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Drabble: Banana Daiquiris Are Good

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:58:09 GMT

Title: Banana Daiquiris Are Good
Characters/Pairing: 10.5/Rose
Rating: G
Summary: Humans just can't hold their liquor. Prompt #29 from newten_rose, alcohol.

Spoilers: Journey's End.

Banana Daiquiris Are Good

Banana daiquiris are good -- more was always better, till it was one,
two...twelve too many.

No longer able to will away the rubber in his legs or the bile in his
throat as he heaved himself dry. He lay, waiting to regenerate...no,
wait. Not an option anymore. He almost cried.

"Feeling better?" Rose asked with concern and unabashed amusement,
helping him off the cool bathroom floor, and into the spinning bed.

"Well, at least the worst is over, right?" he slurred before passing
out.

Rose decided that it probably wasn’t a good time to remind him that
humans got hangovers.

hee

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:52 GMT

I suppose it just wouldn't be me if I didn't always out myself on my actual age...

I went out to watch improv with some friends tonight, and one of them was talking about the dating scene, saying that there's probably something wrong if a girl's never been married by the time she's 39...I kept looking at him funny, then he finally realized - uh-oh! Asked me my age -- telling me not to worry, since he was 55 himself -- so I told him! HAHAHA!!!!

The best part though, was that he was really surprised, and wouldn't have put me a day over 29...*hee* I'm 44, and I'm going to tell myself he wasn't bullshitting...actually, I don't think he was, but even so, his expression was adorable, so I forgave him...even if I didn't tell him so! LOLZ!!!

More cracky Doctor Who fanart!!!

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:38:26 GMT

I love all of you wonderful, creative folks who share your stuff on this bloggy thing we call LJ...

Here are a couple of pictures that were inspired by someone's writings!

This was inspired by Never A Dull Moment by sailorswift for my request!

And this was inspired by an entry in clone_doctor's blog, in which he meditates while little Tony naps...

Thanks all, and hope you enjoy!

Drabble: Nightly Adjustments

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:26:30 GMT

Title: Nightly Adjustments
Characters/Pairing: 10.5/Rose
Rating: G
Summary: Rose and her Doctor adjust. Prompt #43 from newten_rose,
night.

Oops, gotta remember to fix the cut and paste template before posting!!!

Spoilers: Journey's End.

Nightly Adjustments

The first night, she was unsure. He’d returned, but another man -- the
same, but not -- stood in his place. Even after those words, that kiss --
acceptance was hard. Though he protested, she gave him the sofa, while
she closed her bedroom door. At length, she slept. He didn’t.

The second night, she listened. He told her that he truly understood,
but he was adjusting too, and needed her. She laughed when his sleep
deprived ramblings began to make no sense. He fell asleep before she
could invite him in.

The third night, she was ready. She opened her bedroom door.

Because I apparently can't resist the call of the meme...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:14:15 GMT

A bit of fun, found at megoobie

Use the first letter of your name to answer the questions.

What is your name? Vicki
Four Letter Word: Void
Boy Name: Vladimir
Girl Name: Valerie
Occupation: Vendor
Color: Vermillion
Something you wear: Veil
Beverage: V-8
Food: Vegetables
Something Found in a Bathroom: Vicks Vapo-Rub
Place: Venice
Reason for Being Late: Vomiting [eww!]
Something You Shout: "Vamanos!" [Spanish for "Allons-y"]

10.5

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:54:40 GMT

Well, what would you call him?

For the few uninitiated, 10.5 refers to the new, human/timelord hybrid Doctor, who was a result of much extra regenerative energy, mixed with Donna Noble and the Doctor's severed hand in a jar, not to mention dire circumstances involving Daleks and imminent incineration...[Journey's End -- Series Four finale]...carry on!

Although I started out calling him human!Ten, my preferred descriptive is
now 10.5! It makes so much sense to me...but YMMV, ya know...

My second choice is Ten II...you may have also seen Ten 2.0, Ten 1/2, and New!Ten, and many variations thereof...but call him what you like, I'm gonna give him a hug! Rose is lucky to have him!!!

Also, there's been talk about 10.5's name...or shall I say, legal, human
name that he'll have to use in certain situations...

Some say he'd fall back on John Smith, as his brown suited counterpart
has often done -- this makes sense, really, since they do think alike
for the most part...there are also many suggestions that include the
name Noble, to recognize the DoctorDonna within.

John Noble Smith and Don Noble are names I've read in some
fics...there's also been Andy Smith, James McCrimmon [another mind-wiped
companion], and others. Much use of Smith, Noble, and occasionally,
Tyler, which I don't really like, unless he was meant to be a brother, and that's not a good ship to sail! LOL

I think, though, should it ever come up in one of *my* fics, I
rather like David Noble.

The name David has been suggested by some as homage to the actor, which
I agree with, but in addition, I've always liked the name David. Also, I
absolutely wish to recognize Donna's contribution to the man as well.

