I've dating, and living and busy. And you would have known everything if my Dad hadn't taken my internet away. I've been without detailed contact and without fandom for three weeks. Longer even.... and before that I was having dates with four various people, left right and centre.
Following various dumpings (via me, the dumpee) there's been one survivor of the carnage, and it's a man. A wonderful man. A gentleman, a nerd and someone who keeps reminding me of the Third Doctor. And finds it a compliment to hear. He makes me laugh, he makes me satisfied ;). I feel comforted around him and we have the same stupid humour. I'm equally surprised and ecstatic that it's working and that we've now been seeing each other for nearly two months. My longest relationship! Hahaahaha. I'm only 21 after all. And he's 34. Which is why I've been biting my tongue around my family.
My job's been great, but I'm now up at 7 am and home by 9-9:30pm and asleep by midnight. TV, dozing before sleep, and no real time for much else. The week before it was up half 6 and home by 10 in the evening (a 70 hour week) because the train station was closed due to bridge destroyed in the storms and applying for jobs.
I returned home - Manchester, and I miss it immensely. I'm so much happier than I was a year ago, and so much more alive, and creative and buzzing and active and loving - more and all I could be. And got stupidly drunk. And did fangirling with
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faeriequeen. I'd write more but I'm actually borrowing Dad's computer before he gets home because I'm having a rare day off work. I miss ALL of you. And I'm sorry we've lost touch. But don't give up on me. Please?
- Location:Homeish
- Mood:
content - Music:Top Gear
Is there any song you'll never grow tired of hearing? If so, what is it, how long have you loved it, and why? Submitted By |
Regina Spektor's Eet - it's such a beautiful song, it's the kind of song that has you purposely striding forward to do something stupidly courageous, move out a house, or just walking home....
I'm seeing Regina Spektor this Friday (second time this year! I don't know any other British fans have managed that :D) and it's going to be amazing and I'm going to be crying happy tears because it's been that sort of year and she has all the words and the voice and the piano and the songs and I won't forget it, and I'll never be able to thank her enough, or even get the chance to try....
- Mood: calm
- Music:Regina Spektor - Eet
I got there late, but made it to the introduction thing, which turned out to be quite intense as a couple were discussing their problems as one half wanted to stay poly and the other was finding herself in a monogamous state of mind for the first time. Tears and everything. They were really nice people (they said they hoped to see me again soon) but at times I felt as if I couldn't even look.
Lydia was there, but I didn't get to talk to her too much. A couple of hugs and hanging out but I now want to make deeper connections with her. Especially as I'm meeting new people, I see it as tendrils of affection and attraction reaching out to others, me the centre of it all. It's the most selfish thing I've done for a while and it's come at the right time, after having such a wretched year. I'm stable on my meds, earning money and apparently having a burgeoning love life (I'm seeing this - I can't call him anything other than a gentleman - on Saturday for a folk concert. He's not attractive in an obvious way, but there was chemistry and he makes me blush).
And the burlesque show. Goodness! It was my first. The woman was absolutely gorgeous - tall and slim in a curvy way, long black hair and confidence that filled the room like a flood. Completely sexy. I was beyond happy when she started her routine to the Monster Mash.
- Location:In da office
- Mood:
cheerful
*Blushes* Yep, I'm entering the New World. The lovely girl I'm dating, Lydia, is going to a polyday with her boyfriend and I'm coming too, though I don't think we're properly coming together... and looking at the site HERE everything looks really fun, especially the socialising, laughter yoga and the Kink panel. What i Really wanted to draw your attention to was a picture on the bottom of happy non monogamous groupings including:
INORITE? And I do believe that is the tenth Doctor chatting idly with a Dalek. Funnily enough, it looks quite similar to an evening I spent with two people I had recently snogged... hmm maybe this is veryvery accurate after all.
- Location:Feltham Town
- Mood:
tired - Music:Coldplay - Yes
First week has gone quite well. Settling in with nice enough people and the location is fantastic - right by Tower Bridge near the Thames and the London assembly. Doing admin and research and whatever else I can bungle into this cultural sponsorship company.
