10p a minute to spin in a chair. Maybe that's just me.

08:35

TV shows I'm enjoying at the moment: Gavin & Stacey - which I'm including even though it just ended, because I'm still rewatching; Merlin - ditto; Better Off Ted; Psych - can't wait for the season to resume; Chuck - can't wait for the season to start. And probably more, but those are what spring to mind now.

06:24

I'd like to see a Merlin/Arthur AU of Gavin & Stacey. Could be charming.

05:57

Ok, I've resorted to checking out the talent coming through the gates. Of which there is not much. Argh, his flight has been delayed by another three minutes, making 47 in total. I suppose it could be worse.

Outside it is snowing gently, but thickly. As I drove along the A4 flyover with Radio One crackling on my poor car radio, it felt like one of those perfect moments.

04:08

I'll stop spamming you now, and start poking the people on my chat list for a little while. Happy New Year!

Challenges
lantis_icontest: New Header
lantis_icontest: Winners - Challenge 77
mcfleece: 2009 Masterlist
sga_lfws: LFWS #3 ROUND 8
sgwomen_itest: Week 20: Reminder
staitestills: Challenge 21: Reminder

Miscellaneous
jstaite_daily: 2007 FedCon Convention
forensicirulan: Garier Ultra Lift with Dr. Helen Magnus
awesomehewletts: Kate's tweets Dec 28 - Jan 3
awesomehewletts: David's year end tweets for 2009
xxsafixx: Joe Flanigan Picspam
sparky_babies: Reminder!

Fanfic Het
sparky_santa: Vision of Excellentia - (Sheppard/Weir) [PG13]
sparky_santa: Atlantis Eve - (Sheppard/Weir) [PG13]
jeyla4ever: Fatal Wound - (Sheppard/Teyla) [R]
ed_84: Defense Mechanism, 5/6 - (Sheppard/Weir) [NC17]
friendshipper: Coffee - (Sheppard/Keller) [G]
sparky_santa: For All We Know - (Sheppard/Weir) [PG]

Fanfic Slash (McKay/Sheppard)
wolfshark: Tied With String - [NC17]
theeverdream: Morning - [PG]

Fanfic Slash various
kimberlite: leave no one behind - (Sheppard/Lorne) [NC17]
clwilson2006: Welcome Home - (Lorne/Parrish) [PG]

Fanfic uncategorised
hope_tang: Turtledoves in the Snow - [PG]
reen212000: Gemini: Flipside

Icons
couleurverte: multifandom icons

Screencaps
sga_daily: Grace Under Pressure
keller_daily: The Shrine
face_of_joe: Hmmmm...
daily_mcshep: OUTSIDERS - (McKay/Sheppard)
hewlett_daily: Trinity
sparky_daily: Epiphany
lizabeth_daily: The Rising

Songvids
galadriel34: Farewell to Harry

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Fanfiction

Complete
A Far, Far Better Thing (2/2) by wendymr and yamx [Ten, Wilf, Jack | G]
No Ordinary Life by time_converges [Donna/Shaun Temple | PG | Spoilers for EoT2]
Not The Man I Loved by truthmaker [Martha, Mickey | G | Spoilers for EoT2]
Mind Melds (3/3) by anomoly_fetish [Theta/Koschei | PG-13]
An Unbridgeable Rift by commodoreschick [Nine, Rose | PG]
I'd Be Proud... by jhumor [Ten, Wilf, Master | Unrated | Spoilers for EoT2]
Cat by catvampcrazines [Ten, Eleven, Donna | G | Spoilers for EoT2]
lle mi par esse deo videtur (He seems to me to be equal to a God) by insertbloghere [Wilf | G | Spoilers for EoT2]
Those Chasms Leapt Into Willingly by commodoreschick [Ten, Rose | PG]
Morning After by justforspite [Ten II, Rose | G | Spoilers for EoT2]
Paths by wihluta [Ten, Eleven | unrated | Spoilers for EoT2]
Benediction by sykira [Ten/Donna | G | Spoilers for EoT2}
Reward by mrs_remus [Ten/Rose | PG | AU| Spoilers for EoT2]
Tweed Jackets and Short Skirts by malana [Eleven/Amy | PG | Spoilers for EoT2]
The Next Chapter Unfolding by mscaitlinpotter [Eleven/Amy | unrated]
Pillow Talk by lindenharp [Jack, Alonzo Frame | PG-13 | Spoilers for EoT2]
So You're The Master... by ncc_gqmf [Simm!Master | Spoilers for EoT2]
Pieces by goldencinders [Ten II/Rose | PG | AU]
The One Good Thing by malicehaughton [Jackie | PG]
Sick and Tired by malicehaughton [Ten, Jackie | PG]
Musings in the TARDIS by beres_ford [Ten/TARDIS | G | Spoilers for EoT2]
Apartment Story by sevendayloan [Martha, Tom Milligan | unrated | Spoilers for EoT2]
Sparks by istne_pieklo [Ten II/Rose | G | Spoilers of EoT2]
Narcissism in a beautiful form (1/?) and (2/? and 3/?) by hey_mister_dj [Ten/Eleven | PG-13 | Spoilers for EoT2]
Fireworks by darkwolf5 [Ten/Simm!Master | PG-13]
To Catch a Thief by bardingtide [Eleven, Amy | unrated]