In my own personal alternate universe, 10.5 and Rose discuss this, and
they agree that he should be Noble to honour Donna...and perhaps Rose
suggests David, just because she likes it, reason, if any, to be
determined -- or perhaps it's his own idea, to vary from the often used John -- of course, Rose, the Tylers and pretty much everyone else
will still call him Doctor -- he's only David when he needs a legal
name. Until and unless I change my mind, of course...or if any canon
ever comes out to contradict it.

The fact that I've made an entire post on this subject, just affirms my geekiness! HUZZAH!!!

Drabble: Midnight Promises

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:40:40 GMT

Title: Midnight Promises
Characters/Pairing: Donna, Ten
Rating: G
Summary: Donna promises. Prompt #34 from doctor_donna,
sleep.

Spoilers: Midnight.

Midnight Promises

She watched him sleep, not surprised that he'd asked her to stay. She
kept her promise, stayed by his side, kept the light on. He'd gone
through unspeakable horror that day, and she'd missed it, relaxing in
the sun, with every comfort. How could she have been so wrong, leaving
him to his manic devices? Perhaps she'd have put herself in danger,
but at least he'd have had a friend. He shifted, frowning, muttering,
"...because I'm clever...let me help you...let me go! Molto
bene...allons-y..." She stroked his hair until he calmed,
and promised him she'd never let him go again.

Drabble: Time Lords Never Sleep

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:54:29 GMT

Title: Time Lords Never Sleep
Characters/Pairing: 10.5/Rose
Rating: G
Summary: Time lords never sleep, he'd often said...Prompt #34 from newten_rose, sleep.

Spoilers: Journey's End. [Note: I'm never this careful about spoilers personally, but since everything in this post except for this sentence of explanation, is a copy/paste to be posted to some communities which may be more sensitive...bear with me and click on the cut! Thanks!]

Time Lords Never Sleep

"Time lords never sleep", he'd often said -- well, yes they do, though
hardly as much as humans do, so it might as well be true. He wasn't
sleepy anyhow. Not in the slightest. Besides, he wasn't entirely
human, surely he'd kept something of his Gallifreyan physiology! He
only had one heart, but that didn't mean -- he yawned, unexpectedly --
clearly, this world's oxygen ratio is slightly off, and without a
respiratory bypass, well -- Rose adjusted, he would too. He yawned
again, and closed his eyes -- easier to think, he reflected, leaning back
in his chair, as her gentle kiss went unnoticed.

And another US Big Brother has begun...

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:04:51 GMT

So far, so much better than the horrendous suckiness that was Big Brother 9, Big Brother 10 shows a bit of promise with much more diversity than they've shown in a long time -- I mean, there's actually a 75-year-old great grandpa playing! I hope he goes very far in this game!!! Go Jerry! And already, one houseguest I can't stand..."Memphis the Mixologist"...arrogant SOB who needs to be evicted yesterday, and another stupid blonde chick, who just had to show all the guys that her boobies were real, by inviting them all to touch!!! :P Just...*ick*

LOLZ

Jerry was voted HOH, and put the obnoxious Renny up with the also fairly obnoxious Jessie, because Renny was ridiculously loud overnight and woke up Jessie, who wouldn't shut up about it in the morning, which lost him my sympathy which he had at the start....still, either one could be evicted and not missed too terribly!

I'm sure there will be more postings on this subject as the summer goes on!!!

Oh the weirdness of it all...

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:51:15 GMT

Even though I'm SO NOT a Doctor/Rose shipper, particularly Ten/Rose *shudder*, I find that I really like 10.5/Rose, enough even to kinda sorta ship them a little...

Hmmm...strange, that...but I'll go with it.

Fic: One More Thing

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:26:27 GMT

Title: One More Thing
Characters/Pairing: Ten, Lee, Donna; Donna/Lee, mentions of Rose, Jack,
Martha, Mickey, Sarah Jane; human!Ten/Rose
Rating: G
Summary: There's one more thing the Doctor can do to make things right.
Companion piece to Every Night I Look Up At The Stars.
Note: Everyone was wondering how Lee got there -- well, so was I, so here ya go!

Spoilers: Journey's End, Forest of the Dead.

One More Thing

Loneliness. Dark, cold, silent loneliness. The TARDIS is empty now,
save for one. The Doctor, slowly, as if physically in pain,
half-heartedly sets a course for somewhere, anywhere, far away from here
and now. It's always like this. Part of the job, really. At least
it's likely that he'll see some of them again -- though it's never going
to be the same. Jack, Martha, Sarah...Mickey. He regrets he hadn't
given that young man his due a lot earlier. Mickey deserved better, but
there's not much he can do about that now. Besides, they'll all do fine
without him, like they've always done.

Saving worlds always comes at a cost, but this time, more than ever, he
wonders sadly if it was worth it. Perhaps it was, but somehow this time
hurts more than anything. So much more was lost.