I was very tired on the first night, notwithstanding going to a feminist discussion set up meeting. I love it because we get to discuss feminism over hot mugs in lovely city places. Now, it's going to be more organising which s fab but it might become some totalitarian bughouse if we're not carfeul.
The highlight was on Friday, giddy with a newly refound friend from university off to a car park in Peckham. Hear me out! There's a makeshift bar set up at the top, just for kicks. And it contained reasonable prices for drinks (gasp! I gorged on ginger wine and lemonade). It was also surrounded with sculptures. And the most amazing view of London ever. From London Dome on the right to Canary Wharf, the Gherkin, new buildings being built, Houses of Parliament, The London Eye, Battersea Power Station... oh, it was as if I was facing the entire world all at once.
On a fandom note, I've hardly read anything :( I DO, though have to recommend this fic - Good Bar Trekking - spread the word!!
Okay, Martha fans, you know Martha's a big fangirl? Bit of a science geek? Likes to explore, being cheeky and lovely. WELL, this involves Ten and Martha dropping into 23rd century earth, the centre of the Star Trek Federation - oh yes! yesyesyes. It took me ages to read because I was squeeing so hard, Martha's squee is my squee and we loved the world
13empress has created for us - the bars and clubs, the aliens, little dots of Star Trek canon thrown in - an absolute joy to read, and I'm the only person who's commented. This is a huge shame, so please read, it'll be worth it. :)- Location:Feltham Town
- Mood:
creative - Music:Last Chance to See - BBC Two
Ok, so you need:
One chicken breast (skinless, boneless)
One large red onion
Several handfuls of frozen peas
Ginger (pref. fresh)
One clove of garlic
Runnerbeans
Broccoli, Carrots (I didn't have any, but I was out at the time, lol)
A couple of full size plum tomatoes
2 portions of egg noodles or your favourite noodles
A stock cube (chicken or veg)
Soy sauce, worchester sauce, sesame seed oil, lemon juice salt, pepper, chinese five spice, dried chilli, coriander, powder ginger and cardamom seeds (3) for flavour
METHOD:
1) Put your diced onion and thinly sliced garlic on a medium heat with a tiny bit of vegetable oil sesame oil, and cook without colour until soft
2) Cover your sliced/diced chicken in a dry mix of chinese five spice, powder ginger, chilli, salt and pepper. Add to the pot.
3) Add chopped tomatoes, soy sauce, lemon juice and the fresh ginger to the pot
4) Cook until the tomato is just about to break down, then add lots of worcester sauce, crumble in your stock cube and add, like quite a bit of water. I just filled to the top of my pot, but let's say a pint (568ml) and see if it's needs more to be really watery. We want this to cook down slightly and become soupy in it's own time!
5) Give it a good stir and cover with a lid. Leave it for about ten minutes before checking it. Stir it occasionally, adjusting seasoning if needed.
6) After say, 20 minutes, or a little more that its looking nice and soupy, add all the veg! Make sure it's chopped to a reasonably small size. I would add in noodles now because they take 5 minutes to cook, but if you want your veg less crunchy, add the noodles after 5 minutes.
7) Once noodles are cooked check once more for taste, serve with spring onions or runnerbeans as garnish and you've got a meal!
The great thing about this meal is that it is bloody healthy. There's tons of vegetable goodness but for me it still had a gorgeous chicken flavour, and the meat itself spreads itself very far. You can have huge potfuls with your lemon ginger tea and feel stuffed and healthy at the same time. Try it, honestly!
- Mood: creative
- Music:Rilo Kiley - Breaking Up
Oh, and I really, really enjoyed the first Torchwood radio play. Not too much happened but the actors have really figured out radio acting which has made much easier to love and enjoy than Lost Souls. And Gwen's voice was more soothing than usual, and I'm hoping the three plays will mean each character gets a starring role.
- Mood: sleepy
- Music:The Coral - Who's Gonna Find Me
Hi.
