(That's a Castrovalva quote btw.)

Dearest LJ friends,

I haven't been on LJ much the past few years, and with the change to services, I'm shortly going to be deleting my journal. I'm currently importing it to Dreamwidth (under the name carmen_lj - which was my original lj name), but couldn't delete without saying goodbye. This site has been a part of my life for fourteen years, I have met so many wonderful friends here, and been part of so many awesome communities. Drifting away was easy, but saying a definite, forever goodbye is REALLY TRICKY. Anyway, you were great. I'm on Dreamwidth, though not posting atm, as calapine. If you know where to find me elsewhere, I am also still going to be those places. PSEUDOANONYMITY TO THE END. I am not dead.

Peter Capaldi is the Doctor of my heart and I love him.

Also, listen to Verity! podcast it's pretty great: https://veritypodcast.wordpress.com/

GOODBYE.

Calapine

Hello!

I'm finding it quite nice coming to LJ as part of my procrastination routine. Thank you everyone who commented on last post. IT REMAINS OPEN should you think "ooh i would quite like to request Who fic but it is whole days ago."

Today I shall rec at you the delightful Third Doctor comic that's just had its second issue released. IT IS AMAZING. And by amazing I mean if you love the Third Doctor era and Jo and the Brig and Delgado!Master, it will make you happy. I'm a dreadful comics person, confused and befuddled by the medium, but this comic I am actually keeping track of and buying on the day of release and reading out of excitement and such. So, yes. Recommended. Even the bloody bit where the Doctor goes to HIS CLUB (which I should hate on principle) is made tolerable for reasons that will become evident should you read.

...I am blanking at Yuletide fandoms. I mean, I reads the whole bloody list of fandoms (and thank you much to people who replied, if I could write your fandoms I would FIC AT YOU) and no, flarg. Anyway, here is a thing instead:

Reply to this post with 1-3 characters from the Whoniverse (anyone who's been on the telly is fine, yes even whoever that was in it for three scenes but you really love, I'll know who they are, I'm That Sort of fan) and some manner of prompt (PREFERABLY in the Yuletide fashion of "this is a fic thing I would quite like to see/wish to see more of/would make me a bit happy") and I shall endeavour to make Who fic at you before CHRISTMASTIDE. (It may only be a drabble BUT STILL).

HELLO!

I am still Not Dead, I just wanted you all to know that.

Also if anyone has a Yuletide letter they should totally link me to it, cause I really wanted to sign up this year but I missed the deadline so I am determined to do some treats.

...HELLO. I am ALIVE.

...

Peter Capaldi is great. I don't know if I mentioned that here, but he is. Thank feck they finally cast a sexy actor as the Doctor, right? RIGHT??

Anyone else glomping down every detail of the Dashcon wank and feeling like it's about ten years ago when, lo, there was much and merry wank, and fandom was often and greatly amused by it?

THE BALLPIT.

It's awful folks got fucked over, but this train wreck...it's maybe even more compellingly awful then MsScribe.

I'm watching The Musketeers, purely for shallow reasons of sword-fighting and Capaldi and OMG CAPALDI. Turns out he is basically the RICHELIEU OF MY HEART except a bit more evil. But he is properly loyal to France and his foreign policy of making France the pre-eminent European power is there and also he is Capaldi and brilliant. Mostly my opinion of things three-musketeer-y rests on what they do with Richelieu. The recent steampunk film version (which I ADORE MADLY) still managed to score points by remembering he used to be a soldier, though mostly the love there is earned with the ridiculous and their fabulous version of Milady and OMG ORLANDO BLOOM'S BUCKINGHAM. Best. Buckingham. Ever.

ALso started Sleepy Hollow. I am like three episodes in and got spoiled for the finale a bit. Only pre-credits BUT STILL. On the other hand, the lolariousness of it is making me try to get a move on. IT IS V GOOD.

Made it to end of first season of Elementary and that was BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT and I love how should they not have got another season it could have ended there and been a wonderful, lovely thing. BUT THERE IS MORE THANK GOODNESS YAY. It is better than Sherlock, but I still quite love Sherlock and this year's was winning as Sherlock develops some empathy and sense of justice. And then I was sad because the only good Moriarty is Trek Moriarty (ooh, and Elementary now! Well done, Elementary. I forgot I basically always hate Moriarty characters when I was watching cause omg AWESOMENESS)

I am aware there is now a Scottish Doctor.

Oh, hello, I'm NOT DEAD. I'm just wasting me time in other, less meaningful way than LJing.

Peter Capaldi is btw BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVE HIM. And I am very much looking forward to getting to join in in this whole "fancying the Doctor" thing that's been going on since 2005 1996 1982 whenever. And, yay, a Scottish Doctor Who Can Do Anger!

I've seen this in a couple of reviews on ye olde flist so, as I am just too lazy to copy and paste the same comment, ( Crimson Horror questionCollapse )

Bloody hell, Mark Gatiss, BLOODY HELL. It is a bit like he had a list of all the things I judge about his eps and decided SOD IT I AM GOING TO PROVE YOU WRONG, RANDOM INTERNET PERSON. PS I SHALL BE DOING IT WHILE STICKING TO MY TRIED AND TESTED FORMULA OF PRETENDING I'M WRITING SEVENTIES WHO.

( The Crimson HorrorCollapse )

Incidently, female marriages were an accepted thing in Victorian Britain. History ain't a constant march upwards to ever more progressive times: the recognised gay marriages of the 19th century were anathema through much of the 20th.