The Doctor misses Rose, of course, but he knows without a doubt, that
leaving her was for the best. Surely Rose will grieve for awhile, but
through it all, the Doctor will be with her, even though he won't.

A sad smile crosses his face. He knows his human counterpart won't
allow Rose to mourn for long, and they'll become part of one another,
even more than she was a part of himself. Yes. He'd done right by
Rose. He feels confident of that, and he will move forward -- he must.

But then, he thinks of Donna Noble. The most important woman in the
universe. The super temp from Chiswick, who only wanted to travel with
him forever, and who had no idea how brilliant she was -- and probably
will never know. A cherished friend, for whom he'd go to the ends of
the universe if that was what she wanted, though he hadn't told her
that, and now he never can.

His eyes squeeze shut, and the tears he was holding back now flow freely
down his cheeks. For a moment, he completely breaks down, his entire
being washed in grief. Then, suddenly, it hits him. There is one more
thing he can do to make things right. Eyes open wide, he changes
course, desperately homing in on a whim. Desperately seeking...if it
takes all the time he's got left, he will do this for her.

**********

In an unassuming time and place, an unassuming man tries to pick up the
pieces of his life. So much was lost to him -- too many years had gone
by, and even his one chance at happiness turned out to be an illusion,
or so he thought, until he'd spotted her at the library on that
wonderful, horrible day. He tried to call out to her, but his stammer
got in the way. He's lived with that regret for far too long now. He's
had quite enough, and has the end all planned. But plans can change.
He nearly passes out at the sight of an old style police box just
appearing in the street, nearly knocking him over as he scrambles out of
the way.

**********

After the initial shock, the man is really starting to enjoy being
abducted by aliens. Only one alien, though, and not much of one, at
that. He looks so much like a tall, skinny kid taking his dad's vehicle
out on a joyride...but this was one hell of a vehicle. "Bigger on the
inside!", he said, and that was no lie! Though "John Smith" probably
was, but somehow, that didn't matter. Oh, the questions he'd ask, if
only...

"So...Lee, is it?" The Doctor asks, knowing full well he'd got it
right, but wanting to put him more at ease.

"Y-Y-Yeah. L-L-L-Lee...M-M-McAvoy." Lee wants to ask the Doctor who he
is, why he's come and where they're going, but all he can say is,
"H-H-H-How?"

The Doctor explains quickly, telling Lee as much about how the TARDIS
works as he can in as little time as possible, in terms that a Time Lord
child might understand, yet still too complicated for the average human.
Even so, Lee continues to meet the Doctor's gaze evenly, and only seems
a little taken aback when the Doctor finally says, "Do you remember
Donna Noble?"

***********

The Doctor is sad to leave, though he knows he has to. He's told Lee
everything he'll need to find Donna, carefully warning him never to
mention how exactly he'd got there. Truth be told, even if Lee had
wanted to tell her, his stammer would render any explanation
unintelligible to anyone without the right frame of reference. Donna
will be safe and happy. The Doctor is sure of it. Satisfied he's done
everything possible for Donna, he says a silent goodbye and moves on.

************

In the local library, Donna Noble searches for books on how to find Mr.
Right. It's not her usual thing, the library, but for some reason, she
feels compelled to go. As she prepares to check out her stack of books,
she bumps right into a man, who is also carrying quite a healthy stack
of books. "Oi! Watch where you're going with those!" Donna shouts, as
both stacks go scattering to the floor. "S-S-S-S- Sorry!" Lee says,
flustered and blushing, clumsily trying to pick up the books. "Oh, hold
on a minute! Let me get some of those!" Donna says, looking at him for
the first time, and rather liking what she sees, introduces herself.
"I'm Donna Noble! Why don't we pop off for a coffee after this, my
treat...you know, to make up for this mess!" Lee smiles, and follows
her out.

Fic: Every night I look up at the stars

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:29:30 GMT

Crossposted to a couple of places...couldn't stop thinking about it...

Title: Every night, I look up at the stars
Characters/Pairing: Wilf, Donna, Ten, Sylvia; Donna/Lee mention.
Rating: G
Summary: After Journey's End, Wilf talks to the Doctor.
Spoilers: Series Four; Journey's End, reference to Forest of the Dead.

Every night, I look up at the stars

Two weeks:

Every night, I look up at the stars...stars that were so close to not being there at all. I go out alone now. I'm sure you understand. Can't be too careful. We used to stay up nights, Donna and I, talking about all the possibilities, which somehow got all wrapped up with a lonely man in a blue box, with the whole of time and space at his command.

Never again. "You must not tell her!" you said, and we never will. Even though, for a moment, she was the most important woman in the universe, if she ever found out...if she ever found out.

It's hard to imagine what that's like. If a memory could kill -- well, it can, you told us, so she can never have it back, but it's hard. So many people know her name...at least most of them live on Mars, right?! Funny, that. I know she doesn't even believe in Martians anymore, but I'll believe for the both of us, and that's enough. It'll have to be.

