Under the cut we go to avoid the spoilers for those who have not seen it. ( Read more... )

By now, the overseas crowd has reacted to Torchwood: Children of Earth and decided where they stand on it and what it means for the future of the Whoverse. I had a few things to say in my post-as-we-go reviews, on the subject of philosophy and happy endings. For more from me and RTD...let's go under a cut...

****WARNING****Doctor Who Finale Casting Spoilers & Plot Spoilers for Torchwood: CoE

Oh...and LORDY! This is long!

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And reading a few posts from 2003 and early 2004. One struck me as very funny indeed. In 2004, I posted about a poem I'd written that was misunderstood by the people who read it, because it was from the plot of a "Doctor Who" story I'd never written. :GRIN: And look at me years later...writing away for Doctor Who!

I, also, posted a rant about "happy endings" which is very close to what I've recently been saying about the pony. It is refreshing to me, years later, that I turned out to be right about how Buffy ended (and what I said could also be directed toward the recent rumor of a resurrected Buffy Movie). It should also be noted that the gripe I have is very applicable to JE...which chose, truly, NOT to end the Rose/Ten story at all...but, instead, to give us lame sequel potential.

So...here...if you want to check out my feeling on happy endings vs. Hollywood endings...in a more coherent fashion than I've given lately...

http://rabid1st.livejournal.com/3193.html

Well, then...there we have it. And under the cut we go for reactions. ( Read more... )

Rae

Have you people ever noticed that I simply refuse to give up my perfectly good theories even after RTD has dumped cold water all over them?

And under the cut we go...( Read more... )

Rae

Well, there is no way to not take this under the cut.

Carrie, if you are not spoiled, wait until after you've seen it before clicking on this, because I'm going to talk about something that you will want to experience first hand.

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Rae

And I've caught up with my f-list for the nonce.

Under the cut for the Episode Three spoilers...( Read more... )

Again...I must warn against spoilers, though I have gotten an overnight of both episode 2 and 3 and so will be caught up soon to the rest of you.

Less philosophy this time...and so less rambling on from me...under the cut we go...( Read more... )

Rae

Scroll down on this tragic story about what became of Titans player McNair...a married man having an affair with a 20 year old, obviously unstable woman.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-mcnairkilled&prov=ap&type=lgns

Look to the left midway down the page.

That's an offensive ad placement!

For those of you who don't see what I mean (maybe the browser is different or the ad changes...or, better yet, the advertising system gets a few complaints about how tasteless this is)...pop under this cut ( Read more... )

DO NOT...I repeat...DO NOT spoil me for episodes 2, 3, 4 or 5. I have only seen the first episode.

The following is about the press preview version of Children of Earth which means Part ONE only!

Under the cut we go...( Read more... )

I have decided on my piece of poetry for Mega Memory Month. It seems too long for me and has no rhythm, but to some people it may seem far too easy to be challenging. Those people do not have fatigue issues, I think. I like this work because it is by Mary Oliver and because, I, too, am "always trying to figure out what the soul is" and, so, I have decided to commit this poem to memory.

Here it is below the cut...( Read more... )

Here's a good idea. And even though it is supposed to sweep the web in January, somehow I missed it. But I think this is a grand idea for those of us with fatigue issues. I also learned a new word today: Acedia. It is a form of depression that used to attack monks in monasteries. You simply can't make yourself care about anything and fall into a sort of stupor. I don't want to end up there.

So, I'm going to spread the word today and if you all want to do a Mega Memory task in July...to keep our brains from becoming mushy...then we will do one.

Read all about Mega Memory Month in July...here:

http://annkroeker.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/july-2009-is-mega-memory-month/


Rae
who is off to find something work memorizing.

Last time I mentioned Sarah Palin, I lost a few LJ-Friends. But...I honestly cannot understand this woman's appeal. And now...she's quitting her elected job because she doesn't want to be a lame duck Governor.

Seriously...WTF?

Palin was first elected in 2006 on a populist platform. But her popularity has waned as she waged in partisan politics following her return from the presidential campaign. Her term would have ended in 2010.

Palin expressed frustration with her current role as governor.

"I cannot stand here as your governor and allow the millions of dollars and all that time go to waste just so I can hold the title of governor," Palin said.

Isn't that what people who believed in her elected her to do? Be governor?

She would like to be President, but only if she can be popular? Otherwise, it's just a waste of time and money serving the public good.

On a separate but related note...it has been brought to my attention that she must quit now to run for President in 2012. Really? Does it start 3 years out these days? Puh-leez!

Rae

LMAO! I was redirected to BBC America's Doctor Who site and, of course, I had to check out what they were saying about my beloved Rose Tyler.

And I quote..."Rose was perhaps the closest the Doctor has been to being in a relationship. Close but no cigar!"