I've been quite useless, and busy. I never got the chance to tell you I was going to be gone the first two weeks of June because I was heading to Cuba on a family holiday.( Read more... )
- Mood:
sad - Music:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Stolen from
sarkywoman It's like a kink memeIf you want to play, it works like this:
1. Visit the master list, select your favorite 100
2. Post your favorite 100 behind a cut in your LJ (or if you can’t pick 100, as many as you can without going over)
3. Your f-list’s job is to write you “comment pr0n” for your favorites. (Or if you can't decide, try picking a random number and challenging yourself!)
Bolded for extra-special favorites ♥
My Fandoms:
Torchwood, Heroes, Being Human, Merlin, Derren Brown (RPS)
Favourite Pairings:
DW and TW Ten/Martha (or Donna, Jack, Master, Sarah Jane), Martha/Jack, Martha/Tosh, Martha/Donna, Martha/Sarah Jane, Tosh/Jack, Jack/Anybody (if someone does Jack/Mitchell from Being Human they may own my soul),
Being Human: Mitchell/George,
Merlin: Merlin/Arthur, Gwen/Morgana,
Heroes: Adam/Peter, Peter/Nathan, Peter/Claude
Other Characters: Derren Brown/David Tennant (RPS, I blush), DT/John Barrowman, DT/Freema Ageyman, DT/John Simm
- Location:Feltham Town
- Mood:
excited - Music:The worst dubbed film ever
- Location:Owen's Park computer cluster
- Mood:
awake - Music:The Coral - In the Morning
An Observation
She struts the streets at 4am
When the world is quiet, fallen,
Clean sound of sound
She hits the ground hard
Shoes unforgiving against the concrete
She looks out for predators but the land lies
Just right
And knows only the frost will bite tonight
The streets are all she feels just now
The rest of her is silent, encased from
the force of things unsaid,
It weaves around her like a basketcase,
Hiding her true face.
Queen of thje universe
And no space for real thought,
At all.
- Location:Owen's Park computer cluster
- Mood: artistic
- Music:M.I.A - Bucky Done Gun
wendymr has written a lovely review and I feel all giddy about my story all over again. I'm certainly looking forward to more Ten/Martha reviews (a bit of a 'hint, hint!'). I mentioned this on the site and they said I can help review for them, and I think I may. It won't be a chore at all, writing reviews, and it can certainly help me get my groove back without any sort of a mid-life crisis.On a random note, I have just realised I haven't listened to any Doctor Who music in weeks and weeks. I felt so overwhelmed listening to the majesty that is Martha Triumphant. I really really really miss my computer. And I'm getting uncomfortably close to broke. Damn.
- Location:Chemistry Building computer cluster
- Mood: chipper
- Music:Martha Triumphant
Wow for Tony Hart!
There was a flashmob of plasticine people the other day outside Tate Modern. And it's the happiest picture I've seen in a while. Go here on the Guardian website for more
- Location:Owen's Park Computer Cluster
- Mood: chipper
- Music:Nina Simone - Put a Spell on You
- Went to the Reclaim the night North march on Saturday. It's basically a protest march against violence against women (although I add gender-based violence because 'femme men' and 'butch women' and all different types of gender need to be recognised and spoken for). This involved really cool candle-torches that looked like twisters. It was also fun because it seemed like all my mates were there. After the feminist poetry and a couple of speeches we ended up at a bar drinking strange beers, getting wasted and having a random house party. Wasn't all good; a good friend who's going through lot of shit had to be looked after (although I ended up not being a part of that. Being someone who wants to help people as much as possible and is silly enough to feel rejected for not being needed at the time it's still dawdling in my mind).
- Tonight I watched good old University Challenge with my friends. I'm usually ok watching it on TV, I tend to get about 5-7 questions right, but I'd never make it on the team I'm far too normal! Ended up missing Law and Order UK and at nearly 3am ITV player STILL hasn't uploaded it, although they seem far too eager to upload all the crime rubbish on ITV3, grrrrrr. I'm desperate to watch it, having watched my first ever episodes of L&O SUV and enjoying it immensely.
- TV wise I've been loving Being Human. They take the premise of a ghost, vampire and werewolf living in a house in Bristol and make it work. It's written really well and is funny and traumatic in almost equal measure. It's ending next week and although I don't like how they've let the whole 'Vampires are taking over the wooooorrrrllllldddd' premise take over (especially with Mitchell and the crazy police guy at the end, I mean it was a bit WTF) I'm still looking forward to see how it ends. Also, loving Shameless (because it's genius and I wish I could write like the writers on there) and Masterchef because I want to be able to cook like them.