Six months:

It was a rather long time before I could tell that my girl Sylvia, was different somehow. At first, after she tried to throw you out, she was so angry. Even though she'd said it herself, and you heard her say it -- Donna was still the most important woman in the universe to her -- she still couldn't...or wouldn't say it to Donna!

Days went by, and she hardly spoke to Donna at all. When she finally did, she was worse than ever. Poor Donna was ready to move out, and nothing I could do or say could make her change her mind. Stubborn as anything, that girl, just like her Mum, with me stuck in the middle, but then, something happened.

Something changed, really changed, deep inside. Donna was more amazed than I was, when suddenly, Sylvia told Donna she loved her, and she didn't want her to go...just like that! I can't tell you how amazing that was! I won't ask Sylvia about it -- don't want to jinx it, you know, but I want to thank you for it anyway. Maybe all she needed was a little time for what you said to sink in!

Things are very different now that my girls are talking again. Sylvia makes it a point, almost every day, to tell Donna how brilliant she is, and she's not just saying it, Doctor. I think now, she finally believes it, and even if Donna doesn't quite believe it herself, it's made them both a little bit better.

One year:

We were a bit worried when he came into her life. A man, who seemed to know her, but was too tongue-tied to say. At least we don't have to worry about Lee giving away any secrets -- if he has any secrets to keep, they're all locked away, safe behind the stammer. Not that she minds it. Donna more than makes up for his stutterin', and he's good for her, and that means a lot. I think I can safely say that Donna's happy now, and perhaps this man can make her better. Not like you did, Doctor, but you can't have everything. When I give her away at the wedding, I'll remember you for the both of us.

Crap...posted really quick and already found a typo, which I fixed...in all three crossposts. If there are any others, I'll fix them after I get home later tonight!

I believe in Ten.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:56:58 GMT

I really shouldn't read some of the discussions about the finale, they are upsetting meeeee!!!!

I am so relieved beyond imagining that Ten is still Ten. I'm very saddened that Donna is no longer Donna. It doesn't bother me at all that the extra Ten stayed on with Rose in the other world. It's true that Rose has never been my favourite character, and I've bordered on really disliking her sometimes...but the dislike wasn't strong enough not to wish her well, especially since she was leaving! I thought it was good, and different from what I expected, that the extra Ten didn't *have* to die. Sad, that Donna did, but of course it makes sense, because Donna started out fully human, while the new Doctor was of Time Lord stock, [and whatever canonically approved percentage might have been human before the DoctorDonna was formed] and although he had one heart, and a goodly smattering of Donna behavioural attributes, he was physically equipped to handle what he was born to. You know, it kind of reminds me of Lal, Data's daughter, who was unable to handle her emotions -- she suffered cascade failure and died...and it just seemed like if Donna's memories hadn't been wiped, she would have suffered a similar fate. When Doctor Who reminds me of Star Trek...again...well, it's like I'm home, even if it's a sad memory...but I'm drifting off topic again...

Maybe it's because I wasn't pulled into the new Who series by Nine -- I did like him -- a lot, actually, but he just didn't reach out and grab me the way Ten did -- and I suppose Ten still feels new to me, yet at the same time, like an old friend -- and he's so much like what I'd always wanted the Doctor to be...maybe I didn't necessarily know it back then, but aside from his being much too focused on Rose sometimes, he's just right for me. I am not ready for him to leave. I don't think Ten is finished yet. At least I don't want him to be.

Journey's End -- a reaction...

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:26:32 GMT

I'm actually gonna type this out *before* reading anyone else's reaction -- I usually read all the spoilers and such up until the day of the episode, then I avoid them on my own till after the show, without anyone needing to warn me or hide anything [which I'd never ask of the fandom anyway]...but before this turns into a rant [the same rant I've ranted many times over, and will do so again], on to the reaction!

Oh my God! What an episode. I don't think I've ever been so involved and excited and just utterly engaged in the outcome of a season ending cliffhanger of ANYTHING the way this one has twisted and turned me flippin' inside out.

I was so SO happy and relieved when the Doctor regenerated...but DIDN'T!!! Oh yes, what a clever Doctor he is!!! Directing the regeneration energy into the hand and healing himself!!! Oh yes!!! After that, I could be reasonably assured that the Doctor was going to stay himself, and that he'd go on to save the universe -- with a little help from his friends, of course! After the crisis, he's all, let's get on with it, and the adventure continues...

All the companions were just fantastic -- I kind of felt bad for Gwen and Ianto, timelocked in and all, but damn, those FX were awesome!

And Donna locked in the TARDIS...well, we all knew that she *couldn't* be dead -- not yet -- with ~~unexpected~~ NAKED!DOCTOR!!!! There was much squeeing to be heard in Whoville...er, I mean...DUDE!!!!!! You know, the two Doctors thing had been leaked, but I completely didn't expect the way they actually executed it! Very nicely done, I thought...and DoctorDonna was completely out of the blue -- it was very close to the TimeLady!Donna speculations, but not quite...unfortunately, not close enough. I was so hoping the outcome would be different.