You know...sometimes a cigar is just a cigar...but not in this case. Back in my gay theater days...that comment would have had my friends and I punning for weeks. For example..."You can put his cigar to the fire, but you can't get it lit."

http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/123/rose-tyler-billie-piper.jsp

I am a library manager by day...as some of you know...but I was still overcome with glee at my results on this Lit Slits test. For those of you who don't know, Lit Slits is a way to make sure you have read a book. Instead of asking questions about the book, you are presented with a vertical strip of text. You must identify the book by the font, style, snippets of dialog and a few key names legible in the strip of text. You pick the book title and author from a multiple choice list.

I had 9 out of 10 correct. And frankly, I had the 10th one, too, but I thought "It can't be that!" Because the answer seemed too easy. I'd never read the book in question, so I thought my mind was playing tricks on me and just picked a different title at random. Should have gone with my instincts.

Here's a link...try your luck...Oh...and there is no NEXT button on the quiz. Once you answer, it automatically refreshes, just wait for it.

http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=669

Rae

I have had a premonition of a pony-free Christmas as RTD and company start giving interviews about The Next Doctor all over the interwebs.

It took hold of me for no good reason. I have no additional spoiler news or anything, so don't fret over that. Suddenly, I just saw RTD talking up something that was completely ordinary (The Next Doctor) and I thought...he's not going to come through for us. He just doesn't get it. Though he did say he's getting better at hiding information from the press and fans.

I think this sudden loss of faith comes from the confidence they are showing going to Comic Con. They have what they think is an epic finale in the bag and they are ready to face questions from the audience with no fear of influence, no possiblity of second guessing themselves. I have to wonder what sort of reception they are going to get from the fans. Obviously, there is a lot of ill will about Donna, but most of the Rose-lovers seem to have given up the ship. I don't know...maybe this has all just gone on too long for me to keep being optimistic.

Someone give me a pep talk.

Depressing Pessimists are NOT welcome!

:grin:

Anyone who cares probably already saw my latest video offerings...but...just in case you missed them...this is your last chance to view them on streaming video.

The hosting site is going the same way as youtube...and on June 30th all user vids will vanish.

Here are the links for the latest Doctor Who vids.

Hammer Time
(You Can't Touch This)

http://rabid1st.livejournal.com/206728.html

No One Is To Blame

http://rabid1st.livejournal.com/219973.html


Rae

As a very young girl, I loved to dance and I believe my very first album was Off the Wall, Michael Jackson's first solo album. I used to play Wanna Be Startin' Something over and over again and I thought Michael was exceptionally gorgeous. Later, he changed his nose and I remember planning to write him a fan letter asking him to change it back. I'm not sure if I ever wrote or mailed that letter. And little did I know that he was starting down a path of personal alteration that would...well...make him over into something that didn't even resemble that doe-eyed, chocolate-skinned young man I'd had a crush on as a child.

I suppose when I think of Michael Jackson I think of him as two people. One of those people was remarkably gifted. He could sing. He could dance. He and Madonna defined Pop music for several decades. And without Michael Jackson we probably never would have had MTV. But layered over that is the sad figure of celebrity. Leaving aside the scandals on this day of mourning, I am still saddened by the stark testament that no amount of fame or fortune or talent can make up for losing part of your soul. A lady on the news today was saying Michael Jackson thought too highly of himself, that he was an unchecked narcissist surrounded by enablers. Maybe she's right, I don't know. But, as a complete outsider, it seems to me that the people who knew him, liked him and found him fragile. He spent his whole life trying to eradicate himself and start over, maybe hoping to relive a childhood that was lost to him forever.

Better luck next life, Michael, better luck next life.

This is a bit of a departure for me as this vid was made to order and is not technically a Rose/Ten vid. It is about Ten's basic mindset. All of the companions are featured, though Rose is definitely the "love interest" of the piece. The original concept for this video comes from a picture post by pacejunkie. I added a bit more guilt to old Ten than was originally intended, I think, and I had to use a different selection of clips in some cases...but the main ideas come through, I hope.

No One Is To Blame
by Rabid1st
A Tenth Doctor Vid
Artist: Howard Jones
Concept: Pacejunkie
Spoilers: To S4 Journey's End
Ten consoles himself that personal happiness is impossible and no one is to blame for his sorrows.

Watch it HERE:

http://www.imeem.com/people/WykvRZc/video/HfwViibv/rabid1st-no-one-is-to-blame-howard-jones-tv-video/

Download it (35MB) HERE:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5U4RGI57

And finally, a link to the musical pic spam that started it all. It is far better in concept than what I was capable of delivering in vid, given the frustrations of linking music to clips.

http://pacejunkie.livejournal.com/51210.html

I should say, straight out, I was entertained by True Blood. I did find it dragged a little in the overtly graphic middle. However, Sam turned out to be much more interesting when we spent a little more time with him. I can't say I'm pulling for Sam and Sookie...but I like Sam better now that I know more about him.

To avoid spoiling anyone any further...let's go under a cut. ( Read more... )

Rae