Works in Progress
The Slow Path Home (16/?) by callme_al01 [Ten, Rose, Donna, OC | PG]
Unpredictable Vectors (5/15) by shinyopals [Rose/Fourteenth Doctor | PG-13]
Project Salvation (13/?) by buckshotwon [Martha, Ten, Donna, Jack | PG-13]
Someone Else (32/?) by yourebrilliant [Ten2/Rose | PG]
[Untitled] Part One (1/?) by pendragonsrealm [Ten, Rose, Jack | PG]
Forever's Just a Word (My Heart Does Not Believe) (1/10) by jeprdyfrndly [Rose, Eight, PG-13 | AU]
All Roads Lead to You (4/?) by meremoon [Ten II, Rose, Human!Eight, Charley | PG-13]
The Beginning of Forever (1/3?) by jennytork [Donna, Shaun Temple, Sarah Jane, the Doctor | PG]
shine by stillxmyxheart [Ten II/Rose | PG]
The Doctor and the Queen (2/?) by belismakr [Ten/OC, Ten/Rose | PG-13 | Spoilers for EoT1]
Silver Leaves (4/?) by wildwinterwitch [Ten II/Rose | R]
Heroes and Villains (3/6) by easilyled [Ten/Simm!Master, Jack | AU| Spoilers for EoT2]
Bird Brained (4/7) by the_redjay[the Rani, Rassilon, OC | R | AU]
Getting Out (4/5) by milieva [Ten/Rose, Ten II | G | Spoilers for EoT2]
Rebirth (1/2) by rawr_justme_x [Novice Hame, the Face of Boe | PG-13]

Does anyone remember my Spock Clanger?

Well, as the latest in my 'what the hell am I going to do with all this blue yarn' series, I kinda made an Andorian Clanger to go with him. (If you don't know what Andorians are, go here, and if you don't know what Clangers are, go here.)



( More pictures... )

Xposted to fandomknit, trekkies, startrek, startrek_tos, classic_trek, fandemonium_st & startrekart

But! As some of you might have noticed, I am very slowly uploading all of my stories from my own website, off of the old blog, off of random places, into the A3O archive. I have the attention span of a gnat on meth, and cannot be trusted to maintain any website, so once all of this is one, I have a centralized drop box for fic, everybody will be happy because it won't be an awful hunt to find all the stuff I have put up all over the internet. As of now, all of the fanfiction housed on my website through the Harry Potter fanfiction is now up on A3O, and a handful of other things, including (I think) all of my NCIS fiction.

So here is where I am getting my ass into trouble:

Is there a story of mine you have been looking for? That's NOT -- I repeat -- NOT on my website? (If you're not sure about this, CHECK HERE FIRST.) Is it in one of my old LJ posts that got private-locked a while back?

IF SO, leave me a comment with this information, if you can find it:

1. Title
2. URL where it should have been, but is broken or whatever

This is not a guarantee or anything, but I will be working when I have free time throughout the rest of my week off to put stuff where it belongs.

This entry was originally posted at http://rageprufrock.dreamwidth.org/27562.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Going to get my crazy pills adjusted today. I've actually tried to stop using the word "crazy" on Twitter because I know there are people on my tweetstream who feel it is an "ableist" word and are hurt by it. I may or may not agree -- I consider myself fairly crazy at this point, and the word doesn't particularly hurt or offend me; nor does the word "lame," though it undeniably applies to me. Twitter, though, is more or less a conversation or series of conversations. In conversation, I think it is reasonable to avoid language that you know hurts people. So what if I'm not hurt by "crazy" or "lame"? That doesn't negate Jane Deaux's pain, and I'm tired of seeing people blow off genuine pain as "insistence on political correctness." I retweeted a good quote once, and I can't remember it exactly, but the gist was Why should I have to explain precisely how the knife you stuck in my back is hurting me before I can convince you to take it out?