The Doctor was forced to face things that were just horribly difficult. Using his companions as weapons -- what a suggestion, and that hurt!!! And then, meeting himself -- the same self, but different -- well, he was DoctorDonna too, and very interesting, in that this Doctor was half human, and that he was as the Doctor was before he'd met Rose, etc. His quick psychoanalysis of Donna was spot on -- Donna had absolutely no idea of her own worth, and so, compensated with a very strong attitude, though she was, in fact, brilliant...I mean, we knew that...but Donna didn't.

And...Rose is resolved. OK, now was Rose's messing around with the universes in order to find her way back to the Doctor in any way the cause of this...problem? I mean, it kind of sounded like that...though I know there were other forces in play here -- obviously, check out those Daleks -- still, I dunno. And she was still kind of rude to her mother -- Jackie just rocks -- she couldn't just leave Rose...she's a good Mum! Anyway, I figured since they had to deal with the human!Doctor somehow, why not let Rose have him...the Doctor couldn't trust him not to blow up another universe, but his mercy was such that it extended to this troublesome twin, and why not let Rose find some happiness with her own Doctor, since our Doctor had to return to his own universe! YAY!!!!! I won't have any trouble at all reading AU!Doctor/Rose fic...now that I know that it won't have any effect on the real story...with Rose taken care of, the Doctor hopefully will be able to move on properly.

And the door is open, apparently for Martha and Mickey to get with Torchwood! I so hope that happens! Mickey deserves a break, I'd say...

I love Sarah Jane so much! I just might start watching her show...just haven't got around to it, I might have to make the time...also, K-9 FTW!!!!

Overall, this was a wonderful, exciting, hilarious, tearjerking, incredible episode...all but one thing. The one thing I was absolutely dreading, though I know it was necessary...*sigh* I so did not want Donna losing her memories and her time travelling experiences. I so did not want the Doctor to lose Donna, who was his best and most wonderful companion EVER. I wanted Donna to *decide* to stop travelling, by her own free will, not to have been damaged by having become half Time Lord. Even if she was the most important woman in the universe. It's even a little worse than if she'd actually died. At least her family still has her, though they can never tell her. You know, even Sylvia was a little sympathetic in this piece...but only a little. Dammit, Wilf didn't even get to go for a ride in the TARDIS. Someone needs to write that fanfic [and if someone already has, please link it here so I can read it]!!! Even so, Wilf was incredible -- and it's good to know that he'll always be looking out for the Doctor...in memory of the Donna that was.

The prophecy came true, in a way. Donna, though still living, died. The Donna Noble who saved the universe, saved the Doctor from himself, is dead. Only Donna...the Donna who existed before all that stuff happened...survives. Wilf said it, that the Doctor made her better, but that's gone now. Donna made the Doctor better, though -- and he will survive.

I am totally in tears as I write this...sad for Donna, of course, but also hopeful for the Doctor and the rest of his "children"...

GAH

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:01:54 GMT

Downloading torrent now.

*trembling with anticipation*

Hold meeeee!!!!11oneeleventyone1!!!

While I wait...

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:43:17 GMT

While awaiting download availability for Journey's End and for moderation at ihasatardis, here are a couple of macro things...one, you've seen before if you've been paying attention to my LJ, the other just made today...

ETA: ARGH! Rejected due to spoilery icon! Resubmitting with non-spoilery icon, though the spoilery icon *was* more fitting...[*showing massive restraint by not saying any more, except that I think the icon was on the borderline, since the spoiler has indeed been seen in the states, and, oh bother, the rule was the entire season was a spoiler, so *blah*...no, I shan't say more...*]

Anticipation and all that...

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:47:38 GMT

Yes, driving myself crazy, I'm sure...really only posting to show off new icon snagged from audreyfrill

Also, I wish I had some rich flisters to take pity on me and buy me a new paid account...HAHAHA!!! Just kidding! well, mostly... I'll be subscribing again soon, so I can have moar iconses!!!! Especially since there are so many awesome ones out there!

My Doctor Who Fandom history, and why I love the Tenth Doctor so much...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:52:32 GMT

Oh, I am so anxious about the finale -- even though I'm desperately hoping that certain events have RED HERRING written all over them, you know, I'll have to see it before I can totally calm the heck down! So...what is it about the Doctor's tenth incarnation that's pulled me in so irretrievably?