- Book wise, I've been going through the Harry Potter series and would really love to read some Harry/Draco and Harry/Ron since I haven't read any for months and I forgot how slashy The Half Blood Prince is. Also reading Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things, although I haven't had much time for him. I'm supposed to be reading these self help depression books, but they're so fucking smug!
- Lastly, I was meant to go on what I think was a date. Except I turn up looking quite pretty (make-up, hair washed, breasts looking fantastic) and when I get to my date's house she's in a tracksuit. I felt like i was round a mate's place. It wasn't bad at all, but I was really hoping for some flirting and was disappointing.
- Oh! and on the fanfic side of things I've been taking down ideas for fic, writing excerpts etc. It's weird writing fanfic in longhand! If I remember to bring my notebook along (unlike tonight) it should be written up soonish.
- Location:Owen's Park Computer Cluster
- Mood: tired
- Music:Robyn - Who's That Girl
Title: Suspended and Open 1/2
Characters: Ten, Martha, Donna
Spoilers: Post JE
Warnings: PG for one use of bad language. Erm, a bit of verbal conflict never hurt anyone?
Summary: "Martha’s eyes were searching his once more and he wondered why his doctor kept coming to him for all the answers." The Doctor and Dr Martha Jones meet for the first time since Journey's End...
A/N: Started writing this a long time ago for radiantbaby because I wanted to write her something with Ten and Martha post S4 and other requirements I can't remember. Anyhow, blindly but happily writing my way I think I got a sort of a plot. I'm enjoying it anyways, and it's distracting, and it has me writing. I don't know when part two will be up but posting this is certainly impetus for me. Title comes from a lyric by Regina Spektor called 'Open'.
persiflage_1 beta'd the first section, and many thanks for that. Nevertheless, I felt rather than mulling over it for days and talk myself out posting it I'll post the rest of the part with unbeta'd. Constructive criticism is welcome, of course and any comments I recieve are wonderful, so don't hold back. I've got issues with the pacing, but I hope you like it!
( Read more... )
- Location:UoM Library Computer Cluster
- Mood:
accomplished - Music:Regina Spektor: Open
Also, with getting nominated for my first fic, I had An Idea of maybe continuing Ten and Martha's adventures from Hold on Tightly...nothing overly exciting, but like a handful of trips, hiking in the moon cluster, being chased by the Shadow Proclamation on a highly explosive administrative issue, a dancing competition with the Doctor's flaily limbs and Martha in a flapper dress... ending up in the Oodsphere so the Doctor can talk to Ood Sigma about Donna to get some closure, as advised by Martha. I don't know. But I think it's a nice idea, what do you think?
Anyhow, I've got two drabbles for you. The first is from the
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newworldnewlove's ten word drabblefest in which I've done a dialogue drabble. It's come from two poems I've lost from my laptop and then tweaking and loving it and realising they sounded like vows. And, I've done a tiny edit because the last lines shouldn't really be dialogue:VOWS: A series of 10 word drabbles
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And the second drabble I've called Running Amok as the title of my stories if I go ahead with it. This would be the prologue:
Running Amok
Ten/Martha post series 4
Rating: G
Words: 110
( Running Amok )
*sighs* I've got so much to do. I'm taking a new low mood group workshop thing, an anxiety workshop and I'm having to see my head of department on Friday to talk about the university work I owe him. I'm frankly, terrified. Wish me luck.
