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Nov. 17th, 2009 07:53 pm
I impulsively bought a copy of BBC Good Food magazine for the Christmas recipes...boy, I'd forgotten how much I love this magazine! I am really tempted to get a subscription again. Two problems with that:
1. With the whole thing of having to battle Mum and Sis for time in the kitchen, I don't get to properly cook very often. When I do, it has to be either slow-cooker stuff or fast-to-prepare stuff, or it's not worth the hassle from them.
2. I've got three mags on subscription already, including the SPN magazine. I should really give one of those up if I'm going to get another, if only on the principle that I don't have time to read more.
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I've enjoyed reading everyone's reaction-posts to Waters of Mars, so much so I decided to watch it. (Note: not a Who fan.) Not bad. Not fantastic, but I did enjoy it. I suspect there was stuff in there I didn't 'get' because I lack the background, but it's a huge improvement on the odd episodes I've seen. I like the whole moral dilemma thing.
Just out of curiosity...
Question: given that the Doctor travels in time, is it possible for him to meet himself? Or to visit the same time more than once? (I gather doing so is probably agains the rules, but is it possible in this 'verse?)
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Chai latte and the company of a good friend may not fix everything, but it sure makes things better. Thanks, Mel. I really needed that :)
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I have an actual outline for my Yuletide fic! And 250 words written. Here's hoping it continues.
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I've been checking out Google Wave. It's in closed beta (they call it "limited preview") and I can't actually get in, but I've been reading and researching. I can imagine it being a nightmare as a social networking tool (at least for the anti-social like myself), but I think it would be a brilliant way to beta a fic. I mean, to really beta, not just proof-read. It will let you make comments or even have threaded conversations within a document; let multiple people edit the document directly; let you "replay" so you can see who changed what and change it back if needed; and when you're done you can strip out all the commentary and be left with a neat, polished document. Or, in this case, fic. Of course, both writer and beta(s) would have to be Wave users, but who doesn't use Google for something these days?
There's definitely potential for both good and evil in this one. But I still registered for an invite so I can explore further.
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Speaking of fandom (well, I was, sort of), is it too weird that I really want this book just because it's got a vague link to my favourite detective?
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Procrastination, thy name is Morgan. Got to read a chapter before I sleep and here I am blogging instead. *sigh*
1. With the whole thing of having to battle Mum and Sis for time in the kitchen, I don't get to properly cook very often. When I do, it has to be either slow-cooker stuff or fast-to-prepare stuff, or it's not worth the hassle from them.
2. I've got three mags on subscription already, including the SPN magazine. I should really give one of those up if I'm going to get another, if only on the principle that I don't have time to read more.
*
I've enjoyed reading everyone's reaction-posts to Waters of Mars, so much so I decided to watch it. (Note: not a Who fan.) Not bad. Not fantastic, but I did enjoy it. I suspect there was stuff in there I didn't 'get' because I lack the background, but it's a huge improvement on the odd episodes I've seen. I like the whole moral dilemma thing.
Just out of curiosity...
Question: given that the Doctor travels in time, is it possible for him to meet himself? Or to visit the same time more than once? (I gather doing so is probably agains the rules, but is it possible in this 'verse?)
*
Chai latte and the company of a good friend may not fix everything, but it sure makes things better. Thanks, Mel. I really needed that :)
*
I have an actual outline for my Yuletide fic! And 250 words written. Here's hoping it continues.
*
I've been checking out Google Wave. It's in closed beta (they call it "limited preview") and I can't actually get in, but I've been reading and researching. I can imagine it being a nightmare as a social networking tool (at least for the anti-social like myself), but I think it would be a brilliant way to beta a fic. I mean, to really beta, not just proof-read. It will let you make comments or even have threaded conversations within a document; let multiple people edit the document directly; let you "replay" so you can see who changed what and change it back if needed; and when you're done you can strip out all the commentary and be left with a neat, polished document. Or, in this case, fic. Of course, both writer and beta(s) would have to be Wave users, but who doesn't use Google for something these days?
There's definitely potential for both good and evil in this one. But I still registered for an invite so I can explore further.
*
Speaking of fandom (well, I was, sort of), is it too weird that I really want this book just because it's got a vague link to my favourite detective?
*
Procrastination, thy name is Morgan. Got to read a chapter before I sleep and here I am blogging instead. *sigh*