I'd been a Doctor Who fan for quite a while...I discovered the Doctor in the early 80s, when I'd recently become a hardcore Star Trek fan. Star Trek is what led me, at least indirectly, to every other science fiction based fandom I've been involved in, and Doctor Who was no exception -- also helpful, was my fascination with British things I've had as long as I can remember. The Bee Gees and the Beatles kind of had a lot to do with bringing that out, but I digress. Not only that, but within Star Trek and other things, time travel had always been a most fascinating concept for me -- I've always been in love with the idea of moving back and forth in time and space, without even really knowing what that was...so, obviously, for me, Doctor Who was a natural, and my local PBS station was running episodes with Tom Baker and Peter Davison, whom I already loved as Tristan in All Creatures Great and Small...anyway, between Four and Five...bringing me in and keeping me there, I'd always have a place in my fangirlish heart for that wonderful Time Lord. I subscribed to the [now defunct] Doctor Who Fan Club of America's publication, The Whovian Times, and learned all I could that way! I even got me a Key To Time necklace, which I'm hoping I still have...somewhere...though it may have been lost in a move or two...but this rambling is just by way of saying that I was very much involved at the time!

I kept up with the Doctor's adventures, through the episodes I was able to catch on PBS, as well as by reading the Whovian Times, and whatever other sources...I read, and subscribed on and off to STARLOG magazine, which was good for keeping up with science fiction in general, and very often had pieces on everything I was into...Trek, Who, Quantum Leap [Ah! Another awesome time travelling series!]...but somehow, when Five regenerated into Six, it rather upset me, and so I cooled off a bit...never lost my appreciation in theory, but in practice, I really only caught an episode or two...I suppose attending college also had something to do with my pulling back a bit from my various fandoms, but that's beside the point -- I remember that I didn't really like Six at all -- OK, there was a time I couldn't stand him, and I didn't like Peri either -- she didn't sound American enough to me, first off...but I'm sure it was mostly because I didn't fancy Colin Baker while I was in fangirlish hearts and flowers love with Peter Davison...so, now I do intend to look at Colin Baker's episodes with a more open mind...because I think I like Colin Baker, from everything I've read about him...so I do want to give him a proper chance, you know, now that I'm *mature*...LOL

I also remember in the few episodes I saw with Sylvester McCoy, that I liked him and Ace a lot as well! Then, of course, the movie with Paul McGann. I remember being very excited about it! I watched it and enjoyed it, and was actually very happy to see him kissing a girl!!! If the franchise had picked up on TV at the time, I'm sure I'd have renewed my avid Doctor Who fandom at the time...but, as you know, it fizzled out, and I didn't have the time or the inclination to check out other forms of the Doctor that weren't on television. So, Doctor Who sort of faded, to something in the back of my mind -- something I always had enjoyed, but was part of my fandom past, really.

I remember hearing that they were making more Doctor Who, though, and I loved the idea. I knew that Christopher Eccleston was the new Doctor, but you know, I was into so much other stuff, that I didn't really bother seriously checking him out, beyond maybe a few scenes here and there that I happened to tune into, and that I really don't remember much...I also became aware of David Tennant moving into the part that way...vaguely, the odd LJ entry, passing commentary within the local Star Trek fandom I was involved in, that sort of thing...in the back of my mind...

Fast forward a bit to not so long ago. By now, I was deeply into my Sherlock Holmes resurgence, an appreciation which originally, sprung forth in a stream of consciousness from Doctor Who -- I'd been excited to see Tom Baker play Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles, but I wasn't terribly familiar with the SH franchise at the time, but that film, that I remember very little of, I'm afraid, got me to check out Holmes...but anyway, it turns out that several of the friends I'd made through the Holmes fandom, were avidly into Torchwood, and Doctor Who. So...I decided to look into both those shows, to see what the big deal was -- I mean, I already knew what the big deal was with Doctor Who, but Torchwood was new and different and exciting! I was once a huge X-Files fan, and Torchwood has a very similar feel to that, but is much more satisfying -- I am most definitely a fan! I was also already familiar with John Barrowman, because he'd played in the musical, The Fix, which I'd gotten into during my obsession with his costar, Philip Quast -- back to the Doctor, though. I was really thrilled that my SH friends liked the Doctor, and I wanted to catch up and get back into it for myself, so I started making a point to watch. Actually, I think the first full entire episode I saw was The Runaway Bride. Yes, I fell in love with Donna immediately, but more to the point, the Doctor was incredible! So much energy, so much...just bouncing off the walls, and intense! As I sought out more episodes, I found that this Doctor was exactly what I'd always wanted. Even in real life, I've always gravitated towards that kind of boundless energy and manicness. To be honest, I was that way myself as a child, and anytime I can recapture that, is a wonderful thing. I'd never bothered to analyze that before, but there are a number of fictional characters that I've been drawn to because of that kind of energy. In addition, this Doctor really feels things deeply, and you can see it on his face. He enjoys himself like a child, even though he's 900 something years old, he's often just a big kid. I love...have always loved...his usually innocent arrogance and self-importance, which didn't come off so sweet in some of his earlier incarnations, but in this one, I can't stay mad at him for very long. He's rude [and not ginger] but he's just so amazing! He makes me want to hug him and make it all better!