- Location:Owens Park computer cluster
- Mood:
anxious - Music:Amy Winehouse - Help Yourself
Also, to let you know that faithful Wanda, my laptop of over four years, has died. I was downloading series 2 confidentials when it crashed and now it won't even come on. It's the worst possible time, with my exam on Monday and two essays due! Also, when I was talking
sarkywoman and the internet was working like a normal thing for the first time in almost a year. *goes stabbity stab stab* so I don't know when I'll next be online as I have go on a half hour bus journey to use the internet at the library. And I don't know when I'm getting a new laptop. I still got my WIPs and my early draft of the essay I'm working on. I've lost everything else - photos, 17GB of music, poems, stories, english coursework I was so proud of, emails, the stories I wrote with Sarky (have you still got those, by the way?). It's horrific. Anyways, I'm off now to get wasted, since I've been stood up by my Ex, the second time in as many days. Never trust your ex! Honestly! Rant over.- Location:UoM Library
- Mood:
BLAH - Music:Student chavs on their mobiles
The cake was a success! I will post what I made, though it was really a 'guesscipe' becauof se I kind of just dumped stuff in a giant saucepan. Though sexysexy Nigella is to thank for that:
A fuckload of sultanas, dates, mixed berries
Many handfuls of mixed peel and glace ginger
Half a tin of golden syrup
A fuckload of whisky/rum/whiterum and Baileys instead of milk if the mixture is too dry.
3 eggs
150g of flour, sugar and butter
Almost same amount of ground almonds and dessicated coconut
1 and a 1/8th teaspoon of bicarb
Ground ginger, almost a whole nutmeg, ideally cinnamon and mixed spice aussi if you're stocked up (my Dad hasn't added to the spice cupboards in at least three years).
METHOD to the MADNESS
So put everything except the flour, bicarb, eggs, ground almond and dessicated coconut into a saucepan and heat it up on a medium heat until everything bubbles. Leave to simmer for a few minutes then take it off the heat. Stir and let it cool. Then add the eggs and the sifted dry ingredients slowly and with initial fear in case everything curdles. Feel free to add cocoa for somethin' extra, or nuts. And nuts. Whatever.
Set the oven somewhere between 150-175 degrees celsius. Baking tin, uncovered until top has browned then cover with foil. Cook for about 2.5 to three hours. Cake should be moist, mildly alcohol and bloody gorgeous.
Merry Christmas!
Ps; I watched High School Musical. It was like looking into a black hole. Ri has taken it upon herself to deprogram me!
- Mood: content
- Music:Dearest Acquaintance (Happy New Year) - Regina Spektor
I have just gone out and pulled a gorgeous guy. He's got the same physique as David Tennant (though a bit skinnier) and I noticed his hotness as he was wearing a fabulous skirt. I pulled a gay man tonight. He has pulled a queer lesbian. I haven't been this slutty since I almost shagged a man straight after Simon said he didn't love me that way (though..it was more about being high at the time, honestly.). What's in common is that they both say I'm an awesome kisser. Alastair (thats his name) said Iwas better than 95% of theguys he's got off with yesterday. And honestly, with all the thrusting and groping and debauchery I'm surprised we didn't finish it off on the bus. At least, he wants to see me tomorrow. He wants us to finish off a bottle of Smirnoff tomorrow night. Considering this evening has been a mess of foreplay, god knows. Also, tonight, Sam (my best friend in Mancs) said she believed Simon was in love with me but too wrapped up in his unrequited love to make good of it. Who knows. All I know is that thanks to the guy I've just got off with, I'm feeling extremely...restless. It's also reminded me that life goes on. It's one of the most important lessons, ever.
- Mood:
restless
( The last month )
I guess what I was also thinking about was how fanfic influences you. Right now, I'm hooking on super-stantial (I think thats a Colbert phrase) Handy/Martha fic I'll Meet You on the Other Side by
fourzoas. She's put in this wonderful thing - chalkboard walls and it's covered with equations and notes and now a little diary. I'm determined to get one once I get the chance with my own place. Also, thanks to the Runaway Bride and another wonderful fic I'm also determined to get pockets sewn in my wedding dress, mainly for the lols and the horrorstruck look on my mum's face (just to add to the lesbian thing). I also really want a quartet playing Martha's theme as I walk down the aisle, and at some point during the reception I have to hear Song for Ten. If I ever get married. I'm only 20 so I just can't see it happening, especially as I keep falling for people who are in love with somebody else. It's odd, maybe as if I see that love they're projecting and I get caught in the crossfire and taken hostage. I wonder if anybody else has had their life plans sort of affected by fanfic...- Location:Home at Manchester
- Mood: hopeful
- Music:The Electric Heater