There's no need to hurt people if you can easily avoid it. So many people online seem to ignore or gleefully defy that. But this journal is my place, my online living room if you will, and here I'll call myself crazy and lame if I like.

I can no longer afford to stay at school and can't go home so I'm moving to Arizona after May. I need a home for Sid and Johnny anywhere from St. Pete Florida, to Orlando Florida, to Daytona Beach. They come with the whole set up: cage (Superpet three level ferret cage), toys, water bottles, houses, chews, any food, cleaning supplies and extra litter I have at the time of pick-up or delivery. They (set up included) is free to anyone on this community. I might post this a couple times through out the semester if no one has responded lol. I know anyone on here would have the know-how to keep them happy and safe and hopefully post pictures so I can see what they've been up to. They're about 7 months old and are very loveable and sweet. For any responders, yes, I've called all the major airlines I would fly and none take rats. Please help. Thank you. :)

This is a link to my photostream. Most are of the boys. The grey one is Sid the topaz is Johnny.

Edit: here's the link lol

Title: Narcissism in a beautiful form pt. 2 and 3
Author hey_mister_dj

        

( Part 2 and 3, right here! )

 

I'm just making sure I've got the correct warnings on some of my old DCU stories and have come across a quandary.

Does it count as 'underage' if the person in question is a corpse? In the mouldering-in-the-ground sense, not the up-and-happily-wandering-around sense.

And, as the corpse can't give informed consent, does it also count as non-con?

Oh, DCU. You're a special place.

people have commented at http://derryderrydown.dreamwidth.org/1418279.html.

Life is magical... but full of pain.

The Jets are in the playoffs. Who woulda thunk it, a couple of weeks ago? The game against the Bengals was certainly impressive. Can they do it again, though? We'll see.

The Giants didn't play. I don't know who those guys in their unis were, but they sure were inept.

Goodbye, Bill Sheridan. A good guy, by all reports, but a horrendous defensive coordinator.

I meant to post yesterday on the weekend's games, but got busy writing instead, and finished a Tyrion chapter that I've been struggling with for six months. Nibbling away at that knot. We'll see if the finished chapter holds up to reread and polish today.

Maxine Udall has an interesting piece entitled The Price of Casino-Like Finance Is Higher Than We Think, in which she touches on many of the reasons why America is in so much trouble. Her thought processes are of a piece with Noam Schrieber's piece in The New Republic, Upper Mismanagement, and they dovetail nicely into my favorite boogeyman, the ongoing pressure by the Religious Right to destroy childhood incentives to go into the sciences.

Schrieber starts out by stating that for the past twenty years, the best minds in management have all been driven by business school ideals: not "make better stuff," but "make more money with the stuff we have." Converging with other threads of thought I've had over the decade, Schrieber points out that most upper managers come from business schools and know how to play the market game. No longer to CEOs (and even CTOs) come up through the engineering ranks, familiar with what the engineering departments are capable of producing; instead, they come from outside the business, full of knowledge about financial management, and are expected to figure out how to "leverage" what they can learn about engineering's "role" into financial success.

Udall goes deeper, and points out that engineering is probably full of mediocre minds who couldn't or wouldn't put their talents on the line for the hard-core stuff:

It will be from two powerful, long-standing price distortions that have distorted the composition of our labor force and the mix of human capital within it. The first distortion is the past diversion of some our best technical and mathematical minds away from physics, engineering, biology, chemistry, and, yes, even economics, to financial modeling, risk analysis, and all the other marvelous tools of speculation and gaming.

Maxine is thinking of all those bright, young, energetic people who came out of some of our best universities and opted to go to work for investment banks, not in technical jobs, but as traders, ratings specialists, analysts, again to support the conversion of trillions of dollars into chaff. Many of them might have gone on to graduate degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, engineering, biology or medicine. Graduate work in psychology, sociology, English, history, political science, public health would have added more value than destroying wealth across the globe. Instead of a workforce that gained diverse skills that might one day transform the world in positive and substantive ways, we have a surfeit of MBAs with concentrations in finance and empty houses on overgrown lots.

It's not just that management came out of business school and has no clue what engineering does, but that the talent management has to work with has been skewed downward by the immense seduction of money pulling talented engineers and scientists into studying financial alchemy rather than biochemistry or architectural engineering.