Part of the Tenth Doctor's appeal, naturally, comes with the actor who plays him -- David Tennant. The most attractive Doctor ever -- even moreso than Peter Davison, who I thought [and still do] was quite handsome! But, shallowly, I've always been attracted to men of David's general type, so it kind of stands to reason that I would fancy him -- but more importantly, the way he handles the part, just the right emotional underpinning, just the right energy, amazing laughter and unforgettable tears -- I'm completely sold. And the fact that Tennant seems to enjoy playing the part immensely, and he's always reported as being kind to his fans, and just a good guy, goes a long way in my appreciation of the actor.

Each of the Doctors have had something special about their incarnations, but for me...so far...Ten is the best. He has touched me and impressed me so, so much. I am so not ready for him not to be there...I'm hoping for the best tomorrow!!!

Doctor Who drabble: Don't

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:16:42 GMT

Something about that 100 word form -- I can actually handle it! Here's one for the Doctor and Donna! [crossposted in a couple places, so you may have seen it already...]

Title: Don't
Characters: Donna, Ten
Rating: G
Spoilers: None. Donna's thoughts at the end of Midnight. 100 words.

I hugged him. He looked vulnerable and fragile, like he was falling apart and needed someone to hold him together. We stood there for what seemed ages, though surely it was only minutes, and I thought I felt him shaking. I held him for as long as he needed me to.

Afterwards, he was quiet. Quiet for him, that is. He told me what they'd done, but when I tried to cheer him with just a word or two, he fearfully said, "Don't."

I didn't, and soon, perhaps too soon, he was himself again.

Or at least he was alright.

More rather random and silly fanart...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:30:16 GMT

Crossposted to 500year_diary

I sing in my church worship team, and we were having more problems than usual with the sound system, so there was a lot of standing around and waiting before we actually rehearsed...so somehow, the Doctor and several of his companions decided to materialize onto my rehearsal sheet...[which is why the background has a bunch of musical terms on it...]

...sorry I didn't quite leave enough room for Sarah...but I'm sure I'll be drawing her again, and will certainly draw the rest of her face at that time... ;)

Oh, and there will be more Doctor Who discussion coming up...maybe tonight if I get insomnia, but more likely tomorrow after work!!!

Rantings on fanfics and companions and the Doctor...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:54:56 GMT

Note: If you are a Rose fan, particularly of the Ten/Rose shipper
variety, I'm warning you now -- this may come off as Rose bashing, and
that's not really my intent -- it's just a slight rant, considering that
Rose is a very popular character who doesn't happen to be my favourite.
This can be compared to the Fruits Basket fandom, in which I loved Ayame
when the "golden boy" was Kyo, or the Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman
fandom, when my big ship was Colleen/Andrew when the flagship was
Michaela/Sully. Somehow, this tends to happen in my fandoms quite a
lot...

Sometimes I wish I was a more prolific fic writer, instead of my
occasional, and more often than not, very short, contributions to my
various fandoms...One of my favourite fanfic subgenres is hurt/comfort,
and right now, I'm wanting to read it with the [Tenth] Doctor being
cared for, rather than him taking care of a companion or some such...he
does that anyway, really. However, it's very frustrating that most of
the h/c stories I've found involve Rose, which I DO. NOT. WANT.

Well...I'll amend that. The occasional story in which Rose is caring
for the Doctor, in a friendly, not romantic way is fine with me...in
fact, if Rose wants to get a bit smoochy with Nine, I'm pretty cool with
that...not with Ten, though.

You know what else I find hard to read? Ten/Rose fic with Donna
standing by, encouraging them!

Funny thing is, Donna would most likely do just that, seeing as how she
doesn't fancy him, she sees him as a long streak of alien nothing and
they're best mates, as in "I'm not mating with you, Sunshine!", and
"We're NOT a couple!"...but it still makes me almost as uncomfortable as
if it were Martha standing by, even though Martha's pretty much got over
him by now, and would likely be supportive too!

Still, it's just too painful to watch, er, read...as likely as Donna and
Martha being good sports is in this situation, I don't really want to
see it in fanfiction...or even in canon to any great extent...

I loved it when Martha and Donna met, they were so mature about it, and
there were no catfights, to the Doctor's badly concealed disappointment!
To Rose's credit, once she finally got her head on straight, she was
able to get along with Sarah, but the initial meowfest really shouldn't
have happened! It was a bit hilarious, though! XD

I'm trying to appreciate Rose's good points, really, I am -- since I do
respect the Doctor's opinion, even if I don't always agree -- but I
think I really don't like the idea of Rose shipping...though if she were
Martha or Donna, I probably would...

In spite of my recent taste for Ten/Donna and Ten/Martha, I've never
been much of a Doctor shipper, preferring the classic platonic
friendship dynamic that most of the companions enjoyed during their
travels. However, I've never discounted the possibility of more than
friendship, and when Eight kissed Grace, he kind of flung the TARDIS
doors wide open in that direction. It does, in fact, stand to reason,
that Nine might carry it that much further!

I wonder if I'd been as blown away by Nine as I have been by Ten, [and
mind you, I really like Nine...he just doesn't move me with the same
level of intensity that Ten's personality moves me!] if I'd actually be
a Doctor/Rose shipper myself...

You know, I probably wouldn't be, because I'd probably be as annoyed
with her theoretically hanging all over Nine as I am with her
theoretically hanging all over Ten. Come to think of it, I'm a bit
annoyed with Ten for theoretically reciprocating, though I realize he'd
have to be as much of a jerk if he'd turned it off after the
regeneration as Rose would be if she'd rejected him at that time! Yet if
he'd show that kind of lovey-doveyness towards Martha or Donna...or even
Jack, I'd probably be just fine with it...

So, I wanna know, 'cause I haven't quite figured it out yet -- what is
it about Rose that just makes me cringe in that situation -- because I
really can appreciate Rose otherwise, even if she's not my favourite
companion, she's still a companion, and aside from the lovey-doveyness,
she's not unwatchable...and she's even nearly awesome when she's
BADASS...or was that BADWOLF?!...

On with the good stuff...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:45:59 GMT

In improv class, this session we're working on characters. We each had to pick a Dick!

We were given a website with a list of famous Dicks to choose from -- mostly men, but also some women and cartoon characters of both genders whose names derived from Dick or Richard -- there were Dicks, Richards, Dixies, Richies, Richardsons, Ricks, Ricardos, etc....

I was absent on the first meeting of the class where they decided on the Dicks, but I had the email with the website and the character sheet, and so I had the means to pick my Dick...

From the website, and other sources, Wendy Richard, Natasha Richardson, and Dick Donato[yeah, yeah...I considered "Evel Dick" from US Big Brother 8] were on my short list...and no, I didn't share my short list with anyone, it was mostly in my mind...I even got to the point of printing out what wikipedia had on Ms. Richardson, which was going to be my chosen Dick up till the last minute...

And then I picked...

Lucy Ricardo!!!!

Amazingly, I hadn't even thought of that till just a little before class started...remembering that Ricky Ricardo was actually on the website list...so why not Lucy? And you know, out of all the Dicks on the list, I think Lucy suits me! LOLZ...what does *that* say about me? HAHAHA!!!

...and at some point, it becomes abundantly clear that Lucy Ricardo must beg Richard Harris for a part in his next movie -- it is inevitable!!! [Failing that, she might want to be in Richard Simmons next exercise video too...you know, to help Ethel take off a few extra pounds...oh, and to be on TV...]

AIIIEEEE....

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:27:05 GMT

*sigh*

Be as spoilery as you like, please reassure me about Ten, if you would...as I'm still guessing/speculating/whatever that Donna's fate will make me cry...

I am such a fangirl....I know, I know...

You know what? TALK TO THE HAND. No, really...I *mean* it! It may be quite significant! And terraforming my arse, or some such...ask Jenny about it when you get the chance...

Eleven. Next week. DO NOT WANT!!!!!

No, really...I'm not angsting *this* much over a TV show which changes its lead actor every now and then just for the hell of it...which certainly oversimplifies things, but GAHHH!!!!!!

In my own LJ, I can complain about it as much as I like...

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:12:48 GMT

If you want to avoid spoilers, dudes, frickin' CHILL. Stay out of teh INTARWEBZ!!!!!!!! If someone posts a discussion questions, even if said question is spoilery in and of itself, don't JUST reply rudely...or even NOT rudely...that OMGZ NOES!!!! THAT'S A SPOILER AND YOU WILL GO TO HELL IF YOU FORGET ~~THE~~ TEH LJ-CUT OMFGWTFBBQ!!!!!!1111ONEONEELEVNETYONE11!@Q11!11

Damn. I mean, yeah, it's fine to remind the original poster of the cut option, etc., etc., but try and address the question in question and be nice about warning about the spoiler warning, reminding of the community rules, etc., etc., etc. I can't stand it when I click on a perfectly, albeit spoilery, discussion, and all the comments are just bashing the poster for posting a possible spoiler instead of actually answering the question or addressing the issue. ARGH. It's a pet peeve, what can I say...*sigh*

For the record, I generally don't actively avoid spoilers, and very often...OK, most of the time...I actively seek them out. The only time I don't is immediately before the episode, if I happen to think about it, and then I simply don't look at the communities, forums, wherever, who I know will be discussing the spoilers -- and even if I come upon one accidentally, [or even if someone would send me one deliberately] it's not the end of the world, I'll still watch AND enjoy the show. So just chill.

*disregards any attempts at spoilerphobes telling me to chill out myself, with their ~~self~~ righteous indignation ~~that rivals my own on this opposite issue~~.*

More on The Stolen Earth later, I'm sure...

A bit of random...

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:15:35 GMT

Yeah, I suppose Time Lady is the logical feminine form of Time Lord...but I still have a hard time NOT hearing..."At the tone, the time will be..." everytime I hear the term! LOL!!!