I'd like to add that ever since 1972, when the last Apollo mission returned to Earth, we have looked inward, looked downward. Hell, even the Space Shuttle rotates to face downward, toward the Earth, navel-gazing. Meanwhile, too much of America is scared that what science reveals makes the universe a scary place, a place without God or divine providence, and that the conclusions of biology are so unsettling its best that children not hear them. From an early age now, science curricula in pre-college classrooms has been dumbed down-- from the right, by fear of "naturalism," from the left, by fear that excellence by some will mean disappointment for others. We have relentlessly dumbed-down our curricula to the point where kids are entering college with no pre-calculus skills, no capacity to write a meaningful cover letter, no capacity to discern bias in a newspaper editorial.

Only the mathematics of finances is dually blessed: mathematical abstractions are sufficiently abstract that they seem free from having any impact on the "real world," and so are an acceptable pursuit to the religious. And it's about making money, which in some sense is divorced from the ethic of making good stuff. That might seem unChristian, but if it does, you're not hip to The Prosperity Gospel, which states that God provides material prosperity for those he favors.

All of these forces merge to create a situation where we've made "making money without getting your hands dirty" seem the only rational alternative. Nobody would go into the sciences in America: science is boring, hard, icky, unholy, and disruptive. And who wants that?

Frankly, I do.

I've posted my thoughts (and some screencaps) regarding EoT Pt.2 at my journal. Feel free to come visit and discuss with me!

Warning: I pretty much loved it.

( Behind )
Eh, its a stretch I know.

I balled my eyes out uncontrollably when that "knock" came. I was hysterical and had to stop the feed.

I'm going to watch it again tonight on BBC America.

Now for the request. Usually I get the commentary from an iGoogle app. It doesn't seem to be posted where I as a Yank can find it. Anyone know where I can find the commentary for download?

The End of Time
( Spoilers )

Cross-posted to my journal

That is all.

A few thoughts on "The End of Ten Time"
( Here be SPOILERS for 1 & 2 )

So into the New Year...

...and yes, it's still going!

Group 15 opened last week and Group 14 is still running if you'd like to make a difference there.

Never too late to join in, and although you do have to register in order to vote the only price you'll pay for that is a couple of PMs each month to remind you when groups are opening or closing. Hope to see you there!

Living in the US does have it's obstacles... and one of them being viewing DW. On top of living in the US, I don't have access to BBCAmerica and am completely reliant on BBCA to upload videos on iTunes.

That being said, I just finished EoT and was left with an overwhelming amount of emotions. Of course it was distressing to watch the final scenes with Tenant. I have come to really enjoy his performance as the Doctor and will miss him immensely. Furthermore, the mysterious plots for Davis will also be missed (I just loved how he continued to keep one guessing and overlooking even the smallest clue (i.e. he will knock 4 times... I think I actually chuckled a bit when i discovered it's true reference).

But.... then there's excitement. Where I was deeply worried about Smith's arrival to the show and Moffat's new position, I am just curious to see how the duo will collaborate to sustain the show's success. Only time will tell. I don't usually get to post my thoughts about DW because I am not fortunate to view the show as early as others. However I really wanted to blog my tribute to Tenant and Davis on their departure from the show.

Alright! Bring on Season 5!

just some quick spoilery questions...

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Hi - I've commented a couple of times, but this is my first posting.

( Spoilers for EoT )

Today I started back at school.

Right at the beginning, the DW boy in the class I work with came up to me and said, "Have you seen the trailer for season 5?"

"Yes." I said.

Then, together in perfect unison, we both jumped on the spot and squeed,

( spoiler, obviously. )

Title: Apartment Story
Author: sevendayloan
Characters: Martha, Tom (Milligan)
Summary: Scenes from the dinner table.
Word Count: 180
A/N: Just a little ficlet. Baby spoilers for the End of Time, part 2.


("How was your day?" he asks.)

Includes: Symphony of Science, Moondog & The London Saxophonic, Yeasayer, Kimya Dawson, Fair, The Sugarcubes, Matthew Sweet, William Shatner, The Smiths, Patients, Patrick Wolf, Pendulum, PF Project, Gregory and the Hawk, Calexico & Iron & Wine, Winston Churchill and the Band from the Future, Alan Silvestri, Belle and Sebastian, The Who and Perry Como.



HEAR.ME
23 songs, .zip. Artwork included.


( Oh, hark, a song list! )

I went back through some of the posts and didn't see this yet.



Amazon.com has Doctor Who: The Complete Specials (The Next Doctor / Planet of the Dead / The Waters of Mars / The End of Time Parts 1 and 2) available right now for a pre-order price of $39.99. The set has a release date of February 2, 